Chapter 195 " Blood … " Victoria trembled , her words fragmenting as shock overtook her . " So much blood … he jumped … oh God … " Someone hadmitted suicide ? Thalia felt her stomach drop . " Victoria ! " Sebastian burst through the doorway , immediately gathering the traumatized woman into his arms . " It''s okay , I''ve got you , " he murmured , cradling her against his chest . His voice dropped to a soothing whisper as he stroked her hair . " I''m right here . You''re safe now .
" Victoria shook uncontrobly , her fingers digging into Sebastian''s shirt cor . Tears streaked her ashen face - the sight hadpletely shattered herposure . Guilt washed over Thalia . She should never have let Victoria wander the corridors alone . Judging by her state , Victoria must have witnessed the aftermath firsthand . That kind of trauma doesn''t fade easily . After several moments consoling Victoria , Sebastian turned to face Thalia .
To her shock , hisplexion was nearly as pallid as Victoria''s . He met Thalia''s questioning gaze , drawing a deep breath before delivering the news . " Andrew jumped to his death , " he said quietly . " Lady ckwood couldn''t handle the shock . Her heart gave out on the spot . " Thalia''s eyes widened in disbelief . Asher had barely returned to the ckwood estate when he received news of his father''s suicide .
Almost immediately after Asher had refused Andrew''s request to see Malfoy , Andrew had ended his life . A simple step from a window . Lady ckwood had been in the same hospital wing . News travels quickly in such ces . The shock triggered a massive cardiac arrest - the medical team couldn''t save her . Everything had happened with brutal suddenness . Yet somehow , it felt almost inevitable .
09:48 99.0 % Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress Chapter 195 After hanging up , Asher stood motionless in the mansion''s courtyard , rain beginning to speckle the gstones around him . Two ckwood deaths in a single day sent shockwaves through London''s elite circles . Asher moved quickly to suppress details of Andrew''s suicide .
By the time of his death , Andrew had wasted away to skin and bones , his appearance so altered that even acquaintances wouldn''t have recognized the figure who plummeted past the hospital windows . As for Lady ckwood''s fatal heart attack , the family withheld public announcement temporarily . This was the elder Mr. ckwood''s explicit instruction .
With one suicide already making headlines at the hospital , immediately announcing Lady ckwood''s sudden death would inevitably feed the rumor mill . When the elder Mr. ckwood received word of the double tragedy , he was still in the United States , unable to return immediately . After speaking with Asher , the old man spent the night slumped in an armchair , staring into nothing , grief etched into every line of his face .
his Following father''s wishes , Asher arranged for both bodies to remain in the hospital morgue until the elder return , when proper funerals would be held . Mr. ckwood''s Night pressed against the hospital windows . Thaliay awake, her mind racing . The day''s events had knocked the world off its axis . She''d known about Lady ckwood''s weak heart - at eighty - something , with chronically poor health , a sudden cardiac arrest wasn''t shocking under such circumstances .
But Andrew''s suicide ? Why would he suddenly decide to end his life ? Was there a connection to Malfoy ? These past days , Randolph had strictly prevented Asher from visiting her , and friends had carefully sidestepped any mention of Asher or the ckwood family during their hospital visits . Consequently , Thalia remainedpletely unaware of Andrew''s poisoning .
09:48 Your Gold Digger is Actually A True Heiress 99.1 % Chapter 195 Asher had thrown himself into assisting police with the poisoning investigation whilepiling evidence of Malfoy''s other crimes . They hadn''t spoken in weeks . After tossing restlessly beneath the thin hospital nkets , Thalia finally reached for her phone . Her thumb hovered over the screen before typing a simple message : [ I''m so sorry about your loss . ] Minutes stretched into an hour with no reply . Was he asleep ?
Or drowning in the administrative nightmare that follows family deaths ? Thalia sighed , a heaviness settling in her chest . Though she wouldn''t admit it aloud , she hadn''tpletely moved on from Asher . Not really . With the double tragedy striking the ckwood family , her concern for him felt like a physical ache . He must be devastated . Dawn was breaking when exhaustion finally began to im her . As she drifted toward sleep , her phone screen illuminated the darkness . [ I''m okay .
Get some rest . You need it . ] Reading his message only intensified her worry . Okay ? How could he possibly be okay ? One was his father , the other his grandmother . She wanted to offer realfort - something beyond titudes . She rubbed her eyes , forcing them to focus on the screen . She typed . Deleted . Typed again . Deleted it all , character by character . In the end , Thalia sent nothing . Because words felt hollow in the face of such loss . Sleep finally overcame her resistance .
Her fingers still curled around her phone , she surrendered to exhaustion . Thalia dreamed . A small boy watched his father embrace another child , his eyes pools of sorrow and longing . 99.2 % She approached , realizing with a start that the boy had Asher''s distinctive eyes . " Asher … " she whispered . The little boy looked down , dejection written across his features . " I''m his son too , " he said softly . Pain bloomed in Thalia''s chest , sharp and insistent .
She reached out , gently touching the boy''s head . " It''s going to be alright , " she said softly . " Someday you''ll meet someone who loves youpletely . That person will be your salvation . " The boy lifted his gaze to meet hers . " Is that person you ? " The pain in her chest intensified until breathing became difficult . Suddenly the dream shifted . Rainshed down in sheets . Thunder crashed overhead . A man stood alone in the downpour , his silhouette a study in destion .
Adult Asher . She moved closer and saw his eyes were rimmed with red , his expression raw with grief . " He''s gone , " she heard him say , barely audible above the storm . Then , almost to himself : " That''s it . No second chances in this lifetime . " Thalia understood immediately - he meant he would never have another opportunity to experience his father''s love . She tried to speak , but her dream - self remained mute .
Asher stood motionless , rain streaming down his face , indistinguishable from tears . " Asher … " Thalia murmured as consciousness reimed her . The ache in her heart lingered , too real to dismiss . Morning light filtered through gaps in the blinds . Another day had begun . On the third day after Andrew''s suicide , Thalia saw Asher . It was a stormy night . 99.3 % Chapter 195 Lightning split the sky as rain hammered against the windows , driven sideways by gusts of wind .
Tree shadows twisted and wed at the walls , morphing into grotesque shapes that seemed to howl in the darkness . Thalia padded to the window , intending to close the blinds properly . That''s when she spotted him a solitary figure standing in the deluge below . - That silhouette was unmistakable . Asher . The scene mirrored her dream with unsettling precision . Her hand froze on the blind cord . She stood motionless , watching the rain - soaked man below . Finally , with a resigned sigh , she turned and pulled open her door , heading toward the stairs … ( 8 ) ( 0 )