Nina frowned. ‘Who’s calling so early in the morning?’She turned over and tried to get her phone.Percy grabbed her hand and muttered, "Don't worry about it."Nina was not sure whether to laugh or cry.Outsiders would be shocked if they knew that the CEO of Mallory Corporation acted like this when he woke up in the morning."I’m getting a call so early. Something must have happened." Nina removed his hands, picked up the phone, and glanced at the incoming call. It was an unfamiliar number.Some time ago, some random numbers kept calling her, so she had to change her phone number.Therefore, she was annoyed with random numbers. She would hang up straight and refuse to answer their calls.She put down the phone. Percy asked, "Who's calling?""Some random number. It might be to harass me," Nina said. Her phone number was maliciously exposed when her past was put in the spotlight.Some reporters would call to interview her. At the same time, many called to scream at her, saying
"As long as he doesn't die." Nina took a deep breath. She was worried about Jean but said such mean words.Johann, who was on the other end of the phone, froze.Percy was the only one that understood what she was thinking about.He stretched out his hand, touched the back of Nina's hand, and said, "Please help me to keep an eye on him. I'll rush over now.""No problem." Johann said, "By the way, the police are already investigating. They say they found some surveillance footage. I trust that they’ll find who did this to Jean soon.""It's whoever lent him money," Nina said dully, but her tone was affirmative.Johann was stunned and asked subconsciously, "How do you know?"Nina did not say anything, so Percy just said, "Okay, I’ll hang up now. We’re about 10 minutes away. See you at the hospital.""Okay." Johann hung up the phone without asking further questions.Nina grabbed some bread, took a bite, and drank a sip of milk before she said slowly, "The people who beat up Jean mu
Johann's words were not difficult to understand. Nina knew that Jean would be mostly fine as long as he survived this."Thank you." She thanked him. "Oh, give me the receipt. I'll transfer the money to you.""I've already sent the receipt to Percy," Johann said. It was the same no matter if he sent it to her or Percy.Nina nodded and said nothing.Johann said, "Jean was lucky this time around. He was beaten, but they didn’t hurt any of his vital organs.""Those people are used to beating up others. They have experience and won't beat people to death," Nina said."Yeah, but he was beaten so much that he didn't even have the strength to ask for help. He just lay in the snow. If he still had the strength, he would have hallucinated and taken off his clothes. He didn’t because he was beaten up so badly that he lost all his strength. I heard that he moved the garbage and placed it in front of him to shield him from the wind. However, when the medical staff arrived, he was half-covered
Zoey watched her leave with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth.She could not help but sigh in her heart about the great relationship between Dr. Craw and their boss...Luca went to the underground parking lot, and sure enough, Warren was already sitting in the car. The car was running. She opened the door, and the heater inside was on."Warren, send me to the hospital," she said."I know, Ms. Luca. The boss told me." Warren started the car and hurried to the hospital.After the car left the parking lot, Luca remembered that she had left without a word, so she took out her phone and texted Zoey to ask her to take a one-day leave on her behalf.After that, she assigned Rhett some work.After the two replied to her, she put the phone back in her pocket and sighed as she looked at the receding scenery from the car window.When it involved Nina, she would certainly leave her job and help her deal with the matter.After all, Nina's suffering has something to do with what she
Seeing her reluctance, the man did not say anything. After all, he could not force others to do something.The ward was a little stuffy, so Luca stood up again and said, "I'm going to get a cup of coffee. Nina, do you want a drink?""Okay." Nina nodded. Her gaze was still on Jean, who was on the hospital bed.Luca left the ward, went to the restaurant to buy two cups of Americano, and was about to walk upstairs when she was stopped by someone. "Dr. Craw, why are you at the hospital?"She turned around and found that it was Dr. Wood who had called out to her."Dr. Wood, good morning," Luca said with a smile."Morning. Are you not feeling well?" Dr. Wood also held a cup of coffee, and he walked to her side."No, it's my friend who’s in trouble," Luca said. She thought of Tyrone and took advantage of the situation to check in about his situation. "By the way, Dr. Wood, how’s Tyrone doing?""After your dry needling treatment as well as physical therapy, his condition has improved a
"He borrowed money from loan sharks and couldn't pay it back, so he got beaten up. What does it have to do with me?" Nina frowned. She thought that Anna was being ridiculous. Her bias toward Jean was driving Nina into a corner."If you had given him money, he wouldn’t have to borrow money from loan sharks. You made him do this. My poor boy… If something happens to him, I'll leave this world too." Anna hugged Jean. Her heart ached when she saw her son hurt. She was prepared to give up on her life.The patient on the bed beside them noticed the commotion and walked out of the ward in silence.After all, Anna's cry was irritating.Nina sneered and said, "You’re my mother. I need to support you and give you living expenses every month, so my burden is already heavy enough. Why do you want me to be responsible for Jean's living expenses? He’s my brother, not my father nor my son. Why should I be responsible for him?""He's your brother, you should be responsible for him! My poor boy, i
“Nina! B*tch, how dare you curse your brother?!” Anna was trembling with rage. Nina did not agree with her, and Anna refused to give up either.“Am I cursing him?” Nina sneered, “His arms and legs are still fine now. Why don’t you chop off his arms and legs for him? I’d be willing to pay for his living expenses until he’s dead, not to mention a monthly allowance of just 5,000 dollars!”Nina hated the two of them who were her so-called family. That was why she said such things."H-How dare you to say something like that?!" Nina's words pissed Anna off.Anna's blood pressure would have shot up high if it was in the past. However, her blood pressure was stable because she was in the hospital and the doctors took good care of her.“I’ll only support the handicapped,” Nina said in a cold voice.Anna rested her hand on her heart as she thought of pretending to be weak. She was so angry that her face reddened. The caretaker immediately said to Nina when she saw this, “Ms. Nina, please
Malice flashed across Anna’s eyes. She was in a dilemma. They were being straightforward when they agreed to it. If Nina was the one negotiating with Anna right now, Anna might be able to get more from her.However, there was a risk that Nina would refuse to give her more money.Deep down in Anna’s heart, she knew Nina had no obligation to look after Jean. It was her who was being stubborn, thinking that Nina should take care of Jean. There was no turning back this time. It was impossible for Jean to depend on Nina anymore. Hence, even though Anna thought the amount she asked for was not enough, she chose to sign the contract and get the two million dollars. “Fine.” Anna agreed to it after consideration."Okay. The lawyer will be the witness to the contract signing. I'll give you 2.5 million dollars in cash after signing the contract," said Percy. An extra half a million was added to the amount they decided just now.“Sure.” Anna’s eyes brightened when she heard that. She d