chapter 6
Anyway, after dinner, Mom grew irritable for some reason. She returned to her room alone and began searching through her phone.
I walked over to look. She was searching for my number, calling it again and again, but of course there was no answer.
Eventually, she slammed her phone down in frustration.
“You won’t even answer my calls now. Do you think anyone actually cares about you?”
I wanted to tell her, I’m dead. There’s no way for me to answer your call.
But then she called the nurse from the hospital.
“Did Sean tell you what kind of stunt he’s trying to pull? Tell him to stop being so shameless and come back to apologize to his brother. Then maybe I’ll consider letting him come home.”
There was a brief silence on the other end before the reply came.
“Miss Blanchard, Sean passed away a week ago. His heart ruptured in the car accident. But you called all the doctors to Felix’s room, so there was no one left to operate on him.”
Mom froze in shock as she heard the nurse’s words.
Refusing to believe it, she tried to recall the car accident that day, frowning as she said confidently, “That’s impossible. He was in the same car as Felix, and Felix is already out of the hospital. How could he have been so badly injured?
“Don’t think I can’t see through his little tricks. He’s just trying to compete with Felix for attention, wanting me to worry about him.
“I’m warning the both of you—stop with this ridiculous act! Otherwise, it won’t end well for you two!”
Seeing that Mom wouldn’t believe her no matter what she said, the nurse sighed helplessly. “Ms. Blanchard, I’m really not lying. If you don’t believe me, just go to the morgue and see for yourself.”
Mom began to grow anxious. She paced the room back and forth, her footsteps heavy and frantic. “You good-for-nothings are ganging up to deceive me. You really don’t know your place!”
Before the nurse could respond, Mom angrily jabbed at the screen to end the call.
Dad must have heard Mom yelling because he opened the door and asked, “Caitlyn’s still here. Why are you shouting like a lunatic in the room?”
Mom clutched her phone tightly to her chest and looked at Dad helplessly. “The nurse just said that Sean is already dead. That can’t be true, can it?”
Dad rolled his eyes. “Don’t be so gullible. If the crash had really been that bad, that selfish brat would’ve dragged Felix down with him. How would Felix still be standing here, perfectly fine?”
Caitlyn came over to comfort Mom, too.
“Exactly, Mrs. Goodman. Sean is tough. He won’t die so easily. If anything, it’s a wonder no one else has died because of him.”
Ashley, lazily munching on an apple, muttered, “Wouldn’t it be good if that annoying brat was dead? What’s there to be worried about?”