Alaric hung up the phone.
Call after call kept coming, annoying him to no end, so he simply turned off his phone.
“What’s wrong, Alaric?”
Delilah had just been settled in the hospital bed. Her sprained ankle wasn’t serious–a nurse was applying medicine and massaging it.
Alaric suppressed the irritation between his brows and gave her a gentle smile:
“Nothing, just my father’s secretary calling. Selene probably told my dad about today.”
Delilah bit her lip with her pearly teeth.
“Will Mr. Everhart scold you? But you just accidentally bumped into Selene. It’s all my fault–if only I had seen that ball…”
“If I hadn’t fallen, you wouldn’t have been so worried, Alaric. I’ll go apologize to Selene later.”
“If Mr. Everhart gets angry, let him blame me instead.”
Alaric frowned: “Why should you apologize to her? Selene should apologize to you! I never thought she’d do something like this out of jealousy!”
Delilah lowered her eyes, her beautiful gaze full of forbearance, looking particularly pitiful:
“Selene probably didn’t mean it. Don’t blame her too much–she’s only targeting me because of you…
She did save you after all. I don’t want to make things difficult for you.”
“Just because she saved me once doesn’t mean she can hold it over us forever!”
Alaric irritably pressed his temples, his tone impatient: “Her family has been using that old incident to blackmail our family endlessly.”
“That’s no excuse for her to use underhanded methods to hurt you! And isn’t it still my family cleaning up her mess?
If it weren’t for your kindness, Delilah, anyone else would never let her off!”
Delilah
y comforting him when hurried, chaotic footsteps sounded outside.
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Alarie’s brow, which Delilah had just smoothed, was about to furrow again.
But the next words left iam frozen in place:
“Young master wed to come quickly! Mr. Everhart is furious–Miss Vale hit her head and was rushed to the emergency room!”
Delilah gasped. “What? How could this happen? Alaric–Alaric?”
Alaric stood there, completely oblivious to Delilah’s calls.
“The doctor said Miss Vale’s condition might be serious. If they can’t save her tonight, then-”
Before he could finish, Alaric shoved past him and ran out!
The secretary was stunned, and several people quickly followed to lead the way.
Alaric ran frantically, wind roaring in his ears, his vision overlaying with scenes from seven years ago.
He had run like this then too, tears blurring his visjon, chasing until he was blocked outside the emergency room.
10.21
Young him had cried heartbreakingly, bargaining with God to let her live.
Now his throat was hoarse, unable to say a word, only running forward numbly.
Crowds of people stood guard outside the emergency room. The moment they saw him, they all turned in unison.
Hot–tempered Beckett immediately punched him, only to be pulled away by others.
“Alaric, are you even human? You pushed her and left–she passed out on the spot! There was blood everywhere!”
Alaric moved his lips, trying to say something.
But his father slapped him across the face!
“You disgrace! Get over here and apologize to Mr. Vale!”
Alaric was dragged to the front, where the wailing Ethan Vale saw him and immediately grabbed his arm.
The forty–something man knelt before him, crying with tears streaming down his face:
“Young Master Everhart, Sel grew up with you! Have you forgotten she saved your life?
That shot the kidnappers fired was aimed at you!”
“What did you say then! You told everyone you’d protect her for life!”
“But then you fell for Miss Moreau–did Sel say anything?”
“How could you humiliate her like this! You all bullied her, making her serve you like a servant!
Have you forgotten who helped you through your childhood autism!”
Alaric stared blankly at the man crying on the ground, unable to say a word.
“Fine! I don’t want anything anymore! I’ll resign–just give me back my daughter! Give me back my daughter!!”
“Ethan, Ethan!” Gregory Everhart quickly stopped him, softening his tone for the first time: “You’re speaking in anger. We’ve been working well together–the company still needs your help.”
“Alaric didn’t mean it. Don’t worry, I’ll definitely give you an explanation.
Selene will fine. Please get up. I was planning to promote you to general manager–you can’t collapse now.”
Gregory Everhart coazed with various promises.
Only then did Ethan Vale wipe his tears and let himself he helped up, muttering about his hard fate.
Alaric seemed to have lost all ability to speak, just standing there dazed.
After placating han Vale, Gregory Everhart dragged him to a secluded corner.
His tone was disappointed: “Couldn’t you control your strength? Why did you push her!
Now, whether she wakes up or not, we have to compensate her father with company shares!”
“Don’t you know he’s handling a very important project for me? Do you know how many company secrets Ethan Vale has access to?”
“Didn’t I tell you to handle Selene properly? Even if you like Delilah, you can’t neglect her too much! Do you know how much a woman who’s infatuated with you can do for you?”
“We tested her IQ before and thought she was a genius, planning to have her bear your children someday. Who knew she’d suddenly become useless these past few years…”
10.22
Alaric felt as if his soul had been drained.
Faced with his father’s endless accusations, he remained silent.
The emergency room light stayed on until evening.
It wasn’t until midnight that the doctors finally emerged.
Beckett and Cassian were fastest, immediately rushing over.
Ethan Vale and the Everhart parents surrounded them too.
Everyone had been waiting in terror for the result.
The doctors breathed a sigh of relief, exhausted but unable to hide their joy as they announced their victory over death.
Alaric’s heartbeat stopped for a moment.
People immediately surged forward but were held back.
Selene was wheeled out with her head wrapped in bandages.
Her bloodless face was covered by a respirator, connected to countless wires and IV tubes.
She had survived.
