Chapter 192
Elizabeth stood at the foot of the bed, looking at the woman calmly. Any pity she felt yesterday was gone today. The woman was bruised and bandaged, clearly showing how brutally she had been beaten. Elizabeth thought about how the woman had defended that man yesterday and felt sad. What did she get in return? More violence from him!
“Dr. Perry, don’t blame me. I rely on him to support me,” the woman said, her voice shaky and her face hurting. Elizabeth frowned, “Without him, I’d die. Can you understand that?” Beth shook her head; she couldn’t. “I have to beg him to treat my illness. Without him, it’s a dead end for me. Actually, he’s quite good to me,” her voice softened. She was just an ordinary woman from the countryside, her life revolving around marriage and children. If her husband left her, she’d have nowhere to go.
Elizabeth looked at her, and things became clearer. Suddenly, her marriage with Alexander didn’t seem as bad. For the first time, Elizabeth called her by name, “Linda Reed. A woman can marry a man, but she shouldn’t entrust her life to him unless he’s worth it. Clearly, he’s not. He chose having children over your life. He didn’t care about other’s opinions when he beat you in the clinic, and now he beat you so badly that you ended up in the hospital. Can’t you see that?”
Linda was speechless. She knew her husband wasn’t good to her, but she didn’t want to accept it. “The person you should apologize to is yourself. Look at your body; how much has it suffered?” With that, Elizabeth turned and left.
In the elevator, Elizabeth looked at her reflection and let out a bitter laugh. Elizabeth, look at yourself too. Look at this body that has followed you for over twenty years; how much has it suffered? Losing your essence because of marriage…
A news alert popped up on Elizabeth’s phone: funding news. The Russell Group will collaborate with the Tudor Group. Seeing this, Elizabeth’s heart skipped a beat. The Tudor Group’s willingness to collaborate with the Russell Group was setting up Alounder and fame. On the surface, it was a partnership, but behind the scenes, it was…
Elizabeth stared out the elevator window as the numbers changed, her thoughts sinking in. She was advising others, yet her own marriage was a failure. But at that moment, she was grateful for Linda’s predicament, which made her wake up to diverse realities!
The elevator doors opened, and as Elizabeth was about to call Alexander, Amanda called her over, “We have a surgery to do. Come with me.” “Coming,” Elizabeth quickly put down her phone and followed Amanda.
Amanda asked, “Where have you been? You practically vanished!” “I saw Linda in the emergency room and had a few words with her. Elizabeth was truthful.
“Don’t interact with her anymore. Be careful not to get into trouble,” Amanda reminded her. Elizabeth nodded and followed Amanda into the operating room.
At night, the surgery ended, and it was already very late when Elizabeth got off work. The sky in Lisbon turned cloudy, looking like it was going to rain. As Elizabeth walked out of the inpatient department, she saw a black car parked at the entrance and Joseph, dressed in a suit.
“Elizabeth,” Joseph waved at her with a gentle smile. “Mr. Stewart, long time no see! Have you been busy lately?” Elizabeth walked over to him. Joseph responded, “I just got back from a business trip.”