Chapter 58 We are innocent.
Hugo Hodges had just returned from a business trip to B City. Before he could even check the numerous messages on his phone, he received a call from Tiana Young.
“Hugo, I don’t know what happened, but my dad suddenly copsed and is unconscious. My mom fainted from the shock too. What should I do? If something happens to them, I… I really don’t know what to do,” Tiana said through sobs over the phone.
Hugo looked at his phone, which had only one percent battery left. He didn’t even have time tofort her.
“Where are you now?”
“Just arrived at Temple of Heaven Hospital.
“I’ming right away. My phone’s about to die…” Before he could finish, the phone went ck.
Henry Fallon, who was in front of Hugo, asked, “What’s wrong, boss?”
“Go straight to Temple of Heaven Hospital.”
Henry responded, and the car headed in that direction.
At the hospital, Hugo handed his phone to Henry as he got out of the car. “Charge this for me.” With that, he
got out.
Inside the hospital, Hugo found Tiana sitting alone in the hallway, waiting.
He walked over, “Tiana, what’s wrong?”
Seeing him, Tiana Young went straight to Hugo Hodges and threw herself into his arms.
“Hugo, what should I do? I’m so scared. The doctor said my dad might have a malignant tumor… If anything happens to him, I really don’t know what to do.”
Listening to her, Hugo Hodges gently unwrapped her arms from around him. “Don’t panic, tell me slowly.”
Tiana Young cried, her face streaked with tears. “I can’t calm down right now. I really don’t know what to do, Hugo. What, what should I do?”
Hugo Hodges thought for a moment. “Okay, I understand. You wait here, I’ll go talk to the director.”
Looking at him, Tiana Young’s eyes were full of reliance. She nodded heavily.
Hugo Hodges went straight upstairs. Soon, the hospital director and all the authoritative doctors followed
him downstairs, heading straight to where she was.
Tiana Young sat at the entrance, visibly flustered. Her eyes were fixed on Hugo Hodges, watching him as if h were her only hope and support.
Soon, the director said, “Mr. Hodges, rest assured, I have already contacted the most authoritative oncologist. We’ll have results by tomorrow at thetest.”
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“Thank you for your trouble, Director. I appreciate youing sote,” Mr. Hodges said.
“Don’t mention it, Mr. Hodges. Just call me anytime you need anything. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be on my
way.”
“Alright.”
After seeing the director off, Tiana Young approached him. “Hugo…”
Hugo Hodges looked at her. “Don’t worry. Your father’s condition has stabilized for now, but the pathology results won’t be avable until tomorrow at the earliest.”
Tiana Young looked at him. “Do you think the results will be bad…?”
“Tiana, try not to overthink it until we have the results,” Hugo Hodges said.
Tiana Young looked at him and nodded. “Today, I owe you so much…”
“You helped me when I was going through a difficult time. This is nothing inparison.”
“Hugo, could you stay here with me tonight…? I’m really scared…” Tiana Young asked, looking at him. “Here, you’re the only person I know…”
Hugo Hodges frowned slightly, then nodded. “Don’t worry, I won’t leave until we have the results.”
Tiana Young finally managed a small smile. “Thank you, thank you, Hugo.”
“Let’s go check on your father.”
Tiana Young nodded.
After emergency treatment, Young’s father was moved to a regr hospital room.
Audrey Bet fainted and woke up repeatedly, crying for a while before passing out again.
Afterforting Audrey, Tiana Young returned to Young’s father’s room.
As she walked in, she saw Hugo Hodges asleep on the sofa.
Tiana Young stepped lightly and slowly walked toward Hugo Hodges. Looking at him, Tiana Young sat down beside him, carefully studying his sleeping face.
His handsome features seemed less distant than usual, and even though his forehead was still furrowed,
Tiana Young felt he was more approachable.
Tiana Young took out her phone, moved closer to him, and took a picture.
Then, she posted on her social media, “Thank you for being by my side during my most difficult time. I will always be there for you too.”
After posting, Tiana Young put away her phone and looked at the nket nearby. She picked it up and gently ced it over Hugo Hodges.
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Just then, Tiana Young’s phone rang.
She picked up her phone to see a news screenshot sent by her assistant.
With just one nce, Tiana Young recognized the person in the picture.
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Tiana walked out, phone in hand, and immediately called her assistant. “Where did these screenshotse
from?”
“It happened this afternoon and was on the news by evening. It was trending, but it disappeared quickly.
These are screenshots we managed to grab,” the assistant exined.
Others might not recognize her, but Tiana knew instantly that it was Scarlett Adler.
“How does it prove that the car was a gift from Hugo?” Tiana asked.
“Well, I’m not entirely sure. Someone apparently leaked the information, but there’s nothing at the scene that
directly links it to Mr. Hodges,” the assistant replied.
“Could the photos be doctored?”
“Someone analyzed them and confirmed they’re not fake. They’re real shots.”
Tiana felt a surge of frustration. “I understand,” she said, and hung up.
She opened her phone again, continuing to scroll through the news snippets.
Indeed, from what was visible, there was nothing linking it to Hugo Hodges. But why was it being said that it was a gift from him?
Could it be… Scarlett Adler herself was creating the buzz?
Looking at the news, the car, and Scarlett Adler, Tiana Young didn’t know what to think, but she had a strange
feeling that the news was true.
After lingering at the door for a long time, Tianaposed herself and walked back into the hospital room.
Seeing him asleep on the couch, Tiana’s heart was in turmoil.
Hugo Hodges, what are you thinking?
Who is in your heart?
Meanwhile, elsewhere, Old Man Hodges was on the phone with a reporter.
“I gave you such a big scoop, howe it disappeared so quickly after it was posted?”
“Sir, we don’t know who keeps taking down our posts. No matter how many times we publish it, it gets taken
down in seconds. We’re innocent too!”
“How could this happen?”
“We don’t know which powerful person we offended. As soon as we post it and it starts to gain traction, it
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gets taken down.”
“Did you guys offend someone?”
“We don’t know.”
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Old Man Hodges frowned, thought for a moment, and said, “Forget it, you guys are too unreliable. I won’t work
with you next time.” He hung up the phone.
The butler, Uncle Evans, looked at Old Man Hodges and asked, “Sir, aren’t you afraid that the young master
will find out and get angry?”
“What proof does he have that I did it? Besides, even if he knows, what can he do? Is he going to get me
angry to death?”
Uncle Evans couldn’t help but smile. “You said before that you wouldn’t let Master Reed go and mess with
Ms. Adler. What you’re doing doesn’t seem like you’re stopping him.”
“You don’t understand. If we keep creating situations for them, things will naturally develop,” Mr. Reed said with a smile. “That rascal of mine is clearly just infatuated with her looks. If I don’t give him a harsh lesson, he won’t know what it means to yearn for something he can’t have. Only then will he truly cherish it when he finally gets it.”
“Hopefully, Master Reed will understand your good intentions.”
“That heartless brat, when will he ever understand!” the old man couldn’t help but scold.