As the man from the shadows saw Nicole being alone with a little girl, a baleful grin spread across his face.
He had thought of several alternatives to deal with her. Looks like one of them has come in handy.
With his eyes fixed on her, he started his car and sped toward her.
Nicole was chatting with Maya when she lifted her head and saw a car seemingly having lost control. It was racing down the street right at them with no sign of slowing down.
Her pupils dilated in panic as a terrifying possibility popped into her mind.
“Maya!”
She shoved Maya out of the way, causing the little girl to stagger forward and fall.
Oblivious to what was happening, Maya was about to cry in pain when she suddenly heard a deafening bang. Turning her head, she saw her mother lying in a pool of blood.
“Mommy!” she screamed.
The girl quickly got to her feet and scampered over to her mother, bawling tearfully.
Mommy’s bleeding. There’s so much blood. Gaping at the crimson mess all over her mom, Maya was befuddled. She leaned on Nicole’s chest and cried her eyes out.
“Hey kid, is she your mom? Is there anyone else with you? Hurry, make a call.”
A kind-hearted passerby helped her dial the emergency number. At the same time, Maya took out her smartwatch to call her dad.
Hearing her sobs, Evan had a bad omen and his heart skipped a beat. “Maya, what happened?”
“Mommy… Mommy’s bleeding a lot. She was hit by a car. Blood… So much blood… Is Mommy going to die?”
Evan left Juan and Kyle behind and sprinted to the food street.
The moment he saw Nicole lying in a pool of her own blood, he stumbled forward and fell on his knees. His chest tightened and he felt out of breath.
By the time the other three kids and John came to them, the ambulance had arrived, too.
John then called their men nearby to rush over to the Westside Hospital.
Outside the emergency room.
Leaning against the wall, Maya gripped the corner of her shirt tightly as streams of tears trickled down her chubby face. A crippling fear filled her heart.
How’s Mommy now? What should I do if anything bad happens to her? It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have asked Mommy to buy me food. I’ll never be greedy anymore.
Nina’s eyes were clouded with tears as she stared at the emergency room door. She sobbing softly. “Mommy… Mommy…”
The two boys clenched their fists with all their might, trying to choke back their tears while praying for their mom.
Evan appeared like a soulless statue, standing motionless at one spot.
A sense of grief enveloped every one of them. Watching the sorrowful family, John’s heart pounded rapidly.
I hope Mrs. Seet will be alright.
Later, the operating room door opened, and a doctor came out hurriedly. “Who’s the patient’s family?”
“I am! What’s the matter?” Evan answered his body trembling like a leaf.
The usually ruthless and undaunted man was overwhelmed by terror at the moment. He was afraid to hear any bad news from the doctor.
“The patient needs a blood transfusion, but she has a very rare A3 subtype blood and such blood type is unavailable in the hospital’s blood bank. Does anyone in her immediate family have the same blood type?”
Immediate family member? Nicole’s mom passed away, and we have yet to find her biological father. Damn it!
The doctor said apologetically, “Such blood type is extremely rare. I’m afraid that…”
I’ll find it no matter how rare it is. As long as there’s still hope, I will never give up.
“John, get on it now! I’m willing to pay any price to the person who has the same blood type!”
John was awestruck. Mr. Seet is going all out to save Mrs. Seet’s life.
Sensing the urgency, John knew he couldn’t waste any second. He made a call instantly.
Clueless about their conversation, Maya suddenly wailed. “Mommy! I want Mommy! Mommy…”
Her brothers approached her and wiped her tears away. “We’re outside the operating room. It will affect Mommy’s surgery if you cry out loud.”
