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Chapter 14
Stella swallowed every word that she wanted to say. She could not speak another word anymore.
‘Right. How can I ever count on Keegan?”
“Stella?”
Keegan raised his voice. The weird silence made him feel inexplicably confused.
After a few seconds, Stella spoke again, “I have things to do today. Can we do this another time?”
Keegan coldly smiled, “Another time? Stella, do you think I’m so free like you? The one who wanted to
get a divorce was you. And, you’ve gone missing during this crucial time. What are you trying to do?”
Stella’s face was pale. Her voice was husky as she said, “I really have something to do today. I can’t
come Let me know which day you’re free. I’ll arrive on time whenever you say.”
“I have no time for your jokes!”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe said icily and ended the call.
Stella clutched her phone. She laughed at herself after a while.
Whenever she needed Keegan the most, he was never there for her. After her hopes were crushed, she
suddenly no longer expected anything from him.
She sat alone in the quiet waiting room. After waiting for an hour, she woke up when the nurse informed
her that her mother was moved to the ward.
Rainee was narrowly rescued. But, the doctor told Stella that the functions of her mother’s body parts
were starting to deteriorate noticeably. That was not a good sign. So, they asked her to have realistic
expectations.
Stella thanked the doctor before she sent him away. She then asked the orderly to get a tub of hot water.
When the orderly saw her going to take the towel, she immediately said, “Ms. Jewell, I’ll help you with it.”
“It’s fine. I’ll do it myself. You should go and get some rest. I’ll let you know when I need your help.”
The orderly went out after hearing what she said.
Stella wrung out the wet towel, sat next to the bed, and wiped Rainee’s body with it.
It had been six years since the incident. Rainee had been in this state sleeping on the hospital bed for six
years.
The muscles of her whole body almost completely shrunk down. Her body that was lying on the bed was
as withered as a dead tree. She could only sustain her life by relying on nutrient solutions. Even so, her
body was still getting weaker every day.
Maybe one day when Stella woke up, she could no longer see her again.
Humans were weird. When Stella was a kid, Rainee did not treat her very well. She was a strict mother.
She kept a tight rein on her. Her child was more like an art that she carefully crafted. Motherly love was
just an ancillary product when she was accomplishing her expectation.
But, it was almost natural for a child to rely on her mother. Even if the motherly love she got was terribly
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmlittle, it was still something that she could not give up. It did not matter if Rainee would just stay lying on
the bed forever. It would make Stella feel less afraid in this world.
‘Luckily, she’s still alive.‘
She carefully wiped the front part of Rainee’s body. She had to ask for the orderly’s help to roll over her
mother.
She was drowning in sweat after cleaning her up.
Hot water was only available after eight at night in the washroom of Rainee’s ward.
The orderly said that there was a public bath downstairs. It was specifically for the accompanying staff to
use. Stella could go there to clean herself up. The nurse even enthusiastically lent her a set of clothes.
Stella thanked the nurse. She then took the toiletries to the public bath that was mentioned by the
orderly.
It was the hospital staff’s dinner time. So, there were very few people in the bathroom. She felt a lot more
refreshed after taking a shower. And, her headache got better.
The sky outside was dark, as it was already seven–thirty in the evening.
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