Chapter 1297
The Ceo’s Convict Wife
Turning around, Zephyr left the door of Rileyâs apartment. After taking a few steps, he suddenly fell straight to the ground.
His face was pale and his eyes closed.
Zephyr felt that he had a long dream.
In the dream, he and Riley were about to get married. Nicholas had gone abroad. There was no car accident or suspicion, nor did Riley be sent to a psychiatric hospital.
Zephyr and Riley still loved each other so much, and what made him more happy was that Riley was pregnant. She gave birth to a boy for Zephyr several months after they got married.
The three of them were happy.
The dream was so beautiful that Zephyr didnât want to wake up from it.
When he woke up, he would have to face the cruel reality.
âZephyr⦠Zephyrâ¦â Someone was constantly calling Zephyrâs name.
âZephyr, what happened to you? Why did you suddenly become like this?â It was the sobbing voice of his mother.
It was a dream, and it was time to wake up!
Zephyr slowly opened his eyes and saw his parents.
âDad⦠Mom⦠Why are youâ¦â Zephyr said in a weak voice.
âWhat happened, Zephyr? Who hurt your fingers? Did Riley ask someone to break your fingers?â
Mariah asked anxiously.
Hearing Rileyâs name, Zephyr got anxious and asked, âWhere is Riley? Where is she? I⦠Why am I here?â
âShe sent you to the hospital, but now sheâs in the police station and is detained,â Mariah said.
âPolice station? How could she be detained in the police station?â Zephyr asked nervously.
âShe is suspected of deliberately hurting you. Of course, she should be detained!â Mariah said angrily.
But when Mariah said this, Zephyrâs expression became even more anxious. He pulled off the thin quilt on his body and was about to get out of bed.
âWhat are you doing? Lie down. Your fingers have just been cast. If you move them again, the plaster will be in vain and your finger functions will be affected!â Mariah said hurriedly.
Jeffery pressed Zephyrâs shoulder and said, âListen to your mother and lie down!â
âI broke my fingers myself. It has nothing to do with Riley. Even if she really wants to break my fingers, I am willing to let her do so! Iâm going to the police station and tell the police what happened!â Zephyr said. He couldnât let Riley suffer any more wrongs.
But Zephyrâs words shocked Jeffery and Mariah.
âWhat? Did you break your fingers yourself?â Jeffery and Mariah looked at their son in disbelief.
âYeah, I broke them myself. Harriet cut off Rileyâs finger. But now, even if all of my five fingers were broken, I canât compensate for Rileyâs lost finger!â Zephyr said.
It was an unbearable pain for Zephyr.
âYou⦠Youâ¦â Mariah was shocked and couldnât calm down. After a long time, she finally said, âIt⦠It was Harriet who cut off Rileyâs finger. It was not you. Why did you do that?â
âWas Harriet the only one who should be blamed?â Zephyr said bitterly. âIf I had protected Riley when she was in trouble, how could Harriet have cut off Rileyâs finger so recklessly? It was me. I gave Harriet a chance!â
âEven if you felt sorry for Riley, you didnât have to do this. We can compensate her with money. Since you want to divorce Harriet now, you can marry her again!â Mariah said. The Scott family had already known that Hendrickâs biological mother was Riley.
Therefore, they would not reject Zephyr marrying Riley again.
But after hearing Mariahâs words, Zephyr seemed to have heard a joke.
âMom, do you know how much I want to marry her? But it is impossible! She will never forgive me, let alone marry me. Even if I pay her back with my life, she wonât look at me again,â Zephyr said sadly with great a painful look.
Hearing this, Mariah took a deep breath and staggered.
Jeffery hurriedly held Mariah.
âHow could youâ¦â Mariah wanted to say something, but the words seemed to have stuck in her throat, and she couldnât say anything.
At this time, Zephyr got out of bed and rushed out of the ward.
Mariah looked at Zephyrâs disappearing back in a daze and finally cried in Jefferyâs arms.
âWhy? Why would this happenâ¦â Mariah murmured.
Jeffery could only gently pat Mariah on the shoulder and comfort her, saying, âMaybe things are not as bad as we think. Donât worry too muchâ¦â
Although Jeffery said so, he had a strong sense of anxiety. He had a premonition that maybe the Scott family would always be haunted by the influence of what had happened to Riley.
Zephyr rushed to the police station. After he explained everything to the police, Riley was finally released.
âIâm sorry,â Zephyr said. As soon as he said that, he was stunned. He realized that he had been saying sorry to her all the time.
âDonât appear in front of me again so that such things will never happen again,â Riley said indifferently.
Looking at Zephyrâs right hand with a cast and bandage, she added, âBesides, donât say those meaningless words again. Even if you lose all your fingers, I canât get my finger back. It doesnât make any sense for you to do so.â
Zephyr only felt a throbbing pain in his heart. âCanât I really compensate you for something?â
âItâs useless. Life will never come back again.â Riley looked away from Zephyr and walked towards the gate of the police station, ignoring him.
Zephyr covered his chest tightly with his uninjured left hand and felt the increasingly painful feeling.
Couldnât everything come back?
Was it really impossible?
At this moment, Zephyr was like a prisoner sentenced to death. All that remained in his heart was despair!
Riley entrusted a lawyer and filed a lawsuit to take back the equity that was once been seized by Harriet. At that time, Harriet became Rileyâs guardian on the grounds of Rileyâs mental illness.
Therefore, all of Rileyâs shares were taken away by Harriet.
Now, it had been proved by experts that Riley was not suffering from mental illness. So she could take back her shares.
However, her shares needed to be calculated again because they had become difficult to distinguish from other shares after the business. reorganization of Summer Group and the Scott familyâs business.
Fortunately, the Scott family didnât make things difficult. They gave a fairly good offer in court. Finally, this case ended smoothly.
Riley entrusted her lawyer during the whole trial and did not appear in court.