The Adrienne You Know Is Dead (2)

Myrtle accompanied them for the rest of the afternoon, but she left before five for work. Adrienne thanked her best friend for the umpteenth time that day, but Myrtle only waved her hand in response.

"It was nothing, Addie. I know you would have done the same if I was in the same situation," Myrtle replied. "As long as you promise not to get involved with my stupid brother, then we're good."

"You are still worrying about that?" Adrienne crossed her arms over her chest and chuckled. "Don't be ridiculous. We wouldn't be able to tolerate each other if the feelings were one-sided. Don't you know? I also want to get married to the man who loves me, but I'm not raising my hopes."

"Alright. I think that's enough for now. I'm just worried about you, Addie. I hope you understand." Myrtle touched Adrienne's arm lightly.

"I know, Myrtle. It should be me who should apologize for making you worry. Go now, I don't want to be blamed if you clocked in late again today." Adrienne replied, smiling at her best friend reassuringly.

Myrtle bid goodbye to Adrienne's mother before leaving the hospital. Adrienne chose to stay with her mother, knowing that neither her father nor her stepsiblings cared about her whereabouts. She watched the nurse administer a drug to her mother.

"What kind of drug is that?" She asked the nurse curiously. Now that she knew that Camilla was behind her mother's condition, she couldn't help but be wary of the drugs that were being given to her mother.

"This is the antibiotic for your mother. She recently caught pneumonia. Don't worry, it should clear up once she completes the seven-day treatment." The nurse politely replied. She then showed Adrienne the label on the vial she was holding.

Adrienne rubbed her temple. "I'm sorry. I have a lot of things in mind these days."

Right, it was around this time that her mother experienced some complications. It made her panic as she worried that this would dent her remaining funds. Perhaps she should try squeezing money from her father using devious means this time.

The nurse gave her a pitiful look, something Adrienne got used to receiving in her previous life. However, some people thought that she was cruel for keeping her mother on life support and she couldn't blame them for it.

Others might have given up quickly, but not Adrienne. She would never give up, especially now that she knew the truth. However, knowing the root of the problem didn't mean she also knew its solution. She must find a way to stop them from ruining her mother's health further.

She stayed until the last hour for visitation. The sun had already set, and visitors were leaving the hospital one after another. It wasn't until seven in the evening did Adrienne rise from her seat and step out when a loud crashing sound resounded from the room across them.

Adrienne frowned, remembering that there was a patient near her mother's room that always started a ruckus. She'd never dared to see who it was or find out the problem. They were on the ICU floor of the hospital, and only those in high standing in society were being catered to there, and she would rather not get involved with them previously.

However, after her rebirth, Adrienne's personality becomes one that takes no bullshit from others. She had stuck with a new belief that says, 'You deserve what you tolerate.' If this arrogant young master thinks he owned the place and had a right to cause a ruckus, he's sorely mistaken.

Adrienne strode towards the door with light steps and knocked twice on it. However, instead of answering, she heard cutlery clanging on the floor and things breaking. From the corner of her eye, she saw the nurses in the hallway fleeing away. It seemed they also didn't dare to offend whoever it was that was admitted to this room.

"Nox, you need to calm down." She heard a man speak disapprovingly. "You can't be like this! How can I help you when you don't even help yourself?!"

Those words resounded as Adrienne stood outside the door. She couldn't help but agree with that man. Change starts with oneself. She kept begging in her previous life, but how did it end for her? She kept begging everyone to help her, but she didn't dare to change how others treated her.

"It's easy for you to say those words because you aren't in my shoes, Gav!" Another man hissed in pain behind the closed door. "I'd rather die than suffer like this. Who cares if I lose our family's fortune to those Cheng vultures? Who cares if they kill the bastards my father spawned with his mistresses? Why did he have to die and leave his mess for me to deal with? I should have died with him in that accident than suffer like this for the rest of my life!"

Something inside Adrienne snapped upon hearing his words. Fury ran through her veins as she slid the door open harshly, startling the two men inside. One was dressed in a business suit, while the other man was dressed in a white hospital dress. His right eye was covered with a bandage, along with his arms and limbs. It looked like he suffered from severe burns.

However, this wasn't enough to quell the anger Adrienne had. She ignored the other man's surprised look and walked straight toward the patient, who was looking at her with confusion and irritation. He probably didn't expect someone to confront him like this.

Before the man could question Adrienne for entering his room without permission, a heavy slap landed on his face, stunning him in place. He lifted his gaze, meeting Adrienne's equally furious gaze.

"You were given a chance to live and yet you remain ungrateful? Shouldn't you use this chance to collect debts instead?"