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

doesn’t see any of you. He has

to

phone rang again. The screen

she thought

the voice on the other end replied smoothly. "Or I was about

to meddle in my affairs. We

no reason to. But if you are hurt, not only will I drag you back here, I’ll kill whoever laid a

going overboard," she snapped back. "Have you found anything

are on it," he

me," she said, then quickly hung up. But no sooner had she ended the call than the phone rang again. Frustrated, she clutched it tightly and

the other side of the line. Natalie glanced at the screen—it was

it won’t affect the project," he teased. "But you sound well

up on him and promptly putting her phone on silent. "Why do these two always call me at the same time?

a wheelchair was pushed

there," Albert ordered, his tone

his eyes carefully scanning her. He noticed the minor scratches on her head and the back of her palm, as well as the tape

gaze, Natalie spoke hesitantly, "G-Grandpa,

you not tell me about the incident when I was just

serious, and I didn’t want to

you is a serious matter. What trouble? I am your grandpa. I should be with you

could only stay quiet like a

you when you’re hospitalized? Is this how

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