A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 He Splashes Boiling Water On Her

The tea splashed on Vivian and then flowed to the ground.

Vivian had a panicked expression as she slipped and fell. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

The cup in her hand naturally rolled to the ground. Vivian covered her lower abdomen and groaned in pain, “It hurts. It hurts. My child…”

Avery hurried over. Darlene had already known what would happen next.

But, Darlene still hoped that Avery would see the cup in Vivian’s hand, and could guess that the tea was not spilled by Darlene.

Therefore, Darlene said, “I did not splash the tea. You also saw it. The cup is in her hand, not in my hand.”

Vivian leaned against Avery’s chest with an expression of pain. It seemed that she was unable to stand up. Vivian cried in a grievance, “Ms. Garcia, I know that you don’t like me, but you can say it out. You know that I am pregnant, so why did you pour hot tea on me? I was anxious to stop you, so I snatched the cup.”

As Vivian spoke, she looked at Avery with guilt. “I’m sorry, Avery. I shouldn’t care about this child. After all, it is not your child. But it is mine. I am really…

really…”

Vivian stopped speaking halfway and kept crying.

Avery was angry. He carried Vivian up the stairs. “Go upstairs and rest first. I’ll let the doctor take a look at you.”

Vivian leaned into Avery’s embrace and looked at Darlene with a pleased expression. However, she pretend to be weak and said, “Avery, don’t blame Ms. Garcia. After all, vou and she are already husband and wife…”

Avery did not say a word.

Darlene stood downstairs, and she felt that something wrong would happen. She knew that Avery would not let her go.

Darlene had just had a miscarriage operation and was suffering from cardiac failure. She could not stand Darlene’s torment.

Darlene suddenly felt afraid and did not know what was waiting for her. Darlene turned around and wanted to go outside.

The nanny immediately came over to stop Darlene. “Ms. Garcia, please wait here. Mr. Gallard seems to have something to tell you.”

Darlene’s face was a little pale. She looked at the nanny and noticed the

hostility in her eyes.

Darlene was still wondering why this new nanny was so hostile towards her when Avery came downstairs.

Avery approached Darlene with a straight face. Without saying a word, Avery took a pot of tea from the coffee table, opened the lid, and directly splashed it

at Darlene.

Darlene immediately dodged to the side, but the tea still splashed on her left

shoulder and neck.

Hot water splashed down, and Darlene screamed in horror. Half of her neck and shoulder were instantly flushed red. Darlene felt mind–wrenching pain.

Darlene thought, if I had not dodged just now, my entire face would have been disfigured now.

Darlene’s face suddenly turned pale, and beads of sweat dripped down from

her forehead. As if she had seen a ghost, Darlene desperately retreated to

avoid Avery.

Avery was still holding the teapot in his hand, and he was also stunned for a

moment.

Avery knew it was hot water, but he did not expect it would be boiling water. In the past, when the servants or Darlene prepared tea, the water in the teapot would always be warm.

However, when Avery thought of how Darlene had just caused Vivian to fall and how Darlene had hurt Vivian before, Avery suppressed the reluctance in

his mind.

Avery approached and said somewhat unnaturally, “I have warned you many times not to hurt Vivian…”

Before Avery could finish his sentence, Darlene’s eyes turned red and she retreated in fear to distance herself from Avery. Then, Darlene staggered away from Avery and rushed upstairs.

The water that had just been splashed had left a large puddle on the ground.

Avery frowned and looked at the nanny. He said, “Contact the doctor. You

can pack up.

“Get lost.”

The nanny wanted to explain in panic, but Vivian’s weak voice came from the stairs. “Avery, it’s not her fault. I remember that you used to like hot tea. I was worried that you wouldn’t like it when it was cold, so I asked her to take out the teapot with boiling water. It’s all my fault. If you want to blame

someone, blame me.”

Avery could only give up and let the nanny continue to stay.

Seth came over with the medicine box on his back. Avery took Seth into Vivian’s bedroom and asked Seth to examine Vivian carefully.

Vivian was not scalded. After all, the cup of tea had already cooled down. Seth checked Vivian and said that she was fine.

Avery finally heaved a sigh of relief. When Avery accompanied Seth downstairs, he saw that the door to Darlene’s bedroom was tightly closed.

Avery thought, Seth had come anyway. I could ask him to drop by to take a

look at Darlene.

However, after knocking for a long time, Darlene did not open the door. Instead, the sound of the door being locked came from inside.

Avery’s expression turned cold. He felt that he had simply done something unnecessary. Avery thought, what was there for me to care about someone

like Darlene?

So, Avery let Seth go directly. Avery accompanied Vivian downstairs for dinner and then went to the study to deal with the work documents for nearly two hours. When Avery came out, the door to Darlene’s room was still

locked.

Avery became angry. Avery thought, even if I had poured boiling water on her, she was the one who hurt Vivian first. Moreover, I asked Seth to check

on her. It was she who did not open the door.

Thinking of this, Avery felt that he was not wrong. Avery knocked on the door impatiently with a cold face. “Darlene, one last time, open the door.”

In the bedroom, Darlene curled up on the carpet in the corner and looked at the door in horror. The knocking on the door kept on.

Darlene squeezed herself into a ball and trembled uncontrollably.

The burning pain in her body was still very clear. Darlene gritted her teeth and endured it. She was dizzy.

But Darlene knew that Avery would come in. Darlene had to force herself to be alert. Darlene could not imagine whether if she fell asleep, there would be another pot of boiling water pouring down from above her head or not.

The knocking stopped outside the door, and then Avery kicked the door hard. “You better open the door for me. If I kicked the door open, you know that I can do anything.”

Darlene couldn’t help but cry out in a low voice. She shrank back behind the window curtain and held onto the curtain in front of her. Darlene imagined. that she could be hiding here and she wouldn’t be able to be found.

With a bang, Darlene’s body trembled and she heard Avery’s footsteps

approaching.

Darlene let out a gasp of fear, and her hands that held the curtains tightly

trembled.

Avery approached and pulled the curtain in front of Darlene with a whoosh. Avery reached out to pull Darlene up and threw Darlene onto the bed.

Avery ignored the horrible wounds on Darlene’s body and directly threw the

mobile phone that was showing a photo to her.

“Darlene, how dare you do this?”

In the photo, Nathen sat with Darlene outside the emergency room and

Nathen placed his hand on Darlene’s arm.

Darlene’s eyes were red. Avery thought that Darlene was pretending to be

pitiful.

As he spoke, Avery raised his hand and undid the tie around his neck. “With an ordinary medical–patient relationship, you can already hold hands so intimately? With an ordinary medical–patient relationship, would he directly deposit 17 thousand dollars for your brother’s medical expenses?

“Darlene, it seems that I should tell you who your husband is!”

Darlene wanted to get up with a pale face. Avery completely ignored the injury on her shoulder and leaned down to press down on Darlene’s shoulder. Avery’s face was filled with disdain.

“Is this how a slut woman like you seduce other men?”

Outside the bedroom, Vivian stood at the door and listened to the strange, breathing sounds inside. Her nails dug into her palms.

Vivian took out her phone and sent a message. “Jax, we can’t wait any

longer. This fetus should be of use…”