Tangled By Fate

Chapter 417: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

“If you are pregnant, stay here. We will call our family doctor.”

Vincent’s mother was thunderstruck when she heard her husband’s suggestion.

“You cannot do this!” She opposed it. “Who knows if the child in her stomach is from wedlock? We can’t be sure if she planned to target our son from the very beginning after being pregnant with a bastard.”

Her husband frowned. “I already told you that you shouldn’t keep an unmarried woman in our house because we have a son. Now look at what they have done.

“And it’s right before his wedding with a good girl. We need to call the doctor to verify if she is pregnant and whether her child is one month old or not.”

Betty’s expression changed. ‘This old fox...’

“So what if her child is one month old? It cannot be certain that it belongs to my son. I know my son and he is not that sort of person!” Vincent’s mother defended her child.

.....

Her husband’s face turned ugly.

“Then, what is happening in our house right now? Why is our would-be daughter-in-law running away? Why is your half-naked son chasing after her? Why is this woman naked in your son’s bed? Why are we arguing? ‘Not that sort of person’? If it wasn’t for his stupidity, why is everything happening?!”

As he roared, her wife trembled in fear. However, she still didn’t want to admit it.

Her husband continued, “I don’t know what Catherine is doing right now. But if she cancels the wedding and blames Vincent for cheating, our family reputation will really be tarnished this time. If that happens, I’ll kick him out. I don’t need such an unfilial son.”

“How can you say that? If you kick him out, how will we be able to live? He is our only son!”

“I don’t need that kind of son! Just thinking about this makes me angry!”

“Don’t be hard on him. I’ll persuade Catherine,” Vincent’s mother tried to ease her husband. “I’m sure after she calms down, she will understand...”

“Understand what exactly?” he snapped at his wife. “If she was married to our family, it wasn’t a problem. She could have endured. But she isn’t even married yet.

“Who would want to marry a notorious man? If he cheats before the wedding, is there any guarantee he won’t do it again? Furthermore, he made a woman pregnant. Things aren’t as simple as you think they are!”

“I’ll persuade her. Just you wait!” she promised. ‘There is no way I will let my son be kicked out. I can’t let Catherine cancel the wedding. Much less, I don’t want any rumors to be spread.’

———-

That evening, Veronica, Arthur and the rest came back to the tower. They had a great time at Ironin’s castle and now, they were exhausted.

Veronica was humming while swinging her and Arthur’s intertwined hands back and forth.

Arthur’s lips curled up when he noticed her good mood.

‘I should take her out often,’ he thought.

Veronica glanced over Catherine’s room as they were going up. She suddenly thought of something.

“Arthur, why don’t you freshen up first? I want to talk to Cathy for a bit,” she said.

“Sure, take your time but don’t wear yourself out.” Arthur moved closer and ruffled her head.

Veronica beamed. “I’ll be back soon!” She tiptoed and kissed his cheek before running into the corridor.

Arthur looked at her back and smiled a little.

Veronica stopped in front of Catherine’s room and knocked on the door.

“Cathy, are you there? I came back. Let’s talk for a while.”

However, there was no response from the inside.

After a pause, she continued, “Cathy, did you fall asleep? If you are, then I can go back. We can talk later-”

She didn’t finish talking before the door was opened by her hard push.

Veronica pushed it open and went inside.

The room was pitch black and she couldn’t see a thing.

The light from the corridor entered the room and slightly enlightened it.

“Why is the room so dark? Don’t tell me you are still depressed about Sebastian? Come one, you already chose a side. You cannot think about him and stay depressed for the rest of your life.”

Veronica looked for the magic bulb and turned it on. The room brightened up in a second.

“Ahh!”

She turned around after turning on the light and couldn’t help but scream. Terror filled her eyes.

Catherine was lying on the floor. There was a pool of blood near her left wrist. It seemed that she had slit her wrist. In her right hand, there was a sharp blade.

“Cathy!” Veronica dashed toward her.

She knelt down and then lowered her head till her ear touched Catherine’s chest. She heard a faint heartbeat and soon calmed down.

She used her healing power to heal the wound and then took off Catherine’s clothes, cleaned her body, put on a nightdress and moved her to the bed.

“Haah... haah... haah...” she huffed after she was done.

After taking a minute rest, she cleaned the floor and threw the sharp blade away.

When she was done cleaning, she chugged down a glass of water.

She sat on the chair and waited for Catherine to wake up.

‘What just happened? Why did she try to kill herself? Committing suicide is a huge sin. Furthermore, she already agreed to get married to Vincent. Vincent isn’t a bad guy. From what I have seen, he cherishes her. There is no reason for her to do this.’

She covered her face and pondered deeply.

“What happened?” someone asked from the doorway.

Veronica jumped up. She looked at the door and saw Arthur. He was wearing a sleeping robe.

“Oh, it’s just you. Don’t spook me. I can’t handle it right now.” She sounded worn out.

She forgot to close the door and that’s how Arthur could enter. She completely forgot about the door after she found Catherine like that.

Arthur frowned and came inside the room. He scanned the room and then his eyes landed on the sleeping Catherine.

“What happened to her?” he asked.

“I don’t know.” Veronica shook her head. Her eyes teared up. “When I came, the door was already open. She slit her wrist and fainted from the blood loss. I healed her. She is still breathing. But I’m not sure when she will wake up.”

Arthur stroked her head gently to console her. “I’ll ask Ovior to come and check up on her. You stay with her.”

“All right...”

Arthur disappeared and within a second, he appeared again. This time, he brought Ovior with his pajamas.

“What the hell are you doing?!” Ovior shouted in annoyance.

He just took a bath and went to bed. The moment he closed his eyes, Arthur suddenly appeared in his room out of nowhere, grabbed his arm and then brought him to another room.

He didn’t get the time to breathe!

“Check Catherine. She tried to commit suicide. Her condition isn’t good,” Arthur spoke in a solemn voice.

“What?! Why?” Ovior was stunned. He quickly looked at Catherine and then took her hand to check her pulse.

“I don’t know. We just left her here today because she wasn’t willing to go with us. But now this happened. I want to know what exactly has happened. Whoever is at fault, I won’t forgive them!”

Veronica’s eyes brightened up in anger.

After leaving the temple, the only person who knew her the best accompanied her.

If it wasn’t for her, Catherine wouldn’t decide to step out of the temple and live a harsh life.

So basically, Veronica could only blame herself. She wanted to protect the only person she grew up with, who cherished her like a sister, like a family.

And she failed to protect her.

She failed to protect Catherine’s heart.

She failed to protect her twice.

Both the time she got kidnapped and now, Catherine nearly died from her injuries.

If she was a bit late, she might have lost Catherine forever.

Just thinking about that made her shiver.

Ovior checked Catherine’s pulse and then her injury. It was completely healed. There was no mark left.

“How much did she bleed?” he inquired.

“Enough to cover her one arm,” Veronica replied.

“How cold was her body?”

.....

“Freezing cold.”

Ovior checked Catherine’s eyes and after that concluded, “I think she was having a hard time these days. She didn’t eat or sleep well for the past few weeks. Although she didn’t bleed much, she got weak quickly.

“It will take her some time to recover. She can drink soup. Liquid meals will easily help her body regain strength. I’m sure she will be better before her wedding.”

“Wedding... oh yes, wedding. I should notify Vincent. If he takes her to the resort, she will be able to heal quickly,” Veronica decided.

Arthur interrupted her, “Wait, don’t plan hastily. Wait until she wakes up and then, ask her what she wants to do. I will assign a bodyguard for her.”

“I think that will be the best. But wouldn’t it be better if we let Vincent know? After all, he is her fiancé and they are in love.”

Arthur looked at his wife and pondered a little.