Novel1Chapter 132
Sebastian's sharp tongue was almost too much to handle,
She'd verbally sparred with Chris on the call, leaving him speechless.
That was her way for every word you threw at her, she had ten ready to fire back.
Chris‘ head was spinning, aching.
Sebastian, unrelenting, delivered a final blow: “You should really see a doctor. It’s a miracle you can even
function with a brain that scrambled.”
Before Chris could respond, she hung up.
Chris was on his way to the hospital, the words about his “scrambled brain” making him want to explode.
Catlin had just called, frantic - Olivia had snuck out of the hospital.
Chris rubbed his temples, a headache blooming.
Olivia could barely leave the hospital, let alone sneak out. Was she trying to end it all?
“Kevin,” he called.
“Yes, Mr. Ashford?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“About Sebastian... she...
What about her?
-Chris’s thoughts were a jumbled mess.
The faces of those men kept flashing in his mind.
Which one was her steady boyfriend?
Macro, or that... that man who'd cto see her today?
Everything was chaos.
The sudden appearance of multiple men around Sebastian had completely thrown him off.
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They arrived at the hospital.
Chris found Catlin in Olivia's room, sobbing uncontrollably.
“You, in your condition, sneaking out like that? Are you trying to kill yourself?”
“I'm sorry, Mom. | didn’t mean to worry you.”
“What if something had happened? You can barely walk.”
They'd found Olivia breathless, sitting on the edge of a flower bed.
Olivia looked at Catlin, wanting to say something, but the words wouldn't come.
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She'd gone to find him, to kill that bastard.
But she hadn't realized how weak her body had become.
Catlin saw Chris. “Chris, talk ssense into her. Tell her to stop this foolishness. | was terrified.
Olivia's condition was breaking Catlin’s heart.
Chris nodded.
Catlin stood up, looking at Olivia. “You two talk. I'll go get you sfresh food. This has all gone cold.”
The discovery of Olivia's absence had sent everyone into a panicked search.
Catlin left, leaving Chris and Olivia alone.
Olivia looked at Chris, guilt flooding her eyes. “I’m sorry, | worried you, didn’t 1?”
Chris pulled up a chair and sat beside the bed, sighing. “Why did you run off?” he asked.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“Don’t you know how worried Mrs. Ashford and everyone else is about you?”
Olivia lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.
“I just... | can’t stand the smell anymore, Chris. You have no idea how desperate | feel when | smell that
disinfectant,” Olivia choked out.
“From the moment | stepped into this hospital, it’s like I've been cut off from the outside world. I'm scared,
scared I'll never feel the sun again. | don’t want to be here. | don’t want to...
Only those who've been sick, confined to a hospital for a long time, could truly understand the despair of such a
place.
-Olivia’s life wasn’t exactly a bed of roses either.
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