Chapter 19
Chapter 19
When help arrived, the place was a wreck. Everyone had shielded Gigi with their bodies.
She was buried underneath them, barely injured. Next were Rylan and the Harts. Anthony, Julia, and Wesley took the worst of it, having thrown themselves over Gigi.
With the Carsons in her arms, she broke down in tears. “Wake up, Dad, Mom, Wesley.”
They were quickly taken to the hospital. Anthony, Julia, and Wesley were losing blood fast and needed transfusions. Gigi immediately volunteered, but her blood type wasn’t compatible.
Seeing the agony on Gigi’s face, Rylan finally stepped forward with a wry grin. “I have the same blood type as Wesley.”
Moments later, Donovan, Meredith, and Kenny also volunteered themselves. “Our blood type
matches Mr. and Mrs. Carson.”
Rylan and the Harts arrived at the transfusion ward. Watching their blood slowly drip into the blood bag, they felt a swirl of emotions they couldn’t quite name.
Gigi stood just a short distance away, anxiously watching the emergency room doors through which the Carsons had disappeared. She didn’t so much as glance at Rylan and the Harts.
All she cared about was the Carsons’ survival. She didn’t even seem to notice what Rylan and
the Harts were doing.
Donovan stared at Gigi’s back. The sting in his arm was nothing compared to the ache in his
heart.
It brought him back to the time Catherine was hospitalized. He had watched over her day and night, while Gigi quietly cried in the corner. He hadn’t even spared her a single comforting glance.
Now that the tables had turned, he finally understood what it felt like to be ignored.
Meredith bit her lower lip, trying to hold back her tears. She used to carefully pick out gifts for Catherine, blind to the way Gigi silently hoped for her attention. Watching Gigi ignore her now, she was filled with remorse.
Kenny furrowed his brows as a wave of guilt washed over him. The memory of him helping Catherine bully Gigi played on a loop inside his head. Her cold attitude now felt like a knife stabbing his heart.
Rylan’s expression was grim as memories of how he had hurt Gigi came flooding back. His heart was heavy with guilt.
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He kept his eyes on Gigi, hoping desperately that she would turn and glance at him-even a second was enough. But all of her attention was on the Carson family.
They all realized this was fate’s way of getting even. The way they once neglected Gigi was now coming back to haunt them.
At last, the emergency room doors were opened. The doctor came out and told them the surgery had been a success-the Carsons were out of danger.
Gigi burst into tears of joy. She rushed forward to grab the doctor’s hand, thanking him over and over.
Hearing the news, Rylan and the Harts felt relieved. They went up to Gigi, hoping to be part of the moment. But she followed the nurse into the ward without even sparing them a glance.
Inside the ward, Gigi stayed by the Carsons’ side, tending to them with care.
Wesley opened his eyes to find Gigi’s face puffy from crying. His heart ached, and he gently pulled her into his embrace. She melted into his arms, and the worry in her heart slowly faded
away.
Outside the ward, Rylan and the Harts saw how close Gigi was with the Carson family. All they felt was a deep sense of loss.
Meredith couldn’t help but start sobbing. “What will it take for Gigi to forgive us?”
Donovan and Kenny didn’t say anything. They both knew winning Gigi’s forgiveness wouldn’t
be easy.
But they couldn’t afford to wallow in guilt. They still had something far more important to
take care of
