Chapter 116
A few hours later, the emergency room doors finally swung open.
“Doctor, how’s my daughter?” Cyrus rushed over to ask, grabbing the doctor by the collar, his voice trembling with anxiety.
Please, calm down, the male doctor said, startled but reassuring. “You got her here in time, and her wrist was well–treated. She’s out of danger but needs to stay a few days for observation.”
“That’s all that matters, as long as she’s okay… Cyrus finally let go, relief washing over him. The rest of the Irwin family finally breathed a collective sigh of relief.
While the rest of the family went in to see Simone, Cyrus slipped away to find the doctor on his own.
“Doctor, how long h
has the wound near my daughter’s heart been there?” Cyrus asked, his voice serious as he looked at the doctor,
The doctor looked at Cyrus, recalling the wound near the girl’s heart and said, “You mean the gunshot wound a centimeter from her heart? It’s been there three or four years. There was some infection, but we’ve treated it.”
The doctor couldn’t help but sigh. “Your daughter’s really lucky. That bullet almost went straight through her.”
Cyrus’s eyes darkened, but he didn’t say a word.
Afraid Simone would wake up and not see him, Cyrus hurried back to the hospital room. Simone was lying on the bed, her little face ghostly pale, completely lifeless, and Simone looked like she’d lost a lot of weight.
Seeing his daughter’s thin, drawn face. Cyrus’s heart ached. Cyrus silently thought himself, “Once Simone was out of the hospital, I’d make sure to nume her back to health.
Doctors could patch up physical wounds, but they couldn’t heal the pain inside. The thought that he’d almost lost his daughter left Cyrus shaken. Cyrus thought for a moment and decided, “I should call George and let him know what had happened”
About ten minutes later, George rushed into the hospital. The moment he saw Cyrus, George strode over and landed a heavy punch right on Cyrus
Grabbing Cyrus by the collar, George snapped, “Cyrus, what the hell did your family do to Simone? Didn’t I warn you! I told you if the Irwins ever hurt her. I’d never let it go. Did you think I was just talking out of my ass?
Cyrus didn’t try to defend himself, he just took the punch in silence. Only after George had finally calmed down did Cyrus speak, his voice low “I’m sorry. I didn’t take care of Simone the way I should have.”
George had just lost his temper for a moment. Once he’d cooled off, George explained Simone’s situation in detail to everyone from the Irwin family.
“Something must’ve happened recently that brought back some bad memories: Simone’s depression isn’t just the usual kind. She struggles with suicidal thoughts. When Simone’s mood crashes, she sometimes hurts herself, and she can’t control is. George said.
Hearing this, Nolan, Quinn, and Sophia were all stunned. This was the first time they’d learned Simone had depression, and that it was this serious. Up until now, that little girl had never shown anything unusual around them.
Sophia felt absolutely awful and thought, ‘Even though Simone was sick, she’d been running around trying to help with my problems, always. worried I would be too heartbroken after the divorce and doing her best to keep my company.
“What kind of aunt am It I was so caught up in my own world, I didn’t even notice anything was wrong with Simone. I didn’t even know she was
Meanwhile, Nolan and Quain both looked just as shaken and upset.
George looked seriously at the Irwin family and said, “Think about anything that’s happened to Simone lately, or anything she’s done. Maybe that’ll help us figure out what’s going on!
Graham thought for a moment, then said, “Simone and I went to Kenneth’s birthday party recently. Kenneth wasn’t nice to her…” He went on to list the harsh things Kenneth and other guests said to Summone
“Do you think something they said got to Simone? Graham asked George seriously.
After listening, George shook his head with certainty and said, “No, those words weren’t enough to really hurt Simone.”
Cyrus thought for a bit, then told George in detail about Cordell and the younger Webster family members coming to see Simone. But George still
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