“You don’t look so good, man, Jesse ventured. “Will you just let me take a look at your face?”
There could be mon injtes, less visible than the bruises and cuts and scrapes on Austyn’s face.
Jesse was worried about internal bleeding.
Austyn would need an endoscopy and an X–ray, the sooner the better
“How are you feeling? Jesse plunged ahead despute Austyn’s silence. Do you feel dizzy? Any other part of your body hurts? How about your stomach? I should get you to the Austyn!”
Austy swayed on his feet, then he collapsed.
The dog days of summer were gone.
The sun was out, but its scorching power had waned.
© Green leaves rustled in a gentle moming breeze.
The air was fresh and the flowers were booming.
But no one at the hospital was in the mood to enjoy the scenery.
Martin hurried back to the ICU, carrying coffee and ham & cheese sandwiches.
Gideon had come out of surgery two hours ago.
He was transfered from the operating room to intensive cate.
Doctors said he had been lucky.
The bullet missed his vital organs,
The wound was through and through
If it had landed just a fraction of an inch to the left,
left, it would have punctured the left ventricle of his heart and no amount of surgery could have saved him.
Martin’s knees almost gave out when he heard this
Young Master had sneaked into the warehouse from the tunnel when he saw uniformed officers moving out.
Martin followed him, wattled.
They’d come unarmed.
They both saw the stand–off from the second floor
Mart in tried in stop him, but Gideon tossed all thoughts of his own safety aside when he saw Kira being held hostage Thinking of this, Maitin sighed again.
If only he’d been strong enough in pull Young Master back
The doctors said Gideon was not out of the woods yet
He’d lost too much blood and must stay in the ICU for at least another week
The surgery had lasted all night.
Kirasat on a bench outside and never moved.
Martin approached her slowly. ‘Miss Hewitt, you should eat something.‘
If it were up to him, he’d want nothing to do with the woman who almost caused Gideon’s death, albeit indirectly.
yat
But Martin kaew Gideon would be angry at him if he didn’t take care of Miss Hewitt.
Kira didn’t appear to have heard him.
Her eyes were trained on the door of the ICU.
The upper half of the door was a transparent glass panel.
She could see Gideon’s head and part of his body from here.
He was lying motionless in bed, with all sorts of tubes sticking out of his nose and mouth
There was almost no discernible rise and fall of his chest.
Kira fastened her gaze on his face, willing him to open his eyes.
Martin sighed quietly,
At least Young Master didn’t save an ingrate.
Martin set down the paper bag on the bench next to Kira
He wasn’t in the mood for food, either.
The two of them waited in silence.
Loud and urgent footsteps came towards them.
“Martin, how’s Young Master doing?‘ Gwen sounded out of breath. Martin stood up. “Miss Repes
Gwen was a victim and material witness to the incident last night.
Since she appeared to be unhurt, the police took her back to the
station to take her statement.
They would have taken Kira too, but she refused to leave Gideon’s side and Captain Luca vouched for her.
Gwen rushed straight to the hospital the moment she left the police station
She had been so anxious and so afraid.
What if Gideon didn’t pull through?
But when she saw Martin outside the ICU, she was slightly reassured.
At least it wasn’t the morgue.
Martin brought her up to date. ‘Young Master’s operation was a success, but he needs to be kept under observation for the next couple of days. Doctors said they’re worried about infections. If his condition stabilises, he can be transferred out of the ICU,‘
Gwen breathed out, relieved. That’s good.”
She
pressed her face against the glass.
Gideon’s eyes were closed
‘The anaesthesia hasn’t wooft, Martin said. ‘The doctors said Young Master should be able to wake up sometime in the aftempon
Gwen nodded.
She walked back to the bench and fouled Kira to her feet.
Then she slapped Kira hard across the fare,
It’s All Her Fad
The loud sound stopped everyone dead in their track.
Martin stared, mouth agape
Nunes hovered nearby, unsure if they should intervene.
Kita just looked at en blankly.
Her body was trembling with the effort of keeping her emotions in check.
be bad wanted to do so much more than just slap the woman.
Kita Hewitt was the reason Gideon was lying unconscious on a hospital bed right now:
When Gwen saw Gideon appear on the second floor of the warehouse, she had been so thrilled.
He came!
When she activated the tracker, she hadn’t been some that dron would actually show
He might send Martin to retrieve her, but he himself would probably be busy with finding his treaser,”
Owen couldn’t describe the elation she felt when she saw Gideon’s face.
Hur codeon didn’t even see her in the cage.
His eyes were locked on Kira Hewitt.
He followed Ronald silently down the stairs, ready to incapacitate him.
Gwen clamped a hand to her mouth to prevent herself from making a sound…
Godeon was bere
She would be saved.
But Gideondkn’t notice her
When Ronald tired his gum, Gideon threw himself into the path of the bullet meant for Kira Hewitt.
Back at the police station, we had made up her mind.
If Gideon died, she would make Kira Hewitt suffer for the rest of her late
“It’s all your fault!” Gwen snarled. ‘If it weren’t for you, he wouldn’t have..
She raised her hand again.
One slap wasn’t enough.
Hunting Hewitt physically wasn’t enough
Gwen wanted to obliterate the woman’s existence in this world and erase her from Gideon’s mind. Martin grabbed her wrist. That’s enough, Miss Reyes.!
Genstared at him in disbelief. “She’s the one who got Young Master shot. How can you take her side?”
“I’m not taking her side, Martin said. “Miss Hewitt is just as upset. A fight isn’t going to solve anything.”
Owen shook off his hand angrily. “She’s upset? She’s the one who should be dead!”
Gwen wouldn’t have been kidnapped if not for Hewitt.
Gideon wouldn’t have been shot if not for Hewitt.
It Gwen kwwhrill–considered act of kindness would drag Gideon into the mess, she would have stood back and watched Kira be taken at the hotel Martinstood silently next to Kira.
wenglared at him, then she plonked herself down on the bench, exhausted.
She hadn’t closed fireyes for the past thirty hours.
‘She’s right.“Kira’s voice was hoarse and low,
Her lett cheek was white as a sheet while her tight cheek, which bore the br
t’s all my fault. If it weren’t forme, Gideon wouldn’t have been.
Hervoice caught.
Gwen just said what everyone else must be thinking.
Kira wasthe reanonibleon got shot.
brunt of Gwen’s slap, wasted and swollen.
When the Heught about tiden lying in the room less than ten feet awer, bathing through a tube just like her father, the couldn’t help but blame herself shehoug her head and buried her fare in her hauls.
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Anyone who got close to her would get hurt–first Dad, now Gideon,
The entire night had been a nightmare.
She was numb, her brain overloaded with information.
Owen’s slap shocked her back to reality.
Kira’s shoulders sagged.
All her strength was drained from her body.
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