"Mabel... do you have any regrets?" he murmured to himself. Did she ever regret falling in love with Kyle Kinston? Did she ever regret marrying Kyle Kinston?

But this is an answer he cannot know.

...

Meanwhile, in J City, Edward Quinn finally woke up on the fifth day after Mabel Quinn’s accident. Mabel’s accident, Cecil Quinn’s arrest, the Quinn Family was also aware of this matter.

For Alessia Quinn, this was naturally the best outcome. Especially as days passed, and Mabel still wasn’t found by the rescue team, Alessia grew even happier. At this moment, in Alessia’s eyes, Mabel was as good as dead; even if found, she’d be just a corpse.

So when Edward woke up, Alessia wasn’t worried, since even if Mabel was indeed their cousin’s daughter, a dead person posed no threat to her.

And when Edward woke up, the first thing he asked was, "Mabel... Mabel, how... how is she..." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Christopher Quinn paused before saying, "Mabel is fine, just a minor injury, she’s now with Mr. Kinston in Falling City." Since his brother just woke up, and normally he was quite fond of his niece, Christopher didn’t want to upset him at that moment.

Hearing this, Edward was relieved and soon drifted back into slumber.

In the following days, Edward’s waking periods grew longer, and naturally, he mentioned Mabel more and more.

She was his and Clover’s child! How could he not care? Even if he couldn’t see her, he wanted to hear her voice, to tell her that he was her father!

Regardless of whether she would forgive him or acknowledge him, he wanted to tell her this truth.

After experiencing a brush with death, he cherished life even more and couldn’t wait to reunite with his biological daughter.

So, just as Edward’s health improved slightly, allowing him to sit up and barely get out of bed, he could no longer resist the urge to contact Mabel.

But Christopher hesitated, never handing his phone to his brother.

Edward frowned, sensing something amiss from his brother’s hesitation, "What exactly is going on? Why won’t you let me contact Mabel? Is her injury not as minor as you said it was?"

"No, during the car accident, Mabel indeed only had minor abrasions, but..." Christopher hesitated for a moment and finally told the truth, "Big brother, Mabel took a boat in Falling City, but the boat had an accident. Mabel fell into the sea, it’s been 10 days now, she might have..."

Christopher didn’t finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear.

"What?!" Edward was shocked, suddenly leaning forward, gripping Christopher’s shoulders tightly, his eyes wide. The strength of his grip was almost unbelievable for someone who had just woken from a coma and struggled to get out of bed, "You said... what happened to Mabel?"

"Mabel fell into the sea, and to this day, she hasn’t been found. It’s likely... Big brother... Big brother, what’s wrong? Doctor, get the doctor..." Christopher’s urgent voice echoed in the hospital room, as Thomas Quinn dashed out to find a doctor.