Chapter 34: Where Is Your Husband?

Once Natalie finished her breakfast, her cellphone rang. Seeing her grandfather’s name flash on the screen, her heart skipped a beat.

’Grandpa... he must have seen the news. He must be worried I’m hurt.’ She quickly answered the call.

"Grandpa—" she began, but Albert’s hasty, worried voice cut her off. "Where are you? Where are you hurt? Tell me—"

Grandpa, calm down. I’m not hurt," she tried to sound reassuring.

"I read in the news that you were attacked."

"It’s nothing serious."

"Which hospital are you in?" he asked, already concluding she must be hurt.

Natalie hadn’t planned on telling him she was even slightly injured, but her sister had made sure the news was out there. "I’m in the same hospital as you," she braced herself for the inevitable scolding.

Instead he asked, "Which floor and room?"

"Grandpa, I’ll come to you—"

"No, tell me. I’m not crippled yet that I can’t come to you when you’re hurt," his retorty left no room for argument.

She sighed, knowing it was useless to argue with him. "Floor above yours. VIP room number three."

"I’m coming." He hung up before she could say anything else.

"John," Natalie called out.

the

he doesn’t see any of you. He has no

understood what to do

brace herself for the inevitable headache coming her way, her phone rang

answer, he might show up here, she thought reluctantly, then answered the call. "What do you

end replied smoothly. "Or I was about to blow that rotten brain

in

only will I drag you back here, I’ll kill whoever laid a finger on

"Have you found anything about

my people are on it," he responded, his tone

him, don’t call me," she said, then quickly hung up. But no sooner had she ended the call than

the line. Natalie glanced at the screen—it was Sean. "I’m working

won’t affect the project," he

phone on silent. "Why do these two always call

about to take a moment to collect herself, the door opened, and a man in a wheelchair was pushed into the room by a nurse. Recognizing

there," Albert ordered, his tone gentle yet

wheeled him next to her bed, and Albert dismissed her with a nod. He then turned his full attention to his granddaughter, his eyes carefully scanning

serious, scrutinizing gaze, Natalie spoke hesitantly, "G-Grandpa,

the room. "How dare you not tell me

was nothing serious, and I didn’t want to

I should be with

only stay quiet

with you when you’re

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