Barry was infuriated. "How am I supposed to know Ned got into an accident?" "Just think about it yourself! Why would I call you if it isn't something urgent? Have I ever called you this urgently? I've called you hundreds of times like I'm crazy just to tell you our son is in trouble!"I contacted your assistant after failing to call you, but do you know what he said? You're on vacation with your mistress, on a honeymoon! Ned is in a life-or-death situation, yet you're enjoying your honeymoon? "Your stupid assistant even told me to stop harassing you since we've divorced! What is he trying to say? You'd better fire that useless assistant right now!" Sherryn yelled. "I'm the one who told him not to disturb me if anyone called! He's just following my orders. Why are you mad at him?" Barry raised his voice. "Ned was already hospitalized. What do you expect me to do? Get hospitalized in his place? "All you know is doing pointless things. Couldn't you have sent me a message if I did
Ned opened his eyes drowsily and saw Angeline standing at the bed's end. Tears rolled down Ned's face. He closed his eyes like he was dazed and cried while acting meekly to Angeline. "Angie… It hurts so much, Angie!"Sherryn felt a heartache looking at Ned. She looked at Angeline with pleading eyes. "Please, Angie. Could you comfort Ned a little?" Angeline sighed and looked at the delirious Ned. She placed her purse on the side table before walking toward Ned and patting Ned's forehead. But Ned quickly grabbed Angeline's hand. "Angie… I'm in pain," Ned mumbled. "I'm in so much pain! I'm a terrible person. I saw myself being all terrible to you. But I couldn't stop myself, Angie." Ned had dreamed of his past. He sobbed and sniffed while tears kept flowing out of his eyes, quickly drenching his pillow. "Angie is here now, isn't she? She won't blame you anymore!" Sherryn talked to herself before looking at Angeline expectantly. With a poker face, Angeline removed her hand fro
Angeline remained silent and looked at her watch. Barry and Sherryn sure were a married couple. Both of them were fond of guilt-tripping. Angeline recalled Danny once said, "No one could guilt trip me if I never felt guilt." "Ned had never, ever disliked you for having kids with another man," Sherryn said. "He's always loved and wanted to be with you, even willing to sacrifice his life to save your daughter and break his arm. Is that not enough to compensate for what he did in the past? "He lost his memories! What was wrong with falling in love with another person when he had amnesia? Is your heart made out of stone? Couldn't you be empathetic to him?" Sherryn tried to flaunt to Barry that Ned and Angeline had reconciled, and she would soon become the Lawson family's in-law. But now she was scolding Angeline hysterically without even thinking about embarrassing herself before Barry. Ned grimaced. His nose and neck were drenched in sweat. It wasn't Angeline's fault. Ned wo
"Where's Angie?" Sean asked. Lenny looked at Angeline in the ward and answered, "Ms. Angeline's friend got hospitalized. She's visiting them right now." "Which friend?" Sean asked. After a moment of silence, worrying that Sean might misunderstand, Lenny finally said, "It's Mr. Fletcher. He broke his arm from saving Yasmine, so Ms. Angeline transferred him to Vitality Biotech Group's hospital. "Mr. Fletcher's mom said he had a high fever this morning and kept calling for Ms. Angeline. So she asked Ms. Angeline to visit him." "What happened to Yasmine? When was it?" Sean sounded worried. "Yasmine got kidnapped. It happened when you were on a business trip," Lenny said. "Mr. Fletcher was the one who saw it and saved Yasmine. Although Yasmine only bruised her arm, Mr. Fletcher had an open fracture on his arm. "The doctor said the muscles weren't torn, luckily. Otherwise, Mr. Fletcher might need to be amputated. But regardless, his rehabilitation is going to take a long time."
Angeline sat beside Ned's bed. She seemed to be in a trance. But after a while, while looking at Ned, whose eyelids trembled slightly, she said, "If you don't even care about your own body, the doctors can never help you regardless of their skills. I came today because your mom told me to. Also, I don't want to tell Yasmine you died when she asked what happened to her lifesaver. "I don't want her to feel guilty for your death at such a young age. So, if you really have no will to live, consider doing it after you recover!" Angeline's words were harsh. She stood up and said, "I'm leaving." As Angeline left the ward, Lenny said, "Mr. Lawson called me after you've gone in the ward. He asked me where you were, and… I told him everything." "What did you tell him?" Angeline asked while walking toward the elevator. "I told him about Yasmine getting kidnapped, and Mr. Fletcher saved her," Lenny said in guilt. "I'm sorry, Ms. Angeline. I didn't keep my promise to you. But I—""It's
Before Sean could say anything, his phone rang again. Sean looked at the number and furrowed his brows. He answered the phone while walking toward the outdoor swimming pool. "What? Didn't I tell you not to call me for no reason?" Angeline glanced at Sean before washing her hands in the bathroom. Then, she poured herself a glass of water. She looked at Ned's text message after seeing Sean was still on his phone. They were all apology messages. To summarize, all the messages said were for Angeline not to worry, as Ned just wanted to atone for his sin and had no intention of reconciling with her. As Angeline heard Sean returning from the pool, she opened her email and simply checked it without looking at him. "We should talk, Angie," Sean said before walking toward the kitchen island and placing his phone on it. "Sure." Angeline locked her phone and looked at Sean with the glass in her hands. "Go on. I'm listening." "I'm Yasmine's father. You should call me instead of your e
Angeline recalled the stinging words Ned's parents had used earlier in the hospital when they fought and the accusation Barry had made toward Sherryn. "Oh, please, Sean." Angeline took a deep breath before continuing, "Do you know how panicked I was when Yasmine was gone? I'll be frank. I can't be as collected as you are in this situation, let alone text you to let you know! "Can't you tell how long it had been since I called you when you called me back? Yasmine was saved. What is the point of me telling you this? For some half-hearted comfort from you? I'm sorry, but I don't need those." Sean stared at Angeline with a stern expression as he breathed heavily."I wasn't going to say this, Sean." Angeline determinedly said, "But you were with your fianceé when my kids and I needed you the most. Since you enjoyed spending time with your fianceé so much that you couldn't answer anyone's phone call when you were with her, how about you return to the Kingston family right now?" Sean
"My phone was on mute, so I didn't know you called," Sean explained. He didn't even know when his phone was on silent mode. But he would always be at fault the more he defended himself, so he had to admit his mistake. "It's my fault, Angie.""Then, can you control your jealousy and accept me giving Ned 24 hours of attention starting today?" Angeline asked. "Angie!" Sean grabbed Angeline's face to look at her eyes. Angeline smiled at Sean. "To me, Ned is my family. We grew up together. He was the one who brought me out of Emmerson Village. "He's like an older brother to me." Sensing that Sean had tightened his grip, Angeline chuckled. "See, now you know how it feels. I can't accept you having a so-called 'younger sister' who is more important than my kids and me." "No one is more important than you and the kids, Angie. I didn't know my phone was on mute. I had to reschedule or replan everything because I delayed my return to the Kingston family. But you know it's to spend mor