“Shane, where’s Mom now?” asked Natalie hoarsely as she sat on the hospital bed. She stared at the floor lifelessly, her shoulders drooping.
Shane stroked her hair. “In the morgue.”
“I want to see her.” Natalie grabbed his sleeves.
Initially, Shane wanted to refuse her. However, after giving it some thought, he agreed in the end. “Okay, I’ll inform Jackson.”
Natalie murmured a response before falling silent.
Casting one last glance at her worriedly, Shane walked out of the hospital ward.
Outside the ward, Jackson was leaning against the wall and smoking. When he saw Shane coming out, he passed a cigarette to him too.
Just when Shane was about to reject it, Jackson withdrew the cigarette. “I forgot that you’re undergoing treatment, so you can’t smoke or drink. I’ll smoke myself.”
Shane glanced at him coldly.
Jackson placed the cigarette back into the box. “Is she awake?”
Shane nodded. “She wants to see Yulia.”
Jackson almost dropped the cigarette in his mouth. Choking on the smoke, he coughed till his face flushed. A while passed before he replied, “What did you say? She wants to see Yulia?”
“Yes.”
“Are you joking? Isn’t she afraid of having nightmares? Yulia’s appearance when she died isn’t exactly pleasant,” said Jackson seriously.
Shane turned his head away slightly and glanced at the door of the hospital ward. “It’s fine. That’s her mother. She won’t be afraid.”
Jackson was at a loss for how to respond. Sighing, he nodded. “Fine, I’ll allow it, then. You can bring her there.”
“Okay.” With that, Shane pushed open the door and entered the hospital ward.
Natalie looked at him lifelessly. “How did it go? Did he agree?”
He nodded. “Yes, he did.”
Without saying anything, Natalie flipped her blanket away and was about to get out of the bed.
However, as she had not eaten for the entire day and cried multiple times, she no longer had any energy left. Hence, the moment her feet touched the ground, they became limp and her body toppled forward.
Luckily, Shane was right beside her. As he would never let her fall down in front of him, he carried her up before she even fell. “I’ll carry you there.”
Natalie did not refuse him.
Now that she had no strength left, she should not put up a strong front.
Just like that, Shane carried Natalie to the morgue.
The morgue was located on the basement level. Although it was extremely cold, Natalie did not feel it at all. Perhaps, her heart had turned into ice.
She shoved Shane’s chest gently. “Shane, put me down first. I’ll go in myself.”
“I’ll accompany you.” He did not place her down.
However, Natalie shook her head and refused his offer to accompany her. “No, I want to stay by my mom’s side alone.”
Shane did not say anything and placed her down.
Supporting herself against the wall, Natalie entered.
As the staff inside had already been informed about this, he did not say anything when he saw her enter. He pointed in a direction and said, “Go there. She’s right there.”
Natalie glanced at the steel bed, her eyes reddening. However, she did not cry this time. Biting her lips and taking a deep breath, she walked over.
Shane was waiting outside for her. After a few minutes, Silas arrived.
He glanced at the door of the morgue, his expression filled with pity and sorrow.
He only learned about Yulia’s incident when Natalie was still unconscious. Shane was the one who told him about it and instructed him to investigate the truth behind the matter.
As Yulia was already dead, it was impossible to know from the victim whether she fell on her own or if someone pushed her. Hence, he had to investigate it.
The police were investigating it too.
“Mr. Shane.” Silas averted his gaze and called out to Shane.
He nodded slightly in acknowledgement.
Silas walked over to him and stopped. “Mr. Shane, is madam… alright?”
“She’s fine for now,” replied Shane as he continued looking at the morgue.
Judging from her personality, it would be some time before she could escape the sorrow of losing her mother.
Silas sighed. “I really didn’t expect something like this to happen to Ms. Lawrence.”
