Chapter 2790
Charlie then gave Patricia a quick look and hurried out of the hospital.
“Ms. Riddle, it was all a blur. A guy pretending to be a waiter started a fight, and then a bunch of people
barged in. That’s when Er got hurt,” Patricia said in a somber and heavy voice, her gaze fixed on the
emergency room door.
Patricia remembered being irritated that Er had tagged along when he had agreed that he would not.
The next thing she knew, he had jumped into the fray.
She was busy trying to shield Lulu and in the process, overlooked the other assants who were
sneaking up on her. But by the time she had gotten a firm grasp of the situation, she saw that Er’s
arm had already been shed. That was when she and Charlie quickly neutralized their assants and
rushed Er to the hospital.
Er’s wound was bad but not crippling.
Still, Patricia could not shake the feeling of guilt as she thought, “If I’d been more alert, Er wouldn’t
have ended up with a gash in his arm.”
Nicole saw the look of guilt on Patricia’s face and tried to reassure her, “Don’t worry too much about it.
The fault is on nobody.”
After all, it had all happened so fast, and Er had gotten hurt trying to protect Patricia. Nobody could
be med for that apart from their assants, and Nicole was sure Er would rather be the one to
take the hit than to allow Patricia to be the one in his ce.
While they were talking, the door to the emergency room opened, and the doctor stepped out.
Seeing this, they quickly went up to him. “Doctor, how is he doing?”
“He didn’t break any bones, but the cut is pretty deep. He’s going to need to be careful for a bit,” the
doctor exined.
After sharing a few more instructions with the trio, he ordered the nurse, “Take the patient to his room
now, please.
IV “Will do,” the nurse answered and left to prepare the room for Er.
As Er was wheeled out on a stretcher, Patricia saw the rivulets of blood seeping through the bandage
on his arm. The very sight of that deep gash caused her to bite her lip in anxiety.
“We should head to his room,” Nicole suggested, her eyes brimming with concern.
With that said, they hurried to Er’s room.
Nicole and Jared were hovering over Er’s bed anxiously as he reassured them, “I’m fine, really. It’s
late. You guys should go home.”
He did not expect them to be so concerned. He had downyed his injury, insisting it was minor. After
all, he could not just watch as Patricia ran the risk of being hurt. Thankfully, she was okay, and his
injuries were not serious. Now that it was all over, he did not want everyone to worry too much.
Nicole, observing Er’s paleplexion, firmly told him,” You need to be quiet and rest up. That’s
what the doctor ordered.”
Er shed her a faint smile in return. “Honestly, I’m fine. It’s just a minor wound.”
Turning to Patricia, he added, “And you, you should also go home and get some sleep.”
He knew that while Patricia had not been physically hurt, she had still struggled through the ordeal of
the fight. Er was aware of the numerous tasks and investigations that would soon follow and
understood that Patricia would need all of her strength for what was toe.
“No. I’m not leaving. I’m staying right here,” she said firmly as she met his gaze.
She could not bear the thought of leaving Er alone in the hospital, especially after he had taken a
sh on the arm while protecting her.
“Really, you don’t need to stay. I’m okay by myself, and I can always call a nurse if I need something,”
Er replied.
He was worried that Patricia would be spending the night in the hospital because of him. He would
rather she go home to get some rest after all that she had been through.
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However, Patricia was adamant and resolute on staying.
She gave Er a meaningful look before addressing Nicole and Jared. “Mr.
Johnston? Ms. Riddle? Go on. Head home. I’ll handle things here.”
Nicole, understanding Patricia’s determination, finally relented, but not before reminding them, “Okay,
then. Make sure to get some rest yourselves.”
Then, she turned around, prepared to leave the hospital with Jared.