A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 115 I’ve Looked for Him for Ten Years
Darlene’s mind was in a mess. Those intermittent memories stimulated her brain. She couldn’t hear clearly what Avery was
saying, only seeing the anger on his face.
For the first time in ten years, she had memories of her life before the age
of twelve.
The boy she met when she was ten, the boy who saved her life in the deep sea when she was twelve, she suddenly
remembered them all.
Along with a familiar name, “Aurora“, they all flooded into Darlene’s memory.
Her face turned a little pale. This kind of chaotic memory, after Gustave called out “Aurora“, rushed back suddenly and
unexpectedly.
Her brain was in terrible pain. She raised her hands and massaged her temples. A voice seemed to urge her to leave here and
not reveal herself.
She supported herself against the wall and walked out, only to see a gaze full of hostility not far away, which had been fixed on
her for some time.
Abigail, who had been watching from not far away, walked over with a face full of anger and hatred. She raised her hand and
slapped Darlene in the face. “You bitch, I am
Gustave’s Aurora!
“Sandra told me that was my name when I was in the orphanage. I am the one who knew Gustave very early on. You wicked
impostor!”
Darlene’s mind was in chaos. It was only when Abigail’s sudden slap landed on her face. and the pain spread to her cheek that
she finally looked straight at Abigail.
Avery’s face darkened, and he quickly slapped Abigail back. “Are you crazy?”
Abigail had never been slapped before, let alone by a man.

She burst into tears. “You slapped me? You are a man! You shouldn’t do this to a
woman!”
Avery sneered. “Didn’t expect a fool with a brain problem would know this.”
Abigail called Gustave with a wronged face and ran to Gustave.
Gustave drank a little too much and subconsciously wanted to chase after Darlene, who
was about to leave, but he felt something suddenly blocking his way.
He directly grabbed Abigail’s wrist and threw her to the side.
Abigail was flung to the side and her face turned livid. Seeing Gustave approaching Darlene, she was so angry that her whole
body trembled.
you would “Gustave, trust me. I am the Aurora you have been looking for. You said that treat her well. For half a year in the
orphanage, I was the only one who treated you well. And when I was twelve, you saved me from drowning. Don’t you
remember?”
Abigail tried to recall the words Sandra had told her and spoke them out as completely as possible, hoping to soften Gustave’s
heart and bring his attention back to her.
However, Gustave seemed not to hear her voice, walked closer to Darlene, and continued to ask her, “You are the real Aurora,
right? There can’t be so many coincidences in this world. You also entered the orphanage at the age of ten and were adopted at
the age of twelve. You also have a mole under your eye, and your surname is
also...”
“Mr. Walpole, I’m not. That’s just because you have a wild imagination,” Darlene interrupted him, her voice trembling slightly,
which others couldn’t really tell, but Avery did.
She was trying to conceal her panic, unease, and some other emotions.
Avery was stunned for a moment. He thought of the words Abigail and Gustave had just
said.

An orphanage, Aurora, drowned at the age of twelve and was rescued.
These words, combined together, quickly made Avery realize a truth that he was unwilling to accept. The person who had saved
Darlene’s life many years ago, the one
Darlene had been looking for all these years, was Gustave.
Avery tugged at the corners of his mouth, wanting to laugh, but found that he couldn’t.
What a small world! The person who saved Darlene back then, and the person who had
stayed with Darlene in the orphanage for half a year, turned out to be Gustave.
Avery wondered, so Darlene, this is gonna change your attitude toward Gustave?
Or will you choose to completely disregard everything and leave with him after learning
all of this?
A guess popped into Avery’s mind uncontrollably. He thought, if I were to confront Gustave head–on, what would be my chances
of winning?
If he stood out to help Darlene with the divorce lawsuit and took her away at all costs, what would be my chances of keeping
her?
Avery had always been confident. He believed that his chances of winning were not low, at least higher than Gustave’s.
But if one asked him if he had a hundred percent chance of winning, he had to admit the answer was “no“.
In Baltimore, the Gallard Group was influential, as was the Walpole Group.
The only difference between the two was that Avery was able to control the entire Gallard Group because Andrew was old now
and could no longer control him.
However, Gustave’s father was still young and was also the chairman of the Walpole Group with real power. He would not allow
Gustave to do whatever he wanted.
And this was the only area where Avery was slightly better than Gustave.

If it were any other man, Avery wouldn’t have so many concerns. Any other man had no chance of taking Darlene away from
him.
But if it was Gustave, Avery realized that he was not quite sure.
Avery always thought he could keep Darlene by his side, but at this moment, he was
truly a little flustered.
He didn’t want to hear one more word from Gustave, so he grabbed Darlene’s arm and dragged her outside. “It’s very cold
outside. So how about we go to the hospital first? I already made an appointment with Mr. Dawson, and he will wait for us there
and
arrange for you to be hospitalized.”
Behind them, Gustave was still saying something, but Darlene did not even dare to look back. She was being roughly dragged
by Avery towards the villa’s gate.
Aleena chased after them but was stopped by Cyrus.
Unable to get past, Aleena was furious and stomped her foot, cursing Avery, “Avery, you
bastard! You only dare vent your anger on women!
“Now that you treat Darlene that badly, why don’t you just let her die outside? Why would you take her to the doctor? You make
me feel disgusted! Darlene is so unlucky to meet you! Poor Darlene!”
Avery didn’t say a word. He opened the back door of the car, shoved Darlene inside, and then got in himself. Bang! He slammed
the car door shut.
Aleena’s furious yelling from outside abruptly stopped as soon as the car door closed.
Darnell, in the driver’s seat, saw that Avery was obviously in a bad mood, and guessed Avery and Darlene were about to quarrel.
He thought, I am just a driver, so I had better not hear that. Otherwise, I will get into unnecessary trouble.
He quickly glanced at Avery’s dark face in the rearview mirror and silently raised the partition between the front and back seats.

The air in the back seat space suddenly froze. Avery glanced over and saw that Darlene’s eyes were extremely red.
He remained silent for a long time. After a while, he pretended to be indifferent and said, “You just care too much about trivial
matters.
“It has been ten years since Gustave saved your life. Well, in fact, I can find a chance to
thank him for you in person. Besides, in that situation, I think anyone who can swim will choose to save you.”
Darlene looked at him. Her eyes were cold, and she laughed sarcastically. “So will you do it? When I was fifteen and about to die
from my injuries, did you or anyone from the Gallard family save me?”
She was like muttering, “Avery, it has been ten years. I’ve been looking for him for ten
years. There is no one else in this world who would risk his life for me.”
Avery could not keep his cool anymore. He grabbed Darlene’s shoulders and approached her. “So what do you want to say?
What do you mean?”