A Wound that Never Heals

Chapter 203 A Terminal Illness

Avery released his grip on Sandra’s neck and hung up the phone.

Avery turned around and approached Katrina, his voice filled with rage. “You’re at the brink of death, yet you still

dare to curse Darlene. You must be courting death.”

Sandra anxiously asked Katrina, “Do you really know who wants to donate his heart to

Darlene?”

Sandra hoped that she could have other bargaining chips that would let Avery not call the police and tell others

what he heard.

Vivian had reached the end of the rope.

If Sandra brought Vivian back and gave her to Avery, Vivian might tell Avery the truth

about his car accident and put Sandra in trouble.

When that happened, Sandra would be in greater trouble. She would be all washed up.

Katrina’s body trembled violently. She was not very sure.

The Swale family had shares in this hospital and was one of its bosses, so Lucian and

Katrina knew its director well.

A few days ago, Katrina went to visit the director. She wanted to pretend to be filial and

ask about her father’s current condition.

Unexpectedly, Katrina happened to hear the director ask Nathen if the heart that

matched Darlene’s was his own.

Katrina remembered that Nathen’s answer was ambiguous, and the director was very

emotional. It seemed that there was a lot of evidence to confirm that the heart was

Nathen’s.

Therefore, Katrina was not sure, but Avery wanted to kill her now. To stay alive, she

could only pretend to be sure.

Thinking of this, Katrina made a decision and said with a straight face, “I am very sure.

I heard Nathen say the heart that matched Darlene’s was his.

“Nathen is a living person, but he wants to donate his heart to Darlene. If it is known by Darlene, the hospital, or the

Elicott family, he can’t do that.”

Avery fiercely held Katrina’s shoulder and stared at her with an angry gaze. “I don’t want to listen to your nonsense.

How dare you lie that Darlene’s heart is failing?”

Avery didn’t care whether Nathen wanted to donate his heart.

Avery couldn’t believe what he heard.

It was ridiculous. Darlene was in good health. How could she suffer heart failure?

Katrina was scared out of her wits by Avery’s angry look. She became smart when she

was about to die. She quickly had an idea and looked at Sandra.

“Sandra, believe me. What I said is true. Why don’t you give the director a call?

“The director knows that you know about Darlene’s heart failure. Call him and ask if there is a suitable heart. He will

not doubt and tell you directly.”

Sandra was also very panicked. To be honest, she did not believe Katrina now.

However, Katrina spoke with certainty and did not seem to tell a lie. Sandra coldly said, “Don’t speak such

nonsense.”

Avery was not easy to fool. Even if Katrina could lie to him now, he would find out the

truth later.

Katrina nodded with a pale face. “It’s true. It’s not a lie. Sandra, just call the director and let Avery know whether

Darlene is sick or not.”

Sandra had no other choice but to take a deep breath and calm down a little. She called the director.

It was early in the morning. The middle-aged director slept early. He might have a

dream now.

The director answered the phone. It took him quite a long time to recognize Sandra on the other end of the phone.

The director said, “Mrs. Gallard, it’s late. Is there something urgent?”

Sandra forced herself to calm her voice down. “Sorry to disturb you late at night. We have kept Darlene’s heart

failure from Avery, but we are worried that Avery will know it

one day.

“So I hope that Darlene can have a heart transplant as soon as possible and recover. I am really worried. I am

wondering whether there is a suitable heart for Darlene.”

The director didn’t say anything. He guessed that the suitable heart might be Nathen’s.

The director was alert and denied it. “There is one, but for some reason, that person

can’t donate his heart.

“We have to wait for a longer time. Ms. Garcia is in critical condition. Once it is

confirmed, I will inform your family immediately.”

Sandra breathed a sigh of relief, and her hands were sweaty. “Okay. There’s nothing else. Please continue your

sleep.”

The director quickly hung up the phone. Sandra looked at Avery again. He seemed to have lost all his strength and

blood, his face deathly pale.

Avery st*ggered. He relaxed his grip on Katrina’s shoulder weakly and squatted.

Cyrus had called the Gallard family and the police. As Avery said over the phone, he had some clues about the

cause of Reina’s accident that day.

After the calls, Cyrus went to Avery and saw him fall to the ground.

Avery seemed to have lost his soul, his face deathly pale, and the expression on his face

was extremely terrifying.

Cyrus was shocked. He glanced at Katrina and Sandra who were standing beside Avery and rushed over to help

Avery.

“Mr. Gallard, what’s wrong with you? Is your head hurting again? I will help you back to the ward and call the

doctor.”

Avery stood up in a daze. Only then did Cyrus notice that his forehead was covered in a

cold sweat.

Katrina was still in shock. She was not sure if what she just said was enough to stop Avery from calling the police.

But now that Cyrus was here, Katrina did not dare to say anything.

Sandra managed to calm down a little. She went over to help Avery up.

“I was talking to Katrina here when Avery fell. Cyrus, you should take good care of him. If something happens to

him, can you take responsibility?”

Cyrus replied with some guilt, “Sorry. It’s my fault.”

Avery’s eyes were dead. What the director just said on the phone was enough to prove everything. Darlene really

had heart failure.

Avery had a bitter taste in his throat. The chill suddenly spread throughout every part of his body, causing him to

shudder all over.

Before Avery could no longer hold on, he said, “Cyrus, did you call the police? Tell them that I made a mistake, and

they don’t need to come.”

When Katrina heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief. The feeling of escaping death

almost caused her to fall.

Sandra was very calm as if nothing had happened. As Avery’s stepmother, she helped

Avery back to the ward with Cyrus.

At the police station, John received Cyrus’ call and was about to take his people to the hospital. However, Cyrus

called him again and said that Avery lost control of his emotions and said something wrong, so they did not have to

go.

The police officers looked at each other. After thinking about it, John felt that something was wrong. After hesitating

for a while, he called Darlene.