Phoebe cried and said, âItâs not Colby Withers. Itâs you and that asshole named Alex.â
âDonât cry, Phoebe. What in the world happened?â
âI⦠I was almost taken away by a man. Cheryl Coney, are you still my friend? You knew that your
stinking man had hurt my leg, and I have only one shoe, yet you still left me to Colbyâs mercy. What if
he does anything to me?!â
âSorry, Iâm sorry. Iâll come back soon.â
Alex and Cheryl went back, and of course, Phoebe was no longer at the steakhouse. Finally, they
found her on a bridge.
She was sitting on the bridgeâs blue striped stone steps, both her shoes gone from her feet. Her left
foot was wrapped in something, and upon closer inspection, it was a sanitary pad.
And it was still dripping with blood. There were also tear tracks on her beautiful face.
When Phoebe caught sight of Cheryl and Alex, she turned her face away deliberately, showing that she
was still angry.
Cheryl immediately kneeled to check on her injury but was pushed away. âYou donât care about me
anymore, donât you? You and your scumbag can go and be lovey-dovey with each other.â
Alex couldnât stand her lousy attitude. So what if she was the daughter of a magistrate?
If she provoked him, he would still smack that big mouth of hers. Did she really consider herself to be a
princess?
At that moment, Alex just wanted to drag Cheryl away. However, because Cheryl was very soft
hearted, not only did she apologize, but she also comforted her with a soft voice. She showed an
extremely kind attitude. It was then that Alex understood. With that foul temper of Phoebe, daughter of
a magistrate, most people probably couldnât stand her, and only someone gentle like Cheryl could
tolerate that behavior of hers.
After careful questioning, they found out that Phoebe had refused Colby and had come out of the
restaurant. She didnât expect that she would bump into a drunk man on the road, who came over and
hugged her immediately.
She was frightened out of her mind, and she ran but fell and stepped on a broken bottle.
Not only did she fall, but the glass shards also pierced her feet, and there was a lot of bleeding.
Cheryl apologized once again, then said to Alex, âAlex, could I trouble you to carry her for a while? The
wound is quite deep, and we need to head to the hospital to have it looked at and check if thereâs any
glass inside the wound. Sheâll also need to get a tetanus shot.
Alex frowned. âItâs just a small wound. She doesnât need the hospital, right?â
âShe needs to,â Cheryl said.
âAlright, if you say so, then.â
Helpless from her words, Alex could only squat down to allow Phoebe to climb onto his back. As a
result, her legs and body were stiff and straight, as though she was afraid he would somehow take
advantage of her.
âHey, can you relax? It feels like Iâm carrying a coffin board on my back!â
âYouâre the coffin board, you bastard!â
Alex was speechless. After thinking about it, he gathered some spiritual powers in his finger and poked
her. In the next second, she quietened down and relaxed obediently.
***
At the same time, elsewhere.
Carol had finally survived through an unforgettable purgatory experience. However, she had used her
own skills and the courage from looking death in the eye to find a way out, to conquer Doctor Quinn.
It was the point that he had the thought of making her his wife.
During this process, Carol had also pulled out a lot of information on Seamus. A malicious thought
suddenly appeared in her mind!