Anger flickered in Christopher’s eyes. He held me tightly in his arms and gritted his teeth. “I don’t love Monica. I’ve said this five years ago but none of you took it seriously. Do you want me to marry a woman I don’t love according to your orders, just like what Darius did? Are you happy to see me living like a zombie every day? Are you satisfied with me coming back once a year? Is that what you want?”
Suddenly, a hush fell over us as Christopher said that. There was a dead silence, and only Julia’s panting sound could be heard. Fury kept rising in Christopher’s eyes. After a while, Julia suddenly reached out her hand and pointed at me. “What’s so good about this woman? Are you willing to give up on your mom for this woman?”
“Because she’s willing to die for me. She would rather die than hurt me. Because she loves me with all her heart. Isn’t that enough?” Christopher answered calmly. He even asked if the reason was enough after his sentences.
I felt like crying. After all, he still came into conflict with his mother because of me. The two of them had almost fallen out. Monica had indeed come up with such a brilliant plan. She didn’t even have to put much thought into it. Julia would go all out and seek justice for her. She could even turn a blind eye and pretend that nothing happened earlier.
“Monica can do whatever you’ve just said. Why can’t you just accept Monica? She can’t live without you. She’ll die.” Julia covered her face and started crying.
“But I can’t live without Eve. I will die.” Christopher looked at Julia and said in a deep voice, “Mom, I will not threaten you with death like Monica. However, I wish I could have your blessing because you’re my mother, and you gave me life. Do you understand?”
“I… I understand. But what about Monica? What is Monica going to do?” Julia lost control and sobbed softly.
Christopher wanted to say something further. Without a second thought, I pulled his hand. Julia was his mother, so she shouldn’t be forcing her into a corner. Christopher’s attitude and Monica’s persistence were going to hurt her.
“That’s enough,” I whispered.
He stroked my head gently and kissed me on the forehead.
All of a sudden, the door of the emergency room opened. Doctors and nurses pushed the hospital bed and walked out of the operating room. I rushed over almost immediately and grabbed the doctor’s collar. “Doctor, how’s the patient? Is she out of danger now?”
“Miss, please calm down!” The doctor said with a displeased tone as he pried my hand away. “The patient is still unconscious due to excessive blood loss. Fortunately, she was sent in just in time. She’s out of danger now, and she will need to have a good rest. You are allowed to visit her in the Intensive Care Unit, but no more than half an hour.”
“Thank God she’s fine!” I heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly, I felt weak and exhausted after being too anxious for a long time. I relaxed and leaned back against the wall, panting heavily.
“Stop being a hypocrite here!” Mitchell growled.
Julia followed Monica’s hospital bed toward the ward. She shed tears of joy and said, “I’m glad that she’s alive. As long as she’s fine, everything can be solved. Monica, please don’t do anything silly anymore.”
“It’s you, Julia. I’m sorry for making you worry. I was such a fool. Please stop crying. I was so sad when you told me that I have disappointed you yesterday. You’re like my mother. I’ve already lost Chris, so I can’t afford to lose you anymore. If I have lost you too, then what’s the point of living?” Monica said weakly, lying in the hospital bed.
“How could I ignore you? I was just upset. Be a good girl. Don’t ever do anything silly again. This is too much for me. You can do anything you want. We can figure things out together. There’s always a way out.” Julia wiped her tears away.
“Julia, I felt that I’ve completely lost Chris this time. What should I do? I don’t want to lose him.”
Upon hearing that, a strong feeling of hatred filled my heart as I was disgusted to the core. Despite what happened to Christopher, Julia still treated Monica like her own daughter. And yet, Monica was threatening Julia with her own life. Julia, a successful businesswoman somehow decided to compromise.
