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CHAPTERS 1346 - 1350
CHAPTER 1346
"I grew up with her and watched her grow up and become more beautiful day by day. Gradually, my feelings for her were no longer platonic. I liked her and wanted to make her mine..."
Andrew had hidden these thoughts deep in his heart for many years, and they would torture him from time to time. He was afraid that Silvia would leave him if she were to find out about it, so he had never dared to face it.
However, since she had already found it out and even asked him about it, Andrew had decided to tell her everything. This was the only way they could clear up all the misunderstandings between them.
He thought that would be able to receive her forgiveness and understanding by being honest to her.
It turned out that Andrew really fancied his sister. It was not just Silvia's thinking. It was all true. Silvia's heart was aching. She felt as if someone was squeezing her heart so tightly that she could barely breathe.
"Silvia..." Andrew called out her name worriedly.
"Andrew, I just need you to tell me that when you...“ Silvia bit her lip and paused for quite a few moments before finally mustering all the courage to continue, "When you chose to save me and marry me back then, was it just because I bear some resemblance to her?"
Was that really the case? Yes it was. However, could Andrew tell Silvia the truth?
After thinking about it for a while, Andrew chose to be frank with Silvia. He did not want to hide anything from her anymore. "Yes."
Yes! He said yes! He had admitted it!
Before this, Silvia was only guessing that she might be a cheap substitute to Janell Joy, but now, Andrew's answer had confirmed it. He had mercilessly placed her on the pillar of shame, letting everyone laugh at her. Silvia Turner was not someone whom Andrew loved! She was nothing but a cheap substitute.
Dr. Thames once asked Silvia, how did she make Andrew fall in love with an ordinary girl like her? Alina had also gritted her teeth and questioned Silvia. What did Silvia have to deserve such an outstanding man?!
In the past, Silvia had always thought that Andrew must have seen something in her that no one else could see. That was why he married her, doted on her and treated her so well. However, reality had given her a tight slap across her face.
After hearing Andrew's reply, Silvia felt as if her head had exploded. She was completely in a daze.
Before receiving his confirmation, Silvia was still hoping for a different answer. She hoped that Andrew would say that he had chosen her purely because he liked her.
However, Andrew did not give her the opportunity to fantasize. He was like an executioner, destroying every single bit of her imagination. He was such a heartless and cold-blooded man!
Andrew tried to explain, "But..."
Silvia could no longer listen to him. "Andrew, there are no buts. We're over. There's no more future between the two of us. She's your sister! How could you have such filthy thoughts about her? How can you. You really make me feel sick."
In an instant, Silvia felt that her body was completely drained. She wanted to leave this very place, but she couldn't even take a step forward. Then, her vision was gradually getting blurrier, and she couldn't even stand steadily anymore.
"Silvia, no..." Andrew wanted to explain, but Silvia, who was standing before him suddenly dropped to the ground. He immediately went forward and held her in his arms. "Silvia, Silvia..."
"Don't say my name! Don‘t let me hear you call out my name ever again. Andrew, I really feel disgusted whenever I hear you calling my name." She wanted to push him away, but she did not have the strength to do so. At that moment, she felt as if she had fallen into an endless abyss of darkness, which was ruthlessly engulfing her into its core.
"Silvia, no matter what, I will not let you go. Even if I have to go to hell, I will pull you along with me," Andrew whispered into her ear as he held her.
Andrew had never thought that Silvia would discover his secret under such a circumstance. She had uncovered the skeletons in his closet when he was completely unprepared.
In fact, he did plan to have Simon dispose of those photographs, but he was still reluctant to let them go. It was because of that slight reluctance that all these photos were still hanging in this very room up till this very moment. And that was how Silvia ended up discovering the truth.
Did he regret it? Andrew asked himself. He regretted it, but at the same time, he did not.
Silvia would discover it eventually. Hence, it would be better to let her know earlier. Andrew thought that it would be better to let Silvia experience a little loss than a long sorrow. He believed that everything would be fine as time goes by.
However, Andrew had overlooked Silvia's personality. Silvia was a tough and strong woman. She would not be able to tolerate any betrayal in her relationship.
Silvia was well protected since she was young. Even though she had experienced a few trials and tribulations later in her life, she ended up meeting Andrew and even received his care and protection. Hence, the thing that she always wanted was simple. She thought that if she loved a man, she would love him with all her might. And if she no longer loved him, she would break up with him peacefully, and they could still remain friends after.
Her feelings for her Felix were like this, and it was the same for Andrew.
"Master Andrew, Mrs. Carter has fainted due to a sudden spurt of anger.“ After checking on Silvia, Carson had come to such a conclusion. "She has a hot temper, so this will happen whenever she bottles up her anger. A tough person like her is more prone to psychogenic blackouts, so I believe that Mrs. Carter must have experienced such a condition before.”
"Psychogenic blackout? And she must have experienced it before this?" Andrew quickly ran through every single thing he knew about Silvia in his head.
Soon, he recalled something. There was indeed once not long ago that Silvia had passed out all of a sudden.
At that time, Dr. Thames told him that it was because Silvia had caught a cold.
People who fainted due to a cold would usually have symptoms like fever. However, Silvia did not show such symptoms at that time. But because of the trust Andrew had in Dr. Thames and his worry for Silvia, he did not think too much about it.
To think of it now, Andrew was sure that Dr. Thames must have lied to him. Judging from Silvia's condition at that time, the reason of her passing out now was probably the same as the previous time.
"Yes, Master Andrew." Carson said worriedly, "Mrs. Carter's temper is the key to the problem. If she were to get too agitated, the consequences will be very alarming. Fainting is one of the least serious ones. If things were to get worse, she might even die of anger."
Upon hearing this, Andrew's body shook. "What kind of treatment does she need then?"
Carson explained, "Master Andrew, what Mrs. Carter is suffering is not actually an illness, so I'm afraid that there‘s no treatment we could give her. The only thing that can be done is to slowly make her improve on her temper or try as much as possible not to push her limits. However, there are too many uncertainties in life and no one can guarantee that she will never run into any unpleasant events in the future. Hence, in my opinion, the best way we have now is to make her learn how to control her temper, so that she wouldn't get too worked up all the time."
Andrew looked at Silvia, who was lying on the bed with a pale face. At that moment, he could feel that his heart was in so much pain that he was suffocating. He asked, "There's such a thing?"
Carson nodded and said, “I've actually personally witnessed someone dying in a fit of anger. "
Andrew clenched his fists and asked, "Is there no other way to deal with it?"
Carson shook his head. "I'm afraid not."
CHAPTER 1347
Andrew waved his hand and said, "You can leave now."
Carson packed up and left with his medical kit in his hand. After taking two steps forward, he suddenly thought of something and said, "Master Andrew, Mrs. Carter will have to figure this all out by herself."
Andrew knew very well that a person's temper was formed over an extended period of time. If he wanted Silvia to change, it wouldn't be an easy task, especially for someone like Silvia who had such a bad temper.
Silvia probably would not listen to whatever he would say to her anymore. Moreover, he had no idea how to explain it to her as what upset her was the truth.
After Carson left, Andrew held Silvia's hand tightly in his palms. He could not explain it to her, but he was very clear of one thing. No matter what, he would never let go of this hot tempered, feisty lass!
Silvia did not know how important she was to him. Perhaps to him, she was already as indispensable as air. If she were to leave him, how could he survive?
"Silvia..." Before Andrew could finish his words, Silvia suddenly withdrew her hand. Andrew looked up and he saw that she had already woken up. She was glaring at him.
"Silvia..." He was calling her name.
Slap!
Silvia raised her hand and slapped his hand away, "Don't touch me!"
Silvia sat up and tried to get out of the bed. However, Andrew pinned her down and asked, "What are you doing?“
She shot a cold look at Andrew's hand, which was holding on to her shoulder, and said coldly, “Let go of me!“
Andrew shook his head and said, "I'm not letting you go."
Silvia pointed at her face and smirked. "Andrew, open your eyes and take a good look at it. This woman in front of you is Silvia Turner, not Janell Joy Carter, whom you like."
Of course, he knew that she was Silvia, and not Janell Joy. But, he did not know how to explain it to her. As he was thinking of a way to explain it to her, Silvia had already pushed him away and jumped out of bed.
Andrew reached out his hand and tried to grab her but failed to do so. "I know that you are not her, and what I want is not her... Silvia, I want you. You're the one I want now."
"Stop disgusting me with your words.“ Silvia walked to the door. "If you are still a man, then let me go. From now on, let's just stay away from each other's lives. You can find anyone you want and we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore."
Silvia wanted to open the door and leave, but Andrew caught up with her in an instant. He stopped her and said, "Silvia, I told you before that you're mine. Other than staying by my side, there's nowhere else you can go."
Silvia said coldly, "Andrew, how could you just settle for less? For a cheap substitute like me? I don't see the reason why you should be doing this? Well, let me ask you one question. Won't you ever feel disgusted whenever you see that the person you are holding in your arms is just a substitute?"
Andrew said, "That's my business."
That was his business? How could it be just his business? She was the real victim in this whole incident.
The moment Silvia thought of how he had treated her as a substitute over and over again, Silvia could no longer stay calm. She anxiously punched the wall and kicked around. "Andrew, take your dirty hands off me, and don't touch me anymore. I don't want to see you ever again. Don't ever show up in front me and disgusts me with everything you do and say."
Whenever she saw him, there would be a voice in her head, constantly telling her that she was just a cheap substitute. What happened in her head was so overwhelming that she was suffocating.
She did not want to live like this. She wanted to stay far away from him. As long as she could not see him, she would be able to forget the fact that she was just a replacement.
"Silvia, don't forget that you're still my wife. It's legal and reasonable for me to touch you... And besides this house, you're not allowed to go anywhere else." Andrew was an overbearing person. Giving in was never an option to him. At that moment, he had completely forgotten what Carson had warned him.
"I will find a way to divorce you. Also, let me tell you, the last thing I want to do now is to stay in this place. I will not stay here and let you disgust me." Andrew was tyrannical, while Silvia was determined to break up with him. He had already admitted that she was just a substitute but he still wanted to keep her by his side. What was the point for him to do that?
"Divorce?" That very word triggered Andrew. At that instant, his face darkened. "Silvia, do you think I will let you get a divorce? You have been with me for such a long time now, but why are you still so stupid and naive?"
"Let me go! Don't come near me! I don't want to see you. I can't be with you anymore. No matter how naive I am, I am not going to like you anymore." She admitted that she was stupid. She was so stupid, so much so that she had actually believed that she was who Andrew wanted, and that she would live happily ever after with him.
"Should I do something to remind you of me then?" He had already lost her once. He did not want that to happen again. However, her determination made him insecure. It felt as if she was going to disappear from his side forever.
He had said that no matter what, he would never let her go. He would definitely keep her by his side, even if she hated him. He pushed her and pinned her against the door.
“Andrew, what are you trying to do? You... Let me go! Don't touch me! Mm..." As Silvia was yelling at him, Andrew pressed his cold lips against hers, kissing her assertively.
She couldn't push him away no matter how hard she tried. Whenever this happened, Silvia would hate the fact that she was a woman. A woman could never beat a man in terms of strength. She would never be able to push him away even if she had exerted all her strength.
What was he trying to do? What on earth did he want?
"Ah... don't..." After catching her breath, Silvia wanted to stop Andrew from advancing to the next move. However, before she could say anything, Andrew had completely invaded her.
He buried his head into her ear and whispered in an amorous tone, "Feel it, Silvia. Can you feel how close we are to each other now? I'm now part of your body. Tell me, how are you going to escape from me?"
"Ugh... you're so disgusting! You really disgust me!" Silvia was too familiar with this feeling so she couldn't do anything. She could only lie in his arms and let him do whatever he wanted with her.
"Disgusting? But why do I feel that you like it a lot?" Andrew was smiling evilly. Silvia had never seen such a smite on his face. "You're so warm and sweet, so how can I let you go? If I let you go, who is going to make me happy?“
It turned out that he wanted to keep her just because he wanted to enjoy the happiness her body had brought to him.
Huh...
The only thing that he was attracted to was this young and inviting body, wasn't it?
Silvia closed her eyes in disappointment and bit her lip tightly, not allowing herself to make another sound.
Huh...
What a despicable man!
CHAPTER 1348
After the heavy snow, the ground was completely covered in white. The historic Madison City was as beautiful as a city in a fairy tale, so there would be many tourists who would visit the city during this time of the year.
At this point in time, Madison City had become much more vibrant due to a significant increase in tourism. However, West Side was shrouded in shadow and the entire area was even colder than how it usually was during the rainy season.
It was as if a destructive tsunami was going to happen at any time.
The reason was none other than the conflict between Andrew and Silvia. Both of them were in a stalemate and no one was willing to give in. All the helpers in the house suffered as well. They were so afraid that they did not even dare to breathe heavily in front of them.
"Silvia, are you trying to court death?" It had been three days since he had lost control and forced himself on her. Andrew had used all kinds of methods, but Silvia was still not willing to say a word to him. Not only that, she refused to eat and drink too.
She was still alive, but she was more like a lifeless doll. She looked as if she would let out her very last breath at any time and become a cold dead body.
"Silvia, do you think that I will let you leave by going on a hunger strike? Don‘t you even think about it. Don't even think about it for the rest of your life!" Andrew concealed the worry and fear in his eyes as he roared furiously.
Silvia had not eaten or drank anything for the past three days. If it had not been for the fact that Carson had forcefully given her some nutrient injections, she would have already... Andrew did not dare think to think about it. Every time he thought of that, he would be so flustered to the point that he was at a loss as to what to do.
In the past decade, he had learned a lot from the Carter family. However, he was completely clueless when it came to handling women.
Three days ago, all he wanted to do was to make her stay. Hence, in a fit of rage, he had used the most cruel and unacceptable method on Silvia. He thought that everything would be fine if he could just keep her here. However, things had unexpectedly turned out like this.
Silvia had chosen to go on a hunger strike, to keep quiet and protest against him through her own means.
"Silvia... Just take a few bites, okay? Andrew finally gave in. All he wanted at that moment was to get Silvia to take at least a sip of water.
However, Silvia still ignored him. She even closed her eyes, refusing to stare at the ceiling anymore.
"Silvia... What else do you want from me? Just tell me what you want. I'll agree to all your requests." Besides leaving him, Andrew could promise her just anything.
At that moment, Silvia finally spoke for the first time in three days. She repeated the exact same words that she had told him. "Get someone to get the divorce papers. I want you to let me go and I want you to stop showing up in front of me ever again."
This was her only request. He wanted her to tell him what she wanted, but would he be able to fulfill it?
Silvia slowly opened her eyes and looked at Andrew's somber face. She smiled weakly. She knew that this man could only say it but he would never do as she said.
"I can agree to any of your requests except for letting you go."
"You can just kill me then."
"You..." In a fit of anger, Andrew picked up a bowl of oatmeal and poured it into her mouth. However, she was still like a puppet, motionless and emotionless.
"Fine, so you don't want to eat, right? Then don't eat. Even if you were to starve to death, your body and soul won't get to leave this place." Andrew put the bowl on the nightstand and walked out of the room.
Not long after Andrew had left, Auntie Cherry hurried over.
Looking at Silvia, who was lying on the bed and starving, Auntie Cherry was so distressed that she was starting to shed tears. She wiped off her tears and said, "Miss Turner, you haven‘t eaten anything for the past three days. Could you please at least eat some of the oatmeal?"
Silvia did not respond. She was still staring at the ceiling listlessly.
"Miss Turner, how about some water?" Silvia did not say a word, but Auntie Cherry could not just give up like this. She had come over under her master's order, so she must continue to persuade Silvia. Moreover, she really cared about Silvia. She did not want Silvia to torture herself like this.
Auntie Cherry moved a large chair to the side of the bed and sat down. She said, "Miss Turner, you are just torturing yourself by starving like this. Why do you have to do this to yourself?“
"Miss Turner, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your mother. You are her only child. What is she going to do if anything were to happen to you?"
There was a slight change in Silvia‘s eyes when Auntie Cherry mentioned her mother. Auntie Cherry noticed it and immediately said, "Miss Turner, your father is no longer around, so your mother is your only family now, and you're everything to her. She will be worried about you if she knows that you're starving yourself."
However, this time, Auntie Cherry did not notice any change in Silvia's eyes. It seemed that the reaction just now was just an illusion.
“Miss Turner... why don't you just have a few mouthfuls? No matter how angry you are with Master Andrew, you should never do this to yourself." For as long as Auntie Cherry had known Silvia, Silvia was someone who knew how to take care of herself. Now that Silvia was torturing herself like this, Auntie Cherry really wondered what Andrew had done to her to make her behave this way.
She thought that Andrew must have done something out of the line. Otherwise, Silvia who had always cherished her own body, would never torture herself like this.
"Miss Turner...“ After trying to persuade her for a long time, Silvia still would not utter a word. Auntie Cherry did not know what else she could do with her, so she let out a heavy sigh and left the room silently.
"Andrew, what happened to Silvia?" Andrew could not deal with Silvia on his own, and he knew that Auntie Cherry would fail too, so he asked Stanley to bring Mrs. Turner over to the house.
When Mrs. Turner arrived, she hurriedly asked before she could take off her shoes.
"Mom..." Andrew did not know how to explain to Mrs. Turner, so he said, "Why don't you go up and talk to her first? It would be good if she could at least drink some water."
"What are you two...“ Mrs. Turner wanted to know what had happened between the two, but she was more worried about Silvia's condition. She immediately changed her shoes and followed Andrew upstairs.
Andrew led Mrs. Turner to the room and said, "Mom, Silvia is in the room. Please talk to her and make her eat something. If she continues to starve herself, I'm afraid that her body wouldn't be able to take it anymore."
"I know." Mrs. Turner cared about her daughter more than anyone else. Since she was already here, she would definitely make Silvia eat something and not let her starve any longer.
However, when Mrs. Turner entered the room, she did not see Silvia. There was no one lying on the king-sized bed. Mrs. Turner became so anxious that she immediately shouted, "Silvia, where are you?"
Upon hearing Mrs. Turner's voice, Andrew rushed into the room at once. There was no one in the room, so the first place he had thought of was the bathroom.
He rushed over and saw that the door to the bathroom was locked. He slammed it open and saw that Silvia was sitting next to the toilet bowl. Her wrist was bleeding. She looked at him and suddenly let out a smile. "Andrew, let's see if you can keep my soul here."
CHAPTER 1349
Bright red blood was flowing out of Silvia‘s body, but there was a brief moment that Andrew had felt that it was his own blood... She was the one bleeding, but it was his heart that was aching!
The feeling of suffocation hit him like a tsunami, making him panic and tremble in fear.
"Silvia, you silly woman. Are you an idiot?" Andrew suppressed the panic in his heart and ran up to Silvia. He pulled her into his arms and roared, "Carson, get your ass in here right now."
In order to leave him, Silvia went to such extreme means to hurt herself!
D‘mn it!
How much did this woman hate him for her to do this to herself? What on earth did she want him to do? What should he do to make her believe that she was the only woman he wanted now?
"An idiot? That's right. I'm so stupid that I'm fooled by all the sweet things you've said to me." If Silvia were a little smarter, she would have discovered that she was just a replacement. She would not have waited until she had already fallen in love with him to realize it.
It would be great if she didn't like this man. If she was not in love with him, it wouldn‘t have mattered if he liked her or if he had regarded her as a substitute. And she would not have been in so much pain. It was so painful that she felt her entire body go numb.
However, there was no 'ifs' in this world. She had already fallen for a man she shouldn't have fallen in love with, so she deserved to suffer all these pain.
Perhaps, she had ended up like this because of what she had done to Felix Xavier. This was the price she had to pay for betraying him.
"Let me go! Don't touch me!" It was only by running away from Andrew that she could forget she was just a cheap substitute, and that man who she loved had betrayed her.
"I'm warning you, Silvia. You'd better don't f’cking move!" Andrew carried Silvia back to the room and shouted again, "Carson, where the hell are you?"
It was only now Carson had heard Andrew's voice. He rushed into the room. "Master Andrew, what happened?"
"Can't you see it for yourself?" Andrew asked in a cold voice. His gaze was so sharp that it felt like it could kill people.
"I‘ll clean the wound and bind it up right away." Carson thought that he had adapted to Andrew's intense gaze. However, at this very moment, the look in Andrew's eyes was different from before. It was much more intense and terrifying, which made Carson quiver with fear.
Silvia had not eaten anything for the past three days, and coupled up with the injury, she was so weak that she didn‘t even have the strength to sit up straight. However, she was still resisting, "Andrew, don't touch me. Don't get close to me!“
Did she really think that Andrew would listen to her and not touch her? Did she think that Andrew would just sit around and watch her bleed to death?
Andrew grabbed her hand and stopped her from moving around. "Carson, hurry up!"
“I toId you not to touch me. I don't need you to save me!" Silvia struggled desperately. Even if she was in such a feeble state, her determination to hold out against him had created an unimaginable force. "Andrew, aren't you the capable and almighty Young Master Carter? Then show me if you have the ability to keep my soul here. Huh..."
He said that he would keep her soul. What kind of bullsh‘t was that? Did he really think that he was God and that he could control everything, including her life?
She wanted to tell him that she would never give him a chance to do that to her.
"Since you want to see how capable I am, you would have to stay alive to see it." Andrew took the gauze from Carson and tried to stop Silvia's bleeding. However, Silvia refused to let him touch her. Even if she was weak, she was still struggling with all her remaining strength.
"Silvia, do you think that I'll let you leave just because you're doing this? In your dreams, Silvia." Andrew's face darkened as he buried his face into her ear. Using a cold voice that was so soft that only she could hear, he said, "If you die, I'll bring the person you care about the most to hell to accompany you. You can give it a try if you don't believe me."
"Huh... Besides threatening me, what else can you do? I used to be afraid of your threats, but I'm not even afraid of death now. Do you think I'll be afraid of you?" Looking at his somber face, Silvia put on a faint smile. "Let's just wait and see!"
Andrew was exasperated to the point that bulging veins had begun to appear on his forehead. "Silvia..."
Silvia grinned. “You want to kill me, don't you? Then do it now! If you kill me now, you can then keep my soul as you wished."
"My baby Silvia, don't you want me anymore?"
Out of a sudden, a gentle and familiar voice sounded in Silvia's ears, making her body tremble. Silvia looked up and saw the person she cared about the most. "Mom?"
No, no, no... How could it be her mother? It was impossible that her mother would be here. It must be because she was missing her mother so much that she was starting to hallucinate.
If not, it could be that she was experiencing the rally before death, and that was why she was seeing her mother.
"Silvia, what am I going to do if something happens to you?" Mrs. Turner stood at the side of the bed and grabbed Silvia's hand. Tears were rolling down her face as she said, "Silvia, you are my only child, and my only dependence in this world. If something happens to you, how am I going to live without you?“
"Mom, I've never thought of leaving you behind, I've really never thought that...“ Silvia had never thought of abandoning her mother, so that was why she had used such an extreme means to escape. She did not want to become a confined pet. She wanted to go back to her mother's side and take good care of her.
"Silvia, but see what you did to yourself." The moment Mrs. Turner saw that Silvia was harming herself, she almost fainted. She was in so much shock that she needed quite a long while to calm herself down.
"Mom, I'm sorry! It's my fault. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have made you worry. Please don't cry, okay?" Silvia wanted to raise her hand to wipe away her mother's tears, but at this time, she was so weak that she could not even lift up her hand anymore.
"I know. I know how much you cherish your life, and I know that you would never mess around with your own life. It must be an accident, right?" Mrs. Turner took over the gauze from Andrew and used her trembling hands to press the gauze against Silvia's bleeding wound. "Silvia, do you still remember what your father used to say to you? When there's life, there's hope. The moment we die, there will be nothing else left and there will be no more hope left."
"Mom, of course I remember." Her parents had given her this body. She would never want to hurt herself if she could. However, she was desperate to leave Andrew this time that she had no choice but to hurt herself.
Mrs. Turner wiped away her tears and said, "Silvia, let's not think about anything else now. Let the doctor treat your wound first, then I'll take you home after that."
Mrs. Turner didn't ask what had happened between Silvia and Andrew because she knew her daughter too well. Mrs. Turner knew that Silvia was dying to leave this place, so if she did not bring Silvia out of this place as soon as possible, the consequences would be dire.
CHAPTER 1350
"Mom, can I really leave this place? For real?" Hearing that she could leave, Silvia instantly became energetic. However, she could not believe that she could leave this hell... Alive!
"Yes, as long as you let the doctor treat your wound, I will definitely take you home." Mrs. Turner patted Silvia's hand and gave her a reassuring smile. Then she turned to look at Andrew, and her voice became a little more serious, "Mr. Carter, can I take my daughter home?"
Mrs. Turner was very pleased with Andrew as her son-in-law. She had praised Andrew repeatedly in front of Silvia because she wanted Silvia and Andrew to live a good life together.
However, just after she handed Silvia over to Andrew, Silvia ended up hurt. Seeing that Silvia was in such a miserable state, Mrs. Turner was heartbroken.
Obviously, Mrs. Turner would be slightly disappointed with Andrew.
Mrs. Turner had to bring Silvia home and take care of her personally. As for whether Silvia wanted to come back to Andrew after this, it would be Silvia's own decision. Mrs. Turner would definitely not stop her, but for now, she would not let Silvia stay here.
Andrew paused for a moment.
Mrs. Turner addressed him coldly using "Mr. Carter“. He knew that Mrs. Turner was on Silvia's side and so, he was ashamed to ask Mrs. Turner to help him.
He merely said, "Let the doctor treat her wound first."
Andrew wanted to keep his options open for discussion later.
With Mrs. Turner here, Silvia no longer resisted. Carson took only a few minutes to treat the wound. "Mr. Carter, fortunately, the wound is not very deep and there is not much bleeding. With a few days of rest, the wound will heal. However, Mrs. Carter's body is still weak. If she does not eat and lack nutrition, the wound will not heal properly."
When Carson was treating Silvia's wounds, Andrew's eyes were fixed on Silvia's face.
Silvia could eat a lot without putting on much weight. Usually, she was already very slim. Now that she had not eaten at all for a few days, she was so thin that her bones were sticking out.
If Andrew insisted on keeping her here, she would continue to starve herself and might even hurt herself again... Andrew clenched his fists tightly at the thought of these terrifying consequences.
He wanted her to be alive and full of vitality, and not become a lifeless corpse.
Thinking of this, Andrew finally reluctantly removed his gaze from Silvia's face. Now, he seemed to have no choice but to let her leave.
However, the thought of Silvia leaving left his heart empty.
"Let Auntie Cherry serve her some oatmeal." With that, Andrew turned around and walked out of the room.
Auntie Cherry quickly brought a bowl of warm oatmeal and handed it over to Mrs. Turner. She took a spoon and personally fed Silvia. "Silvia, have some oatmeal. Then you would have some strength to come home with me."
"Mom, will he let me go?" Andrew was strong and stubborn. She starved herself for three days and he did not let her go. Silvia did not believe that her mom could take her away.
"Silly child, you are my daughter. Since when do I need someone else's permission to bring my baby home?" Mrs. Turner rubbed Silvia's head and said, "Come, have a bite."
"Mom, I'll do it by myself."
“You can't move your hands now. I'll feed you. Be obedient."
Under Mrs. Turner's care, Silvia ate her first meal in three days. After eating, she had recovered some of her strength and looked much better.
Mrs. Turner said again, “Silvia, lie down for a while. I will go out for a while."
Silvia grabbed the corner of Mrs. Turner's clothes. "Mom, I am afraid."
Mrs. Turner raised her hand to look at the time. "Give me ten minutes. I'll take you home in ten minutes."
Silvia was doubtful, but she still gently let go of her mother's hand. Mrs. Turner walked out of the room and saw Andrew smoking by the door.
Andrew had just recovered from a serious illness. He had not slept well in the past few days because of Silvia. His face was pale.
Seeing him in such a state, Mrs. Turner could not bring herself to question him. She sighed and said, "Andrew, why do you both torture each other like this?"
"Mom, can you not take Silvia away?" Andrew wanted Mrs. Turner to stay and take care of Silvia. He did not want to let Silvia leave. He was afraid that once Silvia had left, she would never want to come back to him.
If he let Silvia go, he could only quietly look at her from a distance, just like what he had done in the past. He did not like not getting what he wanted. He did not want to experience that again in his life.
"I can understand that you don‘t want Silvia to leave, but she's a stubborn child. If you force her to stay, the consequences will be much worse than it is now." Mrs. Turner took the cigarette from Andrew's hand. "You are still sick. Please smoke a little less."
"Mom, if you stay to take care of her, she won’t." Andrew had never begged anyone before. This time, he was pleading earnestly.
Mrs. Turner said again, “Andrew, can you tell me what happened between you two?"
Andrew did not want to talk about it, so he said, “Mom, I can only tell you that I really want to be with Silvia for the rest of my life."
"Since you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask further." Mrs. Turner calmly analyzed, "Andrew, you have to listen to my advice. It's not suitable for you two to stay under the same roof at the moment. Why don't you give each other some time and space? The two of you should take the time to think about things."
"Mom, she is. She has always been the person I want to be with." Andrew said. His voice was hoarse from the smoking.
Mrs. Turner added, "I want to take her home not to ask her to break up with you. I just don't want to see her hurting herself again. Give her some time to calm down and think about it. She is an adult now. I believe in her own judgment to make the right choice."
Andrew was still reluctant to let go. "Mom... I...“
Mrs. Turner sighed. "Andrew, let me take her away."
Andrew, "Mom, can't you let her stay?" He clearly knew that Silvia was not willing to stay, but he was not willing to give up easily.
Seeing Andrew's despondent look, Mrs. Turner felt sorry for him. "Andrew, I will wait for you to pick her up from my home."
As a mother, Mrs. Turner could not make any decisions for Silvia. The best she could do was to give Andrew that one promise.
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