Lewis took a deep breath upon hearing this.
He turned to look out the window, loosened his tie, and said, "She saved my life when she was a child, and I promised her that I would marry her when we grew up."
Actually, he was responsible for what had beco of Madeleine.
There was truth in what Madeleine had said, that the little girl was different from the other children kidnapped along with them.
Because the little girl was cute and well-behaved, even the traffickers developed a soft spot for her and said they would find her a good family.
At that ti, the little girl was very close to the traffickers.
Keira was taken aback by this.
She couldn't help but think of herself.
Her big brother had promised her, too. He had said he would co for her and marry her, but he never did, not all these years.
No wonder old Mrs. Horton had said Lewis was a man with a strong sense of responsibility.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the psychiatric hospital.
It was very quiet here, the environnt was beautiful, and in the entire psychiatric hospital, there was no one except for Madeleine.
This alone showed Lewis's ticulous care for her.
After the car stopped at the entrance, Keira followed him to Madeleine's ward.
As soon as they entered, they t her attending doctor.
The attending doctor sighed in relief upon seeing Mr. Horton. "Mr. Horton, we didn't an to bother you, but Miss Davis has been vomiting everything she's eaten since yesterday. If she doesn't eat properly and only relies on nutrient solutions, her stomach might fail completely..."
Listening to the doctor, Keira couldn't help but make a comnt in her mind.
Was Madeleine still not weaned? If Lewis didn't co, she wouldn't eat?
They hadn't yet reached the door of the ward when they heard a feeble voice from inside. "Lewis, is that you? If my big brother doesn't co, I won't eat. It's too uncomfortable to vomit. I need my big brother..."
Lewis heard this but didn't rush in.
He turned his head to glance at Keira, then took her by the hand and walked in.
Keira imdiately saw the woman in a hospital gown.
Compared to the last ti during the birthday banquet, she seed even thinner, and the hospital gown hung loose on her body.
Her skin was so pale it was nearly translucent, her cheeks sunken, and she was so thin that she seed deford.
Upon seeing Lewis, a light shone in her eyes, "Lewis..."
But Lewis's face remained stiff. "I've heard you aren't eating. I've brought my wife to see you."
He emphasized the words "my wife".
Madeleine's gaze reluctantly shifted from him and fell upon Keira, a flash of anxiety and hostility crossing her eyes as she frantically looked at Lewis. "Lewis, what do you an by this?"
Lewis said, "Miss Davis, I'm already married, and from now on, you should try to be independent."
Madeleine was startled, then tears began to roll down her cheeks. "Lewis, are you not going to take care of anymore?"
Lewis lowered her gaze. "I'll continue to pay for your dical expenses."
Madeleine was dazed. "Does this an you'll never co to see again?"
Lewis didn't respond.
Madeleine kept crying. "But if I don't see you, I'll die! Lewis, you can't do this to ..."
She stood up from the bed, weak from illness and not eating for two days. She was shaky and dizzy.
Yet she still moved toward Lewis, reaching out to grasp him. "Lewis, I saved your life back then, and you promised to marry ! Have you forgotten?"
Lewis calmly said, "The words of a nine-year-old child cannot be taken seriously."
"But I took them seriously!"
Madeleine's voice suddenly rose. "I took them seriously! I've been waiting for you to marry since I was a child! In this world, you were my only salvation! Lewis, you promised to take care of when you first found . Are you giving up on now that you are married?"
After her outburst, she had no more strength left and stumbled back on the bed.
Lewis looked at her, frowning. "I promised to take care of you, but not to marry you."
"But now you're married, you'll start your own life, and you'll have children with her. You'll gradually forget ... you are giving up on !"
She cried miserably, like an abandoned child. "If even you don't want , who in this world will? What's the point of living? Lewis, you know my condition. If you don't take care of , it would be better to kill now than let suffer in the future!"
Her words made Lewis grind his teeth.
Keira scoffed, stepping in front of Lewis and facing Madeleine. "Is that all you can say, repeating his na?"
Madeleine paused when hearing that.
Keira then turned to her. "Everyone should take control of their own life. Why should soone else be responsible for it?!"
Madeleine trembled, pointing her finger at Lewis. "He promised to marry !"
"Who takes childhood talk seriously?" Keira scoffed. "I also had a big brother who said he would marry when I was a child, and he never ca. Should I also find that person and block his doorway?"
Madeleine was at a loss for words.
But Lewis was slightly taken aback. "What big brother?"
Keira glanced at him and said indifferently, "Who didn't play house when they were kids? Why bother with such things!"
Lewis didn't speak again.
Instead, Madeleine regained her composure, crying out, "It's different for ! You were playing, but I saved Lewis's life with my own. If it weren't for , Lewis would have been beaten to death by now! The people who kidnapped him were going to kill him! But it was different for , taking was just incidental, and they just wanted to sell off! I was the one who saved Lewis, and when I did, we agreed he would take responsibility for and marry ... Lewis, you can't go back on your word!"
These words stunned Keira.
Kidnapping?
Why did this all sound so familiar?
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