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,
here. Make sure he doesn’t see any of
understood what to
phone rang again. The screen displayed an unknown
she thought reluctantly, then answered the call. "What do
the other end replied smoothly. "Or I was about to blow that rotten brain
not allowed to meddle in my affairs. We
you’re unharmed, I have no reason to. But if you are hurt, not only will I drag you back here, I’ll kill whoever laid a finger on you,"
"Have
but my people are on it," he responded,
sooner had she ended the call than the phone
Natalie glanced at the screen—it was Sean. "I’m working on the
know, I just called to check if you’re still alive and that it won’t affect the
and promptly putting her phone on silent. "Why do these two always call me at the same time? One’s more annoying than the
door opened, and a man in a wheelchair was pushed into the room by a nurse. Recognizing her grandfather, Natalie was
his tone
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 her. He noticed the minor scratches on her
serious, scrutinizing gaze, Natalie spoke hesitantly, "G-Grandpa,
voice echoed in the room. "How dare you not tell
was nothing serious, and I didn’t want to trouble
I should be with you
only stay
Aiden? Why isn’t he with you when you’re hospitalized? Is this how he
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