NovelEnglish“Emmett said that he got hurt while he was trying to save… Megan,”
Kasie replied.
“Carlos had asked Emmett not to say a word about it to you. But Emmett slipped it in front ofand I felt bad about keeping this from you,” she added.
“Megan!
Why is it Megan again?!’ Debbie tried to calm down. She called Carlos immediately, but it was Megan who answered the phone.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Where is
Carlos?” Debbie asked, suppressing her anger.
Megan whimpered, “Uncle Carlos is still unconscious. But the doctors said that his situation wasn’t critical. The bullet has been removed.
He needs to recuperate now.”
“Bullet?! You are saying that is not critical?” Anger and anxiety made
Debbie roar, “He was shot in the arm last tbecause of you. Where did he get shot this time? Tell me!”
Megan cried, “Aunt Debbie, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean for this to happen.”
“Stop crying and tellwhere he got shot!”
Megan stopped wailing and said, “His shoulder…”
Debbie closed her eyes in pain, too furious to speak. She didn’t know what to say either. She couldn’t really blMegan, because her parents had saved Carlos‘ life once.
That afternoon, Debbie bought an air ticket bound for Alorith in the evening.
After spending an hour in the car, ten hours on the plane and another hour in a cab, Debbie dashed into the hospital.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAt the entrance to the inpatient department, Debbie stopped and took a few deep breaths to calm herself down before climbing up the stairs hauling her Luggage behind her
The VVIP inpatient department was always quiet. So, the whisper of the two nurses in the hallway could be heard pretty clearly.
“I thought she wasn’t Carlos’ wife.”
“No, she is only his niece.”
“Then, what’s with the hugging? She’s not a child. She should have sboundaries.”
Debbie heard every word. ‘Even strangers know that Megan should keep her distance from Carlos. But she acts like a little girl around him.
* Too focused on their gossip, the two nurses only nodded to Debbie as she walked past.
Debbie heard the sobs from inside the ward even with the door shut.
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