Chapter 88: Be Heartbroken

Finally, Claire passed out. She closed her eyes. All the memories of Frederick in her mind played out like a movie. Claire had been chasing Frederick since they were young and later forced Frederick to agree to their marriage. It included everything that had happened since her imprisonment four years ago and now since her release. After all of this, Frederick’s face kept flashing in her mind. It was said that the most important person to you would appear before your eyes before you die. Claire thought that she was probably about to die. However, she really didn’t expect that the most important person to her was still Frederick.

She thought she had given up on him a long time ago, back when Anna died four years ago. But unexpectedly, he still appeared in front of her eyes before her death. Claire’s mind kept rushing back to everything that had happened inside the prison in the past four years at the thought that she was going to die. Even at the moment of death, when she was already unconscious, her body still shook when she thought of all this. It was as if her body had already developed a deep memory of the pain, and all these painful memories came from something called “death.”

Claire thought she was definitely going to die this time. But in the end, she seemed to feel something pulling her up. It looked like a person but also like a hook. Then, Claire felt nothing anymore.

When Claire woke up again, the strong smell of disinfectant filled her nostrils. She thought, “Disinfectant? Am I not dead? Who saved me?” Claire subconsciously thought of Frederick. But she denied her idea immediately. She thought of the scene of Caroline holding Frederick’s arm and leaving intimately before she completely lost consciousness.

Claire suddenly opened her eyes and saw the infusion needle in her hand. She looked around the ward and saw a figure standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Claire thought, “It must be this person who saved me.”

“Girl, you finally woke up. I sent you to the hospital, and the doctor checked your body. There was nothing wrong with you. Falling into cold lake water in the cold winter is harmful to your body, but the doctor said that your life is not in danger,” the figure said. “You were unconscious, and you didn’t have anything to identify yourself, nor a cell phone. I can’t call your family. I was really worried that something had happened to you. You are still so young. Why did you do that?” The person in front of the window walked over. Claire saw that it was an old man with a gray beard.

“Did you save me?” asked Claire weakly. She had just woken up, and her throat was a little hoarse.

“Yes, I like to go out for a walk. I suddenly wanted to go to Moon Lake for a stroll and have some fun today. But I saw a big hole in the frozen lake,” the old man explained. “I just wanted to have some fun, thinking there might be fish at the bottom of the lake, but I didn’t expect to hook you.”

The older man, Leon Titan, had a kind and gentle face and was smiling as he spoke. To be honest, except for Elizabeth, Claire hadn’t felt such warmth for a long time. And for some reason, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity when looking at him.

“Thank you,” Claire cleared her throat and thanked Leon.

“You’re welcome. I’m glad you’re awake. By the way, your phone isn’t with you. Do you need me to call your family? You’ve been missing for such a long time. Your family must be worried. And today is Christmas Eve. What did you do on Moon Lake? Call your family right away. They will be heartbroken to see you like this.”

Leon was kind-hearted. He took out his cell phone and prepared to let Claire call her family. But Claire was stunned. She thought, “Family? Once upon a time, I did have a happy family and was the beloved princess of the Prescott family. But now…” Who else could she call? Frederick? Well, when I fell into the lake and was about to die, Frederick just left. My heart felt like a knife was stabbing into it then.

“Girl?” Leon’s voice came again. Claire came back to her senses.

“No. I’m an orphan. I have no family.” Claire smiled and made up an excuse to cover it up. The only person she could call now was Elizabeth. But she was so weak now. If Elizabeth heard it, she would be worried. In this world, the only person who was kind to her was Elizabeth. Not only did she have a gastrectomy, she also had a heart disease. How could Claire let Elizabeth be upset?

“How pitiful! I’ll stay here and watch over you for a while.” Leon shook his head and sighed. Then, he walked to the bedside, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

“Don’t. I can do it myself. Don’t worry. I don’t have any family, but I can call my friends.” Somehow, the friend Claire thought of at this moment was actually Antony. But she suddenly remembered that she didn’t have Antony’s number.

“Okay. What’s your friend’s phone number? I’ll call him for you now.” Leon was enthusiastic and took out his cell phone to make a call.

“Claire!” Claire frowned. Just when she didn’t know how to talk to Leon, a familiar voice sounded at the door. Claire looked up and saw the familiar figure. She didn’t know why, but her eyes became red in an instant.