“Did you get anything?” She said something else.
“Yes.” Eliot sneered as he walked along the corridor. “Her fiancé has just been released on bail.”
Just as Sydnee was about to say something, she received a text message from Emily who told her to go to Town South Hospital to get the injury diagnosis.
“He got released on bail. So what?” Sydnee suddenly felt confident. She waved her cell phone and said, “We can throw him in jail again.”
She didn’t know what was going to happen. The only thing she remembered was that when she passed the hospital gate, a beam of sunlight just reached her. She narrowed her eyes, looked up, and happened to see Eliot standing straight there.
The Town South Hospital was not far away. Eliot and Sydnee took Lynn’s medical report. They entered a director’s office on the third floor and gave the report to him.
“From the medical report, it could be seen that the patient got a serious injury. Her chest and lungs had injures of varying degrees. In addition, her mental state should have your attention. You probably should have a psychiatrist or neurologist to check her out.”
The director wrote down “Seriously injured” on the medical report once he finished reading it.
Sydnee was very happy. “Well, we can throw that scum back in jail again. A ten-year sentence might not be possible, but we could expect three to five years…”
She put the materials back into her bag and thanked the director before walking out with Eliot.
“Let’s go grab something to eat first and then…”
Eliot suddenly grabbed her before Sydnee could finish the sentence. She was stunned for a moment and looked up at him. She heard Eliot say quickly, “We need to go to a crowded place.”
“What happened?” She turned around and saw a few men standing in front of her. They were all tall and big and strangers to Sydnee. “Do you know them?” She asked quietly and was not prepared to leave.
Eliot gave her a push and said briefly, “Lynn’s fiancé is over there.”
Only then did Sydnee see the man in the front. Although he was well-dressed, he was definitely a refined rascal.
She thought about how to get rid of this group of people before Eliot pushed her and sneaked a piece of paper into her pocket. He then turned around and ran the other way.
“He is there! Go get him!” Someone shouted before the others went after Eliot.
Sydnee also hurriedly ran out with her bag in her arms. Her heart was drumming even with the knowledge that she had the diagnosis with her.
She ran all the way to the first floor and called the police while asking for help from the security guards, “Go to the third floor, there’s a fight!”
Only then did the security guards go upstairs.
Eliot kept running along the corridor until he saw Sydnee running to a safe place. He turned around and looked at the men. He sneered and said, “Why are you following me?”
Lynn’s fiancé looked like a gentleman who would never hit a woman. He was dressed well, wearing a blue tie and leather shoes. He anointed his head with oil and slicked his hair back like Chow Yun-Fat.
This Slicked-back looked at Eliot, pointed at his chest and said, “Give me whatever in your arms.”
“What is it?” Eliot pretended that he didn’t understand what Slicked-back was saying.
“Don’t waste my time.” Slicked-back looked at Eliot unpleasantly. He then looked behind Eliot and saw the director whom Eliot and Sydnee saw before being dragged outside.
“How dare you turn your back on me?” Slicked-back asked.
That director lied huddled on the ground and he probably had been beaten up in the stomach before he came here. Coiling up, he looked painful. Slicked-back kicked him hard in the stomach again and threatened, “You could suffer more injuries if you don’t ‘tell the truth’. Do you understand?”
The director remained silent.
“Say something!” Slicked-back kicked him fiercely again.
The director finally said, “Understood.”
“Fair enough. Give him the medical report so that he can make a new diagnosis.” Slicked-back looked at Eliot.
“The medical report has already been sent to the Town South Police Station.” Eliot waved his hands.
“What?” Slicked-back stared at Eliot.
“The medical report has already been sent to the Town South Police Station. You’re too late.” Eliot said.
Slicked-back immediately threw a punch at Eliot and Eliot dodged. Then, Eliot punched Slicked-back in the chin, who failed to dodge and was hit. He even bit his tongue and spat out blood. He glared at Eliot and shouted to the two men behind him, “Go get him!”
Eliot had learned how to fight, but just one opponent. More than one would put him at disadvantage. There were four cornering him today. It could be really difficult for him to get the upper hand. It didn’t take them too long to produce a piece paper from Eliot’s chest pocket.
Slicked-back looked at the paper and realized that it was just a hospital bill. He now realized that this man deliberately lied to them. That woman must have that diagnosis report!
“Who gave you the phone number? How did you know them? Tell me! Who called you! If you don’t tell me, you will die!” Slicked-back spat out the blood from his mouth as he forced the director to the window and asked coldly.
The window was open, and the director’s head was pushed out of the window. He suffered from a lack of oxygen and his face turned red. He looked extremely terrified. His legs kept kicking in the air and it seemed like he could be thrown out of the window any minute. Eliot tried to pull the director back, but he ran into Slicked-back before he could reach the director. He then punched Slicked-back again.
It was in the eyes this time. Slicked-back roared and pushed Eliot against the window.
Sydnee threw her bag into the car and ran back. She heard someone scream before she could enter the building. She looked up at the third floor and saw someone in a white shirt falling down.
That person fell straight onto the lawn. Sydnee was so close that she could even hear the crisp cracking sound of the bones. It was so unexpected and frightening that she knelt on the ground. She took a deep breath and realized it shouldn’t be Eliot. She pulled herself together and made her way into the crowd.
The man was turned over. His eyes closed and his white shirt was now red with blood.
Sydnee covered her mouth and trembled. She reached out her hands to see if that man was still breathing. She called out in a trembling voice, “Eliot?”
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**
Emily stared blankly at the broken pencil in her hand.
It was sunny today. Maury had been discharged from the hospital for several days. She wanted to enjoy the sunshine outside, so she took the easel down to the garden and sketched on with a pencil.
Drawing with a pencil could be tricky. She usually used colored pens to save time and energy. Most importantly, her paintings looked vivid when she used colored pens.
Today, she just wanted to sit quietly, chat with her father and drew with a pencil from time to time.
Harold kept the company running on Matthew’s behalf. He would sometimes text to make sure that nothing went wrong. Therefore, Emily would check her phone from time to time while drawing.
She just asked Ferne to help Sydnee. Some policemen were sent to make sure that the director of Town South Hospital would cooperate. In addition, Eliot was there. Everything should be okay.
When the pencil suddenly broke, she became fidgety. Last time she felt like this was when Vincent got hurt.
She stood up and walked away before Maury asked, “Why do you stop drawing?”
“I just want to go to the kitchen and get a glass of water.” She wanted to walk around. After all, she had been sitting there for a long time.
Susan, who was standing beside Emily, immediately said, “I will bring the water for you, Miss Emily.”
“Thank you.” Emily walked to the garden. It got warmer, and new leaves could be seen on the wall. Flowers would get all over the wall soon.
Susan brought a cup of hot tea and a cup of warm water.
The phone on the easel rang when Emily took the cup. It was Sydnee.
She walked away and answered, “Did you get the diagnosis?”
She was just about to drink water when Sydnee said something. The cup in her hand was then dropped on the ground.
“Miss Emily! Are you alright?” Susan said.
“What happened?” Maury asked.
“I’ll go check on Miss Emily.” The butler said, “Miss Emily, are you okay? What happened?”
Emily felt dizzy. She could not hear anything. Only Sydnee’s voice kept repeating in her mind.
“Something happened to your brother.”
