The Legendary Man

Chapter 228 Let Go Of Her

“Just something minor I need to take care of,” Jonathan said, bending to press a kiss on Josephine’s forehead. He then gave her a gentle hug. “Wait for me at home, okay? This won’t take long.”

“Should I come with you?” Though she did not know what had happened, she could tell from the serious look on Jonathan’s face that it was probably something serious.

“No, don’t worry about it.” He stroked her hair, smiling lightly. “Just wait for me at home.”

Without another moment to lose, Jonathan headed toward the door in large strides. Minutes later, the roar of the car engine sounded from outside. The car zoomed out in a flash of red, disappearing into the distance.

At Heart’s Hospital in Cranur, the emergency room was at its maximum capacity. As the county’s only tertiary hospital, it was not unusual for the emergency room to be filled with patients. In addition, the hospital was also the only establishment in the county to have an ICU.

The ICU only consisted of nine beds, two of which were currently occupied by a man and woman dressed in hospital gowns. Both of them had multiple injuries scattered across their bodies. Their heads, too, were swathed in layers of bandages.

They lay unconscious and were placed on life support with oxygen tubes inserted into their noses.

It was clear that the two of them had been in a coma for a long time.

Outside of the ICU, a pale-looking girl in a white dress was talking to the doctor with a pleading expression on her face.

Her eyes were red and puffy from crying, and there were dark circles under them. The pallid look was a result of many sleepless nights and skipped meals.

“Please, doctor, just give us one more day. M-My brother will be here with the money soon!” the girl beseeched. “My parents are still in a coma. You can’t move them out of the ICU!”

The doctor remained unmoved in spite of the girl’s tear-streaked face and her piteous pleading. “That’s enough. I don’t have time for your nonsense,” he barked impatiently. “This is a hospital, not some marketplace where you could bargain. You have ten minutes to make the payments. If the money’s not in by then, you’ll just have to suffer the consequences.”

that, the doctor gestured to the security officers who were with him. “Watch the girl,” he instructed. “If she doesn’t pay up, get that couple out of the ICU immediately!

“Understood.”

the security officers quickly formed

please…” The girl’s eyes were filled with panic and despair. She fell to her knees in front

the kneeling girl did not spark any sympathy in the doctor. Rather, he snorted coldly and kicked her aside. “You can’t be in the ICU if you can’t afford it,” he spat. “A

girl without sparing

witnessing the scene, none of the onlookers stepped in to help the girl, knowing that they did not have the capacity to

a bottomless pit that was forever demanding one to sink more money into it. There were cases every year where patients died simply because they could not afford the expensive

empathy were worth nothing

had stayed in the hospital long enough, such an occurrence was nothing new to them and they had already grown

their batons and got ready to enter the ICU to

and blocked their path,

head of security

The girl stood her ground, not

other’s expression darkened. “Restrain her now!”

was simply no match against that of several security officers. In less than a

yelled.

were used to handling such matters in the hospital. Inwardly, they were even scoffing at the girl’s antics. If they can’t pay up,

with a bang. The security officers barged in and started pulling the oxygen tubes out of the unconscious

clutches, collapsed helplessly to the floor as if all of her strength had been sapped

my parents!” she wailed. “They’re in a coma! You’ll kill them if

but the security officers did not even bat an eye. They were doing what the

cut off, the couple’s breathing began to wane. They spasmed on the beds, their bodies struggling but failing to take in more air.