Madeline reacted as if her nerves were poked. She immediately stopped crying, looking back at them.
Finnley looked into her eyes, only to find her eyes were reddened and swollen. Unlike an elegant lady, as usual, she was a heartbroken mother.
"Mrs. Calder."
He strode into the ward and consoled her, "I met Dr. Watson earlier. He'll return to check on Eloise later. He'll make her wake up for sure."
"What do you mean?" Madeline snapped, her voice trembling in hatred. Planting her hands on the bed edge, she stood up, tried hard to repress her sadness, and continued, "Finnley Russell, Eloise has such a weak sense of survival. She left a suicide note and was about to kill herself for you..."
Finnley frowned as he didn't expect that to happen, feeling sorry.
"To save your mother, Eloise has been injured so severely. Don't you feel anything? Finnley Russell..." Madeline cried out hysterically while questioning him, feeling it was unfair to Eloise.
"Aren't you willing to accompany her for even just a second? You only put all hope on Dr. Watson? Do you think he's God? Don't you know who the mental support for Eloise is?"
"Finnley Russell, if my daughter dies or becomes a vegetable, can you lead a worry-free life?"
Finnley didn't keep silent after listening to her questions.
When she slightly calmed down, he looked into her eyes faithfully and said, "Mrs. Calder, that was why I came here to take care of her tonight. Mr. Calder and you can rest at home."
Madeline gaped at him in disbelief, widening her tearful eyes.
She stopped blaming Finnley. After all, he could save her daughter's life. She cast a sad glance at Eloise, sobbing. Pierre gently took her away.
The ward door was closed. After their footsteps went far, silence blanketed the ward.
Finnley stared at the girl lying on the bed. Eloise looked pale with a thick bandage on her head. Blood had drained from her lips, too. She looked like a puppet.
A while later, Finnley sat in the chair with mixed feelings.
Recalling their past, he felt sorry for her.
He didn't love her but had never thought of hurting her.
Finnley sat in the chair next to the bed for several hours.
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