Chapter 452
Chapter 451 Mom, Please Don’t Scare Me
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Natalie didn’t know much about depression, but she did know that people who suffered from it tended to be in poor spirits. The thought that Ruby had fallen into such a state because of her left a bitter ache in Natalie’s chest.
“Dad, Flynn, I’m going to check on Mom. Maybe seeing me back home will cheer her up; I heard that a patient’s emotions really matter when it comes to depression.”
“That’s what Flynn and I were thinking too. But we’re not sure if she’s awake yet–go check on her, and if she’s still asleep, just let her be for now.”
“Got it.”
Natalie smiled and nodded.
She finished the apple in her hand, then grabbed a handful of chips before getting up.
“Dad, Flynn, I’ll go see Mom first.”
She bounded up the stairs, light on her feet.
Watching her go, Waylon couldn’t help but see the image of his bright, eighteen–year–old daughter again; his lips curved into a faint smile.
“Flynn,” he murmured, “may Natalie stay this happy forever.”
“She will, Dad! She’s a daughter of the Stone family; we’ll do everything in our power to make sure she lives a life full of happiness.“.
Flynn’s eyes reddened again.
Natalie felt an unfamiliar lightness spreading through her. All she wanted was to see Ruby and tell her she was doing fine.
No matter what she had gone through in the Summers family–no matter if her childhood had been unhappy–there was no need for Ruby to know.
After all, Ruby had already suffered enough all these years because of losing her.
Natalie’s heart ached for her mother. She only hoped Ruby could let go of the past and face the future again.
When Natalie reached the door of the upstairs bedroom, she was about to knock when she
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noticed it wasn’t fully closed.
“Mom? Are you in there?”
She called softly, but there was no response.
“Mom?”
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Natalie knocked again; when there was still no answer, she gently pushed the door open.
The balcony window was wide open, and the curtains fluttered in the breeze.
She stepped forward to close it—but tripped on something.
That was when she saw Ruby lying unconscious on the floor.
“Mom!”
Natalie dropped to her knees at once, only to see the pitiful state Ruby was in.
Her face was swollen from being hit; clumps of hair had been torn out; and even in unconsciousness, tears still streamed uncontrollably down her cheeks.
Natalie’s chest tightened painfully. All these years, I’ve suffered … but has Mom ever had a good day herself?
The guilt and torment of believing she had killed her own child–no one could endure that without breaking.
Natalie hurriedly lifted Ruby into her arms.
She was shocked by how light her mother felt—she barely had to use any strength at all.
After placing Ruby on the bed, she realized how frail she’d become, her body was skin and bone, her eye sockets deeply sunken.
A suffocating sadness seemed to hang over her.
Natalie didn’t know what had happened.
She rushed to the doorway and shouted toward the living room downstairs, “Dad! Flynn! Mom’s fainted–she doesn’t look good! Should we call the family doctor?”
Waylon immediately jumped to his feet and ran upstairs, while Flynn contacted the doctor without hesitation.
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When Waylon reached the room, Natalic pointed at Ruby. “When I came in, the door was already open. Mom was lying on the floor like this–her face and hair too. Dad… was she beaten by someone?”
Waylon knew what had happened the moment Natalie mentioned the unlocked door.
Ruby had always blamed herself when it came to their daughter.
She must have seen or heard the scene downstairs just now.
To think that the baby she had carried for ten months had suffered so much in the Summers family–no mother could bear that.
“She did this to herself,” Waylon said hoarsely.
Natalie froze.
“Mom acts like this when she has an episode?”
“She’s had worse. Sweetheart, did she scare you?”
Waylon worried that Natalie might feel repulsed by Ruby’s condition–if she did, Ruby might truly lose the will to live.
Natalie quickly shook her head.
“No. Mom’s like this because she thought I died. She loves me–she’s always loved me more than she’s loved herself.” Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn
Her words made Ruby’s tears flow even harder.
Hearing that, Waylon finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.
you–she’d “Yes, your mom loves you deeply. I still remember when she was pregnant with stroke her belly every day, saying she was sure it was a little girl. I joked that if it turned out to be a boy, we’d have to give him away; she glared at me and said, without a doubt, that it was a daughter. I asked how she knew, and she said it was a mother’s intuition. She even made little clothes for you by hand, decorated your room–all of it fit for a tiny princess.”