His Destructive, Toxic Love novel Chapter 7

The hospital was tucked away behind tall birch trees, keeping it in the shadows year-round. The iron gate was locked tight, and every now and then, a chilling scream would break the silence.

Eliza pressed the worn-out doorbell at the entrance. A small hatch in the door slid open, revealing an unfriendly voice, “Who are you here for?”

“Hi, I’m here to see Robin.”

“It’s not visiting hours.” The hatch slammed shut.

Eliza knocked again, more urgently this time, “Please, I just need to see him for a moment.”

The hatch opened slightly, and the voice was now clearly impatient. “I already told you, it’s not visiting hours.”

“Then, when can I see him?”

“Friday.”

The hatch closed again, and Eliza’s heart sank. As she turned to leave, a gut-wrenching scream echoed from inside, making her grip her coat tighter.

No. She couldn’t let her brother stay in there any longer.

When she got home, she cleaned out a room and stocked it with some essentials. She hadn't earned a dime in the two years since she married. Robin would occasionally send her some money, a few thousand here and there. She hadn’t touched any of it.

After doing some quick calculations, she realized she had saved up tens of thousands, enough to cover part of her mother’s medical bills at the local hospital. She couldn’t afford better treatment, but she could at least keep her mother alive. As long as her mother was alive, Eliza felt like she still had a sense of purpose.

Grabbing her purse, Eliza hailed a cab to her mother’s hospital.

“Doctor, I’m Rose’s daughter. I’m here to—”

The doctor looked up from the medical records, eyes narrowing slightly. “Eliza?”

Eliza froze, more surprised than anything. “Aaron? What are you doing here?”