Jane sat silently on the chair, as if contemplating something.
Patrick approached and patted her shoulder, embracing her gently in his arms. He softly comforted her, “If you want to cry, go ahead and cry.”
Jane shook her head immediately and said, “Now is not the time to cry. Maybe I’m just not meant to have a family.”
She couldn’t help but feel a sense of lamentation. Why did tragedy strike one after another within a short span of two months since they reunited as a family? She understood the deep bond between her parents, so leaving her mother alone in this world would undoubtedly be unbearable for her.
However, she never expected her mother to leave so quickly.
It was only now that Patrick realized that the words her mother had said to him were her final farewell.
“Your mother will be fine. She will definitely wake up,” a thought kept supporting Patrick in his heart.
He knew that these successive misfortunes were a significant blow to Jane, and the damage they would bring to her would be endless.
Upon hearing his words, Jane instinctively looked up at him with eyes filled with anticipation and longing. “Really?” Her eyes were full of hope.
Patrick nodded firmly.
During their conversation, the lights in the emergency room had already gone out. Nurses pushed Jane’s mother out, followed closely by the doctor.
The two of them quickly approached and anxiously asked, “How is she?”
The doctor took off his mask and slowly spoke, “The situation is not very optimistic. Although the patient has undergone gastric lavage to remove the remaining poison, her will to survive is not very strong. Moreover, the patient is already advanced in age, and I’m afraid there may be complications in the future. Let’s keep her under observation for a few days.”
These words undoubtedly dealt another blow to Jane.
Seeing her mother lying pale on the hospital bed, Jane felt a pang of heartache. She took the initiative to push her mother into the ward.
“I’ll go to the morgue first and take care of the formalities for your father. Should we really cremate him?”
In fact, they could choose to bury her father directly, but he had passed away in a hurry, and many of his organs had already failed. If they cremated him, only a few ashes would be left.
Jane hesitated for a moment. “Let’s go to the morgue now.”
Patrick didn’t argue with her decision but simply stood silently beside her.
At this moment, she didn’t need comfort; she needed companionship.
“You go outside. I want to be alone with my mother for a while,” Jane’s voice sounded hoarse, filled with grief.
Patrick left silently.
Jane was left alone in the ward. She grabbed her mother’s hand and placed it on her own cheek, tears streaming uncontrollably from her eyes.
While crying, Jane shouted, “Mother, please don’t leave me alone. Can’t you stay with me a little longer? Father has already left. Can’t you be there for me?”
“I finally managed to find both of you, and we were only together for less than a month. Is it destined for us to be separated like this?”
The more Jane thought about it, the more sorrow and anger filled her heart, and the more she felt helpless.
Throughout her life, she harbored no hatred towards anyone and never wanted to compete with others. She only hoped that the people around her could be safe and happy, and taking care of the people close to her was the greatest happiness.
Just when she had the ability to take care of her parents, they chose to leave her.
Today, Jane had been trying to hold herself together, but there were so many things that she could no longer bear.
Patrick looked through the window, watching her current state, feeling a great heartache. He didn’t know how to console her; losing both parents must be the greatest pain in the world.
Just then, Patrick’s phone rang.
“The Chief of Public Security has new information. Melissa wants to see you!”
Initially, Patrick was already feeling annoyed and immediately refused.
“Don’t bother me with such trivial matters.”
“President, Melissa refuses to admit her guilt, and the situation isn’t progressing. The truck driver and Melissa got into a fight at the police station. She insists on seeing you before revealing everything.”
The secretary on the other end of the phone responded earnestly, also feeling helpless.
Upon hearing this, Patrick glanced at Jane in the hospital room and then sent a text message on his phone. He headed to the police station himself.
Upon arriving, before even entering, he heard loud arguing inside. The voice was all too familiar to him-it must be Melissa.
Patrick furrowed his brow and walked in, only to see several police officers in uniform surrounding Melissa. They had handcuffs in their hands, and Melissa’s appearance was disheveled. She kept throwing her clothes around, looking like a shrew. Seeing Patrick, she appeared extremely angry.
The chief hurried over, wiping the sweat from his forehead. “You finally came. This woman has been waiting for you for several days. She insists on seeing you and causing a commotion. We have no other choice. She has already bitten two of our officers, but her identity is special, and we can’t handle her. We don’t even dare to use force on her.”
The chief also knew that even though Melissa was now in the police station, she was still Patrick’s cousin. They couldn’t do anything to her, looking at the bigger picture.
Patrick waved his hand, indicating for the surrounding police officers to leave.
As soon as Melissa saw him, she rushed towards Patrick, but he extended his hand and stopped her with a finger.
“Patrick, I really didn’t do it on purpose. Please listen to my explanation. Those things I did before were not my original intention. I never intended to do it like this.”
Her words sounded like an explanation and an attempt to absolve herself.
Patrick sat down on a chair, looking down at her from a superior position. “There is evidence and witness testimony against you. What else do you have to say?”
“Now, you don’t even believe me? You insist on believing that woman, who clearly wanted to harm me. Everything was her doing.” Melissa continued to place all the blame on Jane.
“Enough.” Patrick’s reprimanding voice startled Melissa, and she sat down on the floor.
“You know very well what you have done. Now, you only have two options. First, I can have the chief convict you directly. After all, the evidence is enough to prove your guilt. Second, you can admit to everything you have done.”
Melissa rejected both options, believing that they offered her no benefit and were solely aimed at clearing Jane’s company of suspicion.
“I am your cousin. You only have one cousin, why do you treat me like this?” Melissa couldn’t understand why she wasn’t as good as Jane in Patrick’s eyes.
“I can have many cousins. If I want, I can consider every woman around your age as my cousin. But Jane is the only one, the one and only.”