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Chapter 1105 James Loses Consciousness
Ashlyn had been standing by Lucas' side all along. She couldn't help but frown when she saw the unusual flush on
James' face.
If my eyes aren't deceiving me, James looks ill. In fact, he looks like he's having a fever!
When she snatched the phone from Joseph's hand, the latter was a little displeased. Yet Ashlyn's anxious voice rang
out before he could protest. “James, are you sick? Don't just share good news and hide the bad. If you're ill, you can
be released on bail for treatment.”
Upon hearing her words, Joseph's face was filled with shock. “Dad, how did you get sick?”
He didn't doubt what Ashlyn said at all.
Upon seeing James, the once spirited and energetic mayor, in such a haggard and disheveled state, Lucas felt a
deep sense of distress.
“Mr. Field, if you're feeling unwell, we can find a solution. Your health is paramount. I am your lawyer now... so, I'll
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtsee what I can do for you.”
“It's just a cold. The weather here is different from Lake City after all, so there's no need for you all to make a fuss.
It's normal to have a headache or a fever once in a while,” James replied before coughing twice.
Charlotte bit her lower lip. “Dad, you must take care of yourself. Mr. Nolan is an excellent lawyer...”
As she had always been emotionally fragile, watching someone close to her suffer deeply saddened her and caused
a gradual reddening of her eyes.
James loved her as much as her father did, yet she was now powerless to help him.
“Time's up!” At that moment, the prison guard, who had been standing at the door and monitoring James, shouted,
“Get up, now!”
James clung to the phone reluctantly. “Joseph, take good care of yourselves!”
As he struggled to get to his feet, he felt the world spinning around him the moment he did.
A loud thud was heard when James fell heavily to the ground.
Everything went black before his eyes as he passed out.
With his brows furrowed in annoyance, the prison guard glared at James' body on the ground. He was about to
chastise the latter for pretending to faint when he remembered the four young men and women standing on the
other side of the glass.
Suppressing his frustration, he rushed to help James up. At the same time, he shouted into his walkie-talkie,
“Someone, come quickly! It seems like James has fainted!”
“Dad! Dad!”
A stinging pain shot through Joseph's heart, while his heartbeat pounded furiously. His eyes, red and wide, stared at
James' body on the ground. He then pounded desperately on the glass, shouting into it. “Dad, Dad, are you all
right?”
Thick and heavy, the glass wasn't your everyday glass.
Hence, those inside simply couldn't hear his shouts at all.
Other than Joseph, Ashlyn and Lucas were equally worried. However, despite their anxiety, there was little they
could do.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLucas asserted, “I will immediately apply medical bail for him in my capacity as a lawyer. Joe, there's no need to
panic.”
“How can I stay calm? That's my dad in there!” Joseph pounded the glass in frustration, feeling the urge to shatter
it into pieces.
Meanwhile, the sergeant hurried over with a few prison guards, but there was no doctor among them.
When the prison guard saw the arriving group, the immediately asked, “Where's the doctor, sergeant?”
The sergeant glanced at James, who was lying on the ground with a flushed face. “The doctor is on leave.”
The doctor had gone away after seeing James for his illness.
The anxious Ashlyn pursed her thin lips, as she stopped a prison guard outside. “Hi, I'm a doctor. May I go in to treat
him? I need to determine his condition.”
“Erm...” The prison guard furrowed his brows, as he was not in a position to make decisions. It didn't help matters
that Ashlyn was an outsider. How can an outsider like her be allowed into such a place?
“Do you really intend to just stand by and watch someone die?” Joseph took a quick step forward, grabbing the
prison guard by his collar. “Does being in prison strip us of our human rights? Are we not even allowed to see a
doctor?”
“Joe, calm down. You might be accused of assaulting an officer for this!” Lucas quickly intervened to stop Joseph.
He pulled Joseph away, then turned to the prison guard. “Could you please let our doctor in to treat him?”
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