Aoife disregarded everything and crawled to Ethan’s side, even though he was right in front of her, she couldn’t touch him. Her closeness would only hurt him.
She placed the severed finger in Ethan’s palm, repeatedly saying, “I’m sorry.”
“Ethan, go home, your parents are still waiting for you, forget about me…”
At the moment when Finn cut off his finger, Ethan screamed in pain. The severed finger hurt, but it paled in comparison to Aoife’s words.
“Ethan, go home, your parents are still waiting for you, forget about me…”
He knew Aoife had given up on him, on their relationship, she had no choice. And he was helpless, unable to protect Aoife, even becoming a burden to her.
Ethan held onto the severed finger, closed his eyes, and thought about a lot. He remembered the little moments of their life together in the foreign town, remembered the child in Aoife’s belly, the name he had given the child.
– Natalie.
Not all unforgettable memories can be recalled.
Without memories, there would be a wound.
Ethan remembered the day he played “Dream Wedding” for Aoife. The dream wedding could only be a dream wedding, even though he had put the ring on Aoife’s ring finger, there was no possibility between them.
“Is it impossible for us… Aoife, are you giving up on everything?”
She had nothing from the start… So where did the abandonment come from? It was just a return to the beginning, this ending was good for everyone.
Aoife had no strength left, her eyes filled with deep despair, making it hard to breathe just by looking at her heaviness.
No one could understand the feeling of having hopes slowly shattered, how desperate it was… Overwhelmingly, Aoife’s pupils dilated, like two cracked glass marbles, shattered into pieces, unable to return to their original state, she knelt on the ground, her body unable to support her, falling back as if a wild grass broken in the storm, falling into the mud, darkness before her.
Ethan said, being a wild grass, looking up to the sky will be broader, but the wild grass crushed in the mud, no matter how hard he opened his eyes, how he raised his head, he couldn’t see the sky.
Ethan had been imprisoned for two days, enduring intense pain from injections, being beaten, and losing a finger, but he hadn’t shed a tear. Yet now, because of Aoife’s words “giving up,” tears uncontrollably rolled down his cheeks.
He quietly lay on the ground, not tearing his heart apart, very calm, only different with a layer of mist in front of his eyes, making it hard to see, tears streaming down his face, shattering the calmness, filled with despair.
After Aoife fell, Finn caught her, carrying her horizontally.
Ethan watched, his eyes darkening, hatred occupying his entire chest, crushing the once lively man with bright eyes, the current Ethan’s eyes pitch black.
“Finn, what if I say the child in Aoife’s belly is not yours?” Ethan hoarsely spoke.
Finn paused, his grasp on Aoife’s hand trembling. Without looking back at Ethan, he calmly said, “If it’s not mine, then abort it.”
Unexpectedly, Ethan laughed, “Finn, you are not worthy of Aoife, you will regret it, you will surely have a day of crying, I’ll be waiting for you…”
Finn was not worthy of having Aoife bear his child.
He only loved Aoife’s body, a person like Finn couldn’t accept a child in Aoife’s belly not his own, he would feel ashamed.
One advantage Aoife had with him was cleanliness.
Regret? Those two words again, when the person is in his arms, how could he have a day of regret?
Finn carried Aoife out, instructing his men, “Throw her out, inform the Jiang family to take her away.”
Aoife was in bad condition, blood flowing down her leg on the way to the hospital.
Even though Aoife fainted from the pain, she could still feel the sharp pains in her abdomen. It seemed like something was tearing her intestines apart.
Her blood couldn’t be stopped, splashing all over Finn, who seemed calm but was actually trembling as he held onto Aoife.
It was evident that Aoife had a miscarriage. Finn never expected her to have an accident at this time. The snakes in the pond were not poisonous, at most, a bite would cause inflammation. Timely wound treatment would be good.
The main reason for Aoife’s miscarriage was psychological. Pregnant women’s mental state was not good, and now being scared and stimulated, the fetus was unstable, showing signs of miscarriage.
Finn took her to the hospital, sitting dazedly in the corridor outside the intensive care unit, covered in dried blood on his black suit pants, turning into dark red, with a faint scent of rust.
He sat quietly, the sky outside covered in dark clouds, mirroring his current state of mind.
His mind was filled with Aoife’s figure, charging into the pond without concern, the water reaching her shins, the snakes wrapping around her ankles like water weeds, she fought desperately for Ethan’s severed finger.
Finn wondered, if it were him in trouble, would Aoife go to such lengths for him?
The memories of the early mornings when she woke up to make him breakfast, the dangerous beauty facing him, his Aoife was becoming increasingly blurry.
A doctor came out, wiping the sweat from his forehead, his gaze somewhat unnatural.
“Mr. Snearl, please prepare for the worst.”
Finn was scared stiff for the first time in his life, his face stiff as he asked, “What do you mean?”
The doctor replied with a heavy tone, “If we forcefully try to save the child, there might be casualties.”
Finn’s mind was buzzing, and he suddenly asked, “How many months is the child in her belly?”
“Five months pregnant, Miss Powell’s health is not good, the fetus is unstable…”
Five months?
Finn took two staggering steps back, his face darkening instantly, his brows furrowed tightly. He clenched his teeth, jaw trembling from anger, feeling a chill throughout his body, unsure if it was from fear or his heart turning cold.
“If she’s not mine, I won’t let her keep this bastard!”
Finn considered all possibilities, but he never thought Aoife would mess around and leave him, getting involved with Ethan as soon as she left, getting pregnant, a five-month-old illegitimate child. The taunts would be directed at him, Aoife dirtied herself and lied to him, lied she had no relationship with Ethan, lied that the child in her belly was his.
Actually, thinking about it, Aoife and Ethan living together for so long, twenty-four hours a day, separated. Nothing would happen?
“Even if it can be saved, I won’t let her keep this bastard!”
Finn clenched his fists tightly, joints making a cracking sound from the pressure. Besides the rage, he also felt a coldness all over, unable to pinpoint if it was a chill running down his spine or his heart turning cold.
“What are you standing there for? Go perform the surgery!”
The doctor lowered his head, not daring to look at Finn. He stuttered a response and complied, unaware of Finn’s fiery anger.
…
Aoife was conscious, feeling the doctors and nurses coming in and out around her, even though the room was sealed off from the outside world, she felt cold inside, as if she was in the midst of a harsh winter.
The nerve endings shattered by pain gradually regained clarity, she half-opened her eyes and saw the doctor approaching her, holding a syringe.
Aoife could feel her little life in her belly slowly fading away, she didn’t want her baby to disappear. This was her child, her own, unrelated to Finn. This was her family, half of her life. She had knitted several sweaters for the baby and even thought of names.
She had lost everything, she didn’t want to lose her baby, this baby was her hope for the future, to accompany her.
Aoife struggled to raise her moist eyes, dry lips parting, waiting for the doctor to approach before letting out a faint voice.
“Save me…”
Please, save me, save my baby.
The baby had been with her for so long, she could feel the movements, had seen the baby in her belly, even dreamt of her, a little girl with pigtails squatting in front of her, calling her “mommy” in a soft, childlike voice.
Although the doctor didn’t hear Aoife’s voice, seeing her mouth move, he understood what she was saying. At that moment, his hand suddenly went cold, blood chilling his entire body, even his toes frozen.
He was at a loss, the entire Chiwood hospital was under someone’s control, if not him, then someone else would be performing this heartless act. Besides, he needed the money to save his daughter.