Chapter 170

“Hang in there, Elgin, the ambulance is on its way, any minute now…” Letitia muttered, “Do it for me, will you? Don’t doze off, hang tough…”

She was scared to death.

Elgin wanted to clean her tears, but he just didn’t have the strength. If he could even save his hand, that’d be a miracle…

Letitia held him, her head against his cheek, just wanting to hold on to him tightly.

“Why’d you have to go and play the fool… why? Shela tells you to hurt yourself and you just do it! And then your went and pulled out the knife. Weren’t you scared of bleeding out? Do you even care about your hand? Listen up, Elgin, if you end up disabled, don’t think I won’t hold it against you! You hear me?! You’ve gotta pull through, you just have to…”

Elgin mustered a weak smile, slowly closing his eyes again.

“Letty…” he spoke with great effort slowly, “Just keep on, keep living…”

With that, Elgin closed his eyes, his hand falling to his side.

“Elgin!” Letitia’s voice pierced the night.

The ambulance arrived with a wail.

The medics loaded Elgin onto the ambulance, and Letitia followed, “I’m his wife, I’m family! Let me come with

him!

Just as the doors closed, she saw Shela lying on the ground.

Samson had rushed over.

Letitia breathed a sigh of relief. Let Samson handle the scene and he’d sort it all out.

She thought about it and tears fell once again.

All this must have been arranged by Elgin before he came to her rescue.

He met with Shela alone, playing down her guard while secretly arranging for bodyguards, which was why so many of them stormed in at the last minute.

Inside, Elgin faced danger while Samson coordinated from outside.

They worked like a well-oiled machine.

was so thorough, covering

totally protected yourself, but for

but he also selflessly gave

quickly disinfected Elgin’s wounds and stopped the bleeding, with blood-soaked cotton balls thrown

hospital, the doctors and nurses rushed Elgin straight

shut

her legs and collapsed outside the

break of dawn was gradually unfolding, signaling

to be okay, your hand has

She kept praying.

on the floor?” a nurse passing by helped Letitia up, then noticed the blood on

it’s… Letitia

dried blood on her

one person

too,” the nurse

Letitia remembered

it’s a

I’ve never met a girl who does not care about her face. The nurse took her by the arm. “Girls freak out over a pimple, and here you are with a gash and you’re not rushing to

“But I…”

patched up first!”

ER while

The

doctor, I’ve got stuff to

more important than your face… wait, you need stitches.”

was anxious, wanting to be by the surgery door to wait for news

the medical staff wouldn’t let her leave.

shouted, “Letitia! Are you okay? What’s with all the blood?”

fine, how’s

worried. “I came as soon as

looked down, “It’s

“Your face…”

worries.” Letitia replied, “Elgin… his hand…” She choked

squeezed her hand tightly, “Everything’s gonna be okay and you won’t be

about her

her face when she pushed his hand away, “That’s

whoa, remember to come back daily to change the dressing!”

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