Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 10

The sharp blade was pressed against Helen's neck. Deborah's hand shook a little, and Helen's neck was immediately stained with blood. Helen was so scared, her face deathly pale. Ashion looked bad and said coldly. "Deborah, I don't want to repeat it. Put the knife down!"

Deborah pressed the knife against Helen's neck. For the first time, Deborah spoke to Ashton in a determined tone.

"I don't want to repeat it either. Either you fulfill your promise and donate your bone marrow to Alyssa, or I will kill Helen."

Ashton was agitated. When he was young, he hated being threatened the most. He could not accept it at all.

"Put down the knife. Otherwise, you can't afford to bear the consequences."

side. Deborah looked at him angrily. Hearing that, she smiled. "Consequences? What? Ashton, you know that I only have Alyssa by my

"If you go back on your words and don't donate the bone marrow to her, you will make her desperate. If I lose Alyssa, do you think!

have anything to care about or fear?"

Ashton opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

Indeed, without Alyssa, what else could Ashton use to control or threaten Deborah?

When he hesitated to compromise, Ashton noticed Alyssa, who was held by Deborah. Alyssa's face was pale as she trembled.

After all, Alyssa was a four-year-old child, and she had never seen such a scene.

Ashton thought of something and said, "Deborah, your daughter was scared to tears by you. Look at her. Is she sick?"

No matter how determined Deborah was, she was clearly worried when she heard that Alyssa was sick. She immediately looked down at Alyssa.

Alyssa was indeed a little scared, but she was not sick as Ashton had said.

When Ashton saw that Deborah had shifted her attention, he immediately took a few steps forward, trying to drag away Helen held hostage by Deborah.

Deborah also realized it. After looking at Alyssa, she noticed that Ashton was approaching.

Deborah quickly pulled Helen and took two steps back, shouting, "Don't come over. If you come any closer, I will really kill her."

Ashton gave the bodyguard at the door a look. Deborah stood with her back to the door. When she saw Ashton approaching to pull Helen away, Deborah focused on Helen and Ashton.

As Deborah was emotional, that bodyguard quickly took a few steps over and pulled away Alyssa, who was holding Deborah's hand.

Deborah failed to hold Alyssa and suddenly lost control of her emotions.

Helen screamed in horror, and Alyssa, who was pulled away by the bodyguard, also cried.

Ashton grabbed Alyssa from the bodyguard with a gloomy face, picked up the child, and strode to the window.

He turned around and said coldly. "Deborah, if you make a move, I will let your daughter fall from here."

At first, Ashton thought that Deborah indeed dared to touch Helen, but just now, Deborah looked so worried. Clearly, she could not let go of Alyssa.

Deborah held the knife as her hands were shaking, and she was really struggling. She saw Alyssa, who was picked up by Ashton by the window.

At that moment, Deborah thought of the unruly but gentle Ashton, who would walk up to her and sing nursery rhymes.

However, at this time, Ashton was heartless and no longer who he was in the past.

Deborah still held the knife, as if it was the last silver lining to Alyssa, but she knew very well that she had lost.

She gritted her teeth, tears slowly welled up in her eyes. "Ashton, why do you have to push me?"

Ashton's face did not change at all. He said harshly, "Put down the knife. My patience is wearing thin."

Deborah shook her head in despair and pleaded, 1 won't let go. If I let Helen go, please donate your bone marrow to Alyssa. If we drag

it out, Alyssa will really die. You can't be so cruel. You can't."

Ashton ran out of patience. "Good for you. You are really stubbom."

He reached out to open the window. Hearing Deborah's sobbing, Ashton suddenly thought of a better way.

He thought he should let Deborah see how Alyssa struggled to death in front of her if Deborah did not put down the knife.

There was a bathroom in the ward, Just now, Helen said that she wanted to take a bath, so Ashton helped her fill the bathtub with

water.

After a long while, the water in the bathtub turned cold.

Ashton asked the bodyguards to carry the bathtub out and put it in front of Deborah.

Before Deborah could realize what he wanted to do, Ashton didn't hesitate to throw Alyssa Into the bathtub with a splash.

Before Alyssa could scream, she was immersed in the cold water. Alyssa didn't make any sound as she swallowed a lot of water. Alyssa struggled in the water, while the bodyguards looked at her coldly.

Ashton reached out to push Alyssa back to the water, who had just tried to stay afloat.

He looked at Deborah and said cruelly, "I guess she can hold on for at most ten seconds. I'll help you count. Ten, nine, eight..."

As the knife fell to the ground, there was a crisp sound. Deborah called Alyssa's name and almost fainted.

Deborah stumbled over and cried her eyes out.

Fortunately, Ashton was worried that Helen was frightened. He did not continue to press Alyssa into the water. Instead, he quickly walked up to Helen to comfort her Deborah hurriedly carried Alyssa out of the water. She tried her best to hold back her tears.

She said in a broken voice, "Alyssa... Alyssa, don't be afraid. Mommy is here."

Alyssa was carried out by her and inhaled a lot of water, unable to say a word.

Deborah tried her best to do resuscitation. Hearing Alyssa finally cough painfully, Deborah hugged her tightly and fell to the ground.

Alyssa shrank in Deborah's arms and said in fear, "Dad is a bad person."

Ashton comforted Helen and then approached Deborah and Alyssa, who were sitting on the ground in a sorry state. "Apologize."

Deborah did not hear what he said. She just hugged Alyssa and patted her back gently.

Alyssa woke up and said a few words, but she soon fell into a coma again. Deborah did not know if it was because Alyssa was shocked or because she swallowed a lot of water. Deborah hugged her and stood up helplessly to get the doctor.

Many doctors walked in the corridor, but no one came over.

Deborah saw Alyssa's attending doctor passing by and rushed over to stop him. "Doctor, my daughter is sick. She inhaled a lot of water. Please save her."

The male doctor was stopped by her and could not get away. He looked at Ashton, who stood behind Deborah.

The doctor was a little helpless. "Ms. Shepherd, you've been behind on your daughter's medical expenses for a long time. The hospital

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has its rules. One needs to pay before treatment. I have made an exception for you in the past."

Deborah tried to calm down and said anxiously, "I see. I will pay soon. Please take a look at my daughter first."

The doctor stood still. Behind Deborah, Ashton said coldly. "Deborah, you made your daughter that. From now on, no hospital will dare

to take you in."

Deborah held Alyssa in panic and turned to Ashton. "You can't be so cruel. If one day you know the truth and know that Alyssa is

your...

"Enough!" Ashton interrupted her impatiently and went back to the ward.

Deborah had no choice but to beg the doctor. "I want to see Dr. Gaige."

The doctor replied, "Dr. Gaige went on a business trip abroad."

Alyssa breathed shallowly in Deborah's arms, and Deborah had never been so desperate.

She could only rush back to the ward to Ashton. "Please save Alyssa. She really can't hold on."

Ashton helped Helen lie down on the bed. After a long time, he finally looked at Deborah with disgust.

"It's not impossible for me to save your daughter. Kneel to Helen and apologize to her until she is satisfied."

Deborah didn't care about anything else at this time. She was about to kneel.

A man's voice came from outside the ward. "Don't kneel."

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