A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 71 Avery, Do You Have a Conscience?
Fear appeared in Avery’s eyes. Avery looked up at the doctor, and for a moment, he
could not react.
Reina, Darlene’s grandmother, was the last card Avery could use to keep Darlene staying with him.
Seeing that Avery did not respond, the doctor was so anxious that he was about to say it. again. Just then, a nurse trotted in a
hurry from the end of the corridor.
“Dr. Horton, Dr. Horton, hurry over, please. The old madam of Bed No. 2 upstairs. regained her breath. She is in cardiopulmonary
resuscitation and is about to enter the rescue room. Mr. Cohen asked you to hurry over with her family immediately!”
Avery got up from the chair. His palms were shaking violently, and his breathing seemed to be blocked in an instant. He did not
recover a bit until he heard what the nurse said.
Brent Horton, the doctor who was addressed as “Dr. Horton”, said, “Sorry for my mistake. There is hope for rescue since she can
breathe again. Please come to the rescue room with your wife and wait outside there. I have to go now.”
Brent and the nurse left in a hurry, and the corridor fell silent again as if the misfortune just now was just an illusion.
There was only one door between the corridor and the ICU. Avery was not sure if Darlene, who was inside the ICU, had heard it.
Avery rushed over and pushed open the door to the ICU. Darlene had just come out of the bathroom. A bit of bloodstain was on
the corner of her mouth that had not been wiped clean, and her face was extremely pale.
Darlene had just been in the bathroom, so she did not hear what the doctor had said outside.
Darlene came out with her hand holding onto the wall. When Darlene saw Avery showing up in her ward again, she was irritated,
glaring at Avery with disgust.
‘Get out of here! Can’t you understand what I have said?”
Avery’s gaze fell on the bloodstain at the corner of Darlene’s mouth, and that strange
and uneasy feeling surged up again.

Avery got closer to Darlene. “There’s blood on your face. Did you spit out blood again? What happened? Why do you often spit
out blood these days? Let me take you to another hospital for a checkup, Ok?”
Recently, Avery had always had a strange thought that Darlene, who was standing in front of him, was only a shadow left.
When it got dark, and once the lights went out, Darlene would inadvertently disappear.
Darlene’s face was so pale, making Avery feel that Darlene became more and more unreal, unlike a real person standing there
with flesh and blood.
Darlene took a step back cautiously. She did not have the strength to argue with Avery, nor did she have the strength to smash
him with something.
Darlene said coldly, “I am very well. Don’t pretend to be sympathetic to me. You can go.
out now. I am tired, and I need a rest.”
Avery stopped his step and did not get closer to Darlene again. Then he remembered the matter about Darlene’s grandmother.
“Reina is in a bad condition. She was in the rescue. room again. If you have the strength to go out, I will take you upstairs to
check it out. You also have to sign the rescue form.”
Darlene’s expression suddenly changed. As she supported herself with her hand on the wall and hurried out, she felt a little
dizzy, and her body staggered.
After spitting out blood for so long, Darlene began to show signs of anemia. Right after she spat out blood every time, she
always easily felt dizzy badly, and even her vision
became somewhat blurred.
Avery caught up with Darlene and wanted to help her. However, his outstretched hand
was flung away by Darlene.
Darlene’s hand that was supporting the wall went a little limp, but Darlene insisted on walking hurriedly to the end of the corridor.
She said coldly, “I can walk, so I don’t need
your help.”

Avery did not say another word. He followed Darlene into the elevator and went
upstairs.
When they just left the elevator to head to the rescue room, a doctor came over from the rescue room. The doctor shook his
head and sighed to the nurse beside him, “I’m afraid it will be difficult. After all, the old madam is about age.”
For one who was over 80 years old, once he fell ill and entered the rescue room, it would be difficult for him to survive.
Darlene staggered, and then she hurriedly walked toward the doctor. “Doctor, my grandma... Is she really...”
Darlene had a lump in her throat, and she could not continue. Reina was the only family
she had in the world.
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The doctor was startled by Avery and Darlene who suddenly came out at the corner. Noticing Avery, who was next to Darlene,
the doctor’s expression immediately became uneasy. “Sorry, it is a slip of the tongue. We will work all out to rescue her. Your
grandmother will make it.
Avery reprimanded the doctor coldly. “Then what nonsense are you spouting?”
The doctor guiltily took a step to the side and gave them a way out, not daring to speak.
Darlene was already anxiously walking toward the rescue room. It was obvious that her emotions were out of control because of
the doctor’s words “I am afraid it will be
difficult”.
Reina had just taken a cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the ward and regained her
weak breath.
When Darlene reached there, Reina was being pushed out of the ward to the rescue
room.

Darlene was anxious to take a look at Reina, but a nurse came to stop her. “Ms. Garcia, your grandmother is just in an acute
myocardial infarction. She looks sort of terrible
now. You are not in a good condition yet, so you’d better not look at her for now. Please
wait until she comes out of the rescue room.”
Staring at the wheeled stretcher in front of her that was being pushed to the rescue room, Darlene was anxious to push the
nurse out of her way. “I just want to take a look, just a glance. I am fine.”
Avery grabbed Darlene’s arm from behind and advised her, “Leave it to the doctor. The
doctor will ensure to save your grandmother. Your current health conditions cannot be stimulated, so you’d better not look at her
for now.”
Darlene turned around with tears in her eyes, wanting to shake off Avery’s hand. “I’II just take a glance. Let go.”
Avery tugged at her arm, refusing to let go, nor did he speak.
and Darlene’s The wheeled stretcher was about to be pushed into the rescue room, mood became worse and worse. “I just want
to take a look at her. Say something to my grandma so that she can pull it through.
“Avery, do you have a conscience? I only have one family left. What the hell do you want
to do?”
Avery grabbed Darlene by her arm and approached her, trying to comfort her. “Calm down. This is for your own good. Your
grandma is already unconscious. She cannot hear anything you say. The best way, for now, is to leave everything to the doctor.”
Darlene was trembling all over. “If it weren’t for you, my grandma wouldn’t have come to this day. Everyone in our family wouldn’t
have become so miserable!”
Avery patted Darlene on her shoulder with his other hand. He continued to comfort Darlene but lacked confidence. “Hold on for a
while. I promise you that your grandma
will be fine.”

“What encourages you to make the promise? What promise can you have?” Darlene tried to shake off Avery’s hand like crazy,
but she failed. So she simply lowered her head
and bit his arm.
Avery thought that Darlene would attack him when she lost control of her emotions, but he did not expect that Darlene would bite
him. His hand was in pain, and he almost
threw Darlene out due to the conditioned reflex of being bitten.
Lowering his gaze to the blood drops that had fallen from his arm, Avery endured it and
then asked, “Are your teeth okay? Don’t hurt your teeth.”
Darlene bit into Avery’s skin with her full strength.
As soon as Avery finished speaking, Darlene, who was biting Avery’s arm, loosened her
grip and raised her hand to slap Avery.
Darlene was so angry that she lost her mind. Due to the height difference, as well as she did not raise her hand high enough, the
slap landed on Avery’s jaw.
Avery did not know what to do appropriately. He retreated, sat on the clench in the corridor, and reminded Darlene, “You can hit
me again. I won’t fight back.”
Darlene retracted her hand, and her palm was burning with pain. “You really make me
sick.”
Avery nodded. “I know. I know myself very well.
Darlene’s heart ached, and her stomach hurt, too. Reina in a wheeled stretcher had been
pushed into the rescue room.
Darlene did not waste any more time with Avery. She rushed to the outside of the rescue
room and sat on a chair at the door of the rescue room.

Staring at the three words “in rescue”, Darlene clenched her fingers tightly. Her throat seemed to be filled with lead, and her
breathing was difficult.