Chapter 26

After the emergency surgery, Lester was no longer in critical condition. However, when Scarlett hit the gas, she had fully intended to kill Margaret. The car was speeding when Lester threw himself forward, thinking only of saving Margaret, not of dodging out of the way. So, after the operation, the doctor told Margaret and the Hamilton family that his spinal injury was severe and he might never walk again. Margaret nearly collapsed when she heard the news, her face going pale. She thought she had escaped the pain from her past life, only to realize Lester had taken it on for her. Lester's mom, Stella Johnson, almost fainted on the spot. Leaning against her husband, Albert Hamilton, she broke down in sobs. "Lester is only in his 20s. What are we supposed to do now?" "What happened? Why the hell did Scarlett suddenly try to run him over?" Lester's elder brother, Leon Hamilton, demanded. Tears streamed down Margaret's face as she choked out, "He did it to save me. Scarlett was aimin