“Hailey’s men locked Theo and Neil in the room. Like Neil, the explosion left no remains of Theo.”
Bethan was stunned. She remembered.
That night the incident happened, Theo had called her. He said that he was going with Neil and splitting up with Nellie. He also told her not to worry.
In Neil’s recording the day before, he also mentioned Theo.
However, Bethan was so immersed in her grief of losing Neil that she completely forgot about Theo.
Bethan closed her eyes and tried to listen to the noises outside seriously.
Celeste started wailing, “Our Theo lost his life because of her! Now that she’s woken up, she wouldn’t even see him? My son died because of her. She didn’t even apologize to us when she woke up. I have to come to see her myself…”
Bethan narrowed her eyes. In the end, she forced herself up and stood up with difficulty.
Anne immediately went to help her. “What are you doing?”
“I’m going to see her.”
Being a mother herself, she had lost a son, but so did Celeste. She should go and see her.
Anne furrowed her brows and immediately pulled Bethan back.
“Bethan, are you nuts? Don’t you know how scary Celeste is? The last time John didn’t let her see you, she scratched his face badly! She’s a crazy old hag! “
Bethan pursed her lips. Her voice was calm. “A woman who has lost her son turning into a crazy old hag… it’s only normal.”
Bethan took a deep breath, pried Anne’s hand off her, and strode out.
In the corridors, Celeste was still struggling with two bodyguards.
“Get her to see me!” “Mrs. Allen.”
Bethan, who was in a patient’s uniform, stood by the entrance and looked at Celeste.
“I’m here.”
“You b*tch! You finally dare come see me?”
Celeste rushed toward Bethan in a fit of rage the moment she saw her.
However, before she could rush over, Celeste was blocked by the bodyguard keeping watch by the entrance, much to Celeste’s fury.
“Let me go! If I don’t slap this b*tch today, I won’t be able to relieve myself of any hatred in my heart!”
“Let her go.”
Standing by the entrance, the emaciated Bethan smiled bitterly. “If hitting me could let Mrs. Allen feel less sorrow, let her do it.”
“Bethan…”
Anne furrowed her brows and held onto Bethan. “Your body can’t take it…”
“I owe it to them.”
Seeing out the bodyguards had no intention of letting Celeste go, Bethan sighed. She immediately carried herself and slowly approached Celeste.
“I understand how painful it is to lose a son.”
Neil was only six years old. Besides Neil, she still had her other two children.
However, Neil’s death was a huge blow to her, let alone for Celeste, who only had Theo as her son, who she had for more than zo years.
Moreover, if Bethan did not suggest Theo look for Neil and Nellie back then, Theo would not have been blasted into pieces together with Neil. Even their remains could not be found.
Bethan placed herself in Celeste’s shoes. If she was Celeste, she would not be calm as well. She might commit deeds crueler than Celeste’s.
Step by step, Bethan slowly approached Celeste.
Thud!
Bethan knelt in front of Celeste.
“I’m sorry.”
Seeing how Bethan obediently repented, Celeste was stunned at that instant. After that, she glared at Bethan with reddened eyes.
“Do you think that my son’s life could be made up for with just a mere apology?”
Then, Celeste strode over and raised her hand with all her might.
Slap!
A loud, crisp sound rang throughout the entire corridor.
Bethan was slapped so hard that her head swung to the left. Her entire body was fumbling.
Anne reacted quickly and helped Bethan up. She anxiously furrowed her brows. “Why didn’t you dodge it?”
Blood came from the corner of Bethan’s mouth. She smiled as blood oozed out through her mouth.
“I owe it to her.”
Bethan raised her eyes and looked at Celeste. “Do you want to do it again?”
Looking at Bethan’s reaction, a hint of apprehension flashed across Celeste’s eyes.
Did this woman go…mad?
Seeing how Bethan was spitting out blood and how she could barely kneel properly, Celeste felt a little pity for her.
However, at the thought of Theo, a fit of rage overwhelmed her and appeared in her eyes once again.
“Who are you pretending to be pitiful for? My son was the one who died! My only son! Even if I want to beat you up a million times over, you deserve it!”
Bethan nodded. “Yes.”
Even if Celeste beat her up a million times over, Theo and Neil would never be able to come back.
It was all her fault.
If she never had gotten Theo to look for Neil and Nellie, he would never have died.
If she had never decided to send Neil and Nellie to summer camp, Neil would not have died, too.
It was all her fault.
Looking at Bethan’s face, Celeste gritted her teeth. She raised her hand once again and was about to slap Bethan when her hand was caught by a large man’s hand.
“Mrs. Allen. That is enough.”
Brettley furrowed his brows and looked at Bethan who was kneeling on the ground, with Anne supporting her. “She had Theo help look after her children because she treated Theo as a friend.
“Theo also treats her as his friend. That’s why he was willing to go abroad to look after her children. Bethan didn’t expect such an accident to happen as well.”
Brettley sighed. “She has lost two children due to this incident. Her sorrow is no less than yours. As victims, stop making things difficult for each other.”
Celeste shut her eyes. Tears fell from her face.
It was not as if she did not understand what Brettley said. When Theo went abroad to look after the two kids, he even called her.
“Mom, Bethan is finally going to finish the things she wanted to do. She won’t have anything to do with Brettley anymore after this! I’m here, looking after her two kids. When she finishes her things on her hand, I’ll meet up with her. Don’t worry. I’ll try my best to get such an exceptional jewelry designer to marry me! Once we’re together, I don’t need to run around anymore. We’ll inherit the family business together. What do you say?”
Theo’s voice rang in Celeste’s ears, and she could not help but cry.
Sniffling, she lowered her head and looked at Bethan who was on her knees. She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but no words came out.
At that moment, the door of the elevator opened. Nathan hurriedly rushed out of the elevator, anxiously running toward them and grabbing Celeste’s hand.
“Why are you here causing trouble again? It’s not like she did it on purpose! “
Then, Nathan looked at Brettley apologetically. “Mr. Morrison, I ‘m sorry. I didn’t watch over her properly. I brought her here to the hospital today initially to check up on her mental health. I never would’ve thought that she’d come here again…”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.