A Wound that Never Heals
Chapter 252

Chapter 252

A Wound that Never Heals Chapter 252

Chapter 252 Sorry for Your Loss

Braylen was in Josefina’s ward when the police papers were delivered to the hospital.

Josefina had been in and out of a coma and fever ever since the night a week ago when she took theabortion medication, collapsed outside the Swale’s villa, and was at loggerheads with Nataly.

The baby barely survived in the emergency room, but it had been a week, and she hadn’t been stable.

Braylen had been so busy looking for

Darlene the previous few days that he hadn’t visited Josefina. Today he was finally beaten, and hecouldn’t hold on. He came back from the beach and spent the morning with Josefina.

Josefina lay in bed half asleep. The doctor had subtly told Braylen several times that she might lose thebaby due to her fever and coma. Besides, she had taken the medication for abortion, and the fetusmight have been unhealthy anyway. Therefore, it was the doctor’s recommendation to get rid of thebaby.

Without the fetus, at least she could recover without being dragged down by the fetus.

Hearing the doctor’s suggestion, Braylen sat by the bed and did not say a word.

He was therefore her for less than a morning. When it was close to noon, the police sent the newsover, saying that the search had been going on for a long time, which was already a rare thing.

Based on the current situation, they could only rule that Darlene was already dead.

They had to stop the search and rescue.

Normally, if someone fell into the sea and didn’t get to be found alive after 72 hours of searching, theywould basically be presumed dead.

When Adam told Braylen about the police’s decision, Braylen was sitting beside the bed. Heimmediately pulled a long face. “What do they mean? Tell them to continue to search. The Swale familywill make up for all the money and other resources the police have spent.”

Adam looked helpless, “Mr. Swale, your parents have already negotiated with the police several times.Indeed, the police have made an exception and searched for a lot of days more. They have searchedevery beach in that part of the sea.

“And there’s no way anyone can survive seven days at sea. What the police are saying

is that searching for her at sea will be fruitless.”

Braylen clenched his fists and pressed them against the bed’s edge. His face trembled, and he saidafter a long time, “Then get more bodyguards and other people to look for her. Get some search boats.Now that the police have stopped searching, the Swale family will continue.”

Adam was at a loss for words, trying to tactfully persuade Braylen to accept the fact. Braylen was a bitloud when he was talking, so the eyelashes of Josefina, who was lying in bed, trembled. Then shefrowned and slowly opened her eyes. After so many days, she finally woke up.

Josefina looked up at the snow-white ceiling, and then she slowly turned to look at the indifferentBraylen.

In the past few days, she had woken up a few times indeed, yet she did not have the strength to openher eyes. Anyway, she had reobtained her consciousness every now and then.

When she was in a trance, she heard the nurse complain more than once, “How come there isn’tanyone here keeping an eye on her? Her drip bottle was empty, and her blood was flowing back intothe syringe. She was unconscious and couldn’t even ring the call bell.”

“If you ask me, I’d say that she has been dumped, and her family doesn’t want her either. Her baby isbound not to be healthy. She should get rid of it soon.”

“The abortion needs her signature anyway.

We have to wait till she wakes up. But given her current condition, I don’t think she gets to keep thebaby.”

Josefina heard their conversation vaguely.

So, she knew that it was the first time

Braylen had come to see her in seven days.

That night, seven days ago, he dropped her off at the hospital and took off in a hurry.

He didn’t ask or question who the father of her baby was.

Probably it was because he was certain that it wasn’t him.

She had been alone in the hospital for seven days, and he had never visited her. Now after

seven days, he showed up. Chances were, he was here to see if she had already gotten rid of thetroublesome baby.

Josefina knew that Braylen didn’t give a damn about the baby at all. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have beenso indifferent as not to visit her for seven days.

She had no idea what he had been doing in the past seven days. After all, she never left the ward.

When Josefina looked over, Braylen looked at her as well. He did not speak.

Adam immediately found an excuse to leave, saying, “I will go and see if Mrs. Swale needs anything.Call me if anything.”

After he finished speaking, he quickly left the ward.

The ward fell into a dead silence. Josefina could not stand the silence and spoke first,

“I presume that I have already gotten rid of it.”

She figured that Braylen was here to confirm whether she had already gotten rid of the baby.

Therefore, the words she said were more like an answer instead of a question.

Yet in Braylen’s ears, she was talking about some troublesome matter. The first thing she said afterwaking up was about getting rid of the baby.

He thought, she took the abortion pill without even asking me, and of course, she saw the baby astroublesome.

Braylen mocked, “It’s not too late to do it now. Now that you don’t want your baby, sign it.”

Hearing the words “your baby”, Josefina was desperate, and her lips trembled. She nodded. “Yes, youare right. My baby. I can still do it now. I should seize the time, sign, and go through the surgery.”

She thought, I guess I wasn’t thinking straight due to the long-time sleep. For a second, I figured thatthe baby was

Braylen’s, too. Now I realize the baby has nothing to do with him.

At least he isn’t the baby’s biological father.

He made it very clear that he wasn’t the man that night.

The doctor came in with the diagnosis sheet and the operation papers. Without saying anything,Josefina signed, agreeing to have an abortion.

Braylen stared at her hand, which was not hesitant at all. For the first time, he realized that Josefinawas so cruel.

He thought, she was so cruel and decisive when she took the abortion pills the other day, and nowwhen she is signing, she looks even more ruthless.

It’s as if the fetus in her stomach was just a few pounds of fat that could be lost. She isn’t reluctant atall. Instead, she is looking forward to the abortion.

I hate her. I hate her because of many things.

That night, due to Nataly and her, both my family and Gustave neglected Darlene, resulting inDarlene’s accident. Somehow, I want Josefina to take the blame.

If Josefina hadn’t been at my family’s villa that night, if she hadn’t passed out in front of me, I wouldn’thave given Nataly a damn at all. And Darlene wouldn’t have snuck out that night and had an accident.

Braylen’s expression was very cold. He stood

up, his eyes obscure. His gaze fell on Josefina’s signature.

Then he opened his mouth and said, his voice extremely cold, “Your business is up to you.”

Josefina felt a lump in her throat. All of a sudden, she didn’t want to care about anything else. Sheasked, “That night…”

Braylen interrupted her, “I’ve said all I need to say. Josefina, it suddenly occurs to me that you arealways troublesome. It never ends with you.

“Things were hasty when we parted. I will make it official today. You and I are done. You get what youwant.”

Josefina almost collapsed in an instant. She clutched the pen in her hand, and her knuckles turnedghastly pale.

Braylen left without saying another word. The second he took a step, Josefina’s tears fell.

The doctor wanted to advise Josefina to think it over properly and not be impulsive at first.

Yet on second thought, given her current situation, she couldn’t keep the baby even if she wanted to.

In fact, her signature was just a formality.

She had no choice. Considering her current physical condition and the fact that she had taken theabortion pills, an abortion was necessary.

Braylen walked outside. He walked a little further and stopped. Then he asked the doctor who followedhim, “She can’t keep the baby anyway. Right?”

The doctor nodded. “Yes, Mr. Swale. Ms. Hogan has been in and out of a coma for a week, and herbaby must have been affected by the pills already. Aborting the baby will be the only option to ensureher safety.”

Braylen did not say anything more and left the hospital.

When he passed by another ward, he glanced inside and saw that Tom had personally come here toexplain the situation to Avery in the ward.

“Mr. Gallard, I know how you feel, but in any case, the search cannot continue. I’m sorry for your loss.”