Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 236 Have You Eaten?

When the police officer heard Layla’s voice, he looked at her and then approached her, saying, “Ms. Solace, it’s

late, yet you still came by yourself.”

Layla said with a smile, “My sister-in-law has been through a lot, so I’ve come to inquire about the situation. I

haven’t thanked you yet, Sergeant Silva. We would not have been able to find Yuliana in time without your

assistance!”

Gerald Silva politely stated, “It’s my responsibility, Ms. Solace; you’re too kind. Let’s continue our conversation in

the conference room next to us.”

Layla nodded and followed Gerald to the conference room.

Gerald placed a paper cup filled with warm water in front of Layla. “There are no more coffee beans, and I haven’t

had the time to buy some. There’s only plain water. I hope you won’t mind, Ms. Solace.”

“Thank you, Sergeant Silva. Layla politely accepted it.

Layla took a sip and noticed that the temperature was just right.

She had been busy all night, and it would be daylight in two or three hours. She hadn’t had a sip of water during

that time. Layla didn’t realize how thirsty she was until Gerald put a cup of water in front of her. “Is Ms. Livingstone

okay?” Gerald asked after Layla had finished drinking the water.

Gerald was already aware of the situation at the hospital, but he continued to inquire about it habitually.

Layla pursed her lips, but her expression was solemn. “The baby is safe, but the situation was extremely dangerous.

The doctor said that if we had sent them half an hour later, neither the mother nor the child would have survived.”

All of that was caused by Margaret.

Layla couldn’t understand how a little girl could have such an ill will to harm a pregnant woman.

That was also why, when she got out of the hospital, she didn’t go home first but instead went straight to the police

station. The Solace family would never be able to let that incident go. Margaret must pay the price for

her actions.

Layla asked, “Sergeant Silva, what’s the current situation? Did Margaret say anything?”

Gerald shook his head. “I’ve been interrogating her for hours, but she hasn’t said anything.”

Layla didn’t expect that Margaret’s mouth was such a tough nut to crack. She frowned slightly and asked again,

“Would it interfere with your work if she doesn’t say anything?”

The police are very particular about evidence when handling cases. Even if they knew that Margaret was the

mastermind behind what had happened that night, convicting her would be difficult without a complete chain of

evidence.

Besides, the Ziegler family was not easy to deal with.

In terms of what Margaret had done and with regard to the Ziegler family’s typical way of handling things, they

definitely wouldn’t want to make a big deal out of that. Otherwise, the Ziegler family’s reputation in Juxshire would

suffer.

Gerald smiled as usual and casually said, “Ms. Solace, don’t worry too much. Give us some time. We won’t let the

bad guys escape the full brunt of the law.”

“I’ll leave it to you, Sergeant Silva,” Layla said with a smile.

Yuliana had trouble sleeping that night.

Her abdomen had a four-inch incision. It hurt to breathe after the anesthetic wore off.

She didn’t even have the courage to move while lying on the bed.

She frowned and pursed her pale lips.

Christopher looked at her enduring expression and asked, “Does the wound hurt?” Yuliana didn’t open her eyes or

respond. Her brows furrowed a little more

When he saw that, Christopher said nothing more and got up to call the doctor.

The doctor examined Yuliana’s condition and asked the nurse to give her painkillers. Yuliana fell asleep just before

dawn as the pain in her body subsided.

She slept soundly for a long time and slept until nightfall.

When she woke up, she was alone in the ward, and it was pitch black outside the window.

Yuliana was in a trance as she gazed at the ward’s ceiling. The faint pain in her body brought her back to reality,

reminding her that everything she’d been through was not a dream.

The ward’s door opened at this time.

Christopher walked in and said, ‘Ana, you’re awake.”

Yuliana glanced at him and moved her lips, only to discover that her throat was extremely dry and a little sore. She

made two swallowing motions before saying. “Where is the child? I’d like to see him.”

Christopher lowered his head and kissed her on the forehead before saying, “He’s been placed in the incubator

because he is less than a month premature, and he must remain there for some time. I’ll take you to see him when

you can get out of bed in two days.”

Yuliana wanted to see the child right away, but she also knew that her current physical condition would preclude her

from going, but she was still concerned and asked some questions about the child.

She was completely relieved after confirming the child’s safety.

The ward fell silent.

Yuliana eventually asked, “How long have I been asleep?”

“Close to 12 hours,” Christopher answered.

“Twelve hours?” Yuliana’s thoughts were moving slowly at that point. She remembered something after a while, and

her face became tense. “Today is Thursday…”

Christopher guessed what she was worried about and hurriedly said, “I requested a leave of absence from school

this morning. You don’t have to worry about it.”

Yuliana let out a sigh of relief.

It was great that the leave of absence had already been applied. The school would arrange for other teachers to

take over the class.

However, what happened all of a sudden completely disrupted her plan and must have had a significant impact on

her students.

Christopher noticed the way she lowered her eyes, but he had no idea what she was thinking of. He felt a little

nervous and tried to grab her attention. “Are you hungry?”

Yuliana subconsciously shook her head. Then, she paused for a bit before she nodded.

Yuliana hadn’t eaten in a long time, and she couldn’t feel hungry anymore. However, her stomach was empty. and

her body was weak. It was obvious that she needed to eat.

“Joyce brought some oatmeal over in the afternoon. It’s still hot in the insulation box.” Christopher stood up and

took the insulation box as he said that. He uncovered the lid and poured the oatmeal into a small bowl. Then, he

tested the temperature, which was still a little hot. He blew on it to cool it down before feeding it to Yuliana’s mouth.

Yuliana looked at him quietly for two seconds before opening her mouth.

It took her nearly half a minute to swallow a small spoonful of oatmeal.

Yuliana ate slowly as Christopher fed her mouthful by mouthful. Neither of them spoke until the small bowl of

oatmeal was finished.

“Have you eaten?” Yuliana inquired.

She looked at Christopher’s face.

In fact, she noticed that Christopher’s face was haggard. His eyes were bloodshot, and there had been a blood clot

in there somewhere when he came in from outside just then. The circles beneath his eyes were dark, and his

stubble had overgrown.

It was very different from his previous image; it was as if he had been through the vicissitudes of life for several

years.

She wasn’t used to it.

“I’ve eaten,” Christopher responded.

Christopher set the bowl down and wiped her mouth with a tissue.

Yuliana grabbed his hand and pressed it against her cheek. She lowered her eyes and remained silent for a while

before she spoke calmly. “I thought I was going to die last night. Numerous images flashed through my mind at the

time. Did you know what my greatest wish was at the time?” Yuliana raised her eyes and looked at him.

Christopher’s throat bobbed. “What?”

She looked at him without blinking as if she was going to outline him with her eyes and engrave it onto her heart.

“What I wished for most was for you to appear beside me. I really wanted to see you immediately.”

She was afraid that she would die like that and never see Christopher again.

She couldn’t accept it.

It turned out that she had already liked Christopher before she realized it.

When she said that, tears streamed down her cheeks uncontrollably.