A Wound that Never Heals
Chapter 201

Chapter 201

Chapter 201 Darlene Left

Josefina went downstairs. She did not stop at all, nor did she look back. She walked out.

Braylen stood upstairs and looked at her. He could not see her face clearly from a distance, but he felther face was pale.

When she walked out, she was like a light shadow, lifeless.

Braylen suddenly felt panicked. He was not sure how big of a blow his revenge was to her. He had onlyfocused on venting his anger.

He looked at her back until she walked out of the door of the villa. Then he said, “Tim, ask someone tofollow her and keep an eye on her these days.”

Tim Wood was a little contemptuous of Josefina. Hearing that, Tim couldn’t help but say, “Mr. Braylen,are you worried Ms. Hogan can’t take it easy?

“Forgive me for being blunt, but you may really worry too much. Mr. Swale and I found out Ms. Hogan’strue colors a year ago.”

Noticing Braylen’s tense expression, Tim continued to say, “A year ago, the day before Ms. Hogan leftwith that man, Mr. Swale went to see her because he was soft–hearted in

the end.

“He could not bear to see you suffer like that, so he wanted to have a good chat with Ms. Hogan andagreed to let you two be together.

“But Ms. Hogan could not keep her cool and thought Mr. Swale was determined to disown you, so shesaid on the spot that she wanted 170 thousand dollars to leave you.”

Tim thought back to that day and felt it was not worth it for Braylen, “At that time, Mr. Swale did not say aword for a long time, but Ms. Hogan reduced the price in half and

wanted 85 thousand dollars.

“Mr. Swale thought it was your idea and wanted to give her the money. Anyway, Mr. Swale intended togive in, so he gave her 85 thousand dollars.

“The next morning, Ms. Hogan honored the check and went abroad with that man. There was no news ofthem afterward…”

Tim seemed reluctant to stop. “I’m sorry. I just feel a long time has passed, and you are about to forgetwhat happened that day.”

About to forget? Braylen thought about that sentence and laughed at himself.

That was right. He kept forgetting how Josefina had hurt him.

Braylen remembered if Josefina had not borrowed money from him and he hadn’t spent

17 thousand dollars to sleep with her for a night, he would not have found out she was not a virgin andwould have forgiven her like a fool.

If Josefina had been a virgin, Braylen could have lied to himself that she and Dayton were just putting onan act.

Braylen thought she left him to go abroad for some reason.

But she was not a virgin. She had lost her virginity to Dayton.

She used to be so reserved and shy in front of Braylen. Josefina got together with Braylen when she was18, and he could only kiss her before they got married when she

was 21.

Later, she went to grad school when she was 21. Only then did they start to live together.

Braylen still remembered the first night when they were on the same bed, Josefina was so nervous thatshe cried under him. He was afraid she would feel pain. Therefore, he suppressed his desire and fellasleep with her in his arms without having sex with her.

Braylen had said he would wait for her to graduate. However, less than a year later, he became a joke.She ran away with Dayton and lost her virginity which she valued so

much to Dayton.

All those years, Braylen had endured everything for her and had done everything he

could.

He was swift and decisive in the business world, but he doted on Josefina to the extreme.

Unfortunately, it was all just a joke.

Braylen gripped the stair railing. How could he not hate her? When he found out she lost

willing to have sex with Dayton, Dayton wouldn’t force her to do it.

Braylen’s palm on the stair railing trembled, and he took another puff.

Tim couldn’t help but remind him, “Mr. Braylen, Ms. Hogan has gone far away. You don’t have to smokeanymore. You’ve been drinking too much all these years, and your stomach isn’t good. It’s better to notsmoke or drink.”

Braylen wore perfume. He had sprayed it not long ago. Cody also wore it.

That was why Braylen had smoked outside when Josefina came out, using the smell of smoke to coverup the smell of perfume.

Braylen’s expression was extremely sour. He extinguished the cigarette and threw it into the trash can.When he returned to the bedroom, he coldly instructed, “Do as I say. Find someone to keep an eye onher during this period of time.”

In the hospital ward, Avery had an extremely restless sleep.

As long as he lay on the bed and closed his eyes, his mind would go back to how he had punched,kicked, and cursed Darlene in court.

He found it hard to accept such a self. It was hard to imagine what had happened in the

past.

The violent fluctuations in his emotions caused his body to rapidly deteriorate. He was

injected with tranquilizers twice in a row, and only after midnight did he barely manage

to sleep for a while.

Cyrus had just gone to beg Darlene and returned empty–handed. When he pushed open the door, hesaw Avery, who was on the bed, get up.

Cyrus immediately went in to stop him. “Sir, it’s still very early. It’s only a little past one in the morning.You were tired during the day. You should continue to rest.”

Avery had a headache, and he felt even more exhausted.

Darlene left, and he had no idea what to do.

How could Cyrus be at ease? However, when Cyrus thought of how Avery had lost

control of his emotions during the day, Cyrus did not dare to insist on stopping Avery. Cyrus could onlystand at the door and watch Avery walk in that direction. He wanted to follow Avery secretly later.

Avery walked straight to the window at the end of the corridor, wanting to calm himself

down in the wind.

When he reached the corner, he suddenly heard a familiar voice. “Sandra, don’t blame me for talking toyou so late. I want to be safe. I am afraid your brother or someone else

would hear me like last time.

“Reina has been taken abroad by Gustave’s subordinates. I can’t secretly give her

medicine. What if she wakes up? What should I do?“