In the early morning, Greg went to the hospital to visit Violet. But Alice had already reached there and was looking after Violet in his absence.
With his head lowered, Greg went into the ward, silently.
When Alice saw him, she gave him a big smile and greeted him, "You are here, Greg! That's so early for you!"
"Yes," replied Greg as he nodded. As of now his only concern was Violet. He walked towards the bedside, grabbed her hands and called her name softly, "Violet."
Violet took no notice of him being there, and turned her head aside and kept looking outside the window.
"Just go away. I don't want to see you right now!" Violet was still feeling upset because of the loss of her unborn baby! This pain was hurting her badly and she could not forgive Greg and herself for being so careless about the baby.
"I am sorry, Violet. It's all my fault for not taking good care of you!" Greg confessed and held her hands tightly, not wanting to leave.
This made Violet more agitated and she pulled away her hand from Greg's and staring at him, angrily said, "Don't talk nonsense! Can your apology bring back the baby I have lost?"
"Violet, I am really sorry, sorry..." Greg apologized sincerely and tried to hold her hands again, but she pulled her hands away.
"Greg, just go! Go away from here! I really don't want to see you. Whenever I see you, it would remind me of my unborn baby." Violet shouted loudly in anger. Whenever she would see Greg, she would think of Cassie and would remember how she hurt her and how she lost her baby in the end. She was so sad that she couldn't stop her tears from gushing out.
Seeing Violet in such an agitated mood, Alice immediately walked over, hugged her and comforted her, "It's okay, Violet. It's fine!"
As she patted on Violet's back gently to pacify her, Alice turned to Greg and said, "Greg, how about you go back to home and let Violet stay alone for a while? It would be better if we do not irritate her at the moment, okay?"
Greg knew that Violet was heartbroken after losing their baby. He was also grieved, but right now, all he wanted was to stay with Violet, give her company and look after her so that she wouldn't feel the pain.
"Alice, I don't want to see anyone. Ask him to go out! Don't let anyone come to the ward except you, okay?" Violet's body started to shiver and her teeth chattered.
"Okay, okay. I got it. I will do as you say," Alice hastily agreed. She was afraid that Violet would get agitated again and then things would go out of her control.
Francis, who was standing at the gate, heard Violet's words and stopped his steps. He realized that this was not the right time to see Violet. She was now having an emotional breakdown and certainly wouldn't want to see him.
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