Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 24

Chapter 241 Will Leave

Helen and Andrew pressed Deborah onto the ground together. The light pink liquid in the syringe in

Andrew’s hand was slowly Injected into Deborah’s veins.

Deborah did not have much strength at all. After struggling a few times, even moving became difficult.

After the medicine was injected, Andrew stood up and stood aside. He looked at Deborah like looking

at a little mouse on the experimental table. Andrew was waiting for Deborah’s reaction at a leisurely

pace.

Time slowly passed. The basement was cold and silent. Deborah’s vision and consciousness began to

blur.

Deborah felt cold and hot. She lay on the ground and curled up her hands and feet. Her body began to

tremble uncontrollably.

Deborah’s body was constantly sweating out, soaking her hair and clothes. Deborah began to

hallucinate. Countless stars appeared in front of her, and there were snowflakes all over the sky. There

were countless other unknown things.

Deborah’s memory drifted around. She felt that she returned to the bottom of the mountain. Deborah

was seriously injured for the whole night. The next day, Ashton came over and carried her to the NôvelD(ram)a.ôrg owns this content.

hospital.

Ashton slipped and fell. The stone cut his arm, leaving a hideous scar on his wrist.

Ashton told Deborah not to fall asleep and to sing children’s songs for her.

“Twinkle twinkle little star…”

Deborah was thirteen years old and lying on Ashton’s back. It was the warmth Deborah had never felt

since she was a child.

Deborah’s mother treated Deborah as a tool to enter the Bauer family, and the Bauer family treated

Deborah as a bastard.

Ashton who saved Deborah said that Deborah was very good and had to live well.

Deborah’s consciousness gradually blurred, as if Deborah had arrived on that mountain road again.

Deborah said in a trance, “Ashton?

Why?”

Helen gritted her teeth in hatred and slapped Deborah’s face hard.

“Bitch! How dare you call him Ashton? Bastard! Ashton has long wanted you to die!”

Deborah’s face was burning with pain, and Deborah’s ears were filled with Helen’s screaming.

The young Ashton’s gentle voice was still in Deborah’s ears. “We will be at the hospital soon. Hold on a

little longer.”

Deborah thought, is Ashton’s voice?

This question suddenly appeared in Deborah’s mind. She still wanted to listen to the voice. Andrew

injected another medicine into Deborah’s body, and Deborah’s consciousness completely

disappeared.

For the next few days, Deborah was sometimes awake and sometimes not awake.

Deborah didn’t know how many days she had been lying like this. Sometimes when Deborah woke up,

it was the middle of the day outside. There was a rare bit of sunlight. It sprinkled in through the

basement window, proving that Deborah was still alive and had

perception.

Sometimes, when Deborah woke up, it was dark outside. Deborah heard the sound of branches being

crushed. It should be heavy

snow in the middle of the night.

Deborah felt that she was sleeping longer and longer. Andrew would come in from time to time to inject

Deborah with a new

medicine.

Ashton had never come to see Deborah. Deborah felt that she was about to die.

One night, after Deborah was injected with the medicine and was drowsy, Deborah suddenly felt

someone lying on the bad next to

her.

The back people’s hands gently patted Deborah’s back, and Deborah heard the familiar nursery

rhyme.

Deborah could not help but make a sound. “Ashton.”

A little girl fell into her arms.

Deborah struggled to open her eyes. She saw that the person lying next to her was Alyssa.

These days, Deborah had been tortured by drugs to the point that she was lying on the ground and

waiting for death. Deborah had almost forgotten about Alyssa

Deborah thought, yes, I have a daughter. If I die like this, it will not be a big deal, but what about the

four year old Alyssa?

How could Helen let Alyssa go? How could Ashton not listen to Helen’s instigation?

Deborah felt a sharp pain in her heart and hugged Alyssa weakly.

The medicine made Deborah’s reaction extremely slow, and she could not even say a complete word

to comfort Alyssa who was uneasy and afraid at the moment.

Alyssa continued to pat Deborah’s back with one hand and whispered, “Mom, don’t be afraid. I am

coaxing Mom to sleep.”

Deborah thought for a long time that Alyssa should have secretly come over. Helen would not let

Alyssa come to see her.

Deborah did not have any strength to protect Alyssa now. Deborah knew that if Alyssa secretly came

here, Alyssa would only anger Helen and make Alyssa in a bad situation.

Deborah stretched out her hand and weakly wanted to push Alyssa away. Deborah wanted Alyssa to

go out.

Alyssa’s eyes were red, and she hugged Deborah even tighter.

“Mom, that bad auntie went out with Dad. She won’t find Alyssa coming here.”

Alyssa thought for a moment and then changed her words. “No, it’s not Dad.”

Deborah did not have any strength, and it was particularly strenuous for her to open her eyes.

Deborah closed her eyes again, and her consciousness quickly faded away.

Alyssa’s small hands trembled, and she continued to pat Deborah’s back like how Deborah coaxed

Alyssa to sleep.

“Mom, sleep well. I will sing for Mom.”

Deborah closed her eyes and tears silently fell.

Alyssa sang softly. “Twinkle twinkle little star…”

Deborah wanted to say that she didn’t want to hear this song anymore. She didn’t want to listen to it for

the rest of her life.

It was just like how Deborah hoped that Ashton was the one who saved her when she was young.

However, Deborah didn’t have the strength to say it, so she could only let Alyssa sing softly.

Alyssa’s singing was very nice, and she had a particularly perfect voice.

When Alyssa was three years old, she sang this nursery rhyme. At that time, Zayne recorded the song

Alyssa sang and posted it

online.

A famous star scout quickly contacted Deborah, saying that he wanted to spend a lot of money to invite

Alyssa to be a child star and

ask the best songwriter to write a song for Alyssa. The star scout wanted to ask Alyssa to sing.

Deborah did not dare to agree, because Deborah knew that Ashton did not like it.

Thinking back to the five years, to not provoke Ashton, Deborah gave up her hobby of design and gave

up the opportunity to let Alyssa develop her hobbies.

Now that Deborah thought about it, it was not worth it.

Deborah suddenly thought that she should live well until one day she left Ashton and did what she liked

to do to nurture Alyssa.

Deborah thought, Alyssa and I should have a good future. Why did I die like this?

The sharp pain in her brain and the intense pain all over her body slowly slowed down in Alyssa’s

singing.

Alyssa gently wiped the cold sweat on Deborah’s face “Mom, don’t be sad. If it hurts, you can cry.”

The door was suddenly pushed open, interrupting the short moment of peace in the room.

Helen walked in angrily from outside. She directly grabbed Alyssa by the collar and dragged her out of

bed.

Deborah coughed weakly and painfully. Helen forcefully pulled Alyssa to her eyes.

Her movements were extremely rude, but her voice was extremely gentle, containing a devilish smile.

“Alyssa, didn’t Uncle Ashton already tell you? You will be my daughter in the future. You have to listen

to me. You don’t know this bitch,

understand?”

Alyssa resisted and pushed Helen. “You are talking nonsense. You are talking nonsense! You are a bad

person. Mom said that bad people will go to hell!”

“Pal” Helen had no patience and directly slapped Alyssa in the face.

Alyssa staggered, and Helen let go. Alyssa falls to the ground.

There were footsteps in the corridor outside, which were getting clearer and clearer.

Helen’s face suddenly changed, and she quickly reached out to close the door and lock it.

Alyssa still wanted to shout, but Helen immediately reached out and blocked her mouth.

Behind the door, Ashton’s voice sounded, “Open the door.”

Then, it was Andrew’s voice, which was a little impatient, “Mr. Mullen, Ms. Shepherd needs to rest now.

No one will disturb her, so I can better observe the efficacy of the medicine. For the time being, we

should leave her alone.”

Ashton kicked Andrew away and signaled the bodyguards to knock on the door open.

Ashton walked straight in. “When did I need a family doctor like you to teach me how to do things.