A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 167 Where Is My Wife?

Seth was rather clear–headed. Avery didn’t look like he was joking.

Avery had a serious and uneasy expression.

Avery had been unconscious for five days. Now that he had woken up, he seemed to be mentally inflicted.

Seeing that Avery was about to open the door and leave the ward, Seth quickly stopped him. “Something happened

to you and you have been in a coma for a long time. Since you just woke up, you need a doctor to have a check

before you get out.”

Avery stopped and turned around to look at Seth. Avery did not see Darlene when he woke up, so he appeared to

be very impatient and anxious.

“I said that I accompanied my wife to have a pregnancy check. I just took a nap here and I’m feeling good now.

Why should I have a check?”

Seth was not a psychologist, so he did not dare to speak the truth rashly. He could only follow Avery’s words.

“A few days ago, you indeed accompanied your wife to do a pregnancy checkup. Everything is fine, but you fainted

due to excessive fatigue. You just woke up now, so your memory might cheat you.”

Worrying that these words would provoke him, Seth said it very tactfully.

He added, “Oh, right. Your wife is all right, and your body is fine. It’s just that the exhaustion caused you to be

unconscious. If you let the doctor do a follow–up check, it

will be better.”

Avery was skeptical of his words, but Avery heard that Darlene was fine, so he calmed.

down a little.

Avery’s voice was full of doubt. “What about my wife? Why isn’t she here?”

Seth was stumped. He didn’t dare to answer him at random. If he told a lie now, he had

to tell countless lies in the future.

But he didn’t dare to call Andrew over now. Andrew couldn’t keep his cool. Besides, Andrew hated Darlene very

much. Seth was afraid that once Andrew came over, he would directly tell the truth and abuse Darlene.

Without a doubt, it would severely stimulate Avery’s existing memories.

Seth stuttered, “She, she went back to rest. She is pregnant, you know. She can’t stay up late…”

Seth didn’t think this was a very good excuse. If Darlene went back to rest, she would come over at dawn.

However, under the current situation, it was impossible for Darlene to visit Avery.

Seth changed his words unnaturally, “I’m not too sure either. It seems that she went on a business trip, right?

“Ah, yes, she went on a business trip, causing you not to sleep well at night. Lack of sleep and fatigue made you

faint, so you are here now.”

The more Seth spoke, the more suspicious Avery became. Avery’s wife went on a business trip, causing Avery to not

sleep well. How could a doctor know all of these things so clearly?

No matter how Avery looked at it, he felt that there was something wrong with the doctor in front of him. “Where

exactly is my wife? Do I have any other family members? Where is my family?”

Seth looked at the empty corridor outside the door with pleading eyes. Without much time to think, he hurriedly

took out his phone and called Leana.

In the middle of the night, Leana was the only psychologist in the hospital who was on

night duty.

Moreover, Leana’s medical skills were superb, so Seth asked her to check on Avery. At

the very least, it would be assuring to confirm Avery’s current situation.

Leana came very quickly. Seth had already sent a text to tell her the situation. When

Leana came over, she looked calm.

“Mr. Gallard, I am your psychologist. Since you have woken up, I need to do a psychological check on you to ensure

that your brain is not damaged.”

She disliked Avery very much. However, as a professional doctor, she still managed not to reveal her personal

emotions.

Avery was in a hurry to leave the hospital. He did not say much and followed her to do

the examination with a sullen face.

After nearly an hour of hypnosis treatment, Avery returned to the ward to wait for the results. He held his phone

and looked at Darlene’s contact information.

For so many years, Darlene’s contact information had never been changed. In his mobile phone contact list and

Line contact, she was still there.

Avery looked through it and did not see the text message record, nor did he see the Line

chat records.

He directly dialed the number. Seth looked over and was scared.

Fortunately, there was no answer on the other end of the line. After Avery dialed the number for the second time,

the other side directly hung up.

Avery put down his phone with disappointment. He thought that Darlene was probably busy with work. She was

usually busy on business trips.

Moreover, Darlene was pregnant now and could not be stimulated. It was better not to let her know that he was

sick and hospitalized.

Seth secretly heaved a sigh of relief. Seeing Avery put down his phone, Seth then went out to communicate with

Leana.

After they left the ward, Leana’s calm face immediately turned a lot colder.

Theoretically speaking, a doctor should treat all patients equally, but she was still very unwilling to give Avery a

check–up.

Such a ruthless man was very repulsive. Leana felt even more disgusted after she got the

medical results.

Seth whispered impatiently, “What’s wrong? Dr. Elicott, have you figured it out? It was just a short coma that took

place in the elevator. It shouldn’t be a brain injury. Did he forget something?”

“Just a short coma?” Leana sneered, “Dr. Cannon, you are also a professional doctor. You shouldn’t say such

unprofessional words. A few minutes of coma is enough to kill

someone.

Many people died of suffocation due to claustrophobia. He is lucky to wake up. As for whether the memory loss will

be temporary or permanent, it depends.”

Seth said in a low voice, “He lost memories, didn’t he? Did he lose part of it or all of it?”

Leana handed him the medical records. “I hypnotized him and checked the memories he has now. In his memory,

there is only Darlene. The only thing he remembers is the two years they were married.”

She put her hands into her pockets and said sarcastically, “When the brain is stimulated by serious damage, there

will be a self–defense mechanism to prevent the

consciousness from being stimulated repeatedly.

“To put it bluntly, it indicates that he has done too many evil things. It terrifies him to think about it. So in the five

days of the coma, the brain has repeatedly brainwashed itself. Now, what he remembers is that Darlene and he

have been married and loved

each other for two years.

“The fetus that Darlene had aborted four months ago is still in her stomach. The fetus has been in her stomach for

more than six months. He is still waiting for the child to be

born.”

Leana blurted out impatiently, “This is all I’ve got. Dr. Cannon, I checked up on him because of you. Besides, there

are no other psychologists in the hospital.

“If he needs a psychologist in the future, go find someone else. I only treat normal people and not murderers. Even

a beast doesn’t kill its children.”

Before Seth could say anything else, Leana had already turned around and left.

After leaving this place, Leana did not return to the office. Instead, she went to check the surveillance footage in

the hospital on the day of Avery’s accident.

Then, she went to the nurse station in the cardiology department and asked the nurse on duty with an ugly

expression.

“Where is Dr. Elicott?”

The nurse was still napping and looked up at Leana. “Dr. Elicott just checked the wards and passed by here. It

seems that he went to his office.”

Leana expressed thanks and turned away. She pushed open the door of Nathen’s office and directly closed the door

behind her.

Nathen was checking the surveillance video that he had altered. When he saw the person

who came in, he immediately closed his laptop and stood up. “Leana, why…”

Leana’s face was tense as she walked over. She raised her hand and slapped him on the face. She lowered her

voice and said, “Are you clear about the situation over there? Are you crazy?”