Chapter 2150

Mavis' response was casual, yet Nathaniel felt a pang in his heart. Without warning, he pulled her, along with the blanket, into his arms. His long lashes trembled slightly, concealing the storm of emotions raging inside him, each breath more difficult than the last. Memories of Evan's words from the previous day echoed relentlessly in his mind. "She had prenatal depression, and after giving birth, she didn't get the proper care she needed. Both her physical and mental health worsened. Alone in a foreign country with an elderly mother, she had to take on several jobs just to survive. The first time I met her was in the hospital after she had slit her wrist. She was rushed into the ER. Have you not noticed the scar on her wrist since she returned? Then, Ms. Lawson came and encouraged her to keep going, even if it was only for the chance of seeing Callum again…" "The second time I saw her, she was sitting in a hospital garden, staring blankly into space, wearing a hospital gow