Mrs Hale, I Surrender
Chapter 221 - 220 Mrs. Payne committed suicide but was rescued and brought back.

Chapter 221: 220 Mrs. Payne committed suicide but was rescued and brought back.

When the Payne family father and son returned to the hospital room, Mario Payne was still very emotional, struggling to contain himself as he walked over to Zoe Bell, crouched down beside her, and gently stroked her hand...

His eyes were red, his body bent, his fingers uncontrollably trembling.

"My child, I, I..." he stammered, unable to control his hoarse voice, his voice trembling as he said, "something happened at home, and I have to go back."

Zoe Bell was stunned.

She had not yet recovered from the shock, already feeling it was unreal when she heard he had to leave right then.

"Don’t be afraid, Daddy doesn’t want to abandon you, it’s just that..."

Mario Payne couldn’t bring himself to tell her about his wife’s situation.

He couldn’t tell her:

Your mother, missing you too much, fell into depression and eventually committed suicide.

Zoe Bell had just had surgery and wasn’t fit for travel, so he couldn’t take his daughter back to her mother’s side just yet.

His heart was painfully tight.

"It’s okay, if you have matters to attend to, then go." Zoe Bell sensed he had some unspeakable difficulties.

"Will you wait for me, wait for me to come back, please?" Mario Payne held her hand tightly, fearful she might disappear again.

Zoe Bell managed a slight smile from the corner of her mouth.

Before Mario Payne left, he repeatedly instructed William Hale to take good care of her, then hurriedly departed with his son.

Junior President Payne, upon leaving, gave Zoe Bell a deep look.

The moment their gazes met,

Zoe Bell looked down, her mind in turmoil, barely processing that Junior President Payne was actually her brother, that she really had a brother... Thinking about it, her eyes turned red again.

The next second,

A warm, broad hand touched the top of her head:

"Why cry? Don’t cry."

"Take good care of yourself, and once you are discharged... Brother will take you home, okay?"

Zoe Bell bowed her head, not daring to look up, simply nodding.

"Such a good girl."

Before Tim Payne left, he glanced at William Hale and gave him a deep bow.

He said solemnly, "I am entrusting my sister to you."

After the Payne family father and son had left, Zoe Bell seemed to come back to her senses, her tears flowing freely as if they were worthless, William Hale gently embraced her, her tears completely soaking the front of his shirt.

"Are they really my family?" Zoe Bell felt it was unreal and sought confirmation from William Hale.

"Junior President Payne is very meticulous in his actions," he said.

"He would not have let Uncle Payne come if he hadn’t been one hundred percent certain."

"You knew all along?" Zoe looked at him.

"I had guessed some of it," William Hale took her back to the bed and grabbed a tissue, gently wiping the tear stains from her face, "On the day of the surgery, Junior President Payne rushed to Greenland to seek verification from Director Hall about some matters."

"If I am not wrong, he probably even had a DNA test done."

"How did he know that I would be related to him by blood?" Zoe Bell frowned, considering how big the world is and how many people could look similar.

"It might be because of that Red String," William Hale speculated.

"That night, he rushed back from Greenland and stayed outside your ward all night long."

"The day of the surgery?" Zoe Bell recalled, "I had absolutely no memory of that."

"He left before dawn."

"Zoe..."

"Your family came looking for you, and they really love you."

Zoe Bell finally understood as if awakening from a dream, "They left suddenly, saying something urgent had happened at home, and it seemed very urgent."

"If my guess is correct... it might be that your mother is in trouble, if you want to know, I can ask someone to inquire further."

"My mother," Zoe Bell murmured, "have you ever seen her?"

William Hale shook his head.

"All I know is that the Payne family has long been renowned; back in the day, Uncle Payne and your aunt were acknowledged as a model couple in the industry, not only in their loving relationship but also mutually supporting each other in business, one specializing in design, the other in mining and jewelry production."

"Later, I heard Mrs. Payne injured her hand and could no longer hold a pen to create,"

"Insiders speculated that the injury might have dealt a heavy blow to her career, and the shock was too much for her, leading to her poor mental health. Uncle Payne also quit his job to accompany her to the south for recuperation."

"It seems now that her poor condition was likely due to the loss of her daughter."

Zoe Bell listened quietly.

About an hour later, Zac Cruz knocked on the door of the hospital room. Unaware of the details, he spoke in a hushed voice, "The specifics are unclear, but I know that from the Payne Family’s vacation home, a car drove straight to the hospital, and the patient was taken directly to the operating room."

"Although the Payne Family kept it quiet, the sudden incident and the crowded hospital made it impossible not to be noticed..."

"They say someone attempted suicide."

Zoe Bell shuddered fiercely.

Given the level of concern from her father and brother, the person who attempted suicide was very likely her mother.

William Hale was shaken; he was too sensitive to that word.

Because his own mother had committed suicide.

"How is she now?" Zoe pressed.

Zac shook his head, "I don’t know, the Payne’s use their own people, and after she was pushed into the surgery room, no one could find out anything further."

——

Summerland

The men of the Payne Family arrived at the hospital by midnight. Mario Payne was agitated all the way until he saw his wife lying quietly on the hospital bed, safe from danger, then he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Her right wrist was wrapped in gauze.

Under the moonlight, her face was pale as frost.

"Don’t worry, the lady has been resuscitated," the family doctor, also shocked by the sudden turn of events, sweated profusely.

"Thank you."

"It’s also my fault, somehow these last few days, the lady seemed much better. After you left, she even went to the mall, bought quite a few things, saying it was for winter. She wanted to buy some clothes for you and Junior President Payne,"

The family doctor sighed, "She even went to the temple to get a Buddha Bell for safety, hanging it under the porch."

"It’s ironic, really."

"When she attempted suicide, the string of the Buddha Bell came loose, fell to the ground, and made a big noise, immediately alerting the nanny who was worried about waking her up, and found the lady mid-suicide, allowing me to get there in time."

"Perhaps in some way, the lady was protecting her."

Mario Payne choked up and nodded, slowly entering the hospital room. His wife had been administered a sedative and was already deep in sleep. He sat beside her bed, tightly holding his wife’s hand, thin and gaunt as dead wood, burying his head deeply into it.

"Julia..."

"Our daughter has really been found. I didn’t deceive you, you have to get well soon, I’ll take you to see her."

"How could you be so foolish? After all these years of perseverance, I told you I would bring her back. Couldn’t you have waited just a bit longer for me?"

"We’ve been together as husband and wife, yet you tried to leave without a word, that’s too cruel."

Feeling the warmth of his wife’s body,

Mario Payne lost control of his emotions again.

Having just found his daughter, if he were to lose his wife... how could he bear such agony.

Tim Payne also finally took a long breath after learning his mother was out of danger.

Since the "death" of his sister, their mother had been devastated. Over the years, they had privately never given up searching, but as their father suspected the initial accident was deliberate, they conducted their inquiries quietly.

At that time his father was abroad buying gemstone materials, and his mother accompanied him, which is when she had his sister.

She was premature, born at less than 32 weeks. Many people thought she wouldn’t survive.

Therefore, they didn’t publicize it widely, not many knew of her existence.

"At her ’death’, she was too young."

Relatives who knew some inside information kept silent on the matter.

As they did not believe their sister had died, they never erected a gravestone for her, and naturally didn’t observe tomb sweeping during Qingming or Hanshi, leading to almost no one knowing the Payne Family once had another daughter.

——

Meanwhile, an ambulance equipped with emergency facilities left the Capital City Third Hospital, destination...

Summerland!