The doctor thought, ‘It’s really sad that she has such serious injuries at such a young age!’Blair looked at Mable, who was on the hospital bed with an oxygen mask on. Her face was so pale that her lips had no color.He had never seen Mable so weak before.Blair looked at the doctor on the side. “What did you just say? She has just recovered from a serious injury? How was she seriously injured?”The attending doctor was stunned for a moment. He frowned and said, “When we examined this young lady, we found that she had suffered serious internal injuries. She also has scars on her wrists, which are about seven or eight months old…”Blair’s back stiffened. That was when Mable went missing.Looking at Mable’s wrists, Blair saw the hideous scar on her arteries.Blair turned pale instantly and even stopped breathing.The injuries on her wrists...Blair suddenly recalled that whenever he saw Mable, she wore a watch on her left hand and a three-finger-wide wristband on her right.Th
Arthur looked at Blair and said, “I doubt Ms. Nicki was hurt when I dropped her off at Oakshire Estate yesterday afternoon, Master Blair.” Blair was dumbstruck. “What are you saying?” Arthur explained, “When I dropped Ms. Nicki back yesterday afternoon, she didn’t seem hurt. She was chatty with me. Most importantly, she even hopped out of the car and waved me goodbye when I took her home. If she were hurt, she wouldn’t be jumping around even if she tried to hide her injuries.” He paused and added, “Besides, Ms. Nicki mentioned that Ms. Jefferson did not kidnap her. She ran into Spike at the office and was taken home.” Blair narrowed his eyes dangerously. Mable did not hurt Nicki. Solomon was not expecting Arthur to come all this way to stand up for Mable. It struck his mind that Mable said last night she had never laid a hand on Nicki. They had the wrong idea about her. Tracey turned to Blair and spoke in a reprimanding tone, “Don’t act like you never knew Mabes before,
Pulling a stern look, Blair spoke harshly, “I’m asking you one more time. How did you get hurt?” Nicki bit her lip, and her eyes welled up. Did her father know she was lying? Covering her mouth, Olivia dared not say a word. She could sense that Blair was furious. What should she do? Had he caught on? Blair said angrily, “I’m asking you, Nicole Fowler!” “Dad…” Even an adult could not look Blair in the eye when it was tense, much less a kid. “I’m sorry, Dad. I-I was wrong. I lied. The bad woman didn’t hit me. Sob, sob… I’m sorry, Dad…” Turning as white as a sheet, Nicki climbed out of bed and fell on her knees in tears. Olivia looked at Nicki with a pale face, her heart in her throat. Blair scowled and clenched his fists. “Who hit you?” Nicki kneeled, shaking and avoiding eye contact with her mother. She wept a while before stammering, “I-It was someone from school. I’m not a good kid. I fought in school. Please punish me, Dad. I’m sorry.” Relieved, Olivia fel
Faced with Blair’s questioning, Olivia felt chills. Ultimately, Blair found out. “Blair, I-I…” Olivia could not string a full sentence. Blair could tell from the look on her face that his guess was right. No mother in their right mind would hurt their child and blame it on someone else. Blair glared at Olivia. “Nicki is your daughter. How can you hurt her?” Olivia sank to the ground in regret. If she had known, she would not have been reckless to pull the stunt. Nicki talked about meeting Mable when she came home yesterday, so Olivia had some thoughts of her own.Although Blair had no feelings for Olivia, he had bonded with his supposed daughter, Nicki. Blair would not forgive Mable if he thought Mable hurt Nicki. Hence, Olivia pushed, kicked, and taught Nicki what to say to Blair. “I-I’m sorry, Blair. I let my emotions get to my head. I just hate Mable so much. She kidnapped me before and nearly killed me, so I wanted my revenge.” Blair looked at Olivia coldl
“Mabes isn’t awake, Blair. It’s Spike. The doctor came by and said he was really emotional when he woke up. He trashed the ward…” … Spike and Mable were in the same hospital but on separate floors. It was a nightmare in the ward for children. The blanket, pillow, cup, slipper, and anything and everything Spike could pick up became his weapon. The doctors and nurses stood at the door, not having the courage to go near him as they tried to talk some sense into Spike. Once Spike smashed everything he could, he jumped out of the bed barefooted and ran straight to the window. Tracey ran over, only to see Spike climbing up the windowsill. The sight terrified her. “Don’t do anything silly, Spike!” It was clear tensions were running high, judging by Spike’s flushed face. Tracey softened her tone. “Do you still remember me? I’m your mother’s best friend. We had dinner together two days ago.” Spike stared at Tracey and nodded. He mouthed, “Where’s my mom?” Feeling dilemma
Mable was severely wounded. There was no telling when she would regain consciousness. She would not be able to take the video call request from Spike. Tracey advised, “Your mom went to take care of something important, Spike. We would be disturbing her if we called her now. Maybe we can try later.” She had to hold it off as long as she could. Spike wrote on the paper, “Where did she go?” Thinking on her feet, Tracey replied, “Your mom went to Ashdale.” Spike pursed his lips without a word. Tracey was secretly relieved, believing she had fooled the kid. Blair came back to the hospital. After hearing from Arthur that Tracey had calmed Spike down, he did not visit Spike. Instead, he went to Mable’s ward. The doctor said that she would probably regain consciousness tomorrow. Sitting by her bed, Blair carefully took Mable’s hand and caressed the scar on her wrist. His face revealed no emotion. Soon, night befell. As the door to the ward opened, Tracey tiptoed in. “Is
After much thought, Spike wrote on the paper, “Aust.” On the day Rory and the others brought a badly injured Mable back to the castle, Spike knew the person who hurt her was Aust. Rory told him so. Blair looked at the name Spike wrote, and his hands on his lap balled up. So, it was Aust. Now that Spike answered his question, he pointed at his earlier question, demanding Blair to answer. “Your mother’s old illness has relapsed, and she is in a coma.”Blair did not mention anything about Mable getting hurt. The truth was, he was too embarrassed to bring it up. He was the one who caused Mable's injuries and unconsciousness.Hearing that his mother had an illness relapse and was unconscious, Spike became nervous. He lifted the covers and wanted to get out of bed to find his mother. “Hold it right there.” Blair took Spike’s hand and glanced at the food on the table. “Be good and eat your dinner. Then, I’ll take you to your mom.” Gritting his teeth, Spike pulled away
An investigation led Blair to Aust’s lair in Hilary Island, but Blair passed out on his way there. By the time he got out of the coma, six months passed. Solomon said Hilary Island was in ruin when he and Kyle rushed there. Mable and Aust were nowhere to be found. They later searched other places, but there was still no sign of Mable. After Olivia mentioned that her abductor was Mable, they suspected they had gotten the wrong information and that Aust had never kidnapped Mable. Everything was part of Mable’s great escape plan. If Mable had orchestrated the lie, she would not have sustained such injuries. Now, it seemed their intel was right all along. Aust captured Mable, but they arrived on the scene too late to save her. On the other end, Solomon was shocked. “Did he really?“Didn’t Olivia say Mable kidnapped her? How did Aust get involved?” Blair clenched his phone grimacingly. “Olivia lied.” Between Olivia and Mable, he chose to trust the latter. Blair had no tr