NovelStartChapter 648 Nadine felt a sharp pain in her chest that hadn't subsided until then. If Sophie hadn't been gripping her hand so tightly, causing her to wince, she would have remained lost in her immense sorrow.
Nadine had kept Jack's death a secret, fearing that the news would be too much for Sophie to bear. Sophie had a heart disease, diabetes, and also suffered from high blood pressure and high cholesterol. At the tof Jack's passing, she had just been hospitalized for her heart condition.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtOut of concern for Sophie's health, Nadine decided not to tell her about Jack's passing. She had taken care of all the arrangements alone. In the end, she had held Jack's ashes in her hands, laying him to rest in a martyrs' cemetery and placing a bouquet of daisies at his grave.
Losing her beloved had left her feeling utterly devastated, yet Nadine managed to stay strong and didn't shed a single tear. However, once everything was settled, the dam finally burst. She cried until her whole body shook, unable to contain her anguish.
Memories flooded back, and the painful past flashed before her eyes, tearing open an old wound that had never truly healed. Nadine remained silent, tears streaming down her face. After hearing her muffled sobs, Sophie quickly pieced together the painful truth.
"Nad, I've lived a long life, and I've seen it all. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are all just a part of life. You shouldn't have kept Jack's death from me. But I know you meant well and were only looking out for me, so I don't want to blyou.
"But I can't help but blyou! I couldn't even see him off when he left this world, and that's a regret I'll carry for the rest of my life!" Sophie's last words cout as a roar, as if she needed to expel everything from within her.
Victoria was overjoyed to see Sophie lash out at Nadine. With her head tilted, she stood there, enjoying the spectacle. "Nadine, if you think you can have peace while I'm suffering, you're sorely mistaken!" Nadine was worried that Sophie, having just cout of the ICU, wouldn't be able to handle the news. Grasping her hand, she tried to comfort her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Please don't think like that, Grandma Sophie. When Jack left us, you were the one he worried about the most. If you need to blsomeone, blme! If you're angry, direct it at me! I'll take all the blfor everything that happened back then." Sophie's eyes were clouded, and her face was ashen as she clutched Nadine's hand with a grip so tight it turned her knuckles purple. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and she could barely stay on her feet.
Nadine was trying to calm Sophie down when the latter abruptly closed her eyes and collapsed straight to the floor. "Grandma Sophie please don't do this to me! Grandma Sophie!" Nadine hurriedly caffed for a doctor and rushed Sophie into the emergency room.
After watching Sophie disappear behind the swinging doors, Nadine realized her back was drenched with cold sweat Sophie had barely been out of the ICU for five minutes when she was rushed back to the emergency room, and Victoria was largely responsible for this.
Nadine was filled with pent-up anger, and when she spotted Victoria casually lounging ox a bench with her legs crossed, she instantly lost it. She stormed over to the young lady who was playing dumb and slapped her hard across the face.
"What were you thinking? Why would you do that? She's your grandmother!" Victoria shook her head and rose to her feet. She spat out the blood from her mouth and tilted her head at Nadine. "I thought you loved my older brother. Then, why did you marry another man?"
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