Raul felt a wave of calm wash over him when he heard Flora's name. He instinctively glanced towards the door
and saw Flora looking right back at him. That snapped him back to reality. He'd just lost it with Karter and
completely forgot Flora was just on the other side of the wall. How much had she overheard? Hopefully not too
much...
"Who do you think you are, hitting my dad like that? You looking for trouble?" Adrian burst out when he saw his
dad, Karter, with a bruised face. Anger surged through him.
Did they really think they could get away with bullying his dad in front of him? And why hadn't his dad dodged
out of the way? His illness had just improved-what if he got seriously hurt again?
Adrian's anger flared, and he didn't care who Raul and Henrik were. He glared at them, "You hit someone and
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdon't even think about apologizing? Wantto have you arrested and make you beg for forgiveness?" "They're
my dad and brother," Flora's cool voice cfrom behind.
Adrian's knees nearly gave way. Flora's family?
In the hospital room, Flora looked at Raul and Henrik, both sporting bruises. "Alright, spill it. What happened?"
These two usually commanded respect, but right now, they looked like kids caught doing something wrong,
heads hung low.
"Why did you start a fight?" she asked again patiently.
"If | told you we just didn't like him, would you buy that?" one of them muttered.
Flora raised an eyebrow. Did they really think she'd fall for that? She'd never seen them this out of control
before. There had to be more to this with Karter.
"Dad, brother..." Flora softened her voice, sounding almost pleading. "What are you hiding from me?"
Her gentle tone was hard to resist, and both Raul and Henrik were visibly uncomfortable.
"Flora! Just remembered, | left something in the car. Be right back!" Raul said through gritted teeth, making a
quick exit.
"I... | forgot something downstairs too. Gotta grab it!" Henrik stammered, not great at lying, and hurried after
Raul.
Flora watched them go, sighing. Fine. If they wouldn't tell her, she'd just find out on her own.
Outside, Raul and Henrik leaned against the wall, catching their breath. Flora's presence was just too
intimidating.
"Dad, Flora's getting suspicious. We this up," Henrik said,
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmcan't keens
realizing
that Flora was too shel ne
be kept in the dark for long
Raul knew this but was at a loss. He just wished the medical conference would wrap up so he could take Flora
back to Austenberg.
Back in the hospital room, Flora pulled out her phone and dialed Crimson. The call connected almost
immediately.
"Flora! About tyou called!"
x
°°,
%er