A Wound that Never Heals
Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Chapter 174 Where Is Our Child?

Fear appeared in Darlene’s eyes. She hurriedly retreated and reached into her pocket, eager to get herphone.

Her breathing was heavy as if she felt a huge sense of oppression, which made her

unable to breathe.

Unable to replace her phone, Avery handed the phone to her. “Are you looking for this?”

Darlene immediately reached out and got her phone back. In a flurry, she found Gustave’s number anddialed it.

But he was on the phone. Darlene just remembered that Gustave had just gone out and was having aphone call.

Avery looked at the name displayed on her phone. It should be a man’s name. When he thought of thecoat next to the bed, Avery subconsciously felt displeased.

“Who are you calling? The floor is cold. It’s easy for you to catch a cold if you squat with your bare feet.Why don’t you go back to bed first? We can talk about it slowly.”

Darlene glared at him fiercely and stood up from the ground in a panic. “I have nothing to say to you. Getout!”

She got up in a hurry and stumbled.

Avery immediately reached out to support her. “Calm down. The doctor said that you are sick, which ledto your emotional agitation. Don’t worry. I mean no harm to you. Why didn’t you tell me that you arehere?”

Ever since he woke up, everyone had told him that Darlene had gone on a business trip.

But now, she was staying with him in the same hospital.

When Darlene shook off his hand, Avery looked at her lower abdomen. Then, he felt a little out of controland pressed his palm against her lower abdomen.

Was it because the gown was loose and she was too thin that she did not look like she was pregnant?

He stretched out his palm, but her belly was indeed flat.

Avery could not understand. “Where’s the child?”

When he asked this, Darlene’s eyes turned red. She reached out and slapped his face

hard.

Avery’s face was stiff, and there was a stinging pain on his face. Once again, it proved that it was noillusion.

Darlene hated him and slapped him. The way she looked at him now was like looking at an enemy withdeep hatred.

The child was gone, and his loving wife was gone.

A beautiful marriage and a harmonious and happy life had all become a joke.

Avery frowned slightly. He saw that Darlene’s hand was trembling. Her palm was red. She must haveused all her strength to slap him.

The huge difference between reality and imagination made Avery completely stunned.

After standing there for a long time, Avery still couldn’t figure out what was going on.

Where was the child? Where was his wife? What was wrong with their two years of marriage?

Where did the memories start to go wrong? Or were all his memories wrong?

He looked at Darlene in a trance. She walked past him with anger and hatred.

Avery stood in the dark of the bathroom as if he was in a deep and bottomless abyss.

The only person he could still remember was the one who slapped him in the face. Avery suddenlydiscovered that he had nothing left.

His only glimmer of hope and the only person in this world who he wanted to rely on and love, weregone. It was like he had been poured by a basin of ice water.

Looking up again, Avery found that the people and things in this place were completely

unfamiliar to him.

The only person Avery knew was himself, or rather, he didn’t even know himself now. He could only learnfrom others what he was originally like.

Avery looked at Cyrus. “Isn’t she my wife? How could she hate me so much? Where did

my child go?”

Cyrus couldn’t help but say, “Sir, actually, you treated Ms. Garcia…”

Before he finished speaking, Andrew’s voice came, “Why did you come here? Everyone is looking foryou. They said that you were going to have a drip.”

Andrew walked outside the bathroom. Seeing that Avery was still in a daze and was unwilling to leave,he said lightly, “I can tell you the truth about the matter between you and Darlene. But you have to calm

down and accept the fact. Don’t be emotional.”

Avery finally reacted. He looked at Andrew at the door. “If it is the truth, I can accept it. There is nothingthat I can’t face. My relationship with her should not be good. You don’t have to comfort me and hide itfrom me.”

Before this, Avery still held great hope for his relationship with Darlene, but after seeing Darlene, he wasmore clear–headed.

Avery returned to his ward. After the doctor came over and gave him a drip, Andrew handed him a stackof photos.

“Your wife, Darlene, cheated on you a few months ago. She is with Gustave, the previous CEO of theWalpole Group. In order to marry him, she aborted the child a few months ago and insisted on divorcingyou.

“It was because of this that you broke down and had a car accident. Your brain is injured, and you loseyour memory.”

Avery immediately looked displeased. “Impossible, she can’t do something like that.”

Andrew said coldly, “I just said that if you could accept the fact, I would tell you the truth. If you want tocontinue living in your own world, you can continue living a self–deceiving life.

“You should have seen it too. She has other men’s clothes in her ward. Your child is

gone. She hates you very much now and does not want to stay with you anymore.”

Avery had just seen the coat.

Andrew pointed at the stack of photos, “Of course, to see is to believe. This is just a

small part of the evidence.

“Whether you believe it or not is up to you. But no matter what, that woman no longer

loves you.”

Avery looked at the photos. Gustave was outside the Walpole Group. He carried Darlene and left.Gustave took Darlene away outside the court. They also went into the same villa together and talked andlaughed. These pictures showed that they were intimate.

There were also news articles reporting that Darlene was with Gustave and had cheated

on Avery.

Then Darlene filed a divorce petition.

Andrew softened his tone, “It’s not worth being sad with such a woman. The Gallard family didn’t pursueher responsibility for your marriage. It was too humiliating.

“All in all, you have suffered a serious illness, and you have finally survived. You will stop here and live agood life.”

Avery clenched the photos in his hand tightly. His face was dark and stiff, and then he threw the photoson the ground.

His voice trembled slightly. “I don’t believe it.”