NovelEnglishChapter 747: "Elissa!" Before Hadley could reach her, the door swung open and Ernest stepped in just as Elissa nearly collided with him. Disoriented and desperate, she grabbed his arms, mistaking him for the doctor.
"Doctor!" she pleaded. "Please-save me! Check my eyes! I can't be blind! I need to see!" Ernest's jaw tightened, his throat working around an unspoken emotion. He held her trembling frame, brows knitting together. Then, in a low, steady voice, he murmured, "Okay." In the next instant, he delivered a precise chop to the back of her neck.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtElissa's breath hitched. Her body sagged, her frantic gasps fading into silence as her eyelids fluttered shut. Ernest caught her easily, lifting her in his arms as though she weighed nothing.
"Ernest..." Hadley's voice trembled with relief. "Pull back the covers!" "Right." He set Elissa gently on the bed and stepped aside.
Hadley exhaled shakily. "Thank you, Ernest. I don't know what I would have done if you weren't here." Ernest didn't answer. His gaze remained fixed on Elissa's fragile form, his expression dark and unreadable. Finally, he said, "Call the doctor. She needs her eyes re-bandaged immediately." "Okay." Hadley hurried out to summon help.
Ernest stayed at the bedside, watching over Elissa. The knowledge that her own husband did this to her twisted inside him like a blade. Elissa could never go back to that man-if she did, she wouldn't survive.
Feel inspired by ga In o velsThe nurse carefully applied restraints to Elissa's limbs, taking necessary precautions in case of any violent outbursts once she regained consciousness.
In the corner of the room, Hadley and Ernest exchanged worried glances.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmErnest, his brow furrowed in concern, asked, "Is it possible to contact her family?" Hadley shook her head pensively. "Not her husband," Ernest clarified, seeking further details. "Her parents, I mean. Can you contact them?" Hadley's response was another shake of her head. "That would be challenging." She then shared what she knew about Elissa's background. “Elissa's parents divorced when she was young. Her mother gained custody, and they moved abroad. Her mother only returned for Elissa's wedding."
Elissa had lived abroad with her mother, during which tshe met Robin, who was studying there. After Robin's graduation, Elissa had followed him back to Srixby. Her father had stayed behind in Srixby, remarried, and started another family, rarely keeping in touch with Elissa.
"Her father doesn't seem involved in her life," Hadley continued, reflecting on the small, que down apartment Elissa rented in Redmarsh. "It's clear that their relationship is strained."
Hadley sighed softly, realizing that the distance between Elissa and her parents had likely deepened after the scandal on her wedding night. It seemed that sparents valued their reputation more than their relationship with their children. As she reflected on her own life, Hadley couldn't help but feel a sense of similarity. Like Elissa, she had never been close to her family.
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