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.
entered the room. "Yes,
see any of you. He
to do and
her phone rang again. The screen displayed an unknown number,
I don’t answer, he might show up here, she thought reluctantly, then answered the call. "What do
the other end replied smoothly. "Or I was about to blow that rotten
not allowed to meddle in my affairs.
only will I drag you
snapped back. "Have you found anything
people are on it," he responded, his tone now
don’t call me," she said, then quickly hung up. But no sooner had she ended the call than the phone
from the other side of the line. Natalie glanced at the screen—it was Sean. "I’m working on the project, alright?"
it won’t affect the project," he teased. "But you
on him and promptly putting her phone on silent. "Why do
wheelchair was pushed into the room by a nurse. Recognizing her grandfather, Natalie was about to get out of bed, but his firm voice
Albert ordered, his tone
her with a nod. He then turned his full attention to his granddaughter, his eyes carefully scanning
grandfather’s serious, scrutinizing gaze,
voice echoed in the room. "How dare you not tell me about the incident when I was just
nothing serious, and I didn’t want to trouble
trouble? I am your grandpa. I should be with you when you’re hurt, even
stay quiet like
with you when you’re hospitalized?
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