Ch. 40: Mr. Edwards' Unraveled Life chapter 40

Chapter 40Bianca's words made Norah stop.

Kevin using her? Why would he?

Kevin, being smart, would never do such a thing.

Seeing Norah hesitate, Bianca smirked, "Don’t you want to know why he’s using you?"

The idea seemed far-fetched to Norah, but she knew Bianca would do anything to create distance between her and Kevin. Bianca was clearly hoping Norah would ask her to explain, so Norah decided to flip the script.

"You seem more eager to tell me than I am to know," Norah replied.

Bianca’s confident expression faltered. Norah’s unpredictability was clearly frustrating her.

Norah continued, "Your goal is to get me to divorce Kevin so you can marry him. Are you starting to feel threatened?"

Bianca clenched her fists but tried to maintain her composure. "You’ll get divorced sooner or later. Why would I feel threatened?"

Noticing the anger in Bianca’s voice, Norah smirked. "If you’re not threatened, why do you keep bringing up divorce? You’re more anxious about it than Kevin. If he doesn’t want to divorce me, you should be more worried about that. Since you can’t get him to leave me, you’re trying to pressure me instead."

"Don’t flatter yourself, Norah. I’m only doing this for your own good!" Bianca snapped.

"For my own good?" Norah laughed. "That’s a joke. If you want me to leave Kevin, talk to him. See if he agrees."

Bianca’s chest heaved with anger, and tears welled up in her eyes.

At that moment, Siena appeared with Kevin and the others. Worried that Bianca might be upset, Siena rushed over. "Bianca, why did you come out? You’re sick; you should be resting!"

Bianca’s condition worsened, and she started bleeding again, her face turning pale.

When Siena reached her, Bianca collapsed into her arms, weak like a broken doll.

"Bianca!" Siena cried out in panic. "What happened? Why are you bleeding so much?"

She turned to Norah with anger. "What did you say to Bianca? Did you upset her again? You’re always bullying her when no one’s looking!"

She then scolded Kevin, "Look at the wife you married. She’s nothing but trouble—a heartless woman!"

Norah knew Siena was playing the victim and didn’t want to be blamed for Bianca’s condition. "Mom, I understand you like Bianca, but please be fair. I only came to get hot water for her. She followed me, and I didn’t even touch her. How can you blame me?"

"You’re just making excuses," Siena retorted. "You know she can’t handle stress, but you still upset her!"

"If she didn’t follow me, there wouldn’t have been a problem," Norah replied calmly.

Siena, fuming, said, "You’re hopeless…"

"Enough," Kevin interrupted sternly. "Let’s get Bianca back to her room."

The doctors and nurses arrived to take Bianca away.

Siena still glared at Norah but focused on Bianca’s condition instead.

As Bianca was wheeled away, Siena stayed close by, praying with worry outside the emergency room.

Kevin discussed Bianca’s condition with the doctors, ignoring Norah.

Norah stood there, feeling like an outsider as they all worked to help Bianca.

After Bianca was stabilized, Kevin noticed Norah trailing behind. He turned to her and said, "Bianca can’t be stressed right now. Don’t be alone with her."

Norah’s heart sank. Was he blaming her?

Kevin, sensing her silence, tried to comfort her by stroking her hair. "What’s wrong? Are you upset?"

Before Norah could respond, Siena called out from the ward, "Kevin, hurry! Bianca needs you!"

Kevin glanced back at Norah. "Wait here. I’ll be back soon."

Norah didn’t answer, knowing that when it came to Bianca, she’d always be the one left behind.

She sat outside, feeling like an insignificant bystander, watching as Bianca cried in Kevin’s arms. Kevin comforted her, gently patting her back.

Norah’s back ached from sitting too long, so she moved to a bench and waited quietly for them to finish. Time seemed to crawl until someone tapped her shoulder.

"Norah."

Bonnie hurried over, relieved to see Norah was okay. "I thought you were sick! Why are you sitting out here? Where’s Kevin?"

Norah nodded toward the ward. "He’s in there."

Bonnie followed her gaze, her expression tightening. "Is he taking care of someone else?"

Bonnie started to walk toward the ward, ready to confront them, but Norah grabbed her arm. "Auntie, don’t. It won’t help."

Bonnie looked at Norah. "How long have you been sitting here? You’re Kevin’s wife. You should be by his side. Letting this happen just gives them more opportunities."

Norah shook her head. "I’m used to it."

Bonnie felt a pang of sorrow for Norah. She must have endured scenes like this many times, being too patient and too humble. "Norah, if you love Kevin, you need to fight for him. You’re his wife. You can have whatever you want. I know Kevin can be yours if you want him."

Norah gave a bitter smile. She appreciated Bonnie’s confidence, but she knew better. "Auntie, Kevin and I are about to get divorced."

This time, Norah didn’t hide the truth. She didn’t want Bonnie to waste her energy on a lost cause.

"What?" Bonnie was shocked, her surprise quickly turning to anger and disappointment.