No Remarriage: You Don't Deserve Me (Lenora and Zachary)

Chapter 242 Never Wanted Him Dead

Chapter 242 Never Wanted Him Dead

Lenora was startled. "Why are you asking?"

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Elijah heaved a sigh. "Zachary suffered from stomach bleeding a few days ago and is now hospitalized for treatment. His condition is already critical, but he has suddenly started starving himself. Since yesterday, he hasn't eaten anything until now, The nurse said the change in him was after he received a phone call yesterday."

Zachary is hospitalized because of stomach bleeding?

Lenora was taken aback, her mind suddenly flashing back to the scene where she thought she caught a glimpse of Zachary's back when she visited Miranda's grandson at the hospital a couple of days ago but brushed it off as a trick of the eye at that time. Seeing her reaction, Elijah continued, "Please go with me to the hospital now to talk some sense into him!"

Lenora snapped back to reality, taking a step back. "No way. He's not a child anymore. He's the one who'll suffer to risk his health. We're already divorced. If I have to go and visit him every time he pulls the same act, will I ever get to live my own life?" Even before they got divorced, she was already well aware that Zachary had a weak stomach due to his constant social socializing outside.

But she kept an eye on him back then and always used various ways to get him to eat, so he never had any episodes.

However, she hadn't expected that he would end up hospitalized right on the heels of their divorce.

Elijah's brows furrowed. "Lenora, I know you're upset over the matter with the Morris family. I promise you it was my doing alone. Zachary had no idea about it!"

"I don't believe it! You two must be teaming up to fool me!" Lenora countered indifferently.

"I swear! If even a word of all I said was a lie, may lightning strike me down!" Elijah vowed solemnly, holding three fingers up.

At the serious expression on his face, Lenora couldn't help but waver.

Striking while the iron was hot, Elijah pressed, "Do you still not believe me? Lenora, do you know what he told me when I came over? He said if only death could prove his innocence, he was willing to give up his life! He even coughed up blood this morning! The doctor said his condition was terrible and was afraid that he wouldn't survive the surgery! Wouldn't you believe me now?"

Afraid that he wouldn't survive the surgery... Is his condition this severe? Even though I find Zachary's persistence annoying, I never wanted him dead.

Lenora pursed her lips and lowered her gaze, a flicker of something complex flashing across her eyes. Hery fingers hanging by her sides clutched at the cuff of her sleeves.

Could I have really accused him wrongly?

Before she had a chance to say anything, Harrietta rushed out of the room. She looked up at Elijah, asking anxiously with a worried expression on her face, "My uncle coughed up blood? What happened?"

Elijah knew that she was Zachary's niece, so he explained, "Your uncle has stomach bleeding and is now

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hospitalized."

"Stomach bleeding? Is it serious?" Harrietta's face went pale.

"It's extremely serious and might require a stomach surgery."

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The mere thought of that scene struck Harrietta with such fear that she shuddered. She grabbed Lenora's hand, "Aunt Lenora, the day you attended the cocktail party, Uncle Zachary drank the entire night. Can we go to the hospital to visit him, Aunt Lenora? He's so pitiful."

Elijah also had his gaze fixed on Lenora. "Lenora, you two were once married. Do you truly want to see him die?"

Taking a deep breath, Lenora looked down and said to Harrietta, "Come, let's go and get changed before heading to the hospital to visit your uncle!"

"Yay!" Harrietta immediately ran back into the room to change.

Lenora twisted her body sideways, allowing him into the house. "Please wait in the living room for a

moment."

"I'll stay out here and wait for you both at the door."

"Suit yourself."

Lenora returned to her room. After changing, she left home with Harrietta.

"Let's go." At the door, Elijah started toward the elevator and pressed the down call button.

Soon, the car came to a stop beneath the building housing the inpatient department.

Elijah's pace was quick. Seeing Lenora falling a few steps behind him with Harrietta, he immediately doubled back and scooped up Harrietta, swiftly ascending the stairs.

Lenora followed behind him with brisk steps. Her chest heaved violently, even as her cheeks flushed hotly. Finally stopping outside a VIP ward, Elijah pointed at the door. "This is his room. Go on in."

Lenora peered in through the window on the door, only to see Zachary lying motionless on the hospital bed with an IV drip hanging at the head of it, appearing as though fast asleep.

She pushed open the door lightly and stepped in.

Harrietta struggled slightly in Elijah's arms, saying in an adorable voice, "I want to go in too, Mr. Levine." Elijah tightened his hold on her. "Hold on. Let your aunt and uncle have a chat first." "Okay, then."

Following the creak of the door opening and closing, Zachary picked up on the sound of footsteps. With his eyes closed, he stated indifferently, "As I've said, there's no need to persuade me further." So, he isn't asleep, after all.

Lenora had already reached the side of the hospital bed. When she got a good look at the man lying there, her heart suddenly clenched, and her breath caught.

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It had only been a few days since their last encounter, but Zachary had lost weight considerably. His eyes were sunken, and his face was almost gaunt. His chin and jawline were also strikingly prominent. Worse still, his countenance had taken on a sickly pallor. The backs of his hands that were bared were deathly pale, dry, and bony. Veins protruded prominently on them, making it easy for the nurse to find a vein for the IV drip.

How did... he suddenly end up in such a state?

In all the years she had known him, he had always been vibrant and energetic. That was the first time she had ever seen him so weak. It was as if he was a thin sheet of paper that would tear at the slightest touch.

After a long silence without any response, Zachary spoke again. "Aren't you leaving yet?"

"It's me," Lenora admitted softly.

When Zachary heard the familiar voice, his entire body jolted. His eyelashes quivered, but ultimately, he didn't open his eyes.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed the bitterness that welled in his throat, his fingers clutching at the bedsheet silently. In an impassive voice, he asked, "Why are you here?"

Lenora took two steps forward, pursing her lips and looking at him with a frown. "I'm sorry I misunderstood you yesterday."

The corners of Zachary's mouth twitched, and he slowly parted his lips. "You weren't wrong about it. I was the one who had Elijah target the Morris family. You were right that I'd not only broken my promise but also lied and stubbornly refused to admit to something I did, stooping despicably low. You were lucky to have divorced me indeed."

For a moment, Lenora's expression stiffened. Then, she forced a smile. "You have quite the memory. Haha..."

"You flatter me."

Words cluded Lenora.

She slowly sat down by the bed, saying gently, "Please don't take to heart the words I blurted out in the heat of the moment without thinking. I'm truly sorry if they hurt you-"

"But that's your true feelings, no?"

cut her off.

He opened his eyes, his unfathomable gaze locking with hers. A hint of mockery flashed through them. "There's no need to apologize. You just like Connor and were worried that he'd hate you because of that matter, right? I understand. Since there's someone you like, your first thought will certainly be for yourself and him. It was unnecessary for Élijah to have asked you over. You don't have to come anymore."

Their gazes crossed, and Lenora's eyes bore right into his ebony ones. Her lips moved slightly, but she had forgotten what she wanted to say.

"As you said, we're already divorced. I won't pester you anymore in the future. My illness has nothing to do with you, so shouldn't you be happy? What's holding you back?"

Despite his words, Lenora

couldn't shake off the feeling that he was being sarcastic.

She paused before earnestly, "I was too impulsive yesterday, I misunderstand yet aside

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willing to apologize as well as accept any censure, but I hope that you don't hurt yourself further with your illness and get treated proactively. Since you don't want me here, I'll be leaving." That had Zachary promptly dumbfounded.