"The doctor said he might..." Renee suddenly turned around and her eyes were hot.
"It's going to be okay. No!" Leila shook her head with a pale face.
She opened her eyes wide, with her mouth opened slightly. She was on the verge of losing control.
She began to cry, tears gushing out like a spring, rolling down the corner of her eyes.
"It's going to be all right, " she cried sadly.
She sobbed, biting her lips in despair. "He'll be fine. I have so much to say to him!"
Unable to control herself any more, Mabel rushed over and turned her face around. She stared at Leila with tears. "Leila, Vincent will be OK! God will not be so cruel. We have lost your sister. We can't lose Vincent again! "
"Lose sister? Er! Where is my sister, by the way? " Leila suddenly exclaimed in horror, "Mom, what do you mean?"
"Mrs. Hunter—" Renee stopped her.
"What do you mean? Renee, tell me!"
"Renee, tell her! Tell her the truth! Better a finger off as aye wagging. She has to face the truth! This is what we should face! " Mabel cried.
"Mom!" Leila's face was as pale as a piece of white paper. "What's the matter? Tell me! Please tell me! What happened? What happened to my sister?"
Leila suddenly yelled with her hand holding her head, "Please tell me!"
"Leila, you are strong. Listen, your sister Macey was hit in the back by a car glass fragment after the explosion. The fragment entered the pulmonary artery and she lost too much blood. There was no time to rescue her. She’s gone!" Renee said with red eyes.
Mabel was also shedding tears. "Leila, you're the only one in my life!"
"No!” Leila yelled, "How come I lost my sister? No. She just married Charles! How could she die? You're kidding me, aren't you? "
The muscles on Mabel's face were twisted by pain. She opened her eyes wide and tried to fight back the tears. But no matter how tough she was, the fact that she lost her families one by one hit her hard!
"Leila, we must be strong. Vincent will be fine. Trust me, he will!" Mabel gritted her teeth and said, "Doctors are fighting to save his life. You have to be strong. Let’s pray for him. He'll be OK. He'll get out of danger..."
"I see!" Leila closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her eyes were as dark as two bottomless pools. She said in a flat voice, "My sister is dead, isn't she? Arthur is injured, and Vincent is still in the ward. Mom, what about Charles? Go find him. He must be very sad. He’s supposed to be the saddest person! I'm going to be with Vincent... "
Leila's face was expressionless, and her eyes were deeper and darker. She turned around, wiped away her tears and went to the emergency room.
"Miyamoto, see Charles how he is!" Renee said to Miyamoto.
"Well!" Miyamoto's voice was also calm, tired and flat.
Miyamoto was at a loss now that Pippa was dead! His heart seemed to be empty. He did not know if it was bitterness or what and he just felt emptiness.
Outside the emergency room, several staff members were with Nora, who sat on the bench, and the door of the operating room was closed.
Leila walked over, and there were no more tears on her face. She called out from a distance, "Mom..."
Nora looked up, and saw Leila and exclaimed, "Leila, are you awake? Thank goodness.”
When she met Leila at the moment, her feelings were mixed. She knows that Vincent was injured for saving Pippa, so was everyone. Her heart was filled with guilt!
Pippa was dead! She died in the fire after the fireworks exploded.
"Mom! Vincent will be fine!" Leila said in an affirmative tone.
Trying to comfort Nora, she reached out her hand and hugged her tightly. This was the first time that she hugged her on her initiative! They used to be hostile upon each other!
At this moment, they were so close!
They were all worried about the same person!
"Leila..." Nora exclaimed again, looking at her in amazement. This was her daughter-in-law, such a strong girl! She liked strong girls!
If, if Pippa were stronger, perhaps, these tragedies would not happen today!
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the writing is quite childish, but maybe it's just the translations...