Chapter 277
Since being discharged from the hospital this morning, Ursula had been relying solely on medication to ease her suffering.
Back at the hospital, she had daily consultations with specialists who prescribed her minimal amounts of oral medication.
Today, they had brought home only enough for two days. And it seemed the medication wasn’t making much of a difference.
Since returning, Ursula hadn’t eaten anything all day. The pain made it impossible for her to eat.
After Ursula was officially discharged in the morning, Cloudia had called Jaxon and Blaise. But they didn’t get back until the evening.
Yorick knew about Ursula’s discharge too, but he hadn’t shown up yet. When Cloudia called him, Imogen answered again.
As usual, Imogen gave her a piece of her mind over the phone.
Jaxon, with a grimace, asked through clenched teeth, “So now, the whole of Portis City doesn’t have a single hospital willing to admit Ursula? Not even a doctor who makes house calls?”
Damn that Stella!
It was one thing to target the company, but now she was going after Ursula’s treatment?
What unforgivable sin had the Larkin family committed to deserve this from her?
Cloudia nodded, her voice heavy with hatred for Stella. “Yes, Stella is not just going after the company; she’s after Ursula’s life. Now, not a single doctor in Portis City will make a house call. Even our previous family doctor has resigned.”
When Cloudia said these words, her tone was filled with hatred for Stella.
She refused to be a proper daughter herself. Now, she wanted to take away the daughter Cloudia had raised with her own hands as well?
She was truly heartless!
Jaxon, visibly outraged, suggested, “Then we’ll send Ursula abroad for treatment.”
Cloudia and Blaise exchanged a look, both agreeing it was a good solution.
Ever since Ursula’s return, Stella had caused nothing but chaos. Maybe if Ursula was out of sight, Stella woul stop her antics.
Blaise, with a serious tone, agreed, “Then we should send her abroad as soon as possible.”
He had always been against Ursula’s return. When Ursula had first mentioned her illness over the phone, he had suggested she stay abroad for treatment.
Had he known her return would cause such turmoil, he would have insisted she stay away, regardless of Cloudia’s wishes for her to have local support.
The company’s losses only added to his frustration. And now, he was beginning to realize that Ursula, whom they had always kept close, might not be as straightforward as they had thought.
Blaise tasked Jaxon with making the arrangements and was about to leave, he received another call demanding his immediate return to the company.
Before leaving, he told Jaxon to stay home for the night.
Jaxon, worried about Ursula, readily agreed.
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He went to Ursula’s room, and in just one day, she looked significantly weaker.
“Jaxon, you’re finally back,” she said, her voice choked with emotion, clearly distressed.
Back in the hospital, Jaxon and Yorick had been by her side, but today had been bleak. Cloudia was in a state of panic, and by now, they hadn’t even managed to get a doctor to see her. She was in so much pain.
Seeing her like this, Jaxon asked, “Did you take your medicine?”
There was no need to ask if she was okay; Ursula’s pallor said everything about her dire condition.
Ursula, struggling for breath, said, “It hurts so much. The medication doesn’t work at all. Am I going to die?”
She was in agony, and Cloudia kept insisting she eat, but how could she?
Jaxon tried to comfort her. “No, silly, don’t talk like that.”
“But it hurts so much. I can’t eat anything.” Tears streamed down Ursula’s face. “Can we find a specialist to come see me at home?”
She was in unbearable pain, barely able to cope. The hospital medication, without the necessary intravenous fluids, was utterly ineffective.
Jaxon felt helpless hearing her plea for a house call.
