Chapter 112

Today's events had completely shaken William.

He no longer dared to be as harsh with Christina as before, nor did he dare to restrict her freedom.

But if he let Christina go, she would refuse to see him and might even leave the country.

"Let's give her some time to cool off. Right now, she's not willing to cooperate, and even the best psychologist wouldn't be able to help. Don't push her too hard. Also, I want to apologize for my earlier behavior," Joseph said, but before he could finish, the door to the operating room opened, and the doctor walked out.

"Who's the patient's family?" the doctor asked the two men standing there.

"I am," William quickly stepped forward. "How is Christina?"

"She's out of danger now. You can go see her, but you need to be mindful of her emotions. Don't upset her again. Many patients who attempt suicide do so again after being discharged, often because their families don't understand them," the doctor advised carefully.

Having seen too many similar tragedies over the years, he hoped to reduce their occurrence as much as possible.

"Thank you, doctor," William said sincerely.

Joseph, standing nearby, felt even more ashamed of his earlier actions. He didn't feel worthy of calling himself a doctor.

After the doctor left, the two of them went to Christina's room.

She was lying in bed, her wrists wrapped in bandages, her face pale, and her lips colorless, clearly from blood loss.

Seeing them, Christina reacted strongly, "Get out!"

"Don't get upset. I shouldn't have said those things earlier. I apologize. Since you don't want to see me now, I'll leave," Joseph said and then left the room.

Now, only William and Christina were left.

William asked her, "You'd rather die than stay with me?"

"Yes, I hate you. Can't you tell?" Christina didn't hide her disgust.

She thought she had made it very clear.

William didn't know what to say. He was afraid of upsetting her again, but letting her go left him with an indescribable sense of loss.

He glanced at the clock on the wall. "You didn't have dinner. I'll go get you something to eat."

While he was out getting food, Nicholas arrived with Raymond and Elisa.

Pushing open the door, Nicholas was furious at the sight of Christina. "You call me in the middle of the night and now you're trying to kill yourself? Christina, how could you be so capable?"

He regretted agreeing to Raymond marrying Elisa. If it weren't for that, the Cavendish family wouldn't have Christina, who had the ability to turn their lives upside down.

"Nicholas, why are you here?" Christina's first thought was that William had betrayed her.

William must have alerted Nicholas to try to control her.

William was truly despicable.

"You two caused such a scene. Of course, I had to keep an eye on you. Good thing I did. If the media had found out you were in the hospital, it would have been a scandal," Nicholas snapped, clearly irritated.

He had thought he was in good health, but Christina was going to be the death of him.

"Christina, apologize to Nicholas and stop this nonsense," Elisa urged, standing by her bed.

To Elisa, Nicholas agreeing to their marriage was a huge deal. It meant Christina would be firmly established in the Cavendish family.

Gabrielle would have to be polite to Elisa, maybe even beg for her favor.

Christina looked at Elisa without saying a word.

This was her mother, who never understood her and never took her side.

Elisa was stubborn, always believing that a woman's greatest achievement was finding a good husband. As long as her husband made money, she thought she had won at life.

But living with someone you don't love is torture.

"Christina, listen to your mother. Apologize to Nicholas, get well, and marry William. I'll help you pick out a wedding dress. It's the most important day of a woman's life, and we need to choose a beautiful dress," Elisa continued, thinking Christina was listening.

Christina's head hurt from her nagging. "I just slit my wrists, and you're still pushing me to marry. Do I have to die in front of you for you to stop?"

"How can you say that? I'm doing this for your own good," Elisa felt unappreciated and worried about offending Nicholas.

In her panic, Elisa felt a sharp pain in her stomach.

She tried to endure it, but the pain grew worse until she could barely stand, needing to lean against the wall. "Even Nicholas isn't as angry as I am."

"Then you don't have to care about me. I have my own life. Why do you insist on making me live like you?" Christina said, just as Elisa raised her hand to slap her.

At that moment, Christina lost the will to communicate.

It was pointless to talk; she might as well save her breath.

Elisa wanted to say more, but the pain in her abdomen was so severe she couldn't stand straight. Raymond noticed and rushed over. "What's wrong? Are you upset?"

"No, my stomach hurts," Elisa shook her head.

Seeing her condition, Raymond helped her up. "Let's go see a doctor downstairs. We're already at the hospital. We'll come back after."

Given Elisa's state, staying in the room wouldn't help, so it was better to see a doctor.

Elisa agreed.

She had had stomach pains before, thinking it was just gastritis from irregular eating. But today's pain was so intense she couldn't help but fear the worst.

Nicholas watched them leave and told Christina, "You saw your mother's condition. If she's really sick, staying with the Cavendish family will ensure she gets the best medical care. If you keep acting out, don't you care about Elisa's well-being?"