Chapter 1014: Chapter 1014

However, Bella’s mind was elsewhere. She wished she could be there with Justin.

Asher let out a sigh. He undid his top button, reached inside his collar, and removed the silver cross he

had worn for years.

“Give this to Justin when he wakes up.”

Asher put the necklace in the palm of Bella’s hand and shut her fingers.

“Ash, this is…” Her eyes widened in shock.

“The necklace isn’t worth much, but it means a lot to me. I have worn it for more than a decade, and it

has saved me from countless dangers and troubles.”

Asher smiled wryly, his eyes burning intensely. “I can’t do much for

Justin. It’s Justin’s fight now. I can only pray for him. I hope you don’t laugh at my attempt to reach out

to God, Bella.”

Bella sniffled and burst into tears again. She broke down and cried in Asher’s arms.

“Thank you… Ash… Thank you…”

“If you thank me one more time, I’ll be mad at you, silly girl.” Asher pouted dotingly.

With her emotions getting the best of her, Bella wailed louder.

“Bella, when Justin wakes up, be good to him. At least, don’t make things difficult for him or be mad at

him.”

Asher shuffled her hair tenderly and expressed, “He would do anything for you. I doubt I can do what

he did for you.”

Bella’s mind wandered back to when Justin shielded her from the arrow.

“Bella, don’t cry…”

She closed her eyes as tears stained her face.

The Thompsons arrived at the hospital and drove into the basement parking lot.

Ryan was there, waiting for them.

Bella got out of the car and sprinted to Ryan desperately. “How is Justin now?”

Ryan replied, “He’s in surgery. You know the surgeon.”

“I know the surgeon? Is it Arnold?” Bella was quick to put the piece together.

She looked back at Asher.

Asher met her gaze calmly, even though something stirred within him.

“Yeah. The surgery has been going on for three hours now.”

Worried sick, Ryan said, “I heard Dr. Larson is a relative of Mila. Can we trust him? He acts funny and

looks unreliable. Maybe you should operate instead, Bella. Didn’t you crack Justin’s head open and

operate on him the last time?”

Bella was lost for words.

“What do you mean by funny?”

Drew placed his arm on the car window, a cigarette in hand. He whined, “He’s a carefree man. I have

to question the Hoffman family’s education.”

“Well, you get the meaning,” Ryan mumbled under his breath, as Drew was Bella’s brother.

Otherwise, Ryan would have taken a jab back.

“Dr. Larson is as great of a doctor as Dr. Brown.”

Asher frowned, his voice chilly. “Coming from a prestigious family like yours, Mr. Hoffman, one might

expect you to value talent above all else. Don’t you agree?”