A Wound that Never Heals
Chapter 242

Chapter 242

A Wound that Never Heals Chapter 242

Chapter 242 Dr. Elicott, I’ll Go Find You

It was getting dark. The fireworks lit up the sky and it was a loud sound.

Avery’s voice was mixed with the noise of fireworks.

He raised his voice, so Darlene could hear his words.

“Darlene, come out.”

Darlene sat in the wheelchair and pushed it to the guardrail on the edge of the terrace.

She was originally looking up at the colorful fireworks in the night sky, but when she heard Avery’swords, she glanced downstairs at him.

With just a glance, she acted like she did not see anything. She shifted her gaze back and continued tolook at the sky.

Avery wished he could climb to the terrace again, and he said urgently, “Darlene, what exactly do youwant to do?”

The Swale family and Gustave thought that Darlene had been hypnotized to forget Nathen.

However, Avery felt that it was not the case. He could not climb up the terrace. When he saw Darlenepushing the wheelchair and wanting to leave the terrace, he blurted out, “Have you ever thought aboutit? Maybe…”

Before he could finish his words, his shoulder was suddenly grabbed by someone.

Avery was unprepared and he stumbled back a few steps.

Braylen’s face was gloomy. He pulled Avery back and interrupted Avery. Then, he punched Avery in theface.

Just after that punch, Braylen was about to punch Avery in the face again, saying angrily, “Are youmental?”

Avery was hit in the face, but he did not react. He just continued to stare at the balcony.

Darlene looked down and seemed to sneer. Then she pushed the wheelchair to get away from thebalcony.

Actually, she did not go in. She only pushed the wheelchair to the middle of the balcony so that Averycouldn’t see her.

Avery reached out his hand to block Braylen’s fist, his gaze still fixed on the balcony.

Avery shouted hurriedly, “Darlene, stop right there!”

Braylen was so angry that he pulled Avery back as if he was going to fight with Avery. His voice was fullof anger.

“Avery, I’m warning you to leave here! If you keep staying here, I won’t show any mercy to you!”

Avery looked at the terrace again, but couldn’t see Darlene anymore.

He looked at Braylen, who was still holding his hand. “Darlene did not forget Nathen.

You are too naive.”

If she had forgotten Nathen, she wouldn’t have such a calm attitude. After all, she now had a healthyheart and body, and she was reunited with her grandmother and younger brother. Her biologicalparents and sibling had also been found. She should at least be joyful now.

Braylen said angrily, “You’re naïve. Darlene has had nothing to do with you for a long time. You havealready divorced her. Do you understand?

Don’t try to do anything stupid here. You are not special to her. How much do you know about her?”

Avery said confidently, “She didn’t forget Nathen. It seems that she was successfully hypnotized, butthere is no joy on her face. Her expression is so cold, which looks exactly like the state before she washypnotized.”

Braylen didn’t believe Avery at all. “Don’t think that you are sharp. If you know her so well and careabout her so much, then what have you done?

“You couldn’t even see through Vivian’s clumsy tricks before. You didn’t notice the grievances Darlenehad suffered, and you didn’t replace out that Darlene had heart failure.

“Avery, right now, you want to show off how smart you are, but no one is willing to cooperate with you.”

Gustave stood not far away from them. He could hear what Avery had said. Although

Gustave did not say anything, he didn’t think that Avery was just talking nonsense here.

When Gustave recalled Darlene’s expression after being hypnotized, he began to feel uneasy.

Braylen scolded Avery fiercely and called for the bodyguards to come over. He drove Avery out with acold face.

Avery looked at the balcony and saw that there was no one on it. He knew that no matter what, hecouldn’t see Darlene for the time being.

Avery did not continue the deadlock with Braylen. He turned around and walked outside. When passingby Gustave, Avery stopped.

Gustave took the initiative and asked Avery, “Why do you think that Darlene is pretending?”

Avery turned around and looked at Gustave.

“Her eyes are strange. If she forgot, she should think that she had a narrow escape. But there is nohope in her eyes.”

A hint of unhappiness appeared on Gustave’s face. “Mr. Gallard, it seems that you have seen throughit. When did you notice it?”

“When she was discharged from the sick room in the morning,” Avery replied.

Avery was not sure if Gustave would believe him. Now, he had no way of getting in touch with Darlene,let alone persuading Darlene.

However, Gustave and the Swale family should be able to do it.

Gustave replied indifferently, “Well, is that so? Then I will pay attention to her emotions. Mr. Gallard,you don’t have to worry about it.”

After Darlene woke up from the hypnosis, Gustave had always been by her side, and Avery had onlytaken a glance at Darlene when she left the ward.

Therefore, Gustave didn’t believe Avery. It was only now that he began to realize that something waswrong, but Avery could tell with just a glance.

Gustave would rather that Avery was mistaken and overthinking things.

Gustave believed that he knew Darlene very well, but how could Avery, a person who had hurt Darlene,notice something in advance of others?

Avery softened his tone and added, “Her current situation might be very dangerous.

Regardless of whether you and the Swale family believe me or not, you should be more careful. Justtake it as a precaution. Don’t let anything happen to her again.”

Gustave did not respond. Braylen urged Avery with a sullen face, and Avery left soon.

On the way back, Avery felt uneasy and instructed Cyrus several times, “You must go abroad as soonas possible to investigate the place where Martin went abroad before.

“In particular, you have to check if he has come into contact with foreign hospitals or doctors. If Nathenwas still alive, you had to get the evidence as soon as possible no matter what.”

Avery repeated these words over and over again along the way. Cyrus knew that Avery was anxious,so he could only answer patiently, “Yes, Mr. Gallard.”

On the balcony of the Swale’s house, Darlene watched Avery’s car drive away.

She looked a little absent-minded. She went back to the balcony and raised her hand to touch the coldguardrail.

She remembered the day when she went to Detroit. She met Nathen on a similar terrace, and it wasthe last time she saw Nathen.

She had promised to give Nathen a painting as a gift to thank him on New Year’s Day.

She just talked to him only a few days ago.

Darlene remembered that on the balcony, she fell asleep, but suddenly heard the last sentence Nathensaid to her when he approached her, “Darlene, have a good dream. When you wake up, everything willbe fine.”

She woke up now, but everything seemed to be even worse.

Darlene rubbed the guardrail with her finger and looked at the fireworks in the sky. It was alwaysnecessary to keep her promises.

She said softly, “I won’t go back on my word, and I will bring the painting to you on New Year’s Day.”