âWho would expect something like this to happen? Especially on Emma?â Adrien cried. âIf anything happens to Emma, I will blame myself for the rest of my life.â
âItâs my fault! Itâs all my fault. I failed to protect Emma!â Abel bawled. There were tears in his eyes.
âMr. Abel, donât put the blame on yourself. You saved Emmeline when the assassin fired the first time.
Everyone saw it. This was just an accident,â Evelyn said, touching Abelâs shoulder.
However, Abel shook off Evelynâs hands and pushed her away. âItâs none of your business and stay away from me!â
âMr. Abelâ¦â
âI said stay away from me!â
Hearing that, Evelyn was rendered speechless.
âMr. Abel, Emmeline is a kind girl. She is going to be fine.â It was Lizbeth. She was walking up to Abel.
âLizbeth?â Benjamin frowned. âWhy are you here?â
âMr. Benjamin, I came for the interview. Evelyn is my sister. We saw Mr. Abel trying his best to save Emmeline just now. So, please⦠donât blame him.â
âThen what exactly happened today? Who shot Emma?â Benjamin turned around and glanced at Abel.
âHave you caught the assassin?â
âInspector Charles and his team are coming,â Abel mumbled. âHope we can catch the assassin soon.â
âHowâs Emmaâs condition right now? I heard from Janie thatâ¦â Benjaminâs face turned pale. âWho would expect something like this to happen? Especially on Emma?â Adrien cried. âIf anything happens to Emma, I will blame myself for the rest of my life.â
Hearing that, Abel did not know how to answer. Emmeline passed out and seemed lifeless just now.
âAbel! Tell me⦠Howâs Emmaâs condition?â
Seeing that Abel remained silent, Benjaminâs heart could not help but skip a beat.
Right then, the door of the emergency room opened. Dr. Carter walked out. His face darkened.
âHowâs Emma?â Abel and Benjamin rushed forward in a hurry.
âIâm sorry, Mr. Abel. We canât take out the bullet now. Itâs on the blood vessel. Weâre afraid of hemorrhaging if we take it out.â
âWhat do you mean?â exclaimed Abel. âYou must save my wife no matter what!â
âBut the bulletâ¦â Dr. Carter mumbled. âItâs so complicatedâ¦â
Abelâs face turned pale. âWhat did you say?â
âMs. Louiseâs condition is strange.â
âWhat do you mean?â Abel grabbed Dr. Carterâs collar and sneered, âAre you a qualified doctor? How did you become the head of the Ryker Hospital?â
âMr. Abel, be calm!â Dr. Carter tried to explain again. âActually, weâre not sure if Ms. Louise is still alive!â
All of a sudden, Abelâs mind went blank.
Is Emma dead?
Hearing that, Benjamin could not help shivering.
âWhat are you talking about?â
With a sudden shudder, Abel threw Dr. Carter on the floor. âEmma is still alive, right?â
âWell, sheâs lifeless! But there are still vital signs. We really donât know how to explain it!â Dr. Carter replied.
âYou donât have to explain. Just save her. Just save her life!â Abel helped Dr. Carter up. âIf Emma dies, none of you will live!â
âButâ¦â Dr. Carter stammered. âThere is a needle in Ms. Louiseâs wrist. We donât dare to remove it.â
âNeedle?â Abel was confused.
âYa, a needle,â replied Dr. Carter at once. âWeâre afraid Ms. Louise would die right away if the needle is pulled out.â
As soon as Dr. Carter finished his words, Benjamin rushed into the emergency room.
âDonât touch that needle!â he yelled.
âSir, you canât come in!â The nurses quickly stopped him.
âFu*ck off!â
Benjamin pushed the nurses away and ran toward the operating table.
On the table, Emmeline seemed sound asleep. However, her face was pale. Nonetheless, her lips were still cherry red.
She was just like a doll. A quiet little doll who was sleeping soundly.
Seeing Emmeline, Benjamin was stupefied.