Knock Knock!
There were suddenly two knocks on the door, followed by Quintonâs voice.
âMr. Howard, itâs me.â
âCome in.â Balfour snapped back to reality.
Quinton could only step into Pearlâs room after getting permission.
Balfour massaged his temples, looking somewhat worn out. âHowâs the kid doing?â He asked.
Quinton answered honestly. âThe doctor said Baber has a severe head injury, along with a minor concussion. He has stitched up the wound on the back of his head and given him some medicines, but since Baberâs been pretty moody at the hospital, the doctor suggested bringing him home for rest and to pay special attention to soothing his emotions. Then just go to the hospital to change the dressing every day, making sure the wound stays dryâ
Balfour squinted, thinking to himself how this kidâs life has been one hell of a roller coaster. Since he was adopted, heâs been getting hurt a lot, and each time was worse than the last.
âDid the doctor figure out what caused Baberâs injury?â He asked.
Quinton responded, âThe doctor said Baberâs wound doesnât look like it was caused by a sharp object;
itâs more likely that he bumped into something like a table corner.â
Hearing this, Balfour found some of his doubts answered, but he was also somewhat disappointed.
It turned out that Patri was lying through her teeth. The wound on Baberâs head was not caused by Ellinor hitting him with a weapon.
However, Balfour also felt a bit relieved. Even though Baberâs injury wasnât caused by Ellinor, it didnât seem like Patri intentionally hurt him either. It was probably Just Baber being clumsy, and Patri saw it as an opportunity to frame Ellinor.
Even though Patriâs behavior was despicable, at least she wasnât that ruthless. Maybe she could still change; he would have to discipline her properly in the future. He couldnât let her go on like this.
Then Quinton said, âMr Howard, because Baber is really resistant to going to Ms. Howardâs room, I sent him to the nannyâs room for her to take care of him.â
After hearing this, Balfourâs brows furrowed again. The excuse he just made for Patricia seemed to fall apart. Baber has been really resistant to Patri since he woke up; did Patri really do something to hurt Baber?
Thinking of this, Balfourâs temples started to throb, âAlright, I got it. You can leave now.â
Quinton didnât leave because he still had something to report. âMr. Howard, the pocket watch you lost in K City has been foundâ
The pocket watch was a birthday gift from his sister Pearl fifteen years ago. She painted the dial herself.
The time painted on the dial was his birth time and his portrait.
Even though the childâs drawing didnât look much like him, it was a memory his sister gave him, so he cherished it very much and always carried it with him.
He lost it when he returned from a business trip to K City not long ago.
âWhere did you find it?â Balfour asked, looking up.
Quintonâs expression was a bit complicated, and he answered truthfully, âI found it in the blood collection room of K City Hospital, a young nurse had picked it up.
When Ellinor called you to donate blood, you took off your coat, and the pocket watch fell to the ground.â
Balfour nodded, he wasnât too surprised, as long as the pocket watch was found However, Quintonâs expression did not relax after completing the task. He added, âMr. Howard, when I sent someone to check the hospital surveilance footage to help find your pocket watch, we discovered something else that was oddâ
Balfour raised an eyebrow, âWhat?â
Quinton explained, âThat day after you donated blood and left the blood collection room, the two nurses on duty in the room took your blood sample without authorization, and weâre not clear about their intentions yet