Cecilia then turned around and left. Audrey felt like all of her strength was drained. She was so weak that she collapsed to the floor.
Upon seeing this, the maid hurriedly came over to help her. However, Audrey pushed the maid away and said, “I’m fine. I’ll just go out for a walk.”
Audrey stood up weakly, looking dejected.
The maid looked a bit troubled. Cornell didn’t say that Audrey was not allowed to leave the villa, so she couldn’t stop Audrey from taking a walk alone. However, she was worried because Audrey didn’t look okay. What if something happened to Audrey outside?
The maid had no choice but to watch Audrey leave the villa. But as soon as Audrey disappeared from her sight, she hurriedly took out her phone and called Matteo.
Audrey walked along the empty, wide road aimlessly, not knowing where to go. Her mind was still a mess.
She wanted to breathe some fresh air and exhale all the negativities.
Her heart hurt so much. It felt heavy, and she wanted to empty it.
Audrey devoted her life to Cornell in the past two years. She was submissive and obedient, not wanting to make any trouble for him. She loved him with all her heart.
But Cornell never appreciated her. He didn’t return her affection.
Instead, he broke her heart over and over again.
He even insulted her this time. At the thought that he only had sex with her because Cecilia failed to satisfy him, she felt very disgusted.
Cornell defended Cecilia all the time. Cecilia was the apple of his eye. He never cared about her. At this moment, Audrey realized that no one else cared for her and cherished her very much except her grandmother.
At the thought of her grandmother, Audrey took out her phone and dialed a number.
The nurse answered it at once.
“Madam, your grandmother just fell asleep. Do you want me to wake her up?”
“No, it’s okay. Just let her sleep.”
Audrey hurriedly hung up the phone. It was only then that she came back to her senses. She must be out of her mind.
Why would she let her grandmother know she was bullied? Did she want her grandmother to feel sad and worried?
Her grandma was too old and weak to stand any stimulation.
Since Audrey couldn’t seek comfort from her grandmother, she thought of Nicole. She found Nicole’s number and called it. As soon as it was connected, she said sadly, “Nicole, please pick me up. I feel terrible right now. I need you.”
Nicole’s voice sounded strange when she spoke.
“Are you in the villa?
I’ll send someone to pick you up. Wait…”
After saying this, Nicole hung up without even waiting for Audrey to say something.
Audrey looked at her phone and took a deep breath. She inadvertently looked at her feet. It was only then that she realized that she only had one shoe on. She walked in a daze just now, and she didn’t know when she had lost the other one.
Serenity Villas was a high-end villa region. The houses here were several kilometers away from each other. So, normally, only very few cars passed by this road.
Dark clouds were carried by the wind and shrouded the sky. Then, it began to drizzle. Audrey felt so cold that she hugged her injured arm.
Suddenly, she hissed in pain.
The tingling pain in the sole of her foot almost made her cry.
Audrey looked at it, and she was shocked to see that her heel had been cut by some broken glasses. The blood gushed out and mixed with rain. The bleeding open wounds looked horrible.
Her feet hurt so much. But the pain was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.
Suddenly, a rapid honking of a car sounded behind her. Then, a car sped past her.
Audrey quickly dodged. But her sudden movement made her feel dizzy.
She lost her balance and fell to the ground like a falling leaf.
“Ah!” Audrey was so nervous that she screamed.
She subconsciously covered her belly with both hands to protect her baby.
Suddenly, an anxious voice sounded.
“Audrey, watch out!”
Then, a pair of big and warm hands caught Audrey in time before her body touched the ground.
Audrey was so frightened that she didn’t dare to open her eyes. She froze in the man’s arms for a long time. She only slowly opened her eyes after making sure that she was safe.
Henley looked at Audrey gently. But his beautiful eyes under the gold-rimmed glasses were full of nervousness. When he saw the car rushing in Audrey’s direction, he was so scared that he threw away the umbrella in his hand and ran to her.
His heart raced, and he still couldn’t calm down.
After all, he witnessed how she almost fell to the ground.
Audrey was in a daze for a moment. When she finally recovered from the shock, she struggled to stand firm and asked, “Henley? How did you…”
Henley came back to his senses when Audrey pulled herself away from his embrace. He clenched his fists to calm himself down and said flatly, “Nicole asked me to pick you up. Fortunately, I found you in time.”
“Henley, thanks a bunch. Sorry for bothering you again.”
“Don’t mention it,” Henley said, picking up the umbrella. He raised it above Audrey’s head to shelter her from the rain. It was only then that he noticed she was in a mess. He was so shocked that his voice lost its calmness.
“Audrey, why do you look like this? What happened?”
“I…” Audrey opened her mouth, but she couldn’t utter a word. She didn’t know how to explain everything to Henley.
“Forget it. Let’s talk about it later. I’ll take you to the hospital first.”
Henley was worried about Audrey’s condition, so he stopped asking more questions. He took off his coat and wrapped it around her shoulders.
Before she could react, he picked her up and carried her into the car.
As soon as they arrived at the hospital, Audrey was taken to the emergency room with Henley beside her. The doctor immediately checked on Audrey, treating her injured feet and performing a blood test.
While waiting for the result of Audrey’s blood test, she was transferred to a ward to rest. Henley never left her. When the doctor came in with the result, he immediately asked with concern, “Doctor, is she all right?”
The doctor glanced at him reproachfully and scolded, “Your wife is anemic. As her husband, you are supposed to take care of her. Why don’t you pay attention to her health, especially since she is pregnant? Be more careful from now on. And you should also restrain yourself during this period of her pregnancy. Don’t forget to take her to her prenatal checkups, okay?”
When Henley heard the word restrain, his calm and handsome face stiffened for a moment.
In the meantime, Audrey felt so embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and hide.
Her face was as red as the sun-kissed apple. She wanted to explain.
But before she could open her mouth, Henley said gently, “Okay, I understand. Thank you.”
The doctor then left the ward. Audrey was still so embarrassed that she didn’t dare to look Henley in the eye. But she felt the need to explain. She started to say, her head bowed, “Henley, about what the doctor said just now…”
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