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Chapter 1007 At the Hospital
Once they entered the ward, Gregory broke free of Mona and ran to his mother. “What
happened, Mommy?” There was concern and confusion in his eyes. “Why are you wearing
a mask?”
“Because I had an allergic reaction, and I don’t want to scare you,” Tessa explained
softly. Gregory leaned on her and answered cutely, “I’m not scared.”
Tessa laughed. Mona approached her. “Are you alright, Tessa?”
“I’m okay. Just need to rest for a bit.” Tessa shook her head and told Mona to take a seat
on the couch. Mona took a seat and sighed. “That was an eventful performance. Good
thing you didn’t show up, or you would have been hurt.”
Tessa and Nicholas exchanged a look. “Did something happen?” Tessa asked. Before Mona
could answer, Gregory said, “Miss Susan fell down the stage.”
The news came as a surprise for Tessa and Nicholas. Mona nodded. “Things are smelling
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtreal fishy. Reeks of a conspiracy.”
Tessa had the same thought, but she was more concerned about the performance. “What
happened to the performance? Did things get out of hand?”
“Not really. The accident happened near the end of the event, so Kellen ended the
performance early. It was largely fine.” Mona told them what happened at the event.
Tessa was relieved to hear the performance went mostly fine.
Nicholas was quiet, but there was an unfathomable look in his eyes. He decided to stay at
the hospital for the night to look after Tessa. When it was starting to get late, he asked
Mona to take the boy home.
“No. I wanna stay with Mommy.” Gregory was worried about his mother too. He held her
hand, reluctant to leave.
Tessa wanted to let him stay, but Nicholas insisted otherwise. In the end, Nicholas won,
and Mona took the boy home. Only the two were left in the room.
“It’s late. Get some sleep.” Nicholas helped her lay down on the bed.
Tessa lay down and moved a bit to the side. “You get in bed too.” She smiled.
Nicholas got in bed and hugged her without any questions.
Thanks to Nicholas being around, Tessa fell asleep in just a moment.
Edward returned not long after Tessa fell asleep.
Nicholas got out of bed as quietly as he could. “Let’s talk outside.” And then he left the
ward.
Edward followed behind him. Once they were in the hallway, he reported, “I’ve looked into
this, and the cause for the reaction is a substance in the makeup product. Someone
tampered with the product.”
Nicholas’ face fell. “Did you find out who did it?”
“If the security footage is anything to go by, then only the makeup artist has come in
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmcontact with the makeup product, making her the prime suspect,” he answered. That was
the result he found.
Nicholas narrowed his eyes. “Charge that makeup artist with attempted murder and get
the cops to weed out the real mastermind.”
“Yes, sir.” Edward nodded.
Nicholas added, “And look into the stage lift too. The accident isn’t as it seems.”
He paid more attention to detail. The moment Mona brought that accident up, he knew
something was off. If the performance hadn’t changed at all, the moment the stage lift
malfunctioned would have been the time Tessa was performing. He had reason to believe
the trap was set up for Tessa.
Edward had no idea about that reasoning, but he went to do his job anyway.
Susan was in the same hospital but a different ward. She was already stirring in her bed,
and the agony coming from her right hand woke her up with a jolt.
Her father asked gently, “You’re awake. How are you feeling?”
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