Three Years Later, He Came Back Begging novel Chapter 534

Lawrence was shopping for Christmas groceries with Bonnie when the call came from his family—Hannah had attempted suicide and was in the hospital. The shopping cart was piled high. Lawrence pushed the cart while Bonnie answered the phone for him.

Odette didn't mean to cause a fuss; she merely wanted to let Lawrence know that she and Carl would likely be spending Christmas Eve at the hospital. Hannah's injuries were severe. She lacked the will to live, refused treatment, and repeatedly tried to self-harm. As the people who raised her, Odette and Carl couldn't just stand by. They told Lawrence to spend the holidays with his grandparents.

Bonnie hung up, her gaze complex as she looked at him. Lawrence had kept people watching Hannah to prevent any more behind-the-scenes scheming, so he already knew about the suicide attempt. He just hadn't mentioned it to Bonnie.

Slipping her arm through his, Bonnie hesitated. "I didn't expect things to escalate like this. She used to just seem spiteful, not like someone with actual psychological issues. To just... try to end it all." She paused. "Are Carl and Odette worried sick?"

She wasn't particularly concerned about Hannah, but a sliver of guilt gnawed at her. If she hadn't left in anger that day, maybe Hannah wouldn't have gone to such extremes.

Lawrence wrapped an arm around her, his tone soothing. "A short period of pain is better than a lifetime of suffering. This has nothing to do with you. No matter who was involved, Hannah was always going to go down this path. Don't overthink it."

Compared to his previous life, this outcome was already infinitely better. At the very least, his family wouldn't be dragged into an endless cycle of misery.

Bonnie sighed. "I can't say I like her, but I never wanted her dead. Still, if her mental health is this fragile, early intervention is probably the best thing for her."

"Mhm," Lawrence agreed smoothly, guiding her down the aisle to continue their shopping.

After the holidays, Hannah was discharged, but she didn't return home. Instead, she was transferred to the Serenity Wellness Center. Her mental state remained wildly unstable, plagued by suicidal tendencies and a staunch refusal to cooperate with her psychiatrists. She suffered from severe delusions, convinced that she and Lawrence had been deeply in love for years and that Bonnie was the other woman who had ruined everything. The slightest trigger would send her screaming into a breakdown, resorting to all sorts of methods to hurt herself.

A situation that extreme required a locked psychiatric facility with professional, round-the-clock care.

In a matter of weeks, the stress turned the hair at Odette and Carl's temples a stark silver. Meanwhile, Lawrence balanced the final stretch of his senior year with diving headfirst into the Lane Group. He opted out of studying abroad—at this point in his life, he didn't need the extra credentials.

VERIFYCAPTCHA_LABELVerify