Chapter 2092
Willow underwent a C-section and gave birth to her daughter. After that, she
underwent another surgery.
After Keegan got that number, he kept trying to contact Jayson, but he was
unreachable.
Willow stayed in the hospital for six days but eventually passed away due to her
injuries and wound infection.
Keegan did not know Willow's family as she was not from Rivera. The police
contacted her hometown's police station and were informed that her family had
moved away long ago. They were also trying to reach them.
The phone number Willow had given to Keegan was his only option.
Three days after her death, Keegan got through to the phone.
Jayson was very cautious at first, thinking Keegan was playing a prank. However,
when he heard the crying of a child and how Keegan could accurately recite
Willow's ID number, he immediately fell silent.
That night, a dark-skinned, muscular man with a buzz cut and rugged features
arrived at the hospital morgue. He appeared to be several years older than
Keegan.
Because Willow was burned, her body did not look particularly sightly.
Jayson stood before her body with a lost expression. After a long time, he asked
Keegan, "Is this her?"
Keegan could not answer his question, and Jayson did not need a response from
him either. He took her burned hand and recognized her by the ring on her
slender and bony finger. After a long pause, he said, "It's her..."
He stayed there for a long time without crying, just silently wiping the stains on
Willow's body with his sleeve. He moved so gently because her skin was
ulcerated and would bleed at the slightest touch.
Keegan could not bear to watch it and went outside to wait for him.
When Jayson finally came outside, he asked Keegan if he had any cigarettes.
Keegan was not a smoker, so he took Jayson to a supermarket outside the
hospital and bought two packs of cigarettes.
Jayson was not particular about the brand. He opened the cigarette pack and sat
on the roadside, smoking one after another.
Keegan asked him, "Aren't you going to see your daughter?"
Jayson put out his cigarette and lifted his gaze at Keegan. "How did Willow die?"
Keegan paused momentarily before saying, "It was a car accident.”
Jayson chuckled without showing any emotions. He then said, "I saw the Moore
family. It was them, right?"
Keegan had no idea why he had such speculation or why he had such strong
hostility toward the Moore family. However, he still explained, "No, it was really an
accident. Marshall was in the car, too, and was also severely injured. His life is
still in danger.”
The Moore family would not have disregarded Marshall's safety if they wanted
the accident to happen.
Jayson's eyes turned red as he questioned Keegan through gritted teeth," Then
why didn't he die? Why does it have to be my wife who passed away?"
Keegan froze in place, unable to find the right words to say.
Then, he pursed his lips and shifted the topic. "Your daughter still needs to stay
in the neonatal intensive care unit for some time. Let me take you to see her."
But Jayson refused and said, "It's okay. I wouldn't have the heart to leave if I saw
her. Can you take care of her for me first?"
Keegan felt ridiculous. "Do you even know who I am? How could you entrust your
child to me?" He could not figure out why he was so devoted to his wife yet did
not seem to care about his daughter at all.ab