Chapter 180 Hailey cried for a solid two hours, exhausting all her tears, before finally stopping. Eleanor smirked at her and said, âI always thought of Hailey as tough and resilient. I never knew you had a vulnerable side.â
Hailey wasnât in the mood for jokes and asked bitterly, âDoes Dr. Terrill know you canât see?â
Eleanor casually shook her head, âNo. I donât want to bother her.â
Hearing this broke Haileyâs heart. She worried that Eleanor might believe she didnât have much time left and therefore didnât care about her loss of vision. Hailey looked into Eleanorâs lifeless eyes, suppressing her overwhelming emotions, and asked hoarsely, âEleanor, when did you start getting sick?â
Hailey had researched and knew that heart failure took a long time to progress to the end stage; it couldnât have happened suddenly. Eleanorâs heart failure must have started before the Laurence family hurt her. Something must have occurred to cause such severe consequences.
Eleanor believed it was time to share some information with Hailey, so she wouldnât be completely clueless about how she would die.
So she held back her discomfort and gently told Hailey, âDo you remember when Jason kicked me twice five years ago?â
Hailey suddenly realized what she meant, âWere those kicks the cause of your heart failure?â
Eleanor nodded, âMy unhealthy heart was damaged by his kicks. The doctors told me I would have heart failure and should protect my heart well, maybe I could last a few years. I guess I must not have taken good care of it, so my heartâs condition worsened...â
Feeling Haileyâs tight grip on her hand, Eleanor patted her hand to signal her to relax before continuing:
âWhen I recovered in B City for a while, I wanted to tell you but you were always talking about killing Garett. So I didnât dare say it; also, I didnât want you to worry, so I never told you...â
Hailey understood that Eleanorâs heart failure was Garettâs fault and Bernard was now shortening her lifespan.
Her beloved Eleanorâs short life was plagued by two men she loved, each hastening her demise.
After hurting her, both men vanished without a trace, not even leaving a word.
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ï¤Chapter 179 Did her Eleanor just come into this world to be hurt by them?
Haileyâs heart was filled with resentment, wishing she could kill those arrogant bastards.
However, Eleanor seemed less furious, as if she had already come to terms with it, âDonât blame Garett, he didnât know. Besides, I could have the coronary bypass operation because he worked so hard to earn the money for it. Without him, I wouldnât have lived this long...â
Seeing Eleanor still defending Garett, Hailey suddenly felt it was so unfair, âEleanor, youâre just too kindâhearted...â
Unaffected, Eleanor lowered her eyes and didnât make a sound, but the image of Bernard hitting her flashed through her mind.
She and Garett had given their all to each other, but couldnât be together because of misunderstandings, while she treasured Bernard on her own, which was truly ridiculous.
Hailey didnât want to hurt Eleanor with harsh words, so she didnât mention the past and asked, âEleanor, are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?â
Eleanor shook her head. It didnât matter where she felt uncomfortable now, no need to disturb the doctors anymore.
With a heavy heart, Hailey gently touched Eleanorâs sweaty face and said, âYouâre drenched in sweat just from talking for a little while. Iâll fetch some hot water to wipe you down.â
Eleanor clenched her teeth and managed to respond, âOkay,â before losing the energy to say anything else.
Hailey released her hand, picked up the kettle, and left the room. However, as soon as she stepped out, she collided with a paleâlooking Jason. He appeared shaken and had red eyes, as if he had been standing there for a while.
Surprised, Halley looked at him and asked in a cold tone, âDidnât you go back to B City? Why are you here?â
Jason didnât answer but raised his bloodshot eyes.
A sudden realization struck Hailey, and she exclaimed, âYou heard everything Eleanor and I just talked about, didnât you?â
Mechanically, he nodded without uttering a word. Perhaps, now aware of the truth, he felt too ashamed to speak.
Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband (END)
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