Chapter 716


    After Frank and Hackett left, there were only Trevon and Jasper in the room. Clearly, neither of


    them had any intention of leaving.


    Sherri had been supporting Natalie as they walked in to take a closer look. Sherri was an emotional


    person. She could not hide herughter or tears. Her eyes were already swollen from crying.


    Tears welled up in Natalie''s eyes but did not fall. She walked behind Trevon and reached out to hold


    his cold hand. Through the coldness of his palm, she could feel that his heart was covered in ice.


    There was still rain on the back of his hand. No one was drenched in the drizzle, but they still got


    wet.


    Natalie knew how much Trevon''s heart ached.


    It was because she was also in pain. It was like a sharp knife stabbing into her chest and twisting


    non-stop. It was so painful that she could not breathe, but she had to hold on. At this moment, she


    wished the person lying on the bed was her.


    No one dared to speak or breathe loudly. Even if they shed tears, they would quietly wipe them


    away.


    The oppressive, dreary room was filled only with the sounds of equipment being installed and


    breathing.


    Jasper did not move at all. He had a gloomy aura around him. He watched as the doctor ced the


    devices on Sophia''s body without blinking. Ruby did not know how tofort him. She could only


    stand at his side and bear it with him. She held his hand to show that she was there.


    About half an hourter, the doctor finished arranging all the monitoring equipment. He nced at


    Trevon who was emitting a cold aura and did not dare tomunicate with him. In the end, he


    turned his gaze to Natalie behind him and asked, "Mrs. Wilson, do you need us to stay?"


    Before Natalie could reply, Trevon had already rejected him. Trevon said in a deep voice, "No need.


    All of you can leave."


    Trevon thought, ''Sophia will wake up. Her internal organs are not damaged. Her injuries are not


    serious. She is just agitated and does not want to wake up because someone has died in her


    stead.''


    Hearing that, the doctors nodded and left. Trevon told them to keep it a secret.


    Sophia was unconscious. It was useless for so many people to stand around. Natalie took a deep


    breath. She still had to observe the necessary etiquette. There were still people downstairs. She


    brought Sherri and Ava out andforted them. There was no smile on her face. "I''m fine. You


    guys can go back."


    Sherri knew Natalie wasn''t feeling fine when she saw Natalie''s expression. She was worried and


    said, "Why don''t Ruby and I stay here tonight?"


    Natalie shook her head. She knew that Sherri was worried about her. "It''s fine. Jasper and Trevon


    are still around. I won''t copse."


    Ava was also worried about Natalie and wanted to suggest staying here. With tears in her eyes, she


    said, "Natalie..."


    Natalie ended the conversation and said calmly, "Be good. I''m really fine. You still have to go to


    work tomorrow and have two children revising at home. Leave now. You cane over tomorrow."


    "Mom, can I stay?" Ava wanted to apany Jasper. Jasper would definitely be sad.


    Sherri nodded. Since Natalie did not want her to stay, she would let Ava stay. Ava could also


    persuade Jasper so that Jasper would not dwell on things. "You stay. I will go back then. Take care


    of them. Call us if you need anything."


    They went downstairs. Rachel was a person who rarely revealed her emotions. At this moment, she


    was also wiping her tears. Even Caleb was the same. Williamforted and persuaded him in a


    low voice.


    Natalie stopped in front of William and Grace and thanked them. "William, Grace, thank you."


    Grace patted Natalie''s shoulder. "We''re a family, so let''s not be so polite. If there''s anything, call


    Ava. Don''t be afraid of troubling us. We''re family, so it''s no trouble for us."


    "Okay."


    Before Hackett left, he said, "Natalie, if Trevon needs anything, call us. Frank and I will keep our


    phones on at all times."


    When Frank and Hackett came down, they were afraid that Trevon could not bear the thought of


    Sophia in aa and would do something dangerous to relieve his stress.


    Frank said, "Anytime will do."


    "I''ll keep an eye on him. Don''t worry."


    Natalie understood their worries. Previously, she would go racing to relieve her stress. Later, Barron


    begged her not to engage in such a dangerous activity.


    That was why she stopped racing and only rode a motorcycle. Her speed was also within a safe


    range.


    After everyone left, Natalie and Ruby supported Caleb and Rachel back to their room. Rachel was


    afraid of adding to Natalie''s worries, so she acted strong and urged Natalie to go ahead and do her


    own stuff.


    That night, everyone in the Wilson''s residence couldn''t sleep. Trevon chased Jasper and Ruby back


    to their room and told Jasper to go to work tomorrow. Jasper would not go. He wanted to


    apany Sophia and wait for her to wake up.


    Ruby understood Trevon''s feelings. She pulled Jasper away. In the room, Jasper was on the verge


    of a mental breakdown. His mind was filled with Sophia''s injured face. Although they were all


    superficial wounds, Sophia had injuries all over her body.


    Jasper felt stifled. It was as if he had sunk to the bottom of ake. Even breathing was difficult.


    As soon as Jasper entered the room, he bent and hugged Ruby tightly. He buried his head in her


    shoulder. A few secondster, a touch of warmth seeped into the clothes on her shoulder. Ruby


    stood motionless and only reached out to stroke Jasper''s back. "I believe Sophia will wake up. Let''s


    find out the methods that can be used in this situation to help Sophia wake up. It will definitely


    work."


    Jasper said, "Ruby, thank you."


    "I''m your girlfriend. Sophia is your sister, but she''s also my sister." Even if Ruby wasn''t Jasper''s


    fiancée, Sophia was still her sister who had grown up with them.


    Jasper did not know how long he had been hugging Ruby. Ruby did not know how long it had taken


    her to coax Jasper to go to bed and rest for a while.


    In the other room, Trevon took the towel from Natalie''s hand and wiped his daughter gently. Natalie


    did not snatch the towel from him. She knew how he felt now. He regretted it now as much as he


    objected to Sophia bing a Special Forces soldier back then.


    Natalie could guess that Trevon''s mind was filled with regret and self-me. After thinking for a


    while, she still opened her mouth to persuade him. She also felt very upset, as if her heart was


    being cut by a knife. "Trevon, it''s not your fault that Sophia is in this state. It''s not because you


    agreed to her request that she became this way. You''ve already made sufficient preparations.


    Otherwise, Sophia wouldn''t have been able toe back today."


    Trevon med himself. Natalie, who knew him well, had guessed it. "But if I had insisted back then,


    Sophia might have given up."


    "Do you think your daughter could give up on something she decided? This profession has been her


    dream since she was young. You couldn''t stop her. Sophia wasn''t one who could be persuaded by


    us. At least she survived, right?"


    After saying that, two streams of tears flowed down Natalie''s face. Her vision was blurry as she


    looked at Trevon bend down to wipe Sophia''s hands. Natalie was in as much pain as Trevon was.


    Seeing that Trevon had pursed his lips and did not speak, Natalie knew he was still ming himself.


    "You''ve already taken thorough measures. The five people you sent have protected Sophia very


    well. We have to give the one who sacrificed a proper burial. Although he was an orphan, he should


    have a dignified tombstone."


    Hearing this, Trevon''s hand that was holding the towel paused for a moment before he replied


    faintly, "I''ve already buried him in the cemetery of the Wilson''s residence."


    Natalie took a few steps forward and stood beside Trevon. Trevon turned around and suddenly


    hugged Natalie''s waist, burying his head in her stomach.


    "I''ll keep vigil for the first half of the night. Can you keep vigil for the second half of the night?"


    Natalie asked in a negotiating tone.


    Trevon was sitting, and Natalie was standing.


    Natalie gently stroked Trevon''s hair and suddenly realized a few more strands of white hair on his


    head. It had only been two days since they went to fetch Sophia, but there were already more


    strands of white hair in just two days. She touched a few strands of white hair with mixed feelings,


    and tears fell on the ends of Trevon''s hair.


    It took only an instant instead of years for Trevon''s hair to turn white.


    After hugging Natalie for a while, Trevon regained hisposure. "Natalie, go to sleep first."


    "Okay, I''ll rece you in thetter half of the night."


    Trevon did not agree to that. He only told her to go to sleep.


    Natalie did not want to leave, but she knew Trevon well. She knew he wanted to whisper something


    to Sophia that she could not even listen to. She agreed and walked out of the room. She looked at


    Trevon, who was ming himself, before closing the door.


    After closing the door, she covered her mouth and quickly returned to her room. After closing the


    door, she could no longer control her emotions. She leaned against the door frame and slowly slid


    to the ground. She sobbed silently and hugged her knees. All the emotions she had restrained the


    entire night poured out at this moment. It was as if her world hade crashing down.


    Her heart ached so much that she could not breathe. She clutched her chest, which was in so much


    pain that she felt suffocated. She pressed and pounded with all her might as if this was the only way


    to ease the pain in her chest. She pounded for a long time before stopping. The clothes on her


    chest were crumpled. She felt as if she was about to die from the pain in the next second.


    Thest time she cried like this was when her mother jumped off a building, when her grandfather


    died, and when he kept something from her.


    In the other room, as Natalie expected, Trevon was indeed whispering to Sophia. He held Sophia''s


    hand that was not in a cast and muttered, "Sophia, your mother went back to her room to cry.


    Daddy didn''t follow her. Your mother is sad and needs to vent her sadness."


    As he spoke, Trevon paused for a while. His eyes were slightly hot as he adjusted his emotions and


    continued chatting with Sophia. "You didn''t keep your word. You said that you wouldn''t make


    Mommy and Daddy cry. You would only make usugh. Wake up soon, or you''ll have broken your


    promise."


    No matter what Trevon said, the person on the bed did not move or react at all. In the end, a tear


    fell from Trevon''s eyes, and his lips trembled slightly.


    He med himself deep down. If only he had sent a few more bodyguards to follow Sophia into


    school. Why did he only send five? Why didn''t he send a few more?


    Many assumptions arose in Trevon''s mind, and he med himself even more. His self-reproach


    turned into tears that flowed out.


    At 1.30 in the morning, Natalie pushed open the door again. Trevon did not sleep or speak. He only


    held Sophia''s hand and massaged her.


    Looking at his back view, Natalie''s face, which had just been washed, was almost blurred again by


    the tears she had just suppressed. She raised her head and held back her tears. She walked


    forward and said in a rxed tone, "Go lie down for a while. If you don''t want to go back, you can lie


    on Sophia''s small sofa."


    Trevon smiled when he met Natalie''s gaze. He did not want her to worry and nodded in agreement.


    In the end, he did not lie on the sofa because Sophia''s sofa was too small. He turned around and


    left the room.


    Natalie did not know what he was doing. Thinking that he had gone to wash his face, she sat on the


    stool where he had been sitting. She helped Sophia adjust her nket and checked the data


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    After a while, Trevon came back with two nkets. Natalie had a guess in her heart. "Are you


    nning to sleep on the floor?"


    "Yes, I''ll get them to buy a folding bed tomorrow." He wanted to stay in this room and wait for Sophia


    to wake up. He was afraid that Sophia would not be able to find him when she woke up.


    Natalie understood his feelings. After thinking for a while, she did not stop him. Afterying the


    nket, Trevon asked Natalie to lie down together.


    On the ground, the couple kept vigil by Sophia''s side. Under the nket, they hugged each other.


    Natalie coaxed, "Sleep for a while."


    "Okay."


    Perhaps it was because Natalie was there or because Trevon was in Sophia''s room, he gradually


    closed his eyes. Natalie stroked his stubbled chin with heartache. She looked up at the ends of his


    hair and realized there were a few more strands of white hair.


    Her heart ached as she hugged him and sighed.


    At 3.30 in the morning, when Jasper pushed the door open and entered, he saw his parents lying


    on the floor. He stood there in silence for a few seconds with mixed feelings. Ruby also wanted to


    Jasper did not leave when he saw his parents. Instead, he gently sat down on a chair and


    apanied Sophia. His gaze was fixed on Sophia''s injured face, and his heart ached.


    He thought, ''When has Sophia ever been so seriously injured?''


    During this period, Rachel and Caleb also secretly came to take a look. They were supported back


    to their room by Jasper. Caleb and Rachel were old and could not stay upte with them like this.