Chapter 21
Jasper could still hear Esther’s anguished voice through the door. His eyes were slightly reddened. He tapped on his phone to call Bradley but hesitated and closed the app.
His assistant came to him with some food. “Mr. Searle, I’ve asked Octagon to prepare some easily digestible food according to your instructions.”
Jasper gestured for the assistant to put the food away. “How would Esther be in the mood to eat now?”
He took a deep breath and opened the door.
Esther had passed out in tears on Tinkerbell. “Esther!” Jasper gasped and rushed to help her
“Doctor, doctor!”
The doctor rushed over and sent Esther away to be treated. Jasper followed her hastily while
his assistant stayed back to take care of the rest.
The morgue staff came and put Tinkerbell into a body bag. The assistant followed them as they wheeled Tinkerbell to the cold locker in the morgue.
After the procedures were taken care of, he reported everything that happened to Jasper.
Esther had just donated her bone marrow to Felix and did not get any rest after the surgery.
She was also shocked by Tinkerbell’s death, which caused her to faint.
The medical staff had done their best to pull her back from the verge of death.
The attending physician found Jasper to tell him about Esther’s condition objectively.
“Mr. Searle, the patient has been malnourished for a long time and is in very bad health. She’s barely holding on now. I suggest you find a slow-paced, scenic place and a nutritionist to treat
her. Otherwise, at this age, she’ll…”
The doctor shook her head. She had been practicing for decades and had never seen any patients waste their bodies away like Esther.
Jasper responded instantly. “Thanks, doctor. Can I see her now?”
“Yes. I’ve given her some sedating medication with a nutrient IV drip. She might be sleeping for hours.”
“Thank you, doctor.”
Jasper went to the hospital ward and looked at the bony woman on the bed.
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He could always remember when she was 16. Back then, he had gone back to the Searles for the first time as an illegitimate son. Everyone bullied him, but she was like an angel that had barged into his world.
Both pitiful young souls sought warmth and salvation from each other.
When he said that he wanted the Searles, she gave him all her allowance for his investment.
When she said she loved Bradley, he made plans to fulfill her dream.
Jasper took a seat and held Esther’s bony hand in pain. His chest felt heavy and constricted.
He took a deep breath and told his assistant to keep an eye on Esther. He then drove to the Warner Group to look for Bradley, who was currently working.
“Mr. Searle, Mr. Searle! You can’t go in!”
Bradley’s secretary tried to stop him, but it was futile.
