Chapter 178 What if Itâs True?
By the time Seth rushed over, Darlene was already unconscious.
She had made a scene. By the time Avery finally snatched the knife from her hands, she was already
exhausted. When she used the closet door as a support to get up, she
fainted.
Avery brought her upstairs to the bedroom. Just as he placed her down on the bed and brought some
warm water from the bathroom, Seth knocked on the door and came in.
Seth, who came in carrying the medicine box, noticed Averyâs pale face. He was stunned
sick?â for a moment before asking suspiciously, âIs she sick or are you
When Avery woke up from his coma back then, his face was not as pale as it was now.
Avery glanced at him and did not say a word. He motioned that Darlene was on the bed. After placing
the basin of water on the table, he sat down on the sofa.
Seth approached the bedside. As he examined Darlene, he secretly cursed in his heart, Avery has
already lost his memory. Why canât he become a little gentler?
All year round, he wears a poker face and keeps silent. People around him have to work for him
carefully. No wonder his wife couldnât stand it and ran away with others.
Thinking back to the days when Darlene was with him and saw his long face for such a long time, I know
it was really not easy for her.
After the examination was over, Seth adjusted his emotions and looked at Avery, who was sitting on the
sofa like a statue.
âHer emotions are unstable, which caused a sudden coma. Take a good rest, and donât irritate her again.
Pay attention to her diet. And the medicine should be taken on time. As for the baby, I am very sure that
she is not pregnant.â
Avery looked at him for a while and suddenly asked, âWhat illness is she suffering
from?â
Seth still pretended to be calm and said, âHeart disease. Itâs been so many years. Oh,
you donât remember, do you?â
Avery believed that he remembered everything about Darlene. He replied, âI know it. Other than that, is
there anything else?â
Seth did not dare to tell him the truth. He walked over and sat down opposite Avery. âWhy are you
suddenly asking this? Is there any other problem?â
Avery was a little hesitant, but he did not hide anything. âI brought her back today. She suddenly wanted
to use a knife to hurt herself. She also said that she was seriously ill and about to die. She said that it
was me who killed our baby.â
Those words sounded untrue.
Seth looked away and tried to avoid him awkwardly. âOh, is that so? Thereâs such a
thing.â
Avery did not notice the strange expression on Sethâs face. He only thought back to Darleneâs crazy
behavior just now. âIâm wondering if she has any psychological problems, such as hypochondria or
paranoia.
âIt is impossible for her to be seriously ill, and it is even more impossible for me to kill our baby. Could it
be a miscarriage that caused her emotional ups and downs as well as other mental problems?â
Seth handed a few examination sheets to him. âShe currently does have a certain degree of depression.
When a depression sufferer becomes extremely emotional, she may be unconscious and talk nonsense,
or she may have a tendency to selfâharm.
âAs for the cause of the miscarriage, it is because she has heart disease, and she needs to take
medicine every day. You know the medicine may hurt her baby, so the doctor suggested that she should
give up the child. You signed it.
Avery frowned. âNo wonder. She always said that I killed her baby. It turns out that I really signed it. She
thought that she was seriously ill. When I have time, I have to find a psychologist for her.â
Seth looked at him with a long face and tried to sound him out. âSure. But if, I mean if, what Darlene said
about her having a serious illness and the matter of you killing the
child is true?â
Avery did not hesitate. He clearly rejected this assumption, âImpossible. She saw a doctor for her heart
disease regularly. Sheâs stable, and she takes the medicine on time.
âEven if a personâs body can suddenly change overnight, no one can predict the disease. But as for me
killing the child, how is that possible?â
He repeated it very confidently as if he was eager to prove something. âAnyway, it is impossible for me to
do such a thing.â
Seth was silent. Indeed, it would be difficult for men to kill their babies.
But Avery had done it in the past. He was truly cruel at that time.
As for now, Seth knew that there was no point in telling Avery anymore.
Seth stood up and looked at Darlene on the bed with some sympathy. He sighed, âJust pray that you
never remember it.â
But even so, Avery would not be able to immerse himself in his own world for long.
After all, Darlene only got less than two months. She may die soon.
Avery frowned and stood up. âWhat do you mean by that?â
However, Seth did not say anything to him. He left some medicine here before leaving
with the medicine box.
Avery walked back to the side of the bed. The water was cold, so he changed it. He then sat down on the
edge of the bed to wipe Darleneâs face with a towel.
When the towel reached over, he somehow used his palm to compare it with her face and found that her
face was not as big as his palm.
There were also a lot of mud stains on her neck. Probably the smudges were left when she fell in the
backyard of Gustaveâs villa not long ago.
Avery approached her and carefully wiped her neck. Darlene seemed to be in pain. When he saw this,
Avery frowned.
Avery did it more gently. When the mud stains were wiped clean, the scar on her neck was slowly
revealed.
The position was a little to the left from the middle of her neck, all the way to the back
of her neck.
Avery looked at the wound that suddenly appeared on her neck in disbelief. He could not
understand how such a long and eyeâcatching scar appeared on her neck.
His breathing almost stopped. He opened his palm and saw the wound that Darlene had
just cut with a knife in his palm.
Darlene used a lot of strength to leave a very deep and long wound in his palm, but the wound on her
neck was much deeper than that on his hand.
No wonder she always wore clothes with collars.
His hands trembled as he touched the scar. The wound had already scabbed, and it looked like she got
hurt a few months ago.
Avery reached out to cover his chest. His heart was clenched. In such a deadly silent bedroom, he asked
himself again and again what he had forgotten and what exactly he
had done.
Seth once said to Avery, âYou better never remember it again.â
Avery repeated this sentence countless times in his mind. Fear began to surge like a tide.
Avery had to admit that he was starting to panic.
Darlene had lost her baby. The hideous scar on her neck was something that didnât exist in his memory.
But now, it showed itself right in front of him.
Avery raised his hand to press the space between his eyebrows. He forced himself to stop thinking about
it and pretend that he had not seen anything. It was like nothing had happened.
He carried the basin into the bathroom. There was a look of uneasiness on his face that
he could not hide.
After a long time, he came out of the bathroom and lay down beside Darlene.
He pulled her into his arms, drew her close, and spoke in a low voice like he was hypnotizing himself,
âDarlene, I didnât forget. I remember everything. Weâve been married for two years. You must be sick.
You just remembered it wrong.â
Darlene was in a deep sleep. When her brain was in pain and chaos, she felt that she could not breathe.
It seemed that something was pressing down on her body, blocking her breath. She wanted to break free
from it, but she could not.