“What do you want, then?” “I told you that I have no money for food. Lend me a hundred bucks, only a hundred. I’ll definitely pay you back, but just give me your contact details.”
Holding the car door tightly and refusing to release it, the girl appeared as though she wouldn’t leave if Justin didn’t give her the money. On the other hand, Justin had seen at least a thousand, if not more, pick-up lines, but it was his first time encountering something like this..
He suddenly released his hand without the girl realizing and while she was still pulling the car door. Staggering backward, she then fell on her bum before she shrieked, “Ah, you!” Placing a hand on the top of the car, he said int an aloof manner, ‘I don’t care what you’re up to, but it’s not going to work with me. Go home quickly.”
After saying that, he pulled the car door close again as he got into the car without even glancing at her one more time. In the car, he sent a message to Rachel. ‘Are you coming home for dinner? There will be fish today!
He quickly received a reply. I’m not sure because I have some things to take care of Okay, take care of it, then!” Putting his phone away, he then started the car and slowly rolled the car out of the basement garage with his hands on the steering wheel.
Moments after he drove out of the garage and made a turn into the street, a figure dashed out. in front of him out of the blue and it caused him to react with lightning speed by immediately slamming the brakes.
The sharp screeching sounds of the brakes echoed through the street and the ground was smoking from the friction with the tires. However, before anything else could be done, the figure who dashed out fell down and he quickly got down to check the situation. Soon, people started to gather at the spot. “What happened?”
“Someone was knocked down by a car.”
“It’s a young girl.” “Quickly call the ambulance!” The moment he got out of the car, Justin saw a person lying in front of his car and it was the young girl who stopped him in the garage. She was now sprawled on the floor motionlessly, as though she was dead.
“Hey… Justin uttered, shaking her shoulder, but there was no response from her. “Get up quickly. I didn’t hit you at all.” When she didn’t move an inch, he said, “I’m leaving if you’re not getting up.”
Still, there was nothing from the girl, and the crowd was starting to build up. It was early winter and the ground was cold. This girl was only wearing a sweater and a skirt, baring her thighs. Even if she didn’t suffer any injuries from the hit, she would freeze if she continued to lay on the floor.
Any regular person would take pity on her, but he wasn’t a regular person. Seeing that the girl was still pretending, he decided to get into the car. Without further ado, he started the car and reversed, leaving the ignorant people to point their fingers and criticize him. Criticisms?
He had never been afraid of criticisms. Hearing the sound of the engine dying away in the distance, the girl on the floor scrambled to her feet and gritted her teeth at the back of the car which had driven away. Shakily, she fished. out her phone. ‘Hello, is this the emergency rescue?”
Meanwhile, Justin drove straight home and picked up the children from school while he was on the way. During this period of time when he was living here, he had picked up the role of the nanny by himself.
“Daddy, what are we eating today?” A fully excited Charlotte hung around at the bar counter and watched as Justin prepared the ingredients.
Ever since Justin moved here, she looked forward to having dinner together as a family the most everyday. It was full of life and even Jolly was with them, making it more lively than living in the villa in the past.
“It’s fish!” Poking the water through the transparent bag, Samuel watched the fish in the bag. “And it’s still alive!” “Yes, we’ll be having fish,’ Justin answered.
Immediately, Samuel sulked. ‘I don’t like fish. There’s too many bones and it will get stuck.” A baffled Charlotte gawked with rounded and curious eyes. “Why would fishes have bones?” “All fishes have bones! Jolly let me have fish once. My throat was bleeding because I choked on the bones and even went to the hospital.”
“That’s scary! But the fish I had didn’t have bones!”
“That’s impossible!”
“It’s true! Ask Daddy if you don’t believe me!” Simultaneously, the children turned to look at Justin. Helplessly, he explained in a serious manner, “All fishes have bones, but adults would usually pick them out and they will do the same when they give fish to the children.”
Since young, Charlotte had many servants taking care of her and they wouldn’t give her fish easily. If they do, they would only give her the part of the fish belly and check repeatedly for bones. Therefore, she had never seen a fish bone.
As for Samuel, careless and unexpected situations happened more than a couple of times when Jolly was taking care of him, and it seemed normal that he had choked while having fish.
If she didn’t meet Rachel, could Jolly really have brought up Samuel abroad with the way that she was? While they were talking, Justin’s phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was a call from Rachel, he quickly wiped his hands and picked up the call. “Hello?”
“I can’t make it back for dinner tonight.” Rachel sounded hurried and breathless after he answered, as though she was running. “What happened? Did something happen?”
“My friend is hospitalized because of ant accident and I’m going to check on her now.”
“Really? Is it serious?” “I don’t know because I haven’t seen her yet. Please take care of the children. I’ll probably be back very late today.”
“No problem.” Rachel hung up and stopped a nurse. “Hello, may I ask where Jessica Egerton is? She was just sent here by the ambulance.” Jessica Egerton, right? She’s inside.”
“Thanks.” “You’re welcome.” Then, Rachel hurried into the ward of the emergency unit. The moment she received the call, she had rushed over here immediately.
‘Jess.” Lying on the hospital bed, Jessica already had the wound on her knee bandaged and her face fell when she saw Rachel. “Why are you here?”
“The hotel called me,” she said, holding Jessica’s asthma medication in her hand. Half an hour ago, she received a call from the hotel saying that Jessica had called them to deliver her asthma medication to the hospital because she would be hospitalized for a few days.
Jessica would always bring the medication. with her since she was born with asthma and Hans had also mentioned this to Rachel before, but Rachel’s bigger worry was, how did Jessica end up hospitalized?
“What happened? Why are you hurt so badly?”
“It’s nothing. I was knocked down.” “You were knocked down? Who did it? Where’s that person?” “It’s none of your business!” Just the sight of Rachel’s face was frustrating to her. “You’ve brought me the medication, and I thank you for that. Can you please stop pestering me day and night?”
“Jess, you’re alone in Riverdale and have no idea how worried your father is. I’ll send your back home after you recover.”
“What does it have to do with you whether I return or not? Is this up to you?” Jessica snapped, trying to get out of bed. “Ah!” she yelped in surprise, and the nurse next to her quickly rushed forward to hold her.
“Don’t move around.” “Fine, stay still.” Rachel’s heart dropped as well. “Just lie down and I’ll leave.” Then, she followed the nurse out to check on Jessica’s situation. “How is she doing, miss?”
“Fracture in her calf bone. She needs to rest for a period of time.” So serious? Rachel thought and took a look around. “Miss, are there any more rooms in the wards?”
“It’s all occupied.”
