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Chapter 287: Meeting by Chance at the Hospital
Chapter 287: Meeting by Chance at the Hospital
Chapter 287: Meeting by Chance at the Hospital
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lucas didn’t get to see William’s injuries for himself. By the time he had arrived at the fifth floor of Block 26 of Golden Garden Estate, William had already been sent to the hospital by Zach’s subordinates. He merely heard that William had been beaten up to the point of losing consciousness, so he reckoned that his injuries should be severe.
In fact, William was already in his fifties, so he must have been severely wounded after the harsh beating by the four strong bodyguards. Lucas was worried about him.
“Lucas, Dad woke up just now, and I accompanied him for a checkup in the hospital. He only suffered some abrasions and superficial tissue injuries. Although he still has to remain in the hospital to recuperate for a while, his internal organs and bones are fine. It’s a huge blessing!”
There was some relief and joy in Cheyenne’s voice, and she was immediately much more relaxed after learning that there was nothing major wrong with William.
God knows how worried she was when they were rushing to the hospital. She had even made mental preparations for the worst-case scenario.
Lucas finally felt relieved. “I’ve just finished dealing with the matters on my side. I’ll go to the hospital to pick you up now and visit William.”
“Is everything... okay on your side?” Cheyenne asked with some concern.
Previously, when they were outside William’s rented apartment, she had heard that Sharon, James Wilson’s wife, who had beaten William up, had gone to the Douglases’ villa. She was now a little worried that Lucas would get into trouble with both the Wilsons and the Douglases, two of the most powerful families in Orange County. She was also worried that Lucas might go overboard and get into more trouble instead.
Lucas naturally wouldn’t tell Cheyenne that he had already torn off Chris’s hand. He said to her gently, “Don’t worry. It’s settled. Everything will be alright. I’ll come to the hospital to look for you soon.”
After Lucas ended the call, Zach was smart enough to tag along and said subserviently, “Mr. Gray, I’m familiar with the route to that hospital. Why don’t I send you there?”
After experiencing everything that happened just now, Zach was already in awe of Lucas.
When Lucas slapped James just for cursing at Zach, Zach felt especially touched, and he even made up his mind that he would stay by Lucas’s side and work for him.
Seeing this, Lucas smiled and tossed his car key over to him.
Zach caught the key gleefully and immediately opened the doors of the Jaguar. After respectfully asking Lucas to enter, he walked to the driver’s seat and fastened his seatbelt.
He yelled at the redhead outside the car. “Go wait for me at the cyber cafe!”
Then he stepped on the gas pedal and drove off with Lucas.
Zach was quite a good driver, and they soon arrived at the entrance of Orange Coast Medical Center.
After Lucas alighted, he called Cheyenne and said, “I’m here. Which ward are you and William in?”
“We’re at Ward No. 15 on the ninth floor of the inpatient wing. Take the elevator up and walk all the way toward the left,” Cheyenne answered briefly.
“Okay, got it.”
After hanging up, Lucas walked toward the inpatient wing next to the outpatient wing of the hospital. Soon, he boarded the elevator to the ninth floor and found William’s ward.
In the ward, William was lying on a bed clad in a blue and white patient’s gown with his head wrapped in bandages. There were plasters and dressings on the various abrasions on his body, and the exposed skin of his body was bruised and swollen. He seemed to be in a miserable state.
Fortunately, William was quite energetic. When he saw Lucas enter with a bag of fruits and supplements in hand, he couldn’t help saying with some heartache, “You’re already taking time out of your busy schedule to visit me. You didn’t have to buy me anything. I’ve only suffered some abrasions. There’s no need for these health supplements.”
William’s speech was a little slow now, and his voice was very nasally too, probably because he had taken several painful punches to his nose.
Lucas put the fruits and health supplements on the bedside cabinet and said with a smile, “These things aren’t expensive anyway. You’re injured, so you should take more supplements to nourish your body so that you can recover sooner.”
As Lucas approached William, he carefully scrutinized William’s complexion and wounds. After seeing that there was indeed no major problem, he finally felt relieved.
William smiled bitterly. “Before you came, I told Cheyenne to hurry back to work and not end up disrupting her work for me.”
Lucas smiled. “William, don’t worry about it. You’re already injured. As your daughter and son-in-law, we should come here and take care of you. Family comes first. Besides, this isn’t taking up much time anyway.”
Cheyenne also smiled. “Exactly. I’ve said it several times before, but Dad keeps wanting to chase me away.”
“I... I’m just worried that I might hold you up!” William said awkwardly.
Cheyenne peeled an apple and a banana and cut them and a watermelon into smaller pieces to make a simple fruit salad for William. She then fed it to him using a toothpick.
They chatted for a while, and during the conversation, William asked about Sharon and the men she had brought over to beat him up.
In front of Cheyenne, Lucas chose not to mention that Sharon and Chris had cheated on James Wilson with each other. Instead, he briefly said that he had found Sharon’s husband, James, and told him to take his wife in hand, as well as the fact that James had chased Sharon out of Orange County.
“In short, you no longer have to worry about that malicious wench in the future anymore,” Lucas said.
“Well then... Will the Wilsons take it out on you?” asked William, who had the same thoughts as Cheyenne.
“No, they wouldn’t dare to come after me,” Lucas said indifferently, his tone full of confidence and certainty.
Hearing this, William stopped asking questions. And deep down, he was even more satisfied with his son-in-law.
Cheyenne should be safe with a husband that even the Wilsons didn’t dare to provoke.
At noon, Charlotte also received the news and rushed to the hospital to see William. After William had lunch, he felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he had turned into a soft and feeble porcelain doll.
He racked his brains to think of a solution. But in the end, he sulked, and his daughters finally agreed to go to work and head back to the office.
But he couldn’t chase Lucas away.
“William, I have nothing to do this afternoon, so I’ll stay at the hospital to chat with you. If you want to rest now, I’ll take a walk around the hospital. If there’s anything, give me a call, and I’ll rush over immediately,” Lucas said insistently.
First, he indeed didn’t have anything important to do in the afternoon, and second, when Cheyenne just left, she was still particularly worried about William’s condition. So Lucas decided to stay here so that he could tell her about William’s condition from time to time in order to put her at ease.
William couldn’t convince Lucas, so he could only agree.
Soon, he fell asleep on the bed.
Seeing this, Lucas simply walked around the inpatient wing of the hospital.
When he passed by one of the wards, he suddenly heard a voice that sounded somewhat familiar.
“Dr. Jones, you must save my mother. I’ll try my best to get enough money for her medical bills as soon as possible. Please don’t terminate her treatment!”
Lucas stopped and turned to look over curiously, only to see a familiar face facing a doctor in a white coat and pleading with him miserably.