Married a Secret Billionaire novel Chapter 1406

"Huh?" Cordelia was perplexed.

Zephyr elaborated, "He hasn't smiled for a few days. Isn't that enough hardship?"

At that moment, laughter echoed from the living room. Toph and Arya were brimming with joy over their freshly drawn comic, so they shared a high-five to celebrate.

Wendy served the food, urging them to dig in.

Toph settled at the table and eagerly grasped a pork rib, wasting no time in devouring it. It had been days since his last proper meal, and his hunger was evident.

Cordelia felt a wave of relief wash over her as she witnessed her son's happiness. Her mood lifted considerably.

Zephyr grinned. "Darling, shouldn't we join them?"

"Oh, please!" She glanced at him. "We'll dine in the other room!"

He pouted, harboring more words but choosing to keep them to himself. Cordelia's phone suddenly vibrated as they made their way to the adjacent room.

Linda's panicked voice came through as soon as Cordelia answered, "Cordelia... Are you all at home?"

"What's wrong?"

"I-I'm at the hospital..." She struggled to form a sentence due to her emotional state. "I-It's Renee. She... Why didn't I take better care of her? It's my fault..."

Cordelia's heart squeezed upon hearing Linda's trembling voice. She promptly asked Toph to accompany them to the hospital.

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Linda sat on a bench outside the emergency room, her face drained of color, unable to stop trembling. Nicholas paced anxiously nearby, his expression grave.

"Toph!" Cordelia was shattered. She squatted down and enveloped him in her arms, just as she did when he was a child. He instinctively clutched her arms. After a prolonged daze, he began to sob.

To a person who had never confronted life and death, this was a devastating blow.

"Did she really try to end her life?" Zephyr grabbed Nicholas. "Did she display any signs before this happened?"

Nicholas heaved a long sigh and shook his head.

"She had been down for the past two days, locking herself in her room since yesterday," Linda explained. "Today, she didn't emerge at all, and I grew concerned. No one answered the door when I knocked. I tried to open it, but it was locked.

"I realized something was amiss, so I had someone fetch the spare key...

"When I opened the door, there she was, lying on her bed with an empty bottle of sleeping pills beside her."