A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 79 Reason for the Adoption

Just as Avery sent the message, Giovanni called Avery.

Older people did not like to send messages to talk about things, but they preferred to say what they wanted to say

directly on the phone.

Avery looked at Darlene, who was on the bed, picked up his phone, and went to the corridor outside to answer the

phone.

Avery walked toward the door and then opened the door and closed it gently.

The sound of opening and closing the door was not loud, but Darlene, who was on the bed, woke up in an instant.

Darlene’s forehead was full of sweat. Her mind was still in the dream when she fell into

the water.

Sitting up from the bed, Darlene could only hear the heavy breathing in her throat.

Darlene glanced around and found that Avery was not in the room. She was left alone in

the room.

The eyes Darlene saw in her dream lingered in her mind. The man held her in his arms and tried to rise from the

water, but they slowly sank.

The man’s eyes were deep and clear. He looked at Darlene with a familiar and strange

expression.

Once one woke up, it was hard for him to remember what he dreamed. Darlene tried hard to recall those eyes, but

she still could not remember what the eyes looked like

exactly.

However, Darlene could still remember the voice. She couldn’t quite remember if the

man called her Aurora.

Darlene repeated what the man called her in a low voice. She felt it was a little familiar. She thought about it

carefully and remembered that she had heard her grandmother call

her like this before.

Darlene had always thought that Reina was just talking nonsense, but now the same

name appeared in her dream again, coming from another person.

Darlene felt more and more that maybe she should find an opportunity to go to the orphanage to check that out or

go to get the contact information of the children who stayed with her in the orphanage and ask them if she had

other names.

Before, when Reina always called Darlene Aurora, Darlene was confused. Darlene’s first thought was to ask Aleena

if Aleena knew something. Aleena had stayed in the orphanage with Darlene.

However, Aleena said that she did not know anything. When Aleena was in the orphanage, she was very timid. She

only called Darlene by Darlene’s name. Later, Darlene was adopted by the Gallard family. It was not until when

Aleena saw Darlene again two years later that Aleena knew Darlene’s full name.

Thinking of this, Darlene felt that it might be a little tricky to ask about these things. She had left the orphanage for

so many years, and she did not know if there were any

files about her.

Darlene thought, however, it is just a name. In fact, it is not something important. I am about to die. What name did

I have before doesn’t matter to me.

Darlene felt dazed. When she saw that there was no trace of Avery in the room, she guessed that he might have

gone to the company.

There were surveillance cameras everywhere in the hotel, and Reina was still in the hospital. Darlene did not think

she could escape now, so she got out of bed and went into the bathroom to wash her face so that she could feel

better.

After entering the bathroom, Darlene looked at her face in the mirror. It seemed to be a little paler than a few days

ago.

Darlene thought she had just over two months to live.

Nigel died, so there wasn’t much Darlene couldn’t let go of if she died, but she was still

worried about Reina.

Darlene thought perhaps she should try to save up some money and then give the

money to a reliable person to keep for Reina in case of emergencies.

After washing her face with a towel, Darlene looked at her eyes in the mirror and her mind was filled with the eyes

in her dream again.

Darlene reached out and wiped the water off the mirror. In a trance, she saw the man in

the mirror again.

Darlene looked in the mirror and asked, “Who the hell are you?”

Darlene wondered why the man saved her, why he knew her, and why he called her a

strange name.

If everything Darlene dreamed of was fake, how could she remember it so well?

Darlene could even remember what happened after she fell into the water.

Darlene remembered that she was rescued from the water. When she woke up in the hospital, the person who

saved her had already disappeared.

Nigel was only two years old when Teresa appeared at Darlene’s bedside and offered to give her 170 thousand

dollars to save Nigel. A two-year-old who had a heart condition could die at any time if his family didn’t have

enough money to pay for his treatment.

So Darlene did not think too much about it and willingly accepted Teresa’s money and conditions and became the

child adopted by the Gallard family.

Darlene could still remember the look in Avery’s eyes when she accepted the bank card given by Teresa without

hesitation and agreed to go to the Gallard’s home on the same.

day.

That was the first time Darlene saw Avery. Avery was just twenty years old. Avery

looked perfect.

Darlene had rarely seen such a good-looking man, but the way Avery looked at her was cold and disdainful as if he

was looking at the dirtiest thing.

Darlene felt she had been blessed with luck at last. She had the money to pay

treatment, and she also had a home.

for Nigel’s

However, Darlene later found out the truth. After she fell into the water and was sent to the hospital for a blood

transfusion, the nurse shouted that the Rh-negative blood was not stored, and Teresa wanted to adopt Darlene only

after hearing this.

Teresa didn’t adopt Darlene out of kindness. Teresa adopted Darlene in case something bad would happen to Avery.

That was why when Darlene was nine years old, and when Avery was in a car accident and his life was threatened,

Teresa showed her true colors and let Darlene donate more

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blood, disregarding Darlene’s safety.

Darlene let out a self-deprecating laugh. After washing her face, she left the bathroom.

Just as Darlene left the bathroom, the room door that was left unlocked was pushed open. Avery came in from the

outside with his phone in hand. He seemed to be happy.

Seeing that Darlene had woken up, Avery was stunned for a moment before walking up to Darlene. Avery said,

“You’re awake. I asked Seth to examine you. Do you feel better?”

Darlene took a step back. When Avery approached Darlene, Darlene walked past him and said, “I’m fine.”

Avery did not care about Darlene’s reaction. Avery thought it was a good thing that she

woke up.

Avery sat back down on the sofa, put down his phone, and said in a good mood, “I helped you make an

appointment with Mr. Dawson. He is busy. I don’t see him more than a few times a year.”

Avery added, “You’re in bad shape. Your condition may be complicated. I will let him examine you. You can rest

assured.”

Darlene walked back to the bedside to get her phone. When Darlene heard what Avery said, she turned around and

looked at Avery, saying, “How many more times do you want me to get checked? I’ve had so many checks. Will you

only be satisfied if I’m diagnosed with a terminal disease?”

Avery became somewhat sullen. He said, “Isn’t it for your own good? The results of the check always show that you

are not sick. How does someone who’s not sick get so lethargic and vomiting blood like you?”

Avery said, “Anyway, I have never seen someone like that before. This is the last time. If Mr. Dawson finds out that

there is no problem, I will not let you have any check-ups

anymore.”

Darlene wanted Avery to change the topic, so she interrupted Avery and said, “No. I’m not going to get checked.

Mr. Dawson seems to be a brain disease specialist.”

If Darlene agreed to let Giovanni check her, her heart failure would surely be detected.

Darlene did not want Avery to know about her heart failure. Darlene thought it would

make her sick to see Avery pretend to care about her after he learned the truth.

Darlene didn’t think she needed Avery to feel sorry for her even if she died.

Therefore, Darlene had already quietly made a will. After she died, she would pass her ashes to Aleena and ask

Aleena to help scatter the ashes into the sea.

Darlene wanted her ashes to be blown as far away as possible so that she would never have anything to do with

Avery.

Avery had just said a few good words in a good manner, but seeing that Darlene was unwilling to get checked, his

vile nature quickly returned.

“In short, you have no choice. You must do as I said. Have a good rest during the day. Then, we will go to the

hospital at night.”

The door was locked, and Darlene could not go out anyway. Darlene didn’t want to see Avery, so she went back to

bed and continued to sleep.

At night, when Darlene was forced to go to the hospital by Avery, Giovanni had already been waiting for them.

Giovanni had especially pushed off an appointment in order to

examine Darlene.

Giovanni made a preliminary diagnosis. He had been practicing medicine for decades, so he had more experience

than the average doctor.

Giovanni could tell at a glance that something was wrong with Darlene’s body. When he was diagnosing Darlene

alone, he asked, “Do you really not know what your illness is?”