Female Novel
Chapter 1778
Even if Sally and Simon didn’t care about Bryce, there was still a human being locked up in thebasement, yet they seemed to show no concern for the matter. Ian didn’t feel like he had any means ofevaluating both of them. Sally and Simon had been pampered ever since they were born, so they werenaturally individuals who were a little more selfish.
At the very least, Sally had visited Ian to beg for his forgiveness, but Simon hadn’t done a single thing.Perhaps he’s too afraid to do anything, Ian figured. After the previous fights, Bryce altered his will toreduce the inheritance that Sally and Simon were to receive. Perhaps they’re afraid that their namesmight be erased off the will if they were to make Bryce angry again. Well… I can see where they’recoming from, but I don’t really understand how they can do such a thing. Although we’re often taught toput ourselves first, I don’t think the same rule applies when the other party involved is your mom. Theycan’t possibly think that money is more important than a person’s life, right?
Both Sean and Ian agreed on this matter, and they talked for a while more before Ian headed off. Aftertrailing behind Ian for a while, Cindy couldn’t help but turn around to glance at Sean. Sean wasstanding at the doors of the ward, with his body turned in the direction of the visitors that had just left.
For some reason, Cindy thought Sean looked especially lonely at that moment. How did he survive insuch a manipulative and hostile family? If Leah was bad to Ian, I’m sure she wasn’t very nice to Sean,either. Ultimately, both Sean and Ian are innocent victims whose lives were ruined by Bryce.
In the middle of the night, Ian received another call from Sean. Sean told Ian that Bryce had been sentto the emergency room again and that Bryce’s condition was worse than before. The doctor highlightedthat Bryce had a weak heart and had blood clots in his brain. Such issues were especially dangerous toolder people. Sean was in too much distress to know what to do at that point.
The doctor explained that Bryce had never been a healthy man and that all sorts of diseases wereknocking on his door since he was aging. Previous health screenings had already indicated that Brycehad a weak heart, but it hadn’t been much of a problem back then because his heart had still beenstrong enough to support him.
However, the most recent screening showed that Bryce’s cardiac functions were deteriorating rapidly—it could no longer bear the pressures of sustaining Bryce’s physical being. The doctors couldn’t providea clear explanation for the source of Bryce’s illness. There were a few factors—he could’ve beenimpacted by the public’s views after all that had happened to him in recent days, or he could have hadsome hidden health risks and issues all along. novelbin
The doctor didn’t give them any clear directions or answers. There was no mention of any promises tosave Bryce, nor was there any talk about how much longer Bryce could live. The doctors simply toldthem to be prepared. Once the doctor said that, they could tell that things weren’t looking good for theold man.
Sean phoned Ian just to tell Ian not to leave so soon. Sean wanted Ian to stay as he thought that Brycemight take his last breath soon. Ian agreed to stay and asked if Sean needed him at the hospital. “Youdon’t have to come now,” Sean uttered in a somewhat strained voice. “The doctors just finishedresuscitating him. You don’t have to come since I’ll be here.”
“There’s no point in you staying there. Let the nurses do their job—they’re the professionals,” Ianuttered after some hesitation. It sounded rather heartless for Ian, Bryce’s biological son, to say such athing, but Sean understood where Ian was coming from.
“Okay. I’ll get some rest later at night. I have some work to do at the office tomorrow, so I won’t be at
the hospital tomorrow,” Sean explained. He was exhausted and overwhelmed with work, especiallysince he was handling Morgan Group all on his own now. After reminding him to get some rest, Ianended the call.
Cindy turned around in bed and glanced at Ian with her eyes narrowed. “What is it? Did somethinghappen at the hospital?”
Ian lowered his phone and lay back down in bed as he pulled Cindy into his arms. “The old man’scondition is worsening. I’m afraid we might not be able to leave just yet. We’ll have to see how thingsturn out for him.”
Cindy frowned upon hearing this. “How did his condition get so terrible all of a sudden?”