The Divorce Prescription (Celina and Adam) novel Chapter 380

Chapter 380

Nicole gave Aileen’s head a gentle tap. “Your brother loves you the most. He even sent you to the best junior high. He wouldn’t want you to keep him company like an old hag.”

Aileen chuckled. Just then, Halley entered the ward.

“Hey, Hailey,” Aileen greeted cheerily.

Getting to her feet, Nicole asked, “Did you get the examination report, Hailey?”

Hailey’s eyes were red–rimmed as she nodded. “Yes.”

Her reaction caused Aileen to ask anxiously, “What’s wrong with my mom? Is she sick?”

Hailey only stared at Pamela in silence. Realizing something was not right, Nicole said, “Aileen, come out with me for a second. I have something to tell You”

Not suspecting anything, Aileen responded, saying “Okay.” With that, Aileen and Nicole left the ward.

Now that Hailey and Pamela were the only ones in the ward, Halley sat beside the bed and studied Pamela. The latter was dressed in a set of clean but old clothes.

kind

d as ever.

Although the colors had faded, her clothes were clean and neat. Most of the hair on Pamela’s head had turned grey, but she still looked as Hailey’s mother was around Pamela’s age. Her mother, who was traveling in Eapifora, would buy pretty dresses and dress up nicely. According to Halley’s mother, women liked to dress up prettily. Hence, it was not that Pamela did not like to dress up prettily, but she lived a very different life.

“Hailey, you saw my examination report, didn’t you?” asked Pamela,

Hailey nodded. “He treats everyone like that. He never smiles,”

“Declan wasn’t born like that. He always smiled in the past, and he looked good when he did. But after his father left, the three of us were left to fend for ourselves. His father was a drug dealer, so people always criticized us wherever we went.

“He stopped smiling to prevent others from bullying us,” explained Pamela.

Hailey felt miserable. As someone who grew up showered with love and care, Declan’s life was the most heart–wrenching event she had ever known. Ever since Halley got t to know Declan’s family, she felt as if she had encountered a completely different life.

“On top of all that, my family had mountains of delats. We barely had one million. Even if we did, I would never use it on something that’s a mere possibility

“For the past

years, I’ve been praying every day so I could live longer. At least until Declan had grown up. I wanted to stay by his side for a few more