Chapter 16 Skylar Starts to Doubt Thea of once in a Skyler had actually recently started to harbor doubts about Elaine's actual condition . He often caught Flaine taking a handful of medicine all at once variety of colors . He recalled that she never used to take that much medicine . He also noticed that all the labels on the bottles had been torn off .. Skylar didn't like Marcus in particuler . Everi so , he still couldn't help but ask , " What exactly is Elaine's illness ? " Marcus wanted nothing more than to tell Skylar right away that Elaine was suffering from heart failure and only had six months left to live . And that was just the best - case scenario . Every time Elaine suffered a heart attack , she had to be rushed to the hospital immediately . Otherwise , she could risk dying from heart failure if she didn't receive treatment in time . But Elaine had told Marcus not to mention anything about her illness . And as a doctor , he was obligated to respect his patient's wishes . He replied coldly , " It's a very serious heart condition . Mr. Frey , if you really do care about her , you should ask her yourself when she wakes up . Her only chance at survival will be a heart transplant , but finding a suitable donor is extremely difficult . You can help her look for one if you have the time , " Skylar stared at Elaine lying in the bed . He had not yet fully grasped the gravity of the situation . He merely dismissed Marcus ' words as trying to intimidate him about the seriousness of Elaine's condition Heart attacks happened to people all the time . Thus , he figured that there was no way Elaine's condition was so grave that she would actually need a new heart . Marcus left the hospital ward after seeing that Skylar was not taking any of his words in There was no point in saying anything more . Skylar would not need to be told any of this it he truly cared about Elaine . He would have already understood just how dire Elaine's condition had become from the mere look of things . Elaine had vomited blood multiple times in just the past few days . Her face had gotten so pale that it was almost completely white . There was no way that anyone who cared about her would fail to see that she was already on the brink of death . The hospital ward fell silent once more after Marcus had left . It was already well past midnight at that point . Skylar did not sleep and just sat by the bed . He did not know how long he had stayed there before the door quietly opened and Ezra came inside . Before Skylar could ask anything . Ezra said , " I heard from a friend at the hospital that something happened to Elaine , so I'm here to check on her . " ! Skylar responded with a hum and nothing more . Ezra pulled up a chair and sat down . " If I'm not mistaken , it's something to do with Thea again , isn't it ? I heard that Elaine even stopped breathing at some point . We all have but one life . Can you really say that you won't regret it if she dies ? " Skylar's expression darkened as he replied , " Elaine put the knife to her neck by herself . If she dies from that , it's on her . None of this would've happened if she hadn't been acting so recklessly . " Ezra sighed and said , " I don't mean to lecture you , but I've heard about some of the things you've done since Thea came back from abroad . You're really going too far with how you treat Elaine . The said that Elaine hurt her , and you just believed Thea without even asking anything or looking into the matter ? " ! Skylar was displeased . " Thea wouldn't lie about something like that I know her well . " Ezra countered , " Then do you not know Elaine well ? Think about how she treated you in all these years . Elaine may not be a saint , but she's never been the vile and scheming type Skylar replied coldly , " You can't judge a book by its cover . She's good at putting on an act . " Ezra couldn't take it anymore . " Look , I know I'm bringing up the past again , but I want you to think about it . Do you remember how Elaine took care of you for all these years ? Remember when you were paralyzed from the car accident ? Thea abandoned you and went abroad while Elaine , who was only 19 at the time , dropped out of school to do nothing but care for you for an entire year . " She spent every single day and night in the prime of her youth inside the hospital . She personally cleaned your body for you and even asked me to teach her massages that could help you recover faster . After learning how to do it , she started massaging you every day . " Skylar naturally remembered all of that , but he didn't really want to dwell on it now . That was nothing short of the most humiliating period of his life . As for Elaine's devotion to him , he simply thought that it was because Elaine felt guilty after hurting Thea He scoffed and replied , " Elaine was the one who forced Thea to go abroad . If Thea had stayed , she would've taken care of me too . Besides , it was Thea who saved my life back then , so I didn't do anything wrong Ezra laughed . " I don't know much about how The saved you , so I have no comments on that . But you're saying that Elaine chased Thea away so that she could have you for herself , yeah ? Let me ask you then , Mr. Frey , what exactly did Elaine have to gain from doing that? " She already held shares in Frey Holdings back then . Be it money or power , Mrs. Frey Senior had already given her more than enough . As for you , the doctors had already concluded that you'd be a vegetable for life . Do you think that Elaine gave up on her entire future and her own happiness just to spend . the rest of her lile taking care of a vegetable ? " Skylar impatiently interrupted Ezra , " I know what I'm doing with my own affairs , Ezra . You don't need to keep speaking up for Elaine like this . The only reason I'm letting her live is because she owes Thea her life . She has to be alive to atone for what she has done. " Ezra looked at Elaine's ashen face on the bed and replied , " Alright then . It's not my place to say anything more . Just don't say that I never warned you about this . A day may come when you will start to have regrets and want to make it up to Elaine , only to find that it's alrealy too late . " Skylar remained indifferent . " I have nothing to regret . Elaine's the one who needs to atone for the things she's done . " Their conversation came to a halt . Ezra stayed a little longer and finally lett after seeing that Elaine was in stable condition . Somehow , Skylar could not stop thinking about what Ezra had just said . A seed of doubt had been planted into his heart He recalled how Thea had suddenly barged into the hospital ward earlier that day . He then recalled everything that happened after and felt that things did He called Frank into the ward and asked , " Have you found my grandma's old caretaker yet ? Her name's Wendy Smith . She should know about what really happened between Grandma and Thea back then Seeing that Elaine was still resting , Frank kwered his voice and replied , " We've already tracked her down . We'll bring her back as soon as possible ! Alter a pause , hecontinued cautiously . " If I may give a piece of my mind , sir , I've served the Frey family for many years , so I know Mrs. Frey Senior's character well . In my opinion , Mrs. Frey Senior wouldn't have pone so far as to drive Mu . Lancelot away even if Ms. Shelton really did somehow try to get Mrs. Frey Senior to do so . " Besides , Ms. Shelton has always been a kind and gentle person . I can't imagine her doing such a thing . " Skylar really didn't want to doubt Thea at all as she had once saved his life . He could not bring himself to hurt her without absolutely solid proof . He replied , " That's enough , Frank . You don't need to say more . You can go now . " Frank stopped talking and turned to leave . Just then , the sound of a porcelain bowl shattering rang out from outside the ward . Skylar immediately stood up and walked toward the door . " Who's there ? He opened the door and saw Thea turning to leave .. With the door already open , Thea had no choice but to stop . Her expression was filled with noticeable panic .