A Wound that Never Heals
Chapter 173

Chapter 173

Chapter 173 Darlene Hides in the Bathroom

It was already the latter half of the night. Darlene had just finished her drip and had already fallen asleepon the bed.

Gustave was resting on the side of the bed when his phone suddenly rang. It must not be somethinggood if he received a call in the middle of the night..

Gustave got up and picked up his phone. He looked at the caller ID on the screen and didn’t look good.

The ward was quiet. The ringtone broke the silence in the ward. Darlene also woke up. She looked atGustave and got out of bed with a dark face, asking, “Are you alright?”

Gustave took his phone and walked out. “I’m fine. Continue to sleep. I’ll come in after I

answer the call.”

He left the ward and closed the door.

Darlene was no longer sleepy, and she always felt that something might happen.

Speaking of which, during this period of time, Gustave had never left her.

After Ricky was elected as the temporary president of the Walpole Group, Gustave did not go to thecompany and stayed with Darlene all day long.

Cassius originally wanted to use this excuse to force Gustave back, but the result now undoubtedlymade Cassius very dissatisfied.

Darlene was afraid that the Walpole Group would do something.

Darlene lay on the bed, tossing and turning. The more she thought about it, the more

uneasy she felt.

Gustave had been out of the ward for long. She stared at the ceiling, and Leana’s voice

came from outside. “Mr. Gallard, you can’t go in. The patient has already rested.”

Originally, Darlene, who was in the ward, shouldn’t have heard Leana clearly. Leana

must have deliberately raised her voice to remind Darlene.

Leana was on night duty during this period, and she happened to meet Avery, who was

about to enter the ward.

Darlene’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. She immediately sobered up. She hurriedly flipped over thebed, but the slippers were still on the bedside.

She did not have time to put on her shoes and directly rushed into the bathroom with bare feet. Then shehurriedly closed the door and locked it.

The moment the bathroom door was locked, the ward was opened, and Avery walked in.

Avery immediately noticed the phone on the bedside table.

He took out his phone and called Darlene. His number was blocked, so he got the notification that thephone was not connected.

He turned around and glanced at Cyrus, who immediately handed his phone over.

Avery used Cyrus’s phone to call Darlene. The phone on the bedside table rang.

Leana, who had entered the ward, had a gloomy expression. She had originally wanted to explain orstop him, but it was meaningless to say anything now.

Darlene’s phone was here, so she should also be here.

Avery looked around the ward. It was empty. He looked around and found that there was no one in thewardrobe or behind the curtains.

After he finished searching, he felt that it was a little strange. Why was he looking for

her?

If Darlene was really here, why did she have to hide from him?

Avery’s heart sank. At that moment, he suddenly felt that something seemed to have deviated from whathe had expected.

Beside the bed were Darlene’s phone and a man’s coat.

The expensive custom–made coat manifested the identity of the man.

Somehow, Avery tightened his grip.

He had seen the tightly shut bathroom door, but at that moment, he stopped in his tracks and looked atCyrus. “How is the relationship between Darlene and me?”

Cyrus didn’t reply and lowered his head.

Avery asked, “Have we argued? Did something happen? Or did we get a divorce?”

Cyrus finally spoke up, “Mr. Gallard, why don’t we go back first? There are some things that I might needto explain to you slowly.”

Avery did not leave. He finally walked to the bathroom and reached out and knocked on the tightly shutdoor.

There was no response from inside. Darlene stepped on the cold, bone–chilling floor of the bathroomwith bare feet. The ground was a little damp. When she crouched down,

she almost fell.

She was trembling, curling up next to the bathroom counter, and her eyes fixed on the glass door.

There was a constant knock on the door, but she did not make any noise.

Then Avery said calmly, “Cyrus, open the door.”

Leana stood behind them and said coldly, “Mr. Gallard, you should have guessed something. Why doyou have to do this?”

Ever since Avery woke up from his coma, he lost his temper for the first time. He said angrily, “It’sbetween me and Darlene. Mind your own business.”

He looked at Cyrus again. “Open it. Be quiet and think of a way to open the door.”

Cyrus was about to kick the door open, but when he heard this, he immediately retracted his foot.

The bathroom door of this kind of hospital was of average quality, and it could be

kicked open effortlessly.

But it would be a bit rude and cause a louder noise, and Darlene would be scared.

Cyrus turned around, got a small blade, and inserted it into the lock. Not long after, the lock was opened.

The door was pushed open, and Avery walked in. There was no light in the bathroom. He

saw someone curled up in the corner, and she was trembling.

Avery did not know why, but he suddenly felt that he did not dare to turn on the lights.

He was in the dark and approached the person curled up in the corner.

When he got closer, he saw Darlene’s pale face, and her eyes were filled with resistance

towards him.

For a moment, Avery found it hard to believe that the person in front of him was

Darlene.

Her appearance was much different from what he remembered. She was so skinny, and her face was sopale.

What made Avery even more unable to believe was that her belly was flat.

Darlene was pregnant for six months. No matter how thin Darlene was or how small the fetus was, herbelly should be bulging.

Avery could not understand. He squatted in front of Darlene and stared at her for a long time beforeasking her, “Darlene, what are you hiding here for? Where is our child?”