Chapter 643
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“I’ll take you to the hospital.” Just as Alex was about to bend down to pick up the child, Ellie scooped up her son and ran towards Nalani’s car. Alex’s outstretched hands met only air.
He turned to watch Ellie run away with the child in her arms, her figure full of despair. A sudden pain stabbed at his heart, and strange images flashed through his mind. He shook his head vigorously.
Half an hour later, in the parking lot of the emergency building at Bondie Private Hospital, Alex leaned against the car door and lit a cigarette.
Barry hurried out of another car. “Mr. Warren, we’ve found out. It was a message sent from Ms. Gelhorn’s private account that revealed the location.”
Just then, Deborah also arrived in front of him. “Mr. Warren, I did film a live video, but I didn’t leak any information about you. I used my private account to post it, and I don’t know how these reporters got the news.”
Deborah opened her phone and showed it to Alex. “I will pay for the medical expenses of those who were injured because of me, and I will apologize to them.”
“Don’t bother them, I’ll take care of it.” Alex leaned against the car door, smoking continuously.
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“Don’t worry, Dr. Thompson. It’s just a flesh wound. With careful care for a while, he’ll be fine.” A colleague of hers came out of the emergency room and explained the situation to him. Soon, Oscar was transferred to a ward.
“Sleep well, baby. The pain will go away when you fall asleep.” Ellie sat by the bed, tears of heartache streaming down her face. She was also blaming herself terribly.
“You stay here and watch over him. I’ll take Betty to Thompson residence.” Nalani didn’t dare to curse Alex until she was out of the ward. If it were her instead of Ellie, she would definitely make that bastard crawl on the ground.
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“Close your eyes, baby. Mommy will read you a story.” In the quiet ward, only Ellie and her son were there. Ellie pulled up a chair and sat by her son’s bed. She took out her phone, found a children’s story, and read it to her son.
Alex stood at the door of the ward, looking at Ellie inside. She looked haggard and exhausted. Her voice was soft and a little hoarse. She gently stroked her son’s head with one hand and held the phone in the other, reading attentively.
Alex stood blankly at the door, his feet seemingly unable to step into the ward for some reason.
In the hallway, Barry worried silently for his boss. It was one thing to be caught having dinner with a woman, but to also end. up trending on social media was another.
He had just clicked on the top trending photo, which showed his boss heroically protecting the female celebrity while his wife and child were left sprawled on the ground, unable to get up.
The contrast was stark and heartbreaking. Even as a bystander, it made his heart tremble, let alone the Warren family
No matter how quickly his boss tried to scrub the internet clean, so many people had reposted it that Ellie was bound to see
- it.
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Chapter 643
In the ward, Ellie read one story after another to her son. Finally, amidst his cries of pain, he fell asleep.
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Looking at the dozen missed calls on her phone, Ellie slowly got up. Summoning her strength, she walked to the balcony and returned each call one by one. She assured everyone who cared about her that both she and her son were fine.
After the last call, she leaned exhaustedly against the balcony window, finally feeling the pain in her body. She buried her head in her arms, remaining motionless in that position for a long time.
Alex stood behind Ellie and tentatively reached out to touch her, but his hand stopped midway. He stared at her, his expression unreadable, and finally said, “Ellie, let’s talk.”
