Chapter 498

Meanwhile, at the hospital’s eighth-floor lobby, Teresa was hunkered down behind a massive stand-up advertisement when she saw a tall man emerge from a room at the end of the corridor.

She blinked in surprise..

Why hadn’t Hayes come out with him? And this floor seemed unusually quiet, not at all like the bustling activity of patients coming and going for check-ups or reports.

What was going on?

As soon as the man disappeared into the elevator bay, Teresa dashed toward the end of the corridor.

Peeking into the room on tiptoe, she saw a medical screen in the middle of the room, blocking her view.

Could Hayes be behind it?

Tentatively, she tried the door handle and to her relief, found the room unlocked.

With guts bolstered by concern, she stepped inside and was shocked to discover a hospital bed behind the screen!

And there, Hayes lay on it, his complexion deathly pale as an IV dripped into his arm. But why was the fluid in the IV tube red?

Looking up, Teresa realized the bag was hanging upside down!

bag connected to the IV was swelling, growing larger by the second.

pale with fright and rushed over to shake Hayes’ shoulder. “Little Mute! Little Mute, why are

her. Hayes showed

loss. She couldn’t fathom why Hayes would

blood!

moment’s hesitation, she yanked the IV out of his arm, clamping her hand over the needle

he looks so pale and scary. Please hurry! We’re at

his phone,

sent Marguerite flying into Frederick’s lap, but the seatbelt

with Marguerite watching the speedometer climb, feeling

to Frederick, she saw his expression was more foreboding than storm clouds,

wrong?” Marguerite clutched

in trouble,” replied Frederick.

rate skyrocketed at the thought.

sudden surge

must be

the unconscious Hayes

as she covered the needle site, but thankfully, the bleeding had stopped.

her palm was smeared with Hayes’ blood-sticky and pungently metallic.

frail body, sobbing uncontrollably, gasping out, “Little Mute, what’s happened to you? Please don’t scare me. Can you hear me? Please open your eyes and

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