When I Flash-Married a Billionaire, My Ex Went on a Hunger Strike novel Chapter 63

Ruby had chipped her chin too, the scab dark and crusted over in blackish red.

So once again, the weekend’s engagement party had to be postponed.

When Adora stayed shut in her room for two straight days, the Matthews family started murmuring among themselves.

“Mom, is she getting worse? Should we take her to the hospital? What if…”

Ruby wanted to say, “what if she died at home? That would be such a bad omen.”

Lilian, noticing that her eldest daughter hadn’t moved out of her room since collecting her takeaway that morning and remained silent even by four in the afternoon, began to feel uneasy.

“Ruby, go knock on her door,”

Since it was inconvenient for her to move, Lilian told Ruby to check on Adora.

Ruby hesitated.

First, because there was a snake in Adora’s room.

Second, she was afraid Adora was already rotting away from some terminal illness.

What if her skin was covered in lesions, and it was contagious through the air?

“Mom, maybe we should send Mary to check instead.”

Ruby called over Mary and pushed her to knock on the door.

Inside the room, Adora was curled up in pain, barely conscious.

She wanted water, but the cup was empty.

She had barely touched the oatmeal from that morning’s delivery—now it sat thick and congealed, bloated from sitting out all day.

Her throat was so parched it felt like her tongue was glued to the roof of her mouth.

Forcing herself to sit up, she pressed a spoon into the surface of the oatmeal, squeezing out a little watery starch and slowly fed it into her mouth.

There was a knock on the door.

She glanced over, the corners of her lips twitching faintly.

Ha!

They finally remembered she was living in this house.

They all knew she wasn’t feeling well, yet not a single person checked in on her for two whole days.

Her already shattered heart cracked even further, bleeding in silence.

“Miss… Miss?” Mary’s voice called from outside.

The flicker of cold sarcasm that had just risen in Adora's chest faded into quiet disappointment.

So, it was Mary…

Adora forced herself upright, her voice laced with sarcasm. “She’s just afraid I’ll die in this house and bring bad luck.”

Mary hesitated, speechless.

When she saw Adora trying to get up to take the glass, she immediately stepped back and left.

After drinking some water and swallowing the last painkiller, Adora suddenly felt a warm rush between her legs.

She quickly set the glass down and rushed out of the room.

Lilian was on the phone with Theodore, updating him on Adora’s latest condition.

When she saw Adora step out so suddenly, her face froze in shock like she’d seen a corpse rise from the dead.

Adora headed to the bathroom.

When she saw the deep red stain on her underwear, her brows furrowed tightly.

She had no sanitary pads and didn’t want to ask Ruby for one.

Instead, she folded several layers of toilet paper into a thick strip and lined her underwear with it.

After leaving the bathroom, she went back to her room, grabbed her car keys, and headed for the door, planning to go to the supermarket.

Lilian stood up in alarm. “Adora, you’re still going out like this? I already told your father, and he agrees that you should be hospitalized.”