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Eliza was worried the nurse might misunderstand, so she added, “I’ll be back first thing tomorrow morning.”
“Are you sure you’re up for it?” The nurse eyed her with concern. “I wouldn’t recommend you go home.”
“I can’t sleep well in the hospital.” She lied casually.
The nurse didn’t want to make things difficult, and suggested, “Alright then, just fill out a discharge form and get the doctor’s signature. But you need to be back early tomorrow for your IV treatment.”
“Got it, thanks.”
Before leaving the hospital, Eliza called Chelsea. Then, she grabbed a cab to her apartment.
Robin was already back, looking lost. Sometimes, he wouldn’t speak; other times, he just smiled vacantly.
“Robin, do you recognize me? I’m your sister.” Eliza looked at her brother, feeling a constant ache in her heart.
Chelsea patted her shoulder, signaling her not to worry. “I’ve set up an appointment with a psychiatrist for tomorrow. Let’s see what they say and plan out the next steps for his treatment.”
It seemed like the only option now, but it was the best outcome they could hope for.
Casper hadn’t gone back on his word.
“Chelsea, I’m terrified that Casper might change his mind. If one day, he decides to take Robin to some godforsaken place, we might never see him again.”
“Do you really think he’d do that?”
Chelsea didn’t know Casper well, but judging by how he treated Eliza, it wasn’t beyond him to do something so cruel.
Eliza just wanted to keep Robin safe. “Chelsea, I have an idea.”
“Go ahead.”
“I want to sell the house our parents left us.”
Chelsea was surprised. “Why sell the house? Where will you guys live?”
“I never planned on staying in Falconridge.”
Eliza’s eyes darkened; she no longer felt any attachment to this city. Leaving was
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inevitable, and it was the ultimate choice.
Chelsea felt a pang of sadness. It took someone like Casper to drive Eliza to this point.
“I understand. Wherever you go, I’ll support you. And I can help you sell the house.”
Eliza nodded, offering a grateful smile. “Thanks, Chelsea.”
“No need to thank me. I just want you to keep on living well.”
“I will.”
Eliza was scarred and wounded and had already lost the sparkle in her eyes.
She wasn’t always like this. Her adoptive parents were busy making a living and rarely spent time with her, but she was nurtured with care.
By nature, Eliza was cheerful, generous, sincere, and uncalculating in her dealings with others.
But…she didn’t know when she had become so submissive.
It probably started the day she married Casper, Love could keep a person vibrant and splendid or plunge someone into hell, never to rise again.
For Eliza, it was the latter.
“Enough about me.” Eliza picked up her phone and transferred all her money to Chelsea, “I know this isn’t nearly enough for Robin’s treatment, but I’ll figure something out… I’ll find another job.”
“I don’t want your money.” Chelsea sent the money back.
Eliza was going back to Casper’s home to face tough times. How could she leave without a penny?
“Chelsea…” Eliza hoped Chelsea would accept it.
Chelsea firmly refused. “When you finally leave that monster, you can pay me back. I’ll hold nothing against you until then.”
Alright.
Eliza kept a mental note of what she owed Chelsea. When she could, she would repay her double.
Eliza stayed at Chelsea’s place for the night.
That night, she bathed Robin, cut his hair, shaved his beard, and changed him into clean clothes.
