Chapter - 194
"How did it happen?" Alex suddenly asked after the nurse left.
"..." Instead of answering Alex, Karen played with her fingers as she tried not to look at Alex.
"Was it really an accident?" Alex asked again, "Are you sure nobody had any part in it? Your husband?"
"Can we not talk about him," Karen straightened her back and looked at Alex at the mention of her husband.
"..." Alex did not reply. He continued to stare at Karen in silence which was stifling for Karen.
"I mean... You know how things are between us. It is awkward to keep talking about him with you," Karen cleared her throat and tried to explain.
"Sure..." After looking at Karen for some time, Alex agreed, "I have called Jessica. She should be here soon."
"Why did you call her? She must already be busy managing the party. I am alright. Look..." Karen flung her arms around and tried to show that she was okay.
"Don't be a kid... I have to leave, so there should be someone to look after you," Alex stood up as he said that. But Karen held his arm.
"Can you not go?" Karen softly asked as she looked up from the bed, "Can't you stay with me? Until I fall asleep?" Karen pleaded.
"I can't," Alex pushed her hand away and walked out of the room.
"Was that Alex? Wah... He couldn't even wait for me to arrive before leaving," As soon as Alex stepped out, Jessica walked into the room. It was cold outside so she had a white fur coat on her."
"And what was with his face? It looked like he was going to murder someone," Jessica asked as she pulled down her coat, "Sometimes it's hard for me to understand him."
"My wife? Why do you keep bringing her up? I told you not to worry about her."
"Why? Because she is in the hospital right now," the man finally broke the news. The man was none other than Karen's hobo husband. But who would have known that the hobo had such a scheme in his head?
"I don't know. I think the bitch broke her leg or something," the man shrugged, "Well... It's nothing that concerns us."
"How? Why are you so curious about her all of sudden?" The man frowned. But the next moment, he was back to sweet talking again.
"Alright... Alright... I am telling you. Why do you get angry so easily?" Karen's husband agreed.
"That bitch was going somewhere all dressed up. But even the god must hate that whore... She fell down the stairs... Hahaha..."
"... It was fun to... Unn...Unn..." But as the man laughed off her wife's misery, someone got behind him and pulled a cloth over his head. The man struggled to get away, and the phone fell out of his hand in the process. But he could do nothing to break free.
"Hello... Baby... Baby? Are you listening to me?" The girl on the phone called out.
"I know you are there. Are you going to ignore me now... Eehh..."
"It's a girl, isn't it?"
"It must be some other girl. You are ogling a girl, aren't you?"
"Good... Good... You better not show up in front of me... Hello... Hello..."
"Fuck you, bastard... Go to hell, you asshole."
"Go... DIE..."
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