Torn Between Love and Hate

Chapter 56 Double Leg Amputation

Ashton had no idea how he stumbled and fell from the fifth floor rooftop to the outside of the first floor.

The scene replayed in his mind, when he rushed to the edge of the rooftop, he only managed to grab Deborah's hand, while Helen, pushed by Deborah, left him with a blurry figure rapidly falling down Helen died.

In her final moment of life, Ashton saved Deborah but watched her fall to her death.

Ashton would never forget that Helen had once risked her life to save him and had been the only one by his side during the darkest and most difficult years of his life.

He felt both guilty and grateful towards Helen. As he ran down to the ground floor, he thought that if Helen had truly died, he would make Deborah suffer a thousand times more than death.

When Ashton arrived at the lobby, Helen had already been lifted onto a stretcher and was being brought towards him by medical

staff.

Her face and body were covered in blood, and her left leg was bent at an unusual angle.

Ashton's heart was in knots as he hurried over, his voice full of regret and guilt, 'How... how is she? What's her condition?"

One of the medical staff recognized him and replied urgently, 'Mr. Mullen, the patient is still experiencing weak breathing. We won't have more specific information until we get her to the emergency room."

A fall from the fifth-floor height would have been fatal if she had landed on her head.

As it was, she was lucky to have survived the fall, but her chances of recovery were slim.

Her legs were severely injured, with fractures and breaks, and her internal organs were heavily shaken, possibly causing internal

bleeding.

Ashton's face was pale as he followed the doctor to the emergency room, saying, "Do whatever it takes to save her. If there's anything I can do, please don't hesitate to ask."

Helen spent a whole night in the emergency room and was then transferred to the intensive care unit. She remained unconscious for almost half a month.

Ashton stayed by her side constantly, even forgetting to confront Deborah. He didn't even ask where Deborah was for the entire half

month.

Jeff felt that something was wrong with Deborah's condition and had a hunch that something bad was going to happen. He took matters into his own hands and arranged for several maids to watch over her day and night.

Deborah was trapped in the hospital room and had only spoken two sentences in over ten days.

On the day Helen had the accident, the police came to find Jeff to learn about the situation.

She spoke up and said, "Officer, I confess. I killed someone, and I admit to all my crimes

The police lo Jeff and she said, "Can you arrest me and sentence me to death?"

After that, the police left, and she never spoke again.

She didn't drink or eat anything and when forced to, she vomited it all out. She was like an empty shell of a person.

Jeff had no idea what to do, and he didn't dare to talk to Ashton about it.

Ashton was already angry, and if Jeff mentioned Deborah, he might even kill her himself.

In the end, Deborah began to dehydrate, and Jeff could only ask the doctors to give her sedatives and nutrient injections every day

She hung on like this for half a month, until Helen woke up in the intensive care unit. In that half month,

Deborah lost ten pounds

Her face was so then that she looked unrecognizable. She stared at the bare branches outside the window day and night, unable to sleep

Even the doctors said they had never seen anyone lose weight so quickly

On the day that Helen woke up, it was an unusually sunny day.

Spring had already amved, and the weather in early March had a hint of warmth.

Ashton's gloom was swept away as he pulled open the curtains in Helen's hospital room, letting the sunlight shine in.

He sat down next to her again and asked gently, 'Do you still feel any discomfort anywhere? Is there anything you'd like to eat?"

Helen lay in bed with a thick haze in her eyes and asked, "Ashton, am I already dead?"

Ashton felt a lump in his throat and grew uneasy. "Helen, it's all my fault for being careless and giving Deborah the opportunity to hurt you like that. You barely survived this time, and I won't let you suffer any more in the future."

Tears streamed down Helen's face like a broken faucet. "I told Debby that I didn't mean to kill Alyssa, but she doesn't believe me.

Shell never forgive me."

As he saw her crying and gasping for air, Ashton patted her back and said, "Calm down, rest well, and don't think about those things

anymore."

But before he could finish his sentence, Helen suddenly let out an excruciating groan. "My foot hurts so much! It's so uncomfortable, why is it so painful?"

This time it wasn't an act. As her consciousness and perception slowly returned, she began to feel intense pain in her thighs and

knees.

It was as if someone was hitting her bones with a heavy object and a knife was stirring inside her bones and flesh. Ashton's face darkened, and he immediately pressed the button to call the doctor. "Is it very painful? The doctor will be here soon." Helen's forehead was covered in cold sweat and her face was as pale as paper. She gripped the edge of the bed in excruciating pain. The attending physician quickly rushed in with several medical staff and gave Helen a hasty examination before injecting her with painkillers and sedatives.

Helen's sharp cries gradually subsided as she fell into another deep sleep.

The attending physician's expression was very serious, and Ashton immediately had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the attending physician got straight to the point, "Mr. Mullen, based on Ms. Bauer's current condition, we can only

amputate both legs."

Ashton's face stiffened for a moment, and he quickly objected, "No, Helen comes from a dance background and she still runs her own dance studio. Her legs cannot have problems, and amputation is out of the question."

The attending physician looked helpless, "I understand what you mean. Half a month ago, when Ms. Bauer had just had the accident, you said

ne thing.

"But after half a month of treatment, Ms. Bauer's legs not only did not improve, but her condition has also clearly worsened."

Ashton's face looked grim, and he did not speak again.

The doctor sighed, "There are currently multiple complications, muscle atrophy, stubborn and severe pain. If this continues, it will be unbearable for her.

"Her legs are definitely not salvageable. If we don't amputate, the comminuted fractures and bone fractures that have already occurred, along with the trend of further inflammation and infection, will most likely lead to paraplegia and bedridden."

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The doctor ward in a deep voice. Tven if we don't amputate, given Ms. Baar's curent condition, her legs won't be able to wal

nymore. As for dancing it's even lett possible

Amputating the legs that here already test their ability to walk can at least avoid more serious consequences even including death"” Helen, who had been lying in bed, woke up at some point

She suddenly opened her eyes with a look of fear and despar "No I don't want to have my legs amputated

I would rather die than be a half body monster. Eving like then in the world

Ashton didn't realize she had woken up and was caught off guard He quickly went over to comfort her, saying "Halen, calm down."

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But the interpted him, No I don't want to have my legs amputated? Why won't you let me die? Let me dier Har emotions were completely out of control. She pushed and shoved Ashton desperately, crying until her face was covered in tears and anot

The doctor had no choice but to give her a higher dose of sedatives

Helen went crazy, crying and struggling, and then fell unconscious after the drugs were injected into her body

Ashton's immense pity and quilt quickly turned into huge resentment.

It was all Deborah's faulti

Yes, it was all Deborah's fault!

Helen was sleeping in the hospital bed, with doctors and servants watching over her

Half a month had passed since the incident, and only now did Ashton remember Deborah

Deborah almost killed Helen, and now she was the reason why Helen would have to have her legs amputated.

But where was Deborah now? Was she still living a good life?

Ashton stormed out of the hospital room in a fit of anger, asked Jeff for information, and went straight to Deborah's hospital room.

When he entered, Deborah was sitting on the bed with a vacant expression

Ashton took a few steps forward, his eyes bloodshot as he grabbed her neck tightly. "Helen is going to lose her legs, why do you get

to be here and be fine?"

Deborah didn't react at all. Even as he choked her, she didn't even move her gaze

It was as if she couldn't feel the pain or the suffocation.

Ashton looked clo

could it be Deborah?

nd for a moment he thought he had the wrong person. This thin and monster-like figure in front of him, how

He was stunned for a fnoment, his face taking on a strange expression. "How did you become this ghostly figure?