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Back then, he had thought Claudine was only there to get his attention.
They had shared a bed for five years, yet he hadn’t known Claudine was an outstanding auctioneer.
Damian recalled how Claudine had locked herself in the study every day recently.
He had assumed she was just watching some boring TV dramas.
Only now did he realize he knew nothing about his wife.
No wonder she had been so emotional today, willing to die with him.
Thinking about what he had done to Claudine, Damian felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, making it hard to breathe.
He rubbed his brow.
“Find out what else Claudine has accomplished, and contact the president of Camberwell University. Ask if there’s any chance Prof. Nixon can expand his PhD admissions by one.”
Lindsay replied, “Alright, Mr. Barrette!”
She was about to leave when the door to the emergency room finally opened.
Damian rushed to the doctor immediately.
“Doctor, how is she?”
The doctor removed his mask.
“The patient suffered a severe head injury. We have located the source of the bleeding and managed to temporarily stop the internal hemorrhage.”
Further observation will be necessary in the coming days.
If the intracranial hematoma does not resolve on its own, a second surgery will be required.
The patient has now been transferred to the intensive care unit. Once the nurse is ready, the family can go in to see her.”
Damian nodded, indicating that he understood.
Lindsay, standing nearby, didn’t know what to say.
In the past, she had only thought Damian was handsome, wealthy, and capable. Inevitably, she developed feelings for him, even thinking that Claudine was not good enough for Damian.
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But now…
She looked at the man beside her and felt grateful that she had come to her senses in time.
“Mr. Barrette, perhaps you should go home and rest for a while. I’ll stay here and keep watch.”
Damian waved his hand dismissively.
“You should go back.”
Lindsay did not insist any further.
She still had to return to the company to deal with the board of directors.
“Mr. Barrette, if anything comes up, please call me. I’ll have the housekeeper send you and Mrs. Barrette some clean clothes.”
With that, Lindsay left the hospital.
The quiet corridor was left with only Damian.
He exhaled heavily, feeling as if the place was so stifling he could hardly breathe.
He loosened his tie, letting it hang limply from his hand. The shirt he always wore so meticulously was now unbut- toned at the top two buttons, and all his former composure was gone.
He looked out the window. It was a rare beautiful day, warm for winter, and in the distance, he could see the mall al- ready decorated for Christmas.
Yet his heart had never felt so restless.
Not even tobacco could suppress…
“The Barrette Group couple argue on campus, suspected third party involved!”
This news quickly made it to the top of the trending topics that day.
Although the Barrette Group’s PR department had immediately taken down all related videos from the internet, the speed at which university students spread gossip meant the video had already circulated widely overseas.
Some even dug up that Audrey was Damian’s ex-wife, and that they had a daughter together.
For a time, Damian overshadowed even the top celebrities, becoming the talk of the town among gossipers.
The incident had a severe impact on the Barrette Group. In just one day, the company’s stock dropped three points, and its market value evaporated by two billion.
The board members of the Barrette Group were highly dissatisfied with Damian, demanding that he take responsibili- ty for the matter.
But at that moment, Damian was still at the hospital.
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He stared in disbelief at the medical record in his hand, which stated that three months ago, Claudine had suffered massive bleeding from an ectopic pregnancy.
So, they really had a child once.
It turned out Claudine hadn’t chosen to terminate the pregnancy; it was because of the ectopic pregnancy…
The doctor was still speaking, but he could no longer take in any of it.
All he knew was that he now bore the weight of another life…
That was his child, his own flesh and blood…
After leaving the doctor’s office, he had no idea how he made his way back to the ward.
Through the observation window, he looked at the woman still lying in the hospital bed.
For the first time, he truly realized that she was his wife.
Even if he didn’t love her, he had a duty to care for her, not to leave her battered and bruised.
He slumped into a chair outside the intensive care unit, and it felt as if time had rewound to five years ago.
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