Chapter 353: Chapter 353



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“Instead of being depressed, why not think about how you can make up for it.” Dolores said this intentionally. She didn’t want to see him continue like this. It was useless to lament, things could no longer be changed.

In this world, if something is taken away from you and you can’t get it back, the only thing left is regret.

Armand raised his head and looked at Dolores: “What should I do now?”

Now he was really in a mess. He didn’t know what else he could do, and his mind was filled with images of Theresa’s wounded face.

He couldn’t get rid of those images.

“Go back and get cleaned up first. I’ll take care of Theresa here.” Dolores said.

Armand hesitated, “What if she wants to see me, but I’m not here?”

“Do you think she’ll want to see you?” If her face hadn’t been disfigured, there was a chance she might want to see him. But there was no way Theresa would want to see him now.

If this had happened to herself, she definitely wouldn’t want to see Matthew.

She could understand how Theresa felt.

“You’re not paying for your mistakes this way. You’re just torturing yourself. You think you can receive forgiveness this way?”

Armand clutched Dolores’ sleeves in panic, “What should I do then, how can I receive her forgiveness?”

“Forgiveness?” Dolores sneered at him, “If it were you, what would you do?”

Armand was speechless. If it were him, maybe he wouldn’t be able to forgive himself either.

Dolores did not continue to provoke him. Instead, she said, “Go back first, I’ll try to advise Theresa.”

Armand knew the close relationship between Dolores and Theresa. If Dolores was willing to speak on his behalf, it meant there was still hope. He said from the bottom of his heart, “Thank you, Dolores.”

Dolores ignored him. This was because she was biased in Theresa’s favor. If Theresa did not decide to forgive him, she would not help him either.

Once she got Armand to leave, Dolores went to the nurse’s desk to inquire about Theresa’s situation.

The nurse went first to ask Theresa’s opinion on whether she would like visitors.

Because of the patient’s disfigured face, strangers would easily irritate her.

Therefore, she first had to ask the patient’s permission.

If she was willing to see the visitor, then they would continue to make arrangements.

Dolores waited patiently. The nurse came out quickly: “You can go in, but don’t stay with her too long. Try not to exceed ten minutes, her body is weak now.”

Dolores nodded and said, “I understand.”

The nurse led Dolores to a changing room and handed her an antibacterial gown. “You will need to put this on before you go into the Intensive Care Unit.” The nurse explained.

Dolores took the gown from her.

Many people wearing it for the first time didn’t know how to put it on. The nurse helped her do it.

Very quickly, with the nurse’s help, Dolores put on the antibacterial gown.

Dolores was very well wrapped. The purpose of wearing it was to make sure she didn’t bring any bacteria into the room.

“Follow me.” Said the nurse.

Dolores followed the nurse into the room. Other than the beeps coming from the medical equipment, there was literally no other sound. The atmosphere was cold and mechanical.

“Don’t talk for too long.” After ushering her into the room, the nurse reminded her once more before leaving.

Dolores stood in front of the door. Her steps were a little hesitant and her heart felt a little uneasy. This was because she didn’t know how to comfort Theresa.

If this had happened to her, she feared she would be saddened to the core as well.

“Lola, why aren’t you coming?” Theresa’s voice was weak and frail. She couldn’t see Dolores standing outside, but the nurse had come to ask her before this. Other than Armand, only Dolores would come to see her.

Dolores took a deep breath and went inside. She smiled and tried to put on a relaxed face, “Are you awake?”.

Theresa gave a slight “yes.”

Dolores wanted to take her hand, but both her hands were full of tubes, and she didn’t know how to do it.

“I want to get out of this place.” Theresa spoke her mind.

She had lost her son, and her heart was dead too.

She wanted to get out of this place that made her so sad.

She understood the situation perfectly well right now, and she could only trust Dolores.

“But your condition now…” Dolores was very willing to help her.

But with Theresa’s state of health at the moment, she was afraid that Theresa would not be able to leave.

Theresa’s attitude was very firm: “I can’t recover in peace here.”

As long as she was here, Armand would definitely come, and she really didn’t want to see this person.

She wanted to leave, to get away from everything here.

“Lola, please help me, there is no one else I can turn to.” Theresa got a little excited, she wanted to reach out to touch Dolores, but Dolores quickly squeezed her arm and said, “I promise, but you have to give me some time to sort these things out.”

Theresa nodded her head, “Thank you…”

“Silly, what’s there to be thankful for between us.” Dolores felt tears welling up in her eyes. She was wrapped up tightly, and only her eyes were showing.

Theresa had pretended to be very calm, but Dolores could feel her sadness.

All she could do was fulfill Theresa’s request. As for Armand, she would have to leave it to time.

If fate allowed it, and Armand really loved her, there would be a chance for them to be reunited.

If not, it would only mean that they weren’t meant for each other.

There was always someone transient in every person’s life.

What mattered was whether that transient left a deep imprint on our lives.

Theresa knew better than to rush into these matters. However, she was adamant in her decision to leave, “I wish to leave as soon as possible.”

“Give me three days.” If she had to take Theresa away, Dolores had to first arrange a place for Theresa’s treatment. She also had to make some arrangements here at the hospital.

All of this required time.

Theresa replied, “Okay.”

She could agree to wait three days to decide what to do. She also had to let Dolores arrange things for her. She was already very grateful for that.

Dolores had just gotten Matthew to find a cosmetic surgeon for Theresa. Now she would have to get him to arrange for a hospital. The hospital would have to work on cosmetic surgery for Theresa, as well as allow her a place to rest.

“The doctor said your body is very weak now, and you can’t talk much. Get a good rest, I’ll go fix things for you. With me here, you don’t have to worry. I know you don’t want Armand to know, right? I won’t tell him, so get well first. Once I’ve fixed everything, I’ll come get you.” Theresa agreed gently.

“Things will get better.” Dolores comforted her.

Just then, the nurse came in to remind Dolores that her time was up. Dolores reassured her, “I’ll do my best to fix everything as soon as possible. Promise me that, during this period, you will not think too much, take care of your body and wait for me to come and pick you up.”

“Okay.”

Dolores left the room, took off her antibacterial suit and left the hospital. She stood outside the hospital to hail a cab and head to Matthew’s company to settle Theresa’s matter. He still had to trust Matthew because his contacts were limited.

There were a lot of people at the hospital, and also a lot of cabs. Quickly, he managed to hail a cab. He opened the door and sat inside.

“Where to?” asked the cab driver.

Just as Dolores was about to answer, her phone rang in her purse. She picked up the phone and Victoria’s name appeared on it. She told the driver, “To the WY Group.” As she finished her words, she pressed the answer button.

“Are you free now?” Victoria’s voice was heard.

Dolores said, “Yes, what is it?”

“I’m waiting for you at the Ro Dessert House.” Victoria did not mention what the matter was. As she finished her words, she hung up the phone.

Dolores looked at her phone, thinking in her heart that Victoria wouldn’t be looking for her if she didn’t have something important. So she told the driver, “We’re not going to WY Group anymore, we’re going to RO Dessert House.”

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