Chapter 422 I’ll Let You Die With Him
Half an hour later.
Viola and Ormand went back to the Adain Mountain of the McGraw family.
Before Bentley and Russell arrived, Lainey was pacing back and forth in front of the door, seeming to be waiting for them.
As soon as Lainey saw them get out of the car, she ran to them and said, “Viola, you’re finally back.”
Noticing Lainey’s red eyes, Viola tried to calm herself down and asked, “How’s dad?”
Lainey shook her head. “He’s not in a good condition. The doctor said that he might last no less than two days, but we still have to wait for Bentley to come back to be sure.”
“Okay.”
They walked quickly into the villa.
The door of Willard’s bedroom was opened. There was a man sitting in front of Willard’s bed.
Viola hadn’t seen Bobby for seven or eight days.
This time when she saw Bobby, he was totally different.
Bobby was much thinner, and his skin was a little rougher than before: He also had a beard, which made him look older.
He was more than 30 years old, but in the past few days, he looked as if he was ten years older than before.
Viola didn’t know what had happened to Bobby recently, nor did she want to know.
“You go out first. I want to talk to Dad. I don’t want to see you.”
Viola’s tone was cold and emotionless as if she were really talking to a stranger.
Bobby lowered his eyes, said nothing, stood up, and left silently.
Although Bobby pretended that nothing had happened, when he passed by Viola, Viola keenly found that his legs were a bit crippled.
His knees?
Thinking of this, Viola called out to Bobby, “Are you sure you have finished your reading in the hall these days?”
Bobby paused and opened his mouth, trying to explain.
But when Bobby was about to say something, he couldn’t say anything. In the end, he said nothing and left the room.
Lainey came in and explained in a low voice, “Viola, his voice is hoarse. He hasn’t been able to make a sound for several days. Recently, he has been writing scriptures by hand. Sometimes he doesn’t eat anything. He just kept writing for a whole day.”
Viola listened quietly for a long time without saying anything.
Noticing Viola’s cold expression, Lainey sighed and said, “I’m waiting for Bentley and Russell in the front yard. Can you stay with your dad for a while?”
“Okay.”
After Lainey left, Viola sat on the edge of Willard’s bed, picked up Willard’s wrinkled hand, put it on her face, and gently stroked it.
“Orin, you go out too. I want to talk to my father alone.”
Ormand understood what Viola meant. He nodded and left, closing the door for her.
After coming out of the bedroom, Ormand went to find Bobby.
Bobby was holding the handrail and going downstairs.
Without Viola’s noticing, Bobby didn’t try to hide anymore. He walked very slowly and laboriously.
The floor tiles of the hall were cold and hard. He would kneel on it for a whole day and night, and his knees couldn’t bear it at all and were badly swollen.
The doctor had just come to see him yesterday and said that he might never walk normally again.
Standing on the stairs, Ormand observed quietly for a while and found that Bobby was sweating all over on the stairs of the next floor. It was very hard for him to go down the stairs.
When Bobby took a deep breath and was about to go downstairs, Ormand held Bobby’s arm from behind.
“You have done so much to atone for your sin. Why don’t you tell Viola?”
Bobby turned around, and the two looked at each other.
Would it be useful to tell Viola?
I know Viola very well. I have been taking care of her since childhood.
Even if I’m too sick to get up, as long as it is said by me, Viola will think I’m pretending, and the result is always the opposite.
Bobby withdrew his gaze, let go of Ormand’s hand, and went downstairs.
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