The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 83

When the two of them arrived outside the emergency room, Seraphina was still standing guard.

As soon as she saw York, she stormed over and furiously smacked his arm.

"You ungrateful brat, what exactly did you say to Felicity?"

"Do you have any idea what happened? After you left, she was completely out of it. She suddenly told me she wanted to visit the Xavier estate, and halfway there, she got into a crash..."

"Mother, calm down. The doctors haven't even come out yet."

"You!"

Seraphina looked exceptionally pale.

"York, have you lost your mind since you moved back? Don't forget your last name is Yates. If it weren't for Felicity's grandfather, you wouldn't even be here. The Yates family will always owe her!"

Seraphina was panting with rage, her vision spotting with black dots. It took her a long time to catch her breath before she could speak again.

"I don't care if you're trying to suck up to your wife or prove some ridiculous point. Do not drag Felicity into your mess and take your anger out on her!"

"Felicity has been by my side since she was a little girl. She has never suffered this kind of humiliation, but ever since you transferred back..."

Seraphina kept ranting, entirely ignoring the expression on Madeline's face.

Madeline's lips twitched into a cold, detached smile.

At the end of the day, she was the outsider in this family.

When people faced an emergency, their truest reactions always bled through.

Just like now. Felicity got into a car accident, and Seraphina's immediate instinct was to accuse Madeline of badmouthing her to York.

Seraphina's prerequisite for treating her well was that she had zero conflicts with York or Felicity.

Madeline took a deep breath, her tone completely flat. "Mother, I know you're upset. But what does Felicity's car crash have to do with me?"

"I haven't seen her in a week. Am I supposed to take the blame every single time she gets hurt?"

Seraphina snapped out of her rage, a flicker of regret flashing in her eyes.

She had been panicked, and her words had come out harsher than intended.

"I was the one who told Felicity to find a boyfriend. You used to spoil her and indulge her little schemes, and I never said a word about it."

"I wasn't married back then, and I was clueless about a lot of things."

York's eyes darkened as memories resurfaced.

"But I've woken up now. The way Felicity acts is toxic for me, and it's toxic for her. Her little games were making all three of us miserable."

"So, I shattered her fantasy. Better to rip the band-aid off now than let it fester."

"I just didn't expect her to get into an accident."

York honestly thought the timing was incredibly cursed.

Of all days, she had to crash today.

But he didn't regret it.

"If you really care about her, you should have found her a decent guy a long time ago."