Chapter 364: Living Dead

Yvonne stared blankly at her bandaged wrist, her gaze empty, as if that hand no longer belonged to her. She heard the doctor say that the baby was still alive, but the thought of ending it all and taking the baby with her still lingered in her mind, refusing to go away. Joseph stood by her side, his eyes filled with deep pain and helplessness. He looked at Yvonne, the once beautiful and radiant woman who always had a smile on her face, now reduced to a shadow of her former self, stripped of all the colors of life. She was so frail that she seemed like a dried leaf in the wind, ready to collapse at any moment. “I’m sorry...” Joseph said softly, his voice tinged with apology and self-blame. He tried to comfort her but found himself powerless. He knew his apology was meaningless, that nothing he said could mend Yvonne’s shattered heart. But Yvonne didn’t respond; she simply lowered her eyes, silently gazing at her wrist. The pain from the wound under the bandage still lingered,