Chapter 222 - Disappointment
"Stay away! " Victor vigilantly yelled at her, causing her to flinch back in shock and her eyes to flutter in disappointment. The tears that were threatening to fall slowly fell, and she immediately used the back of her hand to wipe them off.
Without bothering to explain anymore as she found it useless to do so, she turned around and reluctantly began to walk towards the door. She halted when she got to the door and turned her head to glance at them. Deep pain flickered in her teary eyes, and she pulled the cap of her hoodie over her head, then walked out of the room and towards the elevator.
It took her down to the third floor, and she walked out when the doors pushed open. She strolled out of the building with her head lowered, and headed straight for the car.
She got in, shut the door, then recklessly drove out of the compound and onto the road.
Tears uncontrollably welled up in her eyes, and she regulated the steering wheel with one hand while using the other to wipe off the tears. The deep fear she saw in their eyes, how they stared at her as though she was a monster broke her completely. That... was not what she had in mind! She didn't want them to see her that way! Yes, she expected a reaction from them but not this sort of reaction. They were her best friend for god sake and had known her for years, yet they...
Her head began to feel so clouded and light that she couldn't help but lower it to rub on her forehead.
When she lifted back her head to glance at the road ahead of her, she immediately realized that she was about to crash with a car, and due to her enhanced eyesight, she spotted the toddler in the backseat, so without a second thought, she rashly turned the steering wheel, pulling off the way and out of the road, heavily crashing onto the metal pole.
Her head mercilessly banged on the steering wheel, and the glasses shattered into pieces. Her eyes squinted open and she proceeded to sit up on the chair, however, a heavy headache that felt like a hammer was being hammered on her head hit her, and she fell back, hitting her head on the steering wheel yet again.
Her eyes tiredly flickered as blood rapidly streamed down her forehead and other places that were severely injured by the shattered glasses. She blinked one last time before slowly shutting her eyes and gradually falling unconscious.
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With some documents in his hand, Adrik stepped into the meeting room where the other businessmen were seated and proceeded to take his seat. However, at that moment, a strong, sharp pain instantly struck his heart and he clutched onto his chest as he staggered, almost falling.
His eyes fluttered vigorously, and one thought instantly emerged in his mind. "Leia!" Without any hesitation, he immediately rushed out of the room, pushed Alex out of the way, and hurried downstairs.
He dashed towards the car and got in, then shut the door and started the car's engine. Without caring about any risks, he carelessly reversed the car and sped off at a very high speed.
He certainly has no idea where he's driving to, but he's driving towards where his heart is leading him to.
"Little wife." Anxiety took over him as he clearly knew that for such pain to hit him, his wife was definitely in danger.
He drove for fifteen to twenty minutes before arriving at a scene that was surrounded by paramedics and an ambulance.
He directly parked the car and stepped down, then scurried to the place where the paramedics and a few pedestrians were surrounded. The moment his eyes fell on the car, his heart instantly skipped a bit, and he slowly moved to glance inside of the car.
There he found his little wife, unconscious with her bloody head resting on the steering wheel. His breathing became unsteady and he began to inhale and exhale deeply to catch his breath.
Not caring about the paramedics that were available there, he immediately grabbed the door of the car, forcefully pulling it off completely in agitation.
The eyes of the paramedics and the surrounding pedestrians dilated, and they couldn't help but turn to glance at the door of the car that was thrown away by him.
Adrik ignored them and hastily wrapped his arms around his little wife and carried her out of the car. He rushed her to the SUV and adjusted its seat, then sat her down.
He moved to take his seat in the driver's chair, and without any hesitation, he reversed the car and began to drive home at a fast speed.
Now and then, he would glance at Leia, and when he saw that the bleeding wasn't stopping, he tore off his shirt and placed it over her head, then continued to drive with one hand.
Finally reaching the mansion, he roughly drove into the compound and bothered not to park in the parking lot. He hurried down, and ever so gently, he carried her out of the car in a bridal style, then scrambled into the building.
The maids who were working immediately hustled to him, spotting the unconscious Leia in his arms, to help, but he, however, yelled at them, telling them to open up the sofa, which was a mattress and sofa combined.
The maids nodded vigorously and hurriedly opened the sofa, turning it into a mattress.
Adrik carefully laid Leia down on the mattress and ordered the maids to get him a first aid box.
The slamming of the huge door made him turn around, only to see Alex walking in with a panicked expression on his face.
"Call Mr. Robert now!" He shouted angrily at Alex, and Alex immediately grabbed his phone from his pocket to dial Mr. Robert's number. However, Mr. Robert didn't pick up the call. Anxiously, Alex dialed the number again, but Mr.. Robert still didn't pick up.