Grace could only hear her best friendâs voice slowly sounding from the other end of the phone. She said word by word, âGrace⦠I⦠Iâd like to see⦠Hadwin⦠Will⦠Will you get him for me⦠Help meâ¦
contact him⦠Tell him⦠I want to see him⦠I trust him⦠no matter what happensâ¦â
Grace burst into tears instantly.
She did not even know how to answer Lina. The Hadwin Stephenson she trusted was now dating another woman. Maybe⦠the answer was not what Lina was expecting at all!
Graceâs tears made Hadwin Stephenson rush over suddenly. âWhat happened to Lina? Did something happen to Lina?â
Grace sobbed, and before she could speak, Hadwin Stephenson snatched the phone out of her hand and anxiously roared into the other end of the line, âWhat happened to Lina?!â
âHadwinâ¦â Only one word came from the other end of the line, but it already made Hadwin Stephenson stiffen.
âItâs⦠Linaâs voice!â
His lips quivered and moved slightly as if he wanted to say something, but it seemed that all words were stuck in his throat. He could not even utter a word.
âHadwin⦠I⦠I want to see you. Whatever⦠it is, I⦠just want to hear it⦠from you⦠If⦠you donât come and see me, I⦠I wonât eat or drink and⦠wait until⦠you comeâ¦â Linaâs voice sounded intermittently.
Hadwin Stephensonâs heart immediately sank.
He knew her temper. Sometimes, she liked to coquettishly play dumb and was indecent in her fangirling. It would not be the first time she had lied to him. He had even called her a little liar back then.
However, she always kept her word once she made up her mind.
Hadwin Stephenson clutched the phone tightly. âHow can she do this? How can she threaten me with her life? Does what I say matter so much?â
After an unknown amount of time, the word âokayâ finally escaped his mouth.
Then, the call ended.
Grace glared at Hadwin Stephenson and nervously asked, âWhat did Lina say to you?â
âShe asked to see me and I said yes.â Hadwin Stephenson restrained the expression on his face and threw the phone back to Grace. âWhich hospital is she in? Iâll go over.â
âWhat are you going to tell her once youâre there?â asked Grace.
âIâll tell her what I need to say, of course,â said Hadwin Stephenson.
âAnd what do you need to say?â Grace asked again.
Hadwin Stephenson stared coldly at Grace, saying, âThatâs between me and her. You have no right to ask. If you wonât give me the name of the hospital, Iâll look it up myself.â
With that, he turned to leave.
âWait!â Grace reached out her hand to grab Hadwin Stephenson.
Hadwin Stephenson suddenly shook his hand, and Grace was caught off guard. She seemed like she was about to fall, but luckily, Jason grabbed her from the side.