Realizing something was off, Rayna instantly rushed off to look for a doctor, yelling, “Doctor! Doctor!”
That nurse noticed that something was amiss too, and she quietly sneaked off.
Soon, a few doctors swarmed into the room and began administering emergency treatment for Oliver.
In the meantime, Rayna and Kristie waited outside.
Rayna was trembling, and she could not recompose herself.
He’s Jessie’s only family. What am I going to tell Jessie if anything happens to him?
A few minutes later, the doctor stopped trying to resuscitate Oliver.
With her keen hearing, Rayna heard the doctor asking the nurse to note down the time of death, and her knees went weak. She collapsed against Kristie and could only blankly watch as the doctor walked toward her.
The doctor said something to Rayna, but none of his words entered her mind. He had a look of pity on his face, and after shaking his head, he left.
Shortly after, the only ones left in the room were Rayna, Kristie, and the lifeless Oliver.
Rayna was in a daze for a long time. As she held onto Kristie’s arm tightly, she squeezed out, “What did the doctor just say?”
“Rayna…”
“Is Mr. Marsh resting?” Rayna asked. “He’ll be fine by tomorrow, right?”
Kristie quietly said, “The doctor said sorry and that they’ve tried their best.”
At that, Rayna pursed her lips and grabbed Kristie’s arm tightly.
When she blinked, the tears in her eyes rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.
“How am I going to tell Jessie about this?” she finally choked out before bawling. “She has helped me so much, but I couldn’t even keep her only family safe… I’m so useless…”
She had not been able to keep her brother safe—she had let him die in a foreign land.
How long had it only been since then? Now, she failed to take care of her good friend’s family.
“This is all my fault. This is all my fault!” Rayna cried out as she sprawled on Kristie. “I’m too stupid! If only I asked Jessie to leave the country faster. This wouldn’t have happened!”
It was her fault. She was the one who had befriended Vivi and gave her the new product to sample.
It was her fault. She was the one who had given the spiked soup to Vivi, causing her to lose her twins, and hence sought revenge against her.
It was all her fault.
Everything happened because of her.
Rayna’s bawling sent Kristie into a panic, and the latter kept consoling her, “Rayna, this isn’t your fault. It was that nurse. Mr. Marsh was agitated, and that’s why he…”
Rayna mumbled under her breath, “I should have packed and left when I came back from Summerbank. Why did I stay? Why am I so useless?”
“Rayna, don’t be like this…” Even Kristie was on the verge of crying at the sight of Rayna’s desolation.
Right as she took out her phone to call Curtis, someone called.
Kristie picked up the call. “Hello?”
“Hello, I’m Ms. Garland’s assistant, Ella,” said the person on the other end of the line. “Ms. Garland said she isn’t coming to the office today and to call this number if anything happens. May I know if she is around?”
Kristie guessed that Rayna was unable to take the call in that state, so she said, “Is something the matter?”
“Here’s the thing. Ms. Garland said she couldn’t find her phone yesterday, but I found it in the bathroom. I was wondering if Ms. Garland wants to use it right away. If she wants it now, I can send it to her. She has over a dozen missed calls.”
“Please send it to the hospital, then.”
After ending the call, Kristie called Curtis.
However, his phone was still switched off.
Kristie was enraged by that, thinking, If Curt was my boyfriend, I would’ve broken up with him a hundred times by now. What’s the point of having you if she can’t reach you when she’s in need of someone?
Kristie then helped Rayna to the chair. Looking at her devastated expression, Kristie could only console her, “Don’t blame yourself for this, Rayna. This really isn’t your fault. You should calm down for your babies’ sake, too.”
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