Chapter 163: WHERE IS RIVER?
Aubrey was trying to reach her father from the hospital. After a few attempts, she finally got through to Arthur, but he sounded like he was in a rush.
"Father, please. I need you to be here!" she urged, desperation creeping into her voice.
Before Aubrey could finish her plea, Arthur interrupted her. "I can’t. I have something important to do. Call me later," he dismissed her coldly, hanging up on her.
"Am I not important to you, Father?" Aubrey cried, tears streaming down her cheeks. She lay in the hospital bed, battling pain, and her mother’s indifference only added to her distress.
Elise appeared bored, even though she had agreed to accompany Aubrey. It was painfully apparent that she lacked the emotional capacity to provide any comfort; she simply wanted the ordeal to end quickly.
"Father!" Aubrey called again, but she soon realized that Arthur had hung up. Her father had never hung up on her. The realization broke her even more, intensifying her physical pain.
In her desperation, she decided to reach out to someone else. This time, Aubrey called Arlo, praying he would pick up as she dialed his number. He needed to know what happened to her and their baby.
Yet, the same thing happened with Arlo.
He didn’t answer Aubrey’s call immediately, and when he finally picked up, he ended the conversation abruptly. "I will call you back. I am busy right now." That was all he said, leaving no room for Aubrey to explain her situation.
When the call ended, Aubrey felt utterly devastated.
The physical pain she endured was nothing compared to the aching despair in her heart. She wanted to scream at both Arlo and her father for the way they treated her.
She was carrying his baby, yet he couldn’t care less. Why were they treating her like this? Her father and Arlo seemed to dismiss her so easily, as if her existence was a nuisance for them.