A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 40

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Darlene, with what Gustave had said on her mind, failed to notice the slit in

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Since she was in a rush to get dressed so as to get to the hospital right away,

she put her phone on speaker.

Gustave’s voice sounded again. “Well, we still have to wait for the final results. I mean, the heart might not be a match. But come over anyway. Nigel

needs to go through some examinations.

“And I will keep in touch with the donor. Once we are told that a heart

transplant operation is viable, I’ll arrange everything right away.

Worried that he might give Darlene false hope, Gustave added, “Don’t get your hopes up. What I am saying is that there might be a chance. That’s it.”

But Darlene, who was getting dressed, was so excited that her voice

trembled. “Great, thank you so much, Mr. Walpole. I will be there in twenty

minutes.”

Since Nathen wasn’t around, Darlene had to take Nigel to go through those

examinations herself.

Then Gustave responded, “Well, I’ll wait for you in the hospital. Drive safe.”

Then Gustave hung up the phone right away. Darlene thought, he must be

busy now.

Outside the door, Vivian gently closed the door and dialed Avery’s number

right away.

Avery was in a meeting, but he picked up the phone right away, just like he

did whenever Vivian called.

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After leaving the meeting room, Avery said, slightly displeased with Vivian interrupting his meeting, “What’s the matter, Vivian?”

Vivian sounded hesitant. “Avery, I overheard Ms. Garcia’s call just now. I wonder whether I should tell you about it or not.”

Avery restrained himself and said, a bit impatient, “Vivian, just say what you have to say since I’m in the middle of something now.”

Hearing that, Vivian replied, no more hesitant, “As I walked past Ms. Garcia’s bedroom just now, I heard her talking to someone over the phone,

mentioning that she was in a hurry to go out because of some heart donor

and of something about Mr. Walpole. Avery, is Ms. Garcia alright? Can I ask?”

Avery replied, his voice gloomy, “She’s going out now? Put her on the

phone.”

At that moment, Darlene came out of her bedroom and rushed toward the

door. Since she was in a hurry, she barely wore any makeup, her hair swept

back in a casual ponytail.

Vivian put on the speaker as she chased after Darlene while saying uneasily,

“Ms. Garcia, wait. Avery wants to talk to you.”

With Vivian blocking her way, Darlene heard Avery say, “Darlene, just stay at

home. I contacted Dr. Dawson and was told that Nigel did not need to change

his heart. I wonder if there is still a need to find a replaceable heart now!”

Darlene was impatient, about to push Vivian away, but she was stunned when she heard the words. So Avery heard what I said just now? How come

he knows about it?

Then she brought to mind how she left her bedroom door unlocked just now.

Soon, Darlene understood what was going on.

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Then with a disgusted glance at Vivian, who looked innocent, Darlene said, “Vivian, do you have to tell him everything?”

Vivian sounded as if she was deeply wronged. “Ms. Garcia, I beg your pardon. I only mentioned that to him because I’m worried.”

But the last thing Darlene wanted now was to talk with Vivian. She needed to go to the hospital ASAP.

Avery had ruined Nigel’s chance of replacing his heart last time. There was no way Darlene would let Avery do that again.

Then Darlene brushed past Vivian, only to find that Vivian had staggered and then fallen onto the ground. “Ah! It hurts so much. Ms. Garcia, all right, I

won’t stop you. Let’s just say it’s all my fault. But please try to act

reasonably.”

Hearing that, Avery said angrily, “Darlene, don’t go too far. I’ll say it one last

time! Stay at home. Don’t think about meeting Gustave. The excuses you

invented just don’t work.”

Then Avery hung up the phone. And soon, Cyrus, who was downstairs,

received a call from Avery. He wanted Cyrus to stop Darlene from going out.

Darlene knew that there was no way Avery could let her go out now.

Therefore, she hurried to take out her phone, wanting to call Gustave. But at that moment, Vivian, who was lying on the ground, jerked herself up and wrenched Darlene’s phone over.

Darlene was typing a message, hence a loose grip on her phone. That made Vivian able to get Darlene’s phone with ease before throwing it downstairs. And while Vivian was at it, Vivian shouted, “Ms. Garcia, calm down.

Smashing your phone with anger simply won’t work.”

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Noticing that her phone had gotten dark, Darlene felt a surge of anger.

Except for Avery, she had never hated someone like this.

Due to that, Darlene failed to restrain herself and slapped Vivian hard on her

face.

Darlene exerted a force so mighty that Vivian’s face became red right off.

Darlene could feel that her own palm was swollen from the slap as well.

Meanwhile, Cyrus, after the call from Avery, went up the stairs before

blocking Darlene’s way out. “Ms. Garcia, you can’t go out now. It’s an order

from Mr. Gallard, who is on his way here.”

Vivian, who had been slapped, remained in a daze. This was the first time

Darlene attacked her. Before, Darlene was the one who was bullied.

Gritting her teeth, Vivian covered her face, craving a fight back. But the presence of Cyrus stopped her.

Just like that, Darlene stayed at the villa all day long, not being able to go

anywhere.

That was because, after Cyrus, Avery showed up in Scenery Villa as well and hadn’t left ever since just to watch Darlene. And the meeting he was having,

he turned it into a video conference instead.

That evening, Avery received a call from the hospital. He was told that the donor Gustave found proved to be a suitable one, whose heart met Nigel’s

demand.

After the call, Avery sat on the sofa in the living room with a livid face and did not speak for a long time.

He thought, if Nigel underwent a heart transplant because of that, Darlene would become grateful to Gustave, so grateful that she might even have sex

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That drove Avery crazy. Despite all the efforts he put in, finding Giovanni

included, Gustave was the one who took the credit.

Then Avery said coldly, “Tamper with the examination results before

sending them over.‘

Then Avery waited where he was until he got the results, with which, he left

for Darlene’s bedroom.

Since the door was locked from the outside, Darlene got excited noticing that

it was opened.

“Any news? The heart is suitable, right? Please, I beg of you. Just let me go to

the hospital. It’s a rare opportunity that I desperately want to seize.”

Avery handed over his phone with a cold face. “Have a look. These are the

examination results sent from the hospital just now. We can’t use the heart

since the donor has hepatitis.”

Darlene hurried to take over the phone before starting to read the results. As

she read, the light in her eyes dimmed.

“Impossible!”

Avery then started to comfort her. “Alright, you should have seen this coming. I mean, it took Nathen a good year to find a suitable heart for Nigel. And Gustave only spent half a month on that. That simply doesn’t make

sense.

“Since your phone is broken, which I’ve already had it being repaired now, you’ll have to wait till the printed results have been sent here. But the results

are genuine. You can give Gustave a call to verify them.

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Looking at the hospital’s stamp on the results on Avery’s phone, Darlene shook her head before turning around and walking in. “No need.”

Avery knew her so well that, the more firmly he asked her to call Gustave, the less likely she would get suspicious.

After getting to the French window in her room, Darlene sat down, her voice weak. “Leave me alone. I need some alone time to process this.”

Avery, a little guilty, added, “Don’t get too disappointed. Dr. Dawson will soon be back. He is very skilled and will for sure save Nigel. You don’t need to

worry.”

Noticing that Darlene was silent, Avery then closed the door before leaving.

And the moment he got to the study, he made a call. “Find a heart for me. I

need it ASAP.’

Avery thought, I am the only one who is allowed to help Darlene.

And there is no way I would let some other dudes steal my thunder.

Meanwhile, Vivian, who was standing secretly outside the study, clenched

her fists. “Don’t even think about saving Nigel. I will make sure that Nigel dies when she thinks there is hope.”

As for Darlene, she kept sitting at the French windows until midnight when her door was pushed open. It was Avery with a dark face. “Darlene, Nigel was

involved in a car accident.”