Substitute Her to Love You (Charlotte and Patrick)

Chapter 362

It was the first time I had heard such words. For no reason, with tears welling up in my eyes, I felt extremely sour in my heart.

I endured physical discomfort and wanted to go into the ward, only to be stopped by Shelton suddenly. He said with a bit of hesitation in his eyes, "Be mentally prepared."

I looked at him, feeling more impulsive in my heart. I stepped forward directly and looked into the ward.

With a glance, I burst out crying.

In the entire ward, apart from a toilet, there was only a bed and a table.

It was probably because we were on the uppermost floor that I sensed it extremely cold in the ward. Dressed in a coat, I could even sense a slight feeling of chill on my face.

A woman was sitting on the bed. Wearing a set of patient's uniforms whose color was indistinguishable, she got her top unbuttoned. Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

She didn't wear anything inside, revealing a pair of flat boobs.

She looked so skinny. As her pale and wrinkled skin was attached to the bones, the breastbones in her chest and the scapulas on one side were visible.

It seemed that because it was so cold inside the ward that her skin turned somewhat purple.

Her face was even thinner. However, judging from her big eyes, she used to be a beauty.

The woman got long hair which was at least as long as her height. It scattered all over the bed.

Although the whole room couldn't be dirtier, on the contrast, the bedsheet looked particularly white.

There were two dolls on it.

The two dolls had beautiful gowns on them. I could tell that they, which had gone thorough long years, should be the kind of high-end dolls.

The woman patted the two dolls in turn with one of her withered and skinny hands and put the index finger of her other hand beside her mouth, saying in a low voice, "Hush. Don't wake them up."

I felt extremely sour in my heart.

"This is my mother. I have fantasized countless times about the scene when I will meet my mother again. But I never thought it would be like this."

My tears fell constantly. I couldn't help but take off my clothes and walk over, intending to put it on for Jessica.

However, as soon as I took two steps forward and before I could get close to her, Jessica suddenly pushed me away, saying, "Don't come over here! What are you going to do to me?"

As she spoke, she hugged the two dolls on the bed directly.

Then she began to coax the dolls, "Baby, don't cry. Baby, don't cry. Mom is here. Mom is here. Don't worry. Mom will protect you. Mom will never allow others to take you away."

Shelton stepped forward to support me.

The nurse behind him said, "Alas. Do you don't want to die? The psycho, who are originally mentally normal, will all fall ill all of a sudden. You will never know when they will fall ill."

I turned my head and saw a metal basin on the table. Inside the basin, there was a dried and cracked steamed bun as well as something that looked like boiling cabbage.

I couldn't help but point to themetai basin and asked, "Do you give her food like this?"

The nurse glanced at me and said, "Yes. The fees we charge are low. They should be satisfied with three meals a day." It seemed that she was afraid that I would complain. Then she added, "The ones who send these patients here all knew the treatment and conditions here at the beginning.

They still decided to send them here, indicating that they had given up on them."

Hearing this, I felt extremely disappointed in my heart.

I looked up at Shelton and said, "Shall we take Mom to another place?"

"Okay, I'll get in touch with another mental hopsital now." Shelton nodded.

Hearing our conversation, the nurse said, "Let me clarify first, you can transfer her to another mental hospital. But you can only get a small part of the money back as refund. What's more, you can't get the refund today. The accountant isn't on duty today."

Jessica seemed to have understood what we were saying. Holding the dolls in her arms, she immediately became alert, saying, "Where are you taking me?"

"We..."

"I'm telling you, I won't leave with you. Never should you think about separating me and my children!"

Jessica warned.

Hearing her say so, I became sadder and sadder in my heart.

I stood still and said to her, "We won't do that.

We...We'll transfer you and your children to a better place. They... They..." I hesitated for a moment and said, "They've grown up. And they will have to go to school soon. It's not good for them to be here. They have to go to a better place where there are teachers to impart them knowledge, which is good for both of them."

Upon hearing this, Jessica stared at me with a pair of clear and bright eyes as if she had understood my words and suddenly became as obedient as a child, saying, "Really? Is it true that someone will teach them?"

"Yes, it is true. The teacher is great and experienced. Any child who follows him can learn a lot and become smart." I tried to persuade her.

Jessica nodded desperately, "Okay, okay. That will be so great." She looked at the two dolls in her arms, "Charlotte, Caroline, did you hear that? you can learn knowledge soon."

"Yes, yes." I echoed. And I kept shedding tears.

Shelton patted me on the shoulder and said, "Come on, let's go to transfer her to another mental hospital first."

"Okay." I nodded and said to Jessica, "Wait a minute. We'll transfer you to another hospital first and come over right away, okay?"

"Alright, alright." Jessica nodded.

I raised the clothes in my hands and said, "Why don't you wear this first? It's cold here. If you wear it, you will feel warm. So will the children."

Looking at the clothes in my hands, Jessica hesitated for a moment. Then she shook her head and grinned. "No need. They say they're not cold. And I'm not cold either."

"Come on, let's transfer her to another mental hospital." Shelton patted me on the shoulder.

I turned around, feeling overwhelmingly bitter in my heart.

I thought of the painting which Ryan had shown to me.

The woman in the painting got beautiful and clear eyes, smiling sweetly. However, such a beautiful woman was tortured like this.

I felt overwhelmingly bitter in my heart.

After the nurse closed the door, I asked her discontentedly, "Have it always been so cold here? Won't the patient freeze to death in winter?"

The nurse glanced at me and said, "It's not like that. It's just that the pipeline ages this year. The heating from the first floor to the fourth floor is okay. However, the heating effect on the fifth floor is poorer. It is especially so in Jessica's room. Because it is in the innermost, making it the coldest room."

"Then why don't you repair it?"

"We did. We did it several times." The nurse said disapprovingly, "But it is too remote here. And the Dean is not concerned about it. What can we do? After most of the patients here die, nobody will come to collect their bodies. In that case, who cares whether they are dead or alive?"

Hearing the nurse's words, I felt that my heart was bleeding.

If I didn't find out about this matter, my mother might end up in a situation where no one would come to collect her body in the future.

I couldn't help but say, "The Reid Family is so cruel."

Hearing what I said, the nurse sneered and said, "You don't assume that it is Jessica's family who paid for her stay here over the years, do you?"

"Isn't it?" I was a little surprised.

"Of course not." While playing with the key in her hands, the nurse said, "The Reid Family paid a year's fees only, saying that we could deal with Jessica at will after a year. Later, a boss came over and paid more than two million dollars for her at once. That is why she could live here."