Chapter 301

William smoked a cigarette outside before going back in.

Samantha was half-leaning on the bed. Her complexion was clearly better than before. Her voice was still weak as she asked, "How is it, William? Did they manage to save Rachel?"

William’s head hung low. His entire demeanor radiated defeat. “She made it through the surgery, but she’s still unconscious. The doctors said they don’t know when or if she’ll wake up.”

Samantha gasped and covered her mouth. “You mean, she might go into a permanent coma?”

“Yeah.”

Samantha frowned. “That’s just tragic. William, you should talk to the doctors. Tell them to do everything they can to help Rachel. Going into a coma would ruin her life.”

William rubbed his temples. The dark shadows under his eyes were more pronounced than ever. He looked completely drained.

“They already did what they could,” he said. “Saving her life was a miracle in itself. As for waking up, even the doctors aren’t sure. It’s up to fate at this point.”

For cases like this, whether a patient woke up was often beyond medical control.

Seeing William’s defeated look, Samantha reached out and tightly held his hand. “Don’t worry, William. Now that Rachel’s like this, I swear I’ll take good care of myself and make sure nothing happens to the baby.”

William nodded quietly.

Just as the situation with Rachel seemed to be settling, another wave of trouble hit. Arsen called.

Already irritable, William’s mood only worsened when he saw who was calling. “What now?” he snapped as he answered.

“Mr. Lewis, it’s bad. You need to get online quickly.”

William’s expression changed immediately. He barely waited to hang up before opening the browser.

There was a video trending at the top. He clicked on it, and his eyes widened.

It was footage from the security camera in the backyard of the Lloyd family estate. It showed him and Rachel arguing. The video clearly showed him pushing Rachel, and her taking a hard fall to the ground.

The clip had already racked up tens of millions of views.

Unsurprisingly, it had skyrocketed to the top of trending topics. News about Rachel being hospitalized and still unconscious had also surfaced.

The comment section was in absolute chaos. Some were supporting Rachel, while others defended William.

[Isn’t Mr. Lewis supposed to be the most devoted husband in Yurelia City? We all saw how good he was to his wife before. How did he turn into someone who would hit his wife?]

[That was brutal. He practically beat her to death!]

[Men are simply good actors. Pretending to be loving, but behind closed doors, this is who they really are.]

[Exactly! No matter how serious the fight, you don’t do this to your wife.]

[His whole image just crumbled. I’m heartbroken. I used to set my standards based on Mr. Lewis. And now look at him.]

[Same here. I used to nag my boyfriend, saying, ‘Why can’t you be like Mr. Lewis?’ Turns out, that was a huge mistake.]

[Come on, you guys are going too far. Couples fight. It happens.]

[Yeah, and maybe it was an accident. Didn’t he try to grab her in the video?]

[Oh, please. What kind of logic is that? So if someone tries to kill someone but fails, they’re innocent? This is attempted murder, plain and simple. Rachel’s still in the hospital unconscious, and no one even knows where William ran off to.]