Chapter 79


    Chapter 79 Reason for the Adoption


    Just as Avery sent the message, Giovanni called Avery.


    Older people did not like to send messages to talk about things, but they preferred to say what they


    wanted to say directly on the phone.


    Avery looked at Darlene, who was on the bed, picked up his phone, and went to the corridor outside to


    answer the phone.


    Avery walked toward the door and then opened the door and closed it gently.


    The sound of opening and closing the door was not loud, but Darlene, who was on the bed, woke up in


    an instant.


    Darlene’s forehead was full of sweat. Her mind was still in the dream when she fell into


    the water.


    Sitting up from the bed, Darlene could only hear the heavy breathing in her throat.


    Darlene nced around and found that Avery was not in the room. She was left alone in


    the room.


    The eyes Darlene saw in her dream lingered in her mind. The man held her in his arms and tried to rise


    from the water, but they slowly sank.


    The man’s eyes were deep and clear. He looked at Darlene with a familiar and strange


    expression.


    Once one woke up, it was hard for him to remember what he dreamed. Darlene tried hard to recall those


    eyes, but she still could not remember what the eyes looked like


    exactly.


    However, Darlene could still remember the voice. She couldn’t quite remember if the


    man called her Aurora.


    Darlene repeated what the man called her in a low voice. She felt it was a little familiar. She thought


    about it carefully and remembered that she had heard her grandmother call


    her like this before.


    Darlene had always thought that Reina was just talking nonsense, but now the same


    name appeared in her dream again,ing from another person.


    Darlene felt more and more that maybe she should find an opportunity to go to the orphanage to check


    that out or go to get the contact information of the children who stayed with her in the orphanage and ask


    them if she had other names.


    Before, when Reina always called Darlene Aurora, Darlene was confused. Darlene’s first thought was to


    ask Aleena if Aleena knew something. Aleena had stayed in the orphanage with Darlene.


    However, Aleena said that she did not know anything. When Aleena was in the orphanage, she was very


    timid. She only called Darlene by Darlene’s name. Later, Darlene was adopted by the Gard family. It


    was not until when Aleena saw Darlene again two yearster that Aleena knew Darlene’s full name.


    Thinking of this, Darlene felt that it might be a little tricky to ask about these things. She had left the


    orphanage for so many years, and she did not know if there were any


    files about her.


    Darlene thought, however, it is just a name. In fact, it is not something important. I am about to die. What


    name did I have before doesn’t matter to me.


    Darlene felt dazed. When she saw that there was no trace of Avery in the room, she guessed that he


    might have gone to thepany.


    There were surveince cameras everywhere in the hotel, and Reina was still in the hospital. Darlene did


    not think she could escape now, so she got out of bed and went into the bathroom to wash her face so


    that she could feel better.


    After entering the bathroom, Darlene looked at her face in the mirror. It seemed to be a little paler than a


    few days ago.


    Darlene thought she had just over two months to live.


    Nigel died, so there wasn’t much Darlene couldn’t let go of if she died, but she was still


    worried about Reina.


    Darlene thought perhaps she should try to save up some money and then give the


    money to a reliable person to keep for Reina in case of emergencies.


    After washing her face with a towel, Darlene looked at her eyes in the mirror and her mind was filled with


    the eyes in her dream again.


    Darlene reached out and wiped the water off the mirror. In a trance, she saw the man in


    the mirror again.


    Darlene looked in the mirror and asked, “Who the hell are you?”


    Darlene wondered why the man saved her, why he knew her, and why he called her a


    strange name.


    If everything Darlene dreamed of was fake, how could she remember it so well?


    Darlene could even remember what happened after she fell into the water.


    Darlene remembered that she was rescued from the water. When she woke up in the hospital, the


    person who saved her had already disappeared.


    Nigel was only two years old when Teresa appeared at Darlene’s bedside and offered to give her 170


    thousand dors to save Nigel. A two-year-old who had a heart condition could die at any time if his


    family didn’t have enough money to pay for his treatment.


    So Darlene did not think too much about it and willingly epted Teresa’s money and conditions and


    became the child adopted by the Gard family.


    Darlene could still remember the look in Avery’s eyes when she epted the bank card given by Teresa


    without hesitation and agreed to go to the Gard’s home on the same.


    day.


    That was the first time Darlene saw Avery. Avery was just twenty years old. Avery


    looked perfect.


    Darlene had rarely seen such a good-looking man, but the way Avery looked at her was cold and


    disdainful as if he was looking at the dirtiest thing.


    Darlene felt she had been blessed with luck atst. She had the money to pay


    treatment, and she also had a home.


    for Nigel’s


    However, Darler found out the truth. After she fell into the water and was sent to the hospital for a


    blood transfusion, the nurse shouted that the Rh-negative blood was not stored, and Teresa wanted to


    adopt Darlene only after hearing this.


    Teresa didn’t adopt Darlene out of kindness. Teresa adopted Darlene in case something bad would


    happen to Avery.


    That was why when Darlene was nine years old, and when Avery was in a car ident and his life was


    threatened, Teresa showed her true colors and let Darlene donate more


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    Darlene let out a self-deprecatingugh. After washing her face, she left the bathroom.


    Just as Darlene left the bathroom, the room door that was left unlocked was pushed open. Avery came in


    from the outside with his phone in hand. He seemed to be happy.


    Seeing that Darlene had woken up, Avery was stunned for a moment before walking up to Darlene.


    Avery said, “You’re awake. I asked Seth to examine you. Do you feel better?”


    Darlene took a step back. When Avery approached Darlene, Darlene walked past him and said, “I’m


    fine.”


    Avery did not care about Darlene’s reaction. Avery thought it was a good thing that she


    woke up.


    Avery sat back down on the sofa, put down his phone, and said in a good mood, “I helped you make an


    appointment with Mr. Dawson. He is busy. I don’t see him more than a few times a year.”


    Avery added, “You’re in bad shape. Your condition may beplicated. I will let him examine you. You


    can rest assured.”


    Darlene walked back to the bedside to get her phone. When Darlene heard what Avery said, she turned


    around and looked at Avery, saying, “How many more times do you want me to get checked? I’ve had so


    many checks. Will you only be satisfied if I’m diagnosed with a terminal disease?”


    Avery became somewhat sullen. He said, “Isn’t it for your own good? The results of the check always


    show that you are not sick. How does someone who’s not sick get so lethargic and vomiting blood like


    you?”


    Avery said, “Anyway, I have never seen someone like that before. This is thest time. If Mr. Dawson


    finds out that there is no problem, I will not let you have any check-ups


    anymore.”


    Darlene wanted Avery to change the topic, so she interrupted Avery and said, “No. I’m not going to get


    checked. Mr. Dawson seems to be a brain disease specialist.”


    If Darlene agreed to let Giovanni check her, her heart failure would surely be detected.


    Darlene did not want Avery to know about her heart failure. Darlene thought it would


    make her sick to see Avery pretend to care about her after he learned the truth.


    Darlene didn’t think she needed Avery to feel sorry for her even if she died.


    Therefore, Darlene had already quietly made a will. After she died, she would pass her ashes to Aleena


    and ask Aleena to help scatter the ashes into the sea.


    Darlene wanted her ashes to be blown as far away as possible so that she would never have anything to


    do with Avery.


    Avery had just said a few good words in a good manner, but seeing that Darlene was unwilling to get


    checked, his vile nature quickly returned.


    “In short, you have no choice. You must do as I said. Have a good rest during the day. Then, we will go


    to the hospital at night.”


    The door was locked, and Darlene could not go out anyway. Darlene didn’t want to see Avery, so she


    went back to bed and continued to sleep.


    At night, when Darlene was forced to go to the hospital by Avery, Giovanni had already been waiting for


    them. Giovanni had especially pushed off an appointment in order to


    examine Darlene.


    Giovanni made a preliminary diagnosis. He had been practicing medicine for decades, so he had more


    experience than the average doctor.


    Giovanni could tell at a nce that something was wrong with Darlene’s body. When he was diagnosing


    Darlene alone, he asked, “Do you really not know what your illness is?”