Chapter 390
Even After Death
Under Marinaâs anxious gaze, the lady removed Marinaâs oxygen mask.
âJust what do you want?â asked Marina weakly. Her question was free from her usual supercilious tone.
âWhat do I want?â The lady chuckled softly. Her face was no less different from what Marina
remembered.
Time, which could be relentless, chose to be kind to this lady whose face was free from
wrinkles.
The lady was gentle and warm in the past. She had always looked at Marina with a warm gaze, giving
Marina a wholesome childhood.
Hence, Marina treasured this lady the most in her life. This lady was her mother, and no one could
replace her.
However, everything changed after the car accident happened.
Looking at that ladyâs face, Marina knew how cruel this lady was and realized how foolish she
had been.
Tears ran down Marinaâs cheeks. Her voice was hoarse. âDonât you love Dad? Why did you stage your
death and plot all of this?â
âLove?â Helen Gibson grinned like a madwoman. Like a loving mother, she caressed Marinaâs
face.
Yet, Marina was shaking.
There was so much that she had faced within a day, and they ultimately toppled her impression of
Helen.
Helen wasnât an angel; she was a calculating devil.
âAre you this afraid of me? If my memories serve me right, you clung to me a lot when you
were young. You kept wanting to sleep with me every night. Darling, have you forgotten about me, your
mother?â
The mention of the word âmotherâ made Marinaâs skin crawl. She began crying buckets as those tears
soaked the blanket.
She had lost count of how many times she had cried. Her eyes were red.
Her physical pain was pale in comparison to the wounds etched within her heart.
âI called
you âMomâ for so many years. Even if Iâm not your biological daughter, youâve taken care of me for so
long.
âI missed you so much all these years, and I never accepted her. I even caused her miscarriage and
made her barren to avenge you. How could you treat me like this? How could you!â
Marina couldnât understand how the once gentle lady turned this way.
Helen smiled. âSilly you. I donât hold any grudges against you. Your fatherâs the one who owes me. Do
you know how long Iâve been waiting for this day to come?â
When she talked about that, her expression was tinged with madness.
It scared Marina so much as she felt that something was wrong with Helen, especially Helenâs face.
Marina found it odd that Helen looked the same as she was when she âpassed awayâ over a decade
ago. There were no wrinkles on her face!
âIâm just curious how he would react after learning the truth. Would he regret giving me the bad
treatment?â Helen put the oxygen mask back on Marinaâs face before wiping off Marinaâs
tears.
âDonât worry. Considering that Iâve taken care of you for so long, Iâll spare your life. Now, itâs his turn.â
Helen wiped the tears off her finger with a tissue.
She casually threw it away into the trash can as if it was filthy.
Marina watched Helen leave, feeling the urge to stop her.
Marina thought while crying, âDad, donât come. Whatâs waiting ahead of you is only an abyss.â
Only then did she regret whatever she had done to Chloe.
Chloe didnât know about Marinaâs identity, but she treated Marina with all her heart.
She had always been on Marinaâs side, but Marina didnât appreciate it.
The moment Marina shut her eyes, she could remember how she poured vegetable oil over the stairs
that caused Chloe to suffer from a miscarriage due to a fall.
When Chloe was discharged from the hospital, the young Marina looked at her guiltily.
To Marinaâs surprise, the weak Chloe stroked her head. âItâs alright that Iâve lost my child. Iâll treat you
better in the future.â
Chloe was clearly aware that it was Marinaâs doing, yet she didnât tell anyone about it.
She lost her baby and almost lost her life! But she merely took it as a prank by the young
Marina.
From that day onward, Chloe also treated Marina better.
Chloe assumed that Marina was simply afraid that the baby would shake up her position within the
family. That was why Chloe treated Marina with care.
Yet, what did Marina do?
Marina didnât treat Chloe well, not even a day. Hurtful words were the only thing she hurled at
Chloe.
On the other hand, Chloe didnât take it to heart and did everything in her power to give Marina
the maternal love she needed.
If Marina could move herself at the moment, she wouldâve slapped herself in the face a few
times.
Marinaâs bone marrow was compatible with Chloeâs, but she didnât choose to save Chloe
because she wanted to survive.
Under the urge from the devil, Marina even drove Chloe to death.
Whenever she recalled how Chloe bled, the weight of regret suffocated Marina.
âMom, Iâm sorry!â she said aloud in her head.