Oh Please, My Ex-wife novel Chapter 95

Joanna can finally breathe after the car disposal. She is not very fond of Edward, but still, she will protect him.

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There aren’t many people at the clinic today. Alice can finally catch a break and while she is taking out her two children, her phone rings.

Jacquiline usually calls to scrounge a meal from her. Alice doesn't really care much, she has to prepare for her children anyway. She goes as usual, teasing Jacquiline, "You have to buy food if you wanna coming over for dinner."

"Hello, Miss Roberts, your friend Miss Smith is at the Municipal People's Hospital. Would you like to come here?"

Alice is shocked, paralyzed. She panics. As soon as she reacts she goes there right away!

Car crash, how could that happen?!

"Okay, I am coming immediately!"

The anxiety is killing her. She calls John asking him to look after her children, and then runs to the hospital as fast as she can.

Jacquiline is still under surgery. The nurse called Alice because she is listed in the emergency contacts, but she also asks her to call Jacquiline's family.

Alice is hesitant. Jacquiline never talks about her family. The only relative she knows is Edward.

Edward...

He picks up the call promptly.

Alice takes a deep breath, and then puts Edward up to speed. She would never make that call unless it was really needed, knowing that if she didn't she would regret it. That is how she always handles things.

Edward gets there very quickly. Jacquiline's parents are abroad. The only one close to her is Janet, whom very dislikes Alice.

Edward, aware of his mother opinion, hides the fact that Alice is at the hospital with him.

Alice nods and stays quiet, but Edward keeps asking questions about Jacquiline following her anywhere. Alice was the first to speak with the nurses so she repeats all she knows to Edward.

Her voice is very steady compared to Edward’s whom is little bit emotional. Long time since they spoke as family.

Time is so much relative, sometimes too fast, sometimes too slow.

The doctor comes out of the surgery and Alice is the first one to walk up to him, not only to get news about Jacquiline, she wants to avoid Edward.

Why does it keep happening? She is no longer the little girl looking for a love story. She has responsibilities now, a mother to look after and two lovely children. What could she ask more?

Jacquiline is seriously injured. The doctor said she is in a coma and may never wake up.

Alice and Edward are not very attached to her but they suddenly feel a whirlwind of emotions. They were dining together just a couple of days back and now, she is in a coma.

"Please don't worry too much, the level of doctors here is not very high. You could go overseas, like to America where they are highly equipped for this type of situation. The important thing is to never give up." The doctor, seen them so blue, tries to cheer them up and comforts them.

It is impossible to keep a huge thing like this one hidden for long. The next morning, Alice stays at Jacquiline’s bedside, Edward goes back to report to Janet and Jacquiline's parents.

Janet arrives at the hospital first and she gets very angry at the sight of Alice.

"Get out! You could have killed Jacquiline. For you, seducing other’s fiancés was not enough, you had to put her in coma too. You really are shameless."

Joanna Hale follows. Janet puts up a big fight leaving Alice no choices. As she does not want to disrespect Edward's mother anyhow, she closes her eyes and walks out the ward.

Janet keeps talking bad about Alice even after she left. From seducing engaged men to causing car crashes. That was an upgrade, wasn’t it?

"Auntie, why bother for an insignificant person like that one, she is not worth your time." Says Joanna to Janet holding her hand, "Edward must be manipulated by her. He doesn’t see things for what they really are. Mingling with that specimen of woman." Janet's attention has already shifted to Jacquiline, making Joanna sneer.

Seeing what she accomplished, Joanna's smile widens, and her dark eyes shine with malice.

"Poor Jacquiline. Luckily, Alice has been with her yesterday, otherwise..." Right after saying that, Joanna seems to cry.

Alice again, Janet hates that name, it makes her gasp with disgust, “Huh, trying to make amend. Probably she hit Jacquiline."

Joanna knows that it is not the time for the plot twist, and plays along with Janet's words agreeing and nodding. It was very easy to lead Joanna to pin it on Alice. If women hate together another woman, their bond will be unbreakable.

Alice is their emotional resonance.

Jacquiline is in a coma. Janet, being a close family member is very attached to her and cares a lot.

Was it Joanna's intentional or unintentional induction or not, Janet feels everyday more disgust toward Alice, but still does not believe that Alice has the balls to hurt Jacquiline.

The traffic surveillance at the intersection has been called out. Edward doesn't care much about it, he just makes sure everyone heeds Janet's commands.

Edward gifted Alice with the incriminated car. The license plate belongs to Alice. Even the handbag that fell out from it was Alice’s.

The evidence seems overwhelming.

Janet feels chills down the spine. Although she hates Alice, she would never have believed Alice capable of hitting anyone.

If she did that today, wonder what she might do in the future; assassination? Burn buildings to the ground?

Alice will never be welcome in the family, not to mention Jacquiline has always been protecting Alice, nobody knows how she tricked her!

At first, she just thought that Alice was not worthy for her son. Now it seems that she is a villain too!

Joanna observes Janet's face turning blue and white. She is proud of her machination. All the evidence point out to Alice and moreover, Janet is on her side. Isn't the outcome obvious?

"Edward, I don’t trust leaving Jacquiline to anyone, but I’m too old, I get easily tired. Would you take Jacquiline abroad for treatment? I will cover all expenses, no matter what, she must be saved. Otherwise, I could never face her parents anymore!"