She Left She Thrived She’s Worth Billions novel Chapter 285

She had expected that the moment she opened her eyes, she would see Dominic, full of affection, eagerly apologizing and declaring his love for her.

"Don't overthink it. I was just worried about Lila..."

Hearing Dominic say this, Evelyn felt a little more at ease.

"By the way, is a nurse taking care of Lila?"

"Yes," Dominic nodded, then added, "Melanie is there too."

The moment she heard Melanie's name, Evelyn's expression changed instantly.

Dominic noticed and immediately explained, "I couldn't be there for Lila, and I was worried she'd be alone, so I asked Melanie to stay... Evelyn, can you please stop being so hostile toward Melanie?"

Dominic gently took Evelyn's hand.

He was afraid that any more provocation would make her try to kill herself again.

He couldn't handle any more drama, especially not when the Hale Health Center was preparing for its public listing. He didn't want his personal life to explode.

However, even with Dominic holding her hand and comforting her, a clear look of resentment still flashed in Evelyn's eyes.

"You still think... this was my fault..."

After hearing Evelyn's words, Dominic couldn't help but ask himself:

*Wasn't it?*

Drugging Lila and putting her life in danger, framing Melanie—hadn't Evelyn done all of that?

"You have no idea what Lila means to me..." Evelyn began, her voice already choked with tears.

"You keep saying you love me, but you haven't given me a single shred of security... At least Melanie has a marriage certificate with you. What do I have?"

Tears streamed down Evelyn's face, falling like broken pearls.

In fact, if it weren't for Evelyn's schemes, Lila wouldn't be in the hospital right now.

On one hand, she claimed everything she did was out of love and protection for Lila, but on the other, she was the one who had personally endangered Lila's life and health.

Dominic simply couldn't understand Evelyn.

This was the first time he had so clearly seen Evelyn's hypocrisy.

"I understand, I understand... You did it all for Lila's sake. This is all my fault..." Dominic kept placating Evelyn verbally, but in his mind, he thought:

*It really is all my fault.*

If he hadn't fallen in love with Evelyn after she saved his life; if, after the Hale family adopted her, he had only treated her as family and never crossed that line, never had a child with her...

Or even if he had made those mistakes, if he had just not brought Evelyn and Lila to Averin.

Would things have ever gotten to this point?