Her Revenge Was His Regret (Shirley and Gilbert) novel Chapter 385

"I never felt a single benefit from being Mrs. Bode. Waiting in line like everyone else was fine. I didn't compete with Wendy, Julia, or whoever Gilbert cared about most.

"But at least I shouldn't have been dragged away right when my turn finally came—before I even got treated."

"Want to guess what Gilbert told me? Oh, and that burn? It happened because he made me use an unfamiliar tool to make broth for Wendy."

Henry's face darkened. He could guess what came next.

"Exactly what you're thinking. He forbade me from getting treatment. Because if I was treated, it would prove he'd hurt his own wife for Wendy.

"It would ruin both their reputations.

"He called me dramatic. Said he'd never heard of someone burning themselves badly enough to need a hospital. Called me spoiled.

"I won't ask anyone else—just you, Dr. Webb. Is burning yourself while cooking really that rare? He said I was the first person in the world to do it. Said I embarrassed the Bode name by going to the hospital for nothing."

Henry could barely believe Gilbert had done this.

He could make excuses for other things, but not this—not when it came to basic medical care.

And who would even say something like that? How could that actually come from Gilbert?

Then he saw it—on Sherry's arm, a faint, poorly healed burn scar.

"And your wonderful friend locked me in the house so I wouldn't go to another hospital and talk. He didn't want anyone knowing I'd been hurt making broth for Wendy."

Sherry stared at the scar.

She'd never scarred easily. Her body healed fast. But this mark remained.

All because of Gilbert.

"After that, I only went to Bode hospitals if he took me himself. Otherwise, I'd just be turned away again—no treatment, just humiliation."

She looked coldly at Henry. "Are you satisfied with my explanation? If you don't believe me, check the old registration records. You'll see I signed in... but never got treated."

Sherry spoke with such certainty that Henry had to wonder—was it all true?

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