Chapter 323

Donovan had been fitted with an oxygen mask again. His condition had clearly worsened. The doctors had just run another round of tests, and the results were grim. The organs damaged in the crash had suffered new trauma from the recent assault, with signs of fresh bleeding. He needed to be rushed back into the emergency unit. As the stretcher rolled him away, Giselle had no choice but to follow, her chest tightening with each step. While Donovan was being treated, Giselle found herself once again barred from the emergency room, left to endure the torment of waiting outside. She knew Donovan's life wasn't in immediate danger, but the thought of him nearly healed—almost able to get out of bed—only to suffer another brutal blow left her drowning in regret. She should never have stayed away these past days. She should have been here, at his side, guarding him. If she had, Anne would never have had the chance to unleash her madness. The car accident had nearly killed him once. He had