chapter 229

The icy-cold dagger clattered down onto the ground.

Lucia was stunned. She then saw the door of a car at the side open to reveal a tall figure before she

could react. Her eyes brightened despite herself with a sigh of relief when she spotted him as

August. Though she was reluctant to admit that, she had actually been longing for his appearance in

the past two hours and he did turn out to be the one who came to her rescue.

August strode forward with a stern look. He then stretched out his arm to drag her close to him and

removed the cloth from her mouth. Lucia couldn't help coughing drily as her throat really ached.

August then took out a Swiss Army Knife and swiftly cut off the cord to release her body.

"Keep Nolan under control and collect his weapon.” After dictating that to his staff, August led

Lucia, who was in a gaze, toward the car by holding her shoulder.

Lucia didn't really recover from the shock until she got on the car. Looking at the bottle of water

August passed her, she turned to him swiftly, as though suddenly remembering something, and

asked with great concern, "How's my father?" August's forehead knotted to a faint frown as he

spoke blandly from between the previously compressed lips, "In the hospital. Mrs. Mitchell says he

passed out." "What!" Lucia exclaimed, feeling stressed out again just minutes after she had got

relieved. Her nose twitched as she bit her lip tightly. That was the scenario she had least anticipated

and things just did develop that way. With tears in her eyes, Lucia grasped August's wrist

desperately, "I'll go the hospital! Now!"

August's heart did a flip when he saw Lucia so flustered. He ordered Burton to head for the hospital

at once. Burton turned the car round immediately and put his foot down, roaring toward the

hospital.

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Lucia appeared extremely agitated all the way, as the mixture of anxiety and helplessness kept her

fidgeting. Having sensing her emotions, August reached for a bottle of water and unscrewed the

cap for her soothingly, "No worries, Mr. Mitchell will be ok"

Lucia took the bottle mechanically. His words didn't help In fact, nothing could placate her at the

moment.

The moment the car pulled over in front of the gate of the hospital, Lucia opened the door and

rushed out. August followed her at once with a frown.

The ward was empty when they darted to it. An ominous feeling clenched Lucia's heart, even

making it difficult for her to breathe. "Dad..." She could only forbid herself from thinking too much

while panting hard. She then rushed out of the ward to grasp the first nurse she ran into and asked

desperately, "Excuse me but where's the patient in this ward?"

Being startled by her eagerness, the nurse answered at once, "He's gone through the emergency

operation and is in ICU ward on the fifth floor.”

After thanking the nurse, Lucia rushed to the stairs and climbed up to the fifth floor. The moment

she went out of the landing of the stairs, she caught the sight of Mrs. Mitchell from far away, who

was sitting in the passage. Tears rolling down, she cried out in a choked voice, "Mom..."

Elisa Mitchell, who had been floundering helplessly there, turned round at the voice, just to find

Lucia in amazement. She rose at once and walked toward Lucia. "My daughter!”

Lucia held her mother's hand, asking while weeping, "How's Dad?"

Elisa frowned at the question. She then cast a look at the ICU ward, "He's still lying there. The doctor

said they still need to keep watching his situation, and wait till he wakes up at least.”

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Lucia felt so regretful and sorrowful hearing her mother's words. She ran to the outside of the ICU

and looked through the window at her father, who was breathing through the oxygen hose now.

She began weeping bitter tears again. There was

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nothing but remorse in her heart at the moment as she gritted her teeth and blamed herself for

making her father so miserable now.

Elisa, who was standing by her side, eventually utter the question with some hesitation, "Lucia,

what's happened to you today?"

Lucia's clothes was stained all over by the dirt, and her cheeks got swollen even with some faint

bruises at the corners of her mouth, as though having been battered.

Elisa's question made Lucia even bitter. Her head downcast, Lucia said in a chocked voice, "Mom, it's

all my bad, all because of me..."

Though being flustered and floored, Elisa still tried to comfort Lucia by patting her on the shoulder,

"Don't cry, Lucia..."

Lucia raised her face abruptly and stared at her mother with they tearful eyes, "Mom, you don't

know it. Dad's situation is all..." Her voice trailed away until her courage to continue drained out.

"It's got nothing to do with you. It's my fault." The low and firm voice of a man came

at that instant.

Elisa Mitchell turned to August in bewilderment, "August, what on earth is it?" Lucia turned her head

round too, yet feeling even worse facing this solemn man. She just thought there wouldn't be such

a tragedy if she hadn't meddled with August's business. Nolan was right, it was all because she had

put her finger in another's pie. She now could only bite her lip tight and shake her head. "Mom,

don't ask..." She then sat down on a bench aside, appearing so grieved. She could never forgive

herself, should her father run into any misfortune this time.

Seeing her daughter being so distraught Elisa Mitchell couldn't stop getting worried.

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Her heart even ached at the sight of the bruise around Lucia's wrists. “Lucia, wait here. I'll go get

some nurse to deal with your wounds." She then left after casting a significant look at August.

Having grasped Elisa's implication, August went up and told Lucia, "Really, it's got nothing to do

with you, but all my fault.”

Lucia's eyelashes trembled as she was surprised to hear August confess his mistake. He'd never

done that before.

"Lucia Mitchell, brace yourself up!" his voice came from above. "Mr. Mitchell will be sad if he finds

you so upset when he wakes up."

Lucia still dropped her head downcast silently.

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There was awkward silence in the passage until Elisa brought a nurse back. After checking the wounds in Lucia's face

and body, the nurse said softly, "The wounds need some simple treatment. Could you come with me?”

Her eyes dropping to the floor, Lucia bit her lip for some seconds before she finally shook her head and tried to hide her

hands. "It's ok. I don't need treatment.” she said under her breath.

Elisa was about to persuade Lucia when August abruptly strode up and pulled her up from the bench. Lucia stepped

backward out of reflection, glaring at him with great alarm, “What are you doing?"

August frowned and stared at her. With sudden wrath, he dictated with a commanding and compelling air, “Go get the

wounds treated. Or I'll carry you there!”