"No, it's impossible!" Alondra took four or five steps back and then sat down on a chair. She shouted in frustration, "How dare you say that about me? I've never had a failure! It was his own health that caused the problem!"
Her face was extremely pale as if she were sick. Her left cheek was swollen like a steamed bun from being slapped, and her fierce expression made her look terrifying.
Where was the dignified demeanor of a medical expert?
Sabrina stood among the crowd, feeling dizzy. Her mentor had been involved in such a scandal; what would she do now? Could she still make it in the medical field?
Mrs. Ritter snapped out of her shock and started pounding on the chair like a shrew while shouting at Alondra, "Everyone come see! Alondra is a murderer! She killed my husband!"
Ashlyn didn't care about her shoes being trampled on by others as she waddled over to Sylvia's side. It seemed like this was their first time meeting each other.
Sylvia's face was perfect - beautiful and delicate - but without any expression as she looked at everyone around them.
It seemed like they were all unimportant people.
"My dad became brain-dead... but he didn't die." Ashlyn laughed through tears; she didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Especially after experiencing the pain and anger of having her father declared dead before him suddenly being saved by someone who had once been an enemy to them both - even though he ended up becoming brain-dead instead - at least his life had been saved; he wouldn't have to turn into ashes or mud anymore.
Tears streamed down Ashlyn's cheeks.
She knelt down in front of Sylvia. "I'm sorry Sylvia... my mom and I weren't good before. We shouldn't have done those things that hurt you and Jenna."
Three consecutive sounds echoed through the room as if Ashlyn finally realized how ugly she really was inside. She lay prostrate at Sylvia's feet while Sylvia appeared godlike from above looking down upon all living beings below her feet.
"I won't do it again," Ashlyn said with tears streaming down her face while wiping them away with one hand. "I don't expect your forgiveness but I want to thank you for saving my dad from death's grip... even though he became brain-dead instead."
She stood up from where she knelt on the ground. She never thought there would come a day when Sylvia would lend out helping hands towards them both so generously.
If roles were reversed between them two, then there's no way Ashlyn could've done what Sylvia did for their family today – not even close...
Sylvia remained expressionless, her demeanor cold. "If I had known the patient was your father, I wouldn't have come. I don't want to be involved with the Ritter family in any way."
"But regardless, you saved my father's life," Ashlyn's heart felt like it had been pricked by needles. The mix of emotions made her feel like she had grown up in an instant.
Dragging her barefooted foot behind her, she walked towards Mrs. Ritter and said, "Mom, I won't argue with Ms. Wolfe anymore. Fighting is pointless. She made a medical mistake and the hospital will handle it - it's not our problem. If they compensate us for damages, then we'll accept it; if not that's okay too. As long as my dad is still alive, we shouldn't give up."
"Mrs. Ritter, do you believe in karma? Do you think bad deeds lead to bad consequences?" Sylvia stood outside of the crowd with hands in pockets and eyes piercing through them onto Mrs. Ritter.
Mrs. Ritter looked up at Sylvia with a pale face; her lips trembled twice before speaking dryly. "What... what do you mean?"
"It means that because your family has done so many bad things... this is karma," Sylvia smiled at Mrs. Ritter beautifully while saying this. "I suggest that from now on you should do more good deeds or else those who live by the sword die by the sword."
"You..." Mrs. Ritter wanted to get angry but Ashlyn stopped her. "Mom, please don't act like this! Dr. Sylvia saved Dad's life!"
"I suggest that Trala Automotive should recall all their vehicles nationwide and pay compensation for damages caused by them," Sylvia continued nonchalantly while giving out conclusions as if declaring bankruptcy for such a large corporation was just an everyday thing. "Also the Ritter Group's stocks are continuously falling – if they fall any further they'll declare bankruptcy soon enough- before then maybe compensation can still be paid?"
But Mrs. Ritters felt thunderstruck!
"No! That's impossible! If we recall all our vehicles and pay compensation, we'll definitely go bankrupt!"
"But if you don't recall or compensate, your stocks will keep falling!" Sylvia laughed again. "You might as well sell off all your shares for money to compensate."
She shook her head disapprovingly. "It seems like Mrs. Ritter hasn't learned anything yet!"
Mrs. Ritter's face became even uglier; she seemed to age instantly.
Now Donovan has become a vegetable... the Ritter family have finally fallen apart...
She couldn't help but cover her face with her hands and cry out loud. "Mom..." Ashlyn hugged her with sympathy, "Mom, we will be okay in the future."
"The Ritter family has been ruined by your father and me. What are you going to do?" Mrs. Ritter cried bitterly.
However, it did not evoke any sympathy from anyone.
Everything was their own fault.
The sensational Tesla car brake failure incident finally came to an end. After the Ritter Group proposed a recall of cars for full compensation, the Ritter Group declared bankruptcy after the compensation ended.
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The readers' comments on the novel: After divorce, Ex-wife Revealed Identities
I just started to read this because it said it is "finished". Np I am stuck on the middle of it. What it is all about?...
there is update for quite while....
Please update. I still hope to finish this story. I really like it....
Story says complete but it is incomplete...
please let franklin and sylvia back together. thanks...
Update please. Any chance of more than one update a day? Thankies....
Is there no chance of getting more than 1 chapter a day please?...
I hope his not getting parasite love poison too. And get untangle with other women....
I'm just wondering is this the last chapter? I know that this book is not finished but it does say completed. I love it and don't want it to stop just like that....