Chapter 131: The Ring
Alice Roberts is stunned and stares at John Blake because a crystal diamond ring is inscribed with the abbreviation of her name. John Blake smiles gently and inclusively.
That touches Alice Roberts a lot, and makes her feel guilty. How can she be worthy of what John Blake has done for her?
"Do you like it?" John Blake asks Alice Roberts without any sounds.Exclusive content © by Nô(v)el/Dr/ama.Org.
Alice Roberts nods to him vigorously, "Yes."
Hearing that, John Blake is very happy, and this is the happiest moment to him.
After deciding to get married in three days, Alice Roberts goes to visit Jacquiline Smith. Although she didn't hit Jacquiline Smith while driving, Jacquiline still got hurt because of her. So Alice Roberts would like to visit her. According to the previous hospital, Jacquiline Smith is in hospital again for the injury of her legs. Alice Roberts buys some fruits and tonics in the afternoon when Jacquiline is hospitalized.
Jacquiline Smith is stirring when she knows Alice Roberts is waiting outside. She thinks a lot about the car accident, and also bets that Joanna Hale did it.
But it doesn't mean she would like to see Alice Roberts. She does hate Alice Roberts very much after she got Edward Smith away from her in badly condition.
"Go away!" Jacquiline Smith shouts herself hoarse, and then Alice Roberts hears that glasses are broken behind the door.
Alice is almost shocked, Jacquiline is one of her few friends who she still keeps in touch with. She always values this friendship.
Jacquiline Smith is more important than Edward Smith who hurt her before to Alice Roberts.
Alice Roberts is confused suddenly with being faced with Jacquiline Smith like this.
The nurse walks outside and closes the door quickly, as if she doesn't want Alice Roberts to look inside anymore.
"Jacquiline, how is she? Is she better?..." Jacquiline Smith screams again before Alice Roberts finishes her sentences.
"Alice Roberts, get out. I never want to see you again. If you haven't shown up, if..." Jacquiline Smith says in an obvious low voice when it comes to this. Through the door, Alice Roberts sees Jacquiline Smith is so angry that she seems to lose her mind. But Alice finally knows why Jacquiline is just shouting in the ward. Although Jacquiline Smith wants to rush out of the ward, she can't do that because of her legs, with her falling down next to the sickbed but keeping running forward. Jacquiline Smith was proud, elegant and lively before, but now just a person who is not able to walk, like an eagle with broken wings, proud and helpless.
Alice Roberts has never seen such person like Jacquiline Smith, and rushes into the ward to help Jacquiline up.
It's not hot today. But a person stays on the ground for a long time when she just recovers from a severe illness, it is so easy for her to get sick. And Jacquiline Smith is so angry. When Alice Roberts helps her up, she is very cold. Jacquiline Smith slaps Alice Roberts by exerting all her strength. Meanwhile, she falls down without any energy.
The nurse helps Jacquiline Smith quickly to lie in the sickbed easily since Jacquiline has no strength.
"Jacquiline, what's the matter? What's going on? Your injury..." Alice Roberts asks.
Alice Roberts turns her rage into sympathy, when she sees Jacquiline Smith like a defeated bull.
"What's going on? Can't you see that? "Because of you, I'm crashed. I'm disabled from now on. You're happy, aren't you?" Though Jacquiline Smith has no energy, she is still yelling.
"It's not me! It's not me!" Alice Roberts tries to explain, and thinks that Jacquiline Smith also believes she is the murderer. The more she tries, the less she says but only repeats that.
Jacquiline Smith certainly knows that Alice Roberts is not responsible for the accident. But she loves Edward Smith for many years and she is jealous of Alice, she hates Alice since she gets desperate when she is disabled. She hears that Edward Smith agreed to marry Joanna Hale, and now she looks at Alice Roberts without incidents. She can guess the reason without thinking. Why? She thinks.
Why can Edward Smith do this for Alice Roberts?
"Shut up. But for you, Edward, Edward..." Jacquiline Smith begins to cry in desperation, and then Alice Roberts seems to understand something.
"Get out. Just stay away from me. Alice Roberts and Jacquiline Smith are not friends anymore." Jacquiline says.
After a while, Jacquiline Smith finally calms down.
But she doesn't want to be reconciled to Alice Roberts. The indifferent sentence breaks their friendship over the years.
After that, Jacquiline Smith doesn't look at Alice Roberts and let her get out, as is she weren't at the ward.
Alice Roberts is ignored by Jacquiline Smith in this way. The anger can not be expressed by the love and hatred. Only treating people indifferently, can she feel scared at the bottom of her heart.
At this moment, Alice Roberts is terrified and in a mess. She needs to sort out her thoughts.
They are quite silent as though it's been a long time. Alice Roberts goes out of the ward without any words. Because they are strangers now and they don't have to say goodbye to each other.
Alice Roberts makes sure that Jacquiline Smith knows Joanna Hale made the crash. Perhaps it can be blamed on her. If Jacquiline weren't her friend, Joanna would not have hurt Jacquiline. Edward Smith gets her to be his girlfriend during that time. Jacquiline's reaction, and Joanna's attitude...
Well, Jacquiline was not really happy at that time. Alice Roberts suddenly feels a little bit sad because she doesn't know a lot about Jacquiline, when she thinks of Jacquiline's attitude to Edward. The friendship she values is just so-so. It turns out that Jacquiline likes Edward a long time ago, even than herself.
Not only is Jacquiline Smith involved in the accident, but also John Blake. He gets many sufferings because of her, and now he hasn't get back on his feet.
Jacquiline's legs and the half of John's life, are what she owes them. Given that Aaron Louis and Joanna Hale eye covetously to her, how can she be selfish to be a girlfriend of Edward?