A Wound that Never Heals
Chapter 61

Chapter 61

Chapter 61 Life Hanging by a Thread

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When Darlene heard Gustave’s voice, the anger on her face froze and turned into an

embarrassment.

Seeing that she was silent, Gustave continued, “I just landed in Lancaster and didn’t see you. I askedAleena and asked for your new number. What happened? Avery found you so

quickly?”

Darlene also felt puzzled. “I went to the mall that night and happened to meet him and

the police.”

Gustave half-jokingly said, “What a pity! I took the risk of committing a crime and got

a fake corpse to get you away.”

Darlene felt sorry for Darlene. “Mr. Walpole, don’t worry. I was the one who wanted to

leave. Just push the blame on me for the corpse. You have already helped me a lot. I

won’t involve you.”

Gustave laughed softly. “Is that so? Then I am relieved. The comic you mentioned just

now is a little familiar. Three years ago, I even took a fancy to a comic with the same

name. I directly spent 1.7 million dollars to buy it, but I couldn’t get it.”

Darlene was skeptical and felt that the price was a little coincidental. “It’s also called,

‘Star and You’?”

“Yes, I remember this name. The name of the female lead is quite a coincidence. It

seems to have the same surname as your friend.” Gustave thought about it for a

moment. His memory was not bad and he still had an impression.

Darlene’s heart beat faster. “Is it Ethan Bisley and Angela Spence? They are both

orphans.”

Gustave did not hesitate this time. “Ah, yes.”

His first impression of this comic was good. One of the reasons was because of the

setting of orphans and orphanages.

On Gustave, Darlene’s excited voice could be heard. “So three years ago, the one who

was willing to spend so much money to buy my copyright was you, Mr. Walpole. You have such goodtaste. It’s just a pity.”

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Unfortunately, she made the wrong choice and gave something good to a person who

didn’t deserve it.

Gustave was amused by her words. “Good taste? You’re praising yourself more.”

Darlene still found it hard to believe. “Was it really you? Mr. Walpole, you’re not joking

with me, are you?”

After all, the Gallard Group had already released the news of the film “Star and You”. It was completelypossible for Gustave to know this information.

Gustave replied, “What? I look very uncultured. I don’t look like someone who would

buy such artistic things.”

Darlene’s first reaction was actually to think that Gustave didn’t seem like he would buy

these things.

But she still explained with a forced smile, “That’s not what I meant.”

Gustave smiled. “You misunderstood. I am indeed uncultured. I do not appreciate these things. I onlycare about money. But I will still look at the market. That comic caters to the current film market. Afteradoption, it may go viral.”

He remembered what Darlene had said just now. “So now, the copyright of your comic

has already been sold to Avery.”

Darlene felt a bit pained after thinking about it. “I didn’t sell it. I signed the contract three years ago andgave the copyright directly to the Gallard Group. Now it is ruined.”

Gustave was stunned for a moment. “Send it? I thought you thought 1.7 million dollars was too little, butit turned out that you gave it away.”

Darlene sighed repeatedly. “I regret it so much.”

Gustave was silent for a long time. “Have you given the copyright to the movie and TV series? If not, Ican make do with it. I can buy the copyright for a TV drama alone.”

This method was not bad. Darlene felt that she saw the hope again and immediately got up to look forthe contract.

After searching for a long time, she finally got it. When she flipped to the “movie copyrights” written onthe contract, she felt that the dark sky seemed to have brightened again.

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At first, she thought that the comic was short and that it would be a little delayed if it was changed to aTV drama. It was not suitable, so the contract only mentioned movie

copyright.

It was a blessing in misfortune. She took the contract and immediately responded, “I have not signed thecopyright for the TV series. If Mr. Walpole is really willing to accept it, if you can let me participate in theselection and production, I don’t need your

money.”

Gustave played along with her words and joked, “I don’t want it for free. Or maybe

you’ll regret it once again.

“I will still give you 1.7 million dollars for the copyright. As for your choosing and filming, letting you be adirector and screenwriter, there’s extra money.”

Darlene made a compromise. “How about this? I will invest all my money into the drama series. If weearn, I get my dividend. If not, you can lose less.”

Gustave did not say much. “Okay, don’t worry. You won’t lose out. I still have something to do inLancaster. I will probably go back to Baltimore tonight and contact you to discuss the contract.”

Darlene agreed repeatedly, and his mood also improved. “Okay.”

When she was happy, she forgot about her current situation. She only remembered when she hung upthe phone that she was now locked up by Avery.

Not to mention signing the contract, she could not even get out of this bedroom.

When she thought about how she had escaped from the balcony previously, she immediately went overto open the door and walk to the balcony.

However, the balcony was already surrounded by a tight protective net. Avery had

decided to lock her up.

Darlene returned to the bedroom. It was only when she sat down from morning until

dusk that Avery called again.

She could not tell the long string of numbers and was worried that it was Gustave, so

she answered the call.

Avery’s voice came from Gustave, “Do you know your mistake? Have you written the

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Darlene wanted to curse, but she still felt that it was too disgusting to waste words with someone likeAvery, so he directly hung up the phone.

Avery had just received the medical report from the hospital. It was clearly written that Darlene only hadordinary heart disease, and it was not very serious, let alone that she was going to die.

When Avery got the report, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He thought that Darlene really had aterminal illness, which scared him terribly.

In the end, it was really a false alarm. Since she was not seriously ill, it was naturally fine to lock her upand starve for a day.

Thinking of this, he looked at the call that Darlene had hung up and replied with a

message, “I have a dinner party tonight, so I might not be coming back. When you finish writing thescript, you can reply to my message. I will let you go out again.”

Seth was right. He should occasionally give Darlene a cold shoulder to let her know his

importance.

There was no response from Darlene. Avery was not too worried. He sent a message and went straightto Twilight Paradise, drinking with a few bosses.

The room was noisy. The phone rang several times, but he did not hear it. When he was half drunk, hefelt a pain in his heart for some reason. The bad feeling came very

suddenly.

In Southwood Villa, Darlene held her last breath and called Avery several times.

She had a heart attack and searched for a long time but could not replace the medicine. Only then did sheremember that the medicine was still in Scenery Villa.

Gustave was probably on the flight back to Baltimore and his phone was turned off.

Darlene did not have too many phone numbers on her phone. The only two numbers

were Gustave’s and Avery’s.

The only choice she had left was Avery. She called him over and over again, but no one picked up.

There were footsteps coming from outside the door. Mary had returned.

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Darlene’s face was pale, and a large pool of blood had already been vomited out on the ground.

In the late stage of heart failure, one could die in less than ten minutes when the illness

started.

She crawled to the door with all her might, raised her hand to knock on the door, and her voice wasalmost unable to come out. “Help… Help.”

Mary stood outside the door for a while. When she heard Darlene’s plea for help from

inside, the corners of her lips curled up into a smile. She directly turned around and left

Southwood Villa as if she did not know anything.

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