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Clara immediately crouched down, trying to cover the red line on her ankle.
“No…nothing…”
Luke’s face darkened, his gaze sharp, “Where’s the safety lock I asked you to keep? Show it to me.”
Clara lowered her eyes, unable to meet his gaze. “Luke, it’s just a safety clock…*
it one last time. Give it to me.”
“I’ll say
ke looked at Clara, as if a storm was brewing in his eyes.
Clara panicked, nervously stepping back, revealing the safety lock on her ankle.
A cloud, the character for ‘blessing‘ identical to the one Luke had bought.
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Luke lunged forward, yanking the safety lock off her ankle, his fingers digging painfully into his palm. “Nurse, you said…Vivian was here?”
Lily frowned. “Vivian? Vivian Smith? Yes, she was here. I saw her leaving the ward and remembered to ask about you guys.”
Clara glared at Lily, then tried to take Luke’s hand. “Luke…I fell asleep, I didn’t know Vivian was here.”
Luke remained silent, staring blankly at the safety lock in his hand. “Nurse, how did my wife miscarry?”
Lily glanced at the head nurse, then said, “Miss Smith suffered a blow to her abdomen; that’s why she lost the baby. And I’ve never seen such an uncaring husband like you. She’s been here for
days, and
and you haven’t even checked on her. A stranger brought her here.”
“When was that?” Luke lifted his head, the blood vessels in his eyes nearly bursting.
“What…what…”
Lily jumped back in surprise.
At that moment, Luke seemed even more terrifying than when Clara was throwing a fit earlier.
Luke pulled away from Clara. “When did Vivian come to the hospital?” His voice, though soft, trembled on the verge of breaking.
“Eleven days ago.”
gone
opened his mouth, straining to speak but unable to utter a word. Eleven days ago, when I’d to find him. Clara lost control of her emotions and was knocked down by a bicycle. In a moment of panic, he had pushed me away forcefully. \
He recalled that day, when I lay on the ground, crying out his name, saying my stomach hurt.
What did he say?
“Vivian, you knew Clara was depressed, why would you provoke her? If anything happens to her, I’ll never forgive you! Consider this a lesson. Stay away from her from now on.” That lesson was truly painful.
Luke staggered two steps, anguish
anguish flooding
My child…was taken from me…
over him like a tidal wave.
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His gaze fell on the safety lock; and he suddenly realized something
He ran out.
Home!
Vivian!
At that moment, he could no longer think of Clara.
His mind and heart were solely focused on returning to my side; he needed to apologize, he
needed to atone.
lara
lara felt a surge of panic, as if something had spiraled out of control. She tried to chase after him, but the head nurse blocked her. “You can’t leave!*
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