Chapter 15
Benjamin, however, purposefully or not, got in his way, leaving Abel grabbing onto nothing but air.
Wonder Doctor had got into the ICU in the time it took to stop her.
"We'll see just who you are once you're out!"
He muttered to himself in a low voice.
An hour flew by.
It was only then that the duo left the ward.
Benjamin waved to the crowd. "Mr. Oscar is stable. He should be awake in ten minutes."
"Thank you." Abel handed the five-million-dollar check to him.
Benjamin didn't bother checking it and stuffed it into his pocket.
When Wonder Doctorleft the ICU, Abel halted her in her tracks. "Do you have a moment, Ms. Wonder Doctor?"
Emmeline stopped but did not turn around. "Who do I owe the pleasure, Mr. Abel?"
She lowered her voice, making herself sound different. There was a furrow between his brows at that.
She's not Emmeline?
He had no choice but to say, "You've saved my grandfather twice now. I'd like to ask you out to dinner to express my gratitude."
"I don't have time," she coolly rejected him.
Benjamin chuckled. "Please excuse us, Mr. Abel."
loss once the elevator doors shut in
a sigh of relief. What was I so worried about? Wonder Doctor
the ICU as they waited for
the bathroom,
water onto her
she noticed someone standing behind her
her spine. She swiveled around only
I thought. She thought to herself
right behind her when she looked
Ghost!
her clamped her mouth shut before she
that the person behind her was
Emmeline?!
supposed to be locked in the utility
she doing
Am I seeing things?
her knees buckling
to
scream when Emmeline picked up the dirty rag from the
"Ack! Blergh!"
was poured down her throat. The idea of death now sounded like mercy compared
"Scared?"
squatted down and cupped the woman's delicate jaw. "You're such a horrible person. What a waste of a beautiful face. It would be
she
blade rested
"Oomf!"
from fright
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