Chapter 411 Revealing the Mark on Her Body
When the car halted at the entrance of the hospital, Thomas turned to remind Matthew, who was deep in thoughts. “Young Master Matthew, we’re here.”
How would Matthew not realize that? With clenched fists, he glanced at the building as a pall of fear cast upon him. It took him a while before alighting from the car.
The cold breeze brushed across his cheeks, dispelling the trepidation in his heart. Yes, it was fear.
Never once had he experienced such a feeling before. Now that he had a taste of it, he knew how terrifying it was to have his loved one lying in the emergency room.
He was aware that Xavier would not make a detour midway if it was not for Veronica’s critical condition. Taking a few minutes to calm himself down, Matthew regained his calm demeanor before striding into the hospital and heading toward the emergency room on the twelfth floor.
Despite his pallid expression along the way, his heart was racing against his chest. Even his fingers in his pockets were slightly trembling; the ever dauntless man was now plagued by fear.
Since it was an ordinary hospital, there were relatively a lot of visitors and patients during the day, so the elevator was filled to the brim. Glimpsing at the cramped elevator, he decided to take the stairs.
At first, Matthew ascended the stairs with steady steps before his footsteps began to pick up the pace and he began to run upstairs.
Thomas was following behind him and could sense the change in Matthew’s emotions while knowing that Matthew could not face and deny the reality at the beginning. When he was finally willing to accept the cruel reality, he was already sprinting up the flight of stairs.
At long last, the level-headed man slumped into distress because of this.
Once Matthew arrived on the twelfth floor, he found the emergency room Veronica was at whereas Xavier was nowhere to be seen.
Standing at the empty corridor, he zeroed in on the lit lamp outside the emergency room and zoned out.
After a moment of silence, he ordered Thomas, “Find Xavier at all costs!”
“Yes, Young Master Matthew.” Thomas wheeled around to make a phone call.
Meanwhile, Matthew was irritated by his ringing phone. In a worry that the disturbing ringtone might affect the surgery behind the doors, he switched it to vibration mode.
The clock ticked with him standing there until he felt the numbness in his legs. He then turned around and walked to the other side of the corridor. Next, he took a cigarette and lit it before started smoking.
A nurse noticed and intended to thwart him since smoking and noises were off-limits in the hospital, yet Thomas stopped her by telling her something. In the end, she took a glance at Matthew and just left.
Caleb, Miguel, Skyler and the others arrived afterward. The first thing they saw was Matthew leaning against the wall outside of the emergency room with his right leg crooked. His hand delved in his pocket while the other was pinching a cigarette. There were six pieces of cigarette butts next to his feet as the strong smell of nicotine filled the corridor.
They exchanged looks before approaching Matthew. It was not until then that they noticed that his hand was actually slightly shaking. It was their first time seeing him in such a pathetic state.
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On the other side, the Larson couple was at the underground parking lot of the hospital. While they took the front seats of the recreational vehicle, Crayson was standing with an upright attitude in front of a woman wearing a mask.
“Master, Skyler is a skillful doctor. Will we be able to pass it without giving the game away?” He was quite concerned.
The woman handed him a delicate bottle. “Let her take this, then no one will find out about it; not even the greatest doctor in the world can. As for others, someone will contact you soon.”
He gazed at the bottle with a frown before looking at her. “Is this the only way?”
“Everything that has happened today is meant to be. Besides, even if none of them has happened, it’s time for her to leave Bloomstead. This is not the place for her,” answered the mysterious woman.
Now that her identity was revealed, he knew that there was no place for her in the city.
“Okay. Leave it to me.” Crayson’s negligence had led to such an outcome, so he had to take full responsibility for it.
“One more thing—this must be taken by Tiffany without her knowledge.” She gave him another item.
He retrieved it and asked, “Then, what about Hendrey?”
“You don’t have to worry about him. Just go with the flow.”
“Yes, Master,” responded Crayson before taking action.
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Matthew, who was standing at the entrance of the emergency room, finally lost his patience and threw away the cigarette butt to phone the director of the hospital.
The busy director made a dash to where he was. “Young Master Matthew, what brings you here?” The old man approached him with a chuckle.
He looked at Skyler. “You’ll be coming with me.”
“Okay.” Skyler nodded.
“Oh, sure, sure. I’ll lead you the way, Young Master Matthew.” Knowing the purpose of Matthew’s visit, the director brought them elsewhere to sanitize their hands and wear sterile clothes before taking them to the emergency room.
Amidst the uncontrollable situation, Matthew had a hunch that Veronica might leave him forever if he did not enter.
They were in the surgery room with the director a few minutes later. At that moment, a doctor assistant was about to give Veronica a shot when she hid the syringe in surprise just as the trio came in.
“Mr. Stanford, they are the patient’s family who wants to keep her company,” the director informed the doctor in charge.
The doctor masked his displeasure and instructed in a cold voice, “Just stand aside and don’t interrupt us.”
“Hmm,” hummed Matthew as he turned and gave Skyler a look to hint him on what to do.
Although it had been long since Skyler last treated a patient, there were some things etched in his brain as a doctor himself.
Despite the urge to inquire with the doctor about Veronica’s condition, Matthew dared not interrupt and just stood far away. Looking at the forcep pinching the cotton pads that were stained with her blood, his heart tightened.
As if it was predestined, he was standing right next to the doctor assistant, who wanted to ask the duo to move elsewhere, but could not do so. It was because the surgery room was spacious and they were standing in an empty area, which gave her no reason to shoo them away.
In the end, the special medicine in her pocket was not used at all.
“Oh gosh. There’s a tattoo on her body. It looks like a phoenix! The color is so bright and it looks so real.”
