A Wound that Never Heals
Chapter 171

Chapter 171

Chapter 171 She Almost Suffocates

Darlene was flustered and wanted Nigel to leave from the window first, but the more anxious she was,the more flustered she became.

Nigel was obviously a little afraid to go down from such a high place.

The footsteps outside the door were approaching. Even if Nigel went out, Darlene would not haveenough time to clean up the seat and rope, and the people who came would see

these.

She clenched her fists, and in the end, she grabbed Nigel’s arm. “Nigel, it’s too late. Come down and putthe chair back. Close the curtains,” she said in a low voice.

Then, she quickly looked around the room. The intensive care unit was different from an ordinary ward. Ithad only a large number of all kinds of therapeutic devices but no

tables or wardrobes.

There was only one sick bed and no nursing beds.

There was no place to hide people. The only place that could hide people was the bed that Reina waslying on.

Reina had tubes and medical instruments on her body, so the quilt covering her body

was a little bulging.

Darlene had no choice but to quickly get on the bed, take off her shoes, and kick them. under the bed.Then, she lay down next to Reina under the quilt.

Almost at the moment when she just lay down, the door of the room was pushed open. The footstepswere a little noisy. It seemed many people came in.

When everyone came in, Sandra explained in a somewhat anxious voice, “Dad, Katrina did not knowthat Avery had forgotten it. She just happened to visit Avery and mentioned Darlene’s grandmother andyounger brother without much thought.”

Katrina was also a little frightened as she said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Gallard. I spoke too

much.”

Andrew coldly reprimanded, “Enough. What is the use of you still talking about this?”

As the footsteps approached the bed, Darlene clenched her fists tightly, forcing herself

not to make a single sound.

Fortunately, there was the sound of instruments in the ICU to cover up her noise, so her subtlemovements couldn’t be heard.

As she listened to the footsteps, she could feel that someone had walked to her side. Shesubconsciously held her breath.

However, the more she tried to hold her breath, the more she began to lack oxygen. She wanted to takea deep breath and immediately move the quilt to get some air.

She tried her best to relax, no longer holding her breath, but slowly inhaling and

exhaling.

Because of her heart disease, her breathing ability was a little worse than that of ordinary people. Beingcovered by the quilt like this, she was in so much pain that her face was flushed red and her forehead

was covered in a cold sweat.

Just when she felt that she could not hold on any longer, Avery’s voice sounded beside her. “Why can’t Iknow about Darlene’s grandmother and younger brother? Why are you guys apologizing to mygrandfather?”

He woke up a while ago and remembered no one except for Darlene.

However, Cyrus had already explained some of the current situations to him.

This included Avery’s current situation, his family, his father, his stepmother, and some other elders of theGallard family.

When Katrina came to visit, Cyrus also introduced Katrina.

No one knew if Katrina did it on purpose or not. She seemed to know nothing when she visited. Aftercaring for Avery a bit, she suddenly mentioned Darlene’s grandmother and younger brother, saying thatshe knew a good doctor who could perhaps treat Darlene’s

grandmother.

Andrew felt a little guilty. “We didn’t mean to hide it from you. After all, you just woke up, and yoursituation is still not stable.

“For some trivial matters, we will tell you when you feel better. It’s good for your

health.”

Avery was clearly displeased by the word “trivial” that Andrew said, and his voice

became colder. “My wife’s family is also the most important thing to me.

“She is on a business trip, and she must have entrusted her family to me before she left. I should takegood care of them.”

He looked at Reina on the bed. “What happened to her?”

Cyrus answered from the side, “Sir, she was paralyzed due to the sudden onset of high blood pressure.It has been a while. It didn’t happen recently.”

Avery’s health condition was still not good. The loss of memories was like a part of his body had beenremoved. He had just walked for a while and felt a little tired.

He directly sat down on the edge of the bed. Darlene still had one hand on the side. Sensing hismovement, she immediately retracted her hand to her lower abdomen as if an electric current ranthrough her.

Then, Avery sat down at the place where she placed her hand just now. The sick bed was not wide.Darlene curled up and wished that she could be as thin as paper.

She really couldn’t breathe. In less than ten seconds, she would either suffocate or only stretch her headout in front of everyone.

Her brain hurt so much that a burst of anger rose up in her.

Since Avery had lost his memory, he should stay in the ward. Why would he come to the ICU? Whywould he bring so many people over? Didn’t he know that the patient needed a quiet rest?

Nigel was still squatting in the corner next to the window. He was a little afraid of Avery. He curled upthere without saying a word. The people who came in did not even look over there. No one noticed him.

Seeing Avery sit on the bed, Nigel finally reacted. He bounced up in just one second.

He stared at Avery anxiously and angrily as he shouted, “You can’t sit on my grandmother’s bed!

“The ICU doesn’t allow outsiders to visit. There are so many of you here, and you are sitting on mygrandmother’s bed. What if you bring a virus or bacteria to her?”

Avery looked at the boy who was accusing him of being dirty. After a long while, Avery finally realizedwhat was going on. “You are Nigel Garcia, right?”

This boy did not come in with him. Since this boy had been in this room, he should be

Darlene’s younger brother.

However, this child suddenly appeared from nowhere.

Nigel was extremely anxious and could only pretend to be calm. “Who I am has nothing to do with you.Go out. My grandmother needs to rest. With so many of you coming in, you will disturb her and bring in alot of viruses!”

Cyrus was worried that Avery would get angry and immediately explained in a low voice, “Sir, Ms.Garcia’s younger brother is in puberty and rebellious. He speaks like this to everyone.”

However, Avery was not as angry as Cyrus had imagined. Instead, Avery stood up and walked over.“Where is Darlene? She didn’t pick up my call. Did she tell you where she went on a business trip?”