Chapter 106
Chapter 106
At the hospital, Jade had woken up. It was already seven in the morning.
“Caspian…”
Caspian was sitting at her side, half asleep. When he heard Jade’s voice, he opened his eyes in an instant. “Jade, you are awake. Are you feeling better? Does it still hurt?”
There was still some residual anesthetic effect. Jade shook her head gently and coughed a few times. Her face was pale. When she opened her mouth, tears flowed down her cheeks. “I am sorry.”
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“You did not do anything wrong. There is no need to apologize. Jade, what is going on? How can you hurt yourself?” Caspian was thoroughly worried.
Jade looked around and realized that there was no one else in the ward except Caspian. “I–I should have died. If Mom and Dad had not brought me back, I would have died long ago.”
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“I am living a stolen life. Ending my life is the path I am destined to take. I do not want to be a burden to you. I do not want you to be unhappy because of me.”
Jade sniffled and tears flowed down her cheeks uncontrollably. “My existence is redundant. I know that you guys did not chase me out because we have been living together for the past ten years.”
Caspian’s frown deepened. “It is not like what you think. Lachlan went out to get breakfast. Mom and Dad will be here soon. Jackson has something urgent to attend to and had to leave first.”
“As for Ash, she had just left not long ago. She only left when you came out of the operation theater. You two have only known each other for a short time, and it is only natural that you do not get along. Give her some time, and it is going to be fine.” When Caspian mentioned Ash, there were no longer negative sentiments.
Jade closed her eyes. “You do not have to say anything anymore. I do not blame you and the rest of the family. I have no right to, anyway. You have already treated me well enough, and Ash never owed me anything.
“I just feel that there is no point in living anymore. Previously, I did something wrong because I was jealous, but Mom and the rest were able to regard it as water under the bridge now and gave me a second chance. Sadly, I blew it.”
For a moment, Caspian did not know what to say to comfort her. He could only quietly pass her some tissues and arm to make her feel better. After a while, Jade’s emotions gradually calmed down.
Josh and Brooke just got to the hospital.
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Josh was holding the food that their helper at home had cooked. His other hand was holding Brooke’s hand. Seeing that Jade had woken up, Josh could be seen relaxed. “Jade, are you feeling better already?”
“I’m alright now. Dad, Mom, you guys can leave. And Caspian, you should go back too. I’m fine.” Jade’s eyes were still red, but she sounded much calmer.
Brooke frowned slightly but quickly relaxed. “We just came here and you are chasing us away? What are you planning to do? Are you trying to hurt yourself again?”
Jade looked at Brooke timidly and shook her head vigorously. “No, I will not trouble you anymore. I am sorry.”
“What are you talking about, Jade? You are our daughter and a member of this big family. What trouble are you talking about?” Josh did not like what Jade had just said.
When Brooke saw her like this, she suddenly recalled the scene when they first adopted Jade. She was like that too. She behaved timidly and was more polite than the other children. She did not fight or snatch things from others.
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Over time, everything seemed to have changed, but a lot seemed to remain the same.
“The two of you go out first. Let me talk to Jade alone for a while. Brooke pondered for a moment and spoke.
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Caspian was obviously unhappy. He stood up from the chair and acted in a protective manner. “Mom, is there anything that Dad and I should not be listening to? Jade has just woken up and her emotions are still unstable.”
Brooke rolled her eyes at her silly son. “I am her mother. How can I not know about her current condition? Besides, it is just a chat. What are you trying to imply? What do you think I am going to do to her?”
Josh knew that this was the prelude to his wife’s anger. He pulled Caspian out of the ward.
“Jade, what exactly do you want to do? Why did hurt yourself?” After Brooke returned home from the hospital, she had been tossing and turning on the bed and was unable to sleep.
Previously, Jade’s extreme actions had indeed disappointed her. However, after living together for more than ten years, she could not bear to totally ignore Jade.
Therefore, Brooke had made it clear early on that as long as Jade was still the same as before and did not do harm to Ash, she would treat Jade just like before.
Jade’s eyes welled up with tears, and she started to sob. “Mom, I do not want anything. I just want you to still love me. I just want you not to hate me.”
“Mom, I am really, really afraid that you guys will not want me anymore. I will be alone again. I really did not want to take what was Ash’s. I was simply too scared.”
Jade tried her best to hold back her tears. Her voice was choked with sobs, and teardrops hung on her long eyelashes. Her lips were trembling slightly, making one’s heart ache.
No matter how tough Brooke may be, she could not help but soften her stance at that very moment. She walked up to Jade, bent from her waist, and put her arms around Jade’s shoulders. “I know, I know. Do not cry anymore. You have just undergone surgery and it is not good to be too emotional.
“Jade, as long as you are the same old Jade, I will treat you the same, and you will always be a child of the Turner family.” Brooke rubbed Jade’s head gently and comforted her.
Jade could no longer hold back her emotions. She laid on Brooke’s shoulder and cried out loud, but there was a flash of smugness and ruthlessness in her eyes.
‘Everything can only be mine. As for Ash, so what if she was Mom’s biological daughter?‘
“Boss, why did the Snider Group suddenly give up on the bidding?”
Ash took a nap before going to Shadow Ventures to share the good news of Calvert giving up bidding.
She shook her head. “I have the faintest idea. Why did you call me so many times in the morning? What was the matter? I punish people severely for disturbing my sleep, do you know that?”
“I am sorry. I was wrong. Are you sure you were not awake at that time? But you answered my call.” William maintained a polite attitude and admitted his mistake when being pointed out.
“I answered your call? When? Didn’t I pick up your call only after you called numerous times? Are you sure that I answered your call earlier? What did I say?” Ash could not recall anything.
William shook his head. “You did not say anything. You picked up the call but did not say anything the entire time. You hung up after that. Maybe you accidentally hit the answer button.”
“Maybe.” At that time, Ash was holding her phone in her hand. It was not impossible for her to accidentally swipe the screen
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when she was asleep. However, something felt strange somewhere.
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If I had really accidentally swiped the screen and hit the answer button, what about hanging up after that? Did I accidentally hang up too? What on earth did I do in my sleep? Why are there so many things that did not make sense? I was not alone and there was no music playing. Is it true that Calvert did not hear anything?
Ash bit her lower lip. It was very strange to her as there were too many things that did not make sense.
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