The doctor swept a quick glance at the people surrounding him. He looked at Raeleigh and said, "We did everything we could. Although he's still alive right now, he's never going to wake up. He's already..."
The next moment, Raeleigh blacked out before she could finish hearing what the doctor had to say.
Everyone including the doctors was frightened.
Xanthus immediately pulled her out of the crowd of people. Everyone were speechless with fear.
Raeleigh woke up and found herself in a hospital ward. She looked at her mother and asked, "Where's Santiago?"
Jazelle wiped her tears and walked over to Raeleigh, "He's in his own ward. His family is with him. Your health is more important. You need to take care of yourself first."
Raeleigh looked at Jazelle, "Mom, I am fine."
Although Raeleigh said she was fine, she could not hide the fact that she had fainted again. Deep down, she knew that her body was weak.
"If you say you're fine, then why did you faint? It scared the hell out of us." Jazelle was terrified because her daughter was pregnant after all.
Raeleigh looked at Jazelle, "Mom, I am really fine. You don't have to worry about me."
Jazelle held Raeleigh's hand. She looked at her daughter and noticed that she seemed a little off. Tears unknowingly rolled down her cheeks. Raeleigh's heart ached when she saw her mother crying. She reached out and hugged her mother.
"I'm sorry."
Raeleigh's voice was hoarse. Jazelle held Raeleigh and cried, "I'm scared when I see you like this."
Jazelle heard that Jenna had fainted several times ever since she found out that Santiago was declared a vegetable. Jenna doted on Santiago the most and could not accept that he would never wake up again.
Jazelle felt numb all over when she heard it. She never thought that things would end up like this. She could not imagine what she would do if she were in Jenna's position.
Raeleigh pushed herself out of her mother's embrace. After a moment of silence, she said, "I am really fine."
Jazelle just stared at her daughter. Since Raeleigh did not mention that she wanted to visit Santiago, she kept quiet.
Raeleigh lay back for a while. After a long time, she asked Xanthos, "How am I doing?"
"You are in good health. The baby is holding strong even after what you've been through." Xanthus did not know what to feel. He never thought that the baby would still be holding strong after going through so much emotional stress.
Xanthus also did not know what to feel about this baby. After all, he did not know who the baby's father was.
Raeleigh smiled, "It seems like the baby is doing much better than the father."
Raeleigh touched her belly. Jazelle felt sad when she saw her daughter's happy face.
"Mom, I'm hungry. Can you please get me something to eat?"
Raeleigh looked at her mother. When Jazelle heard that her daughter was hungry, she hurriedly wiped her tears and stood up. She did not want her daughter to starve to death.
"Alright, give me a few minutes." Jazelle turned and went out. Lamar followed closely behind her. Xanthus and Raeleigh were now the only ones left in the room. Raeleigh informed her brother that she wanted to visit Santiago. She asked him how Santiago was doing.
"He's now a vegetable. He had a severe head injury." Xanthus did not know how to explain it to Raeleigh, but what else could he say? There was no way to turn back time.
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