Chapter 278
278 – Supporting My Mate
Madeline:
“What did you just say? ” I heard Baxter ask his mother.
Honestly, ever since I heard it, I have had the same reaction. It was a reaction of confusion, guilt, and concern together.
I understood that I did not get along well with Yuvonne, but every time I heard that she had been attacked, it made me feel bad for her.
I felt like she was the naive girl who had no idea what she was doing with her life, and it was all her mother’s fault.
She made her do things that Yuvonne did not realize were getting her in trouble.
I could not put it past her mother that she might have been the one to send her to the rogue land the other day.
But how could that have happened? How could the warriors not have been able to save and protect her?
“Three men ambushed them,” his mother continued, making my body twitch with so much concern and fear for her.
“And how is she now?” I heard Baxter ask his mother with a lot of concern in his voice.
“Well, of course she is not doing well. She was in a coma for a few days. She has woken up now, and she is much better, but of course the trauma does not go away like that,” his mother explained, making me place my hand on my chest and feel bad.
“That is all I had come to tell you. And I just wanted to know how you are feeling about it.” And then his mother threw that in there.
“What do you mean? It is not my fault. I mean, I have all the empathy for her.” As soon as Baxter started to say this, his mother started to chuckle, and it was loud and unsettling, and even I felt bad that he had to listen to his mother do that to him. 1
“Of course. What was I thinking? Anyway, I do not think you will be of any help for her then,” his mother stated, and I had to get up from the bed and step over to look outside.
I was worried for Baxter’s mental health at this point. She knew what he had been through in the past.
I did not understand why she had to come here and inform him of that.
“It’s not that I do not care. You know, mother, I care because I would never, I would never want to step away from my responsibility.” There was a hesitation in his voice.
As I stood in the doorway, I saw him look so anxiously toward his mother.
“Yeah, I hear you. However, do not expect me to believe you, especially when I know how you feel so little for people who are not Madeline.” His mother struck him again with the words that I knew would affect him.
His body was moving so hard whenever she said something like that.
“Just so you know, Yuvonne has loved you a lot. And even in this moment, if there is anyone who can make her feel better, it is you. If you are there with her, if you are there for her, she will heal better. She will feel comforted. But if you want to run away from your responsibilities, I will not judge you. However, I will say I thought you previously made mistakes because you were a child. Well, I guess I was wrong,” she commented.
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And I watched Baxter’s head turn low. It was as if every word she spoke was hurting him.
“Do not say all that, mother.” This time he finally requested his mother.
“So, does that mean you will take your responsibility? Go and speak with her?” his mother asked him.
I noticed Baxter stepped back a little, and then his head turned toward the door where I was standing. I realized it.
He wanted to help her, probably because of his own guilt. As he remained silent, I walked out of the room.
His mother straightened her back when she watched me come out.
“You must have heard what happened to your sister.” His mother stopped talking as she slapped her forehead very dramatically. “Of course, she is not your sister, and you two never liked each other. So, you must be really happy to know that she is in pain now p>
As soon as she said that, I grunted because she had been speaking nonstop, and we were letting her speak.
I would not have said anything had she not made Baxter so uncomfortable.
“Baxter will go.” As soon as I said that, Baxter turned fully to look at me.
“He knows how to take his responsibility seriously,” I added, while Baxter started to shake his head.
“It does not seem like he wants to go,” his mother commented.
“This is because he is worried for me and my children, but we will be fine.” I spoke harshly and directly to her, and I noticed that her jaw clenched again.
However, I had already turned back to Baxter now.
“I am not leaving you here with our children,” Baxter told me, his voice soft.
“Baxter, I know you want to do it, and I am telling you right now, it is okay,” I said once again while he awkwardly looked away.
I knew he wanted to go and help her. 1
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