Half an hour later, the doors to the emergency room swung open and a doctor in a white coat emerged. Elliot stepped forward, his eyes fixed on the doctor.
"How is she?" he asked.
"The patient is fine. She only suffered some superficial injuries which have been treated. The fainting was likely due to mild concussion and emotional distress," the doctor replied solemnly before attempting to leave again.
Elliot stopped him in his tracks once more with a puzzled look on his face.
"Anything else?"
The color of Elliot's eyes deepened as he spoke in a low voice, "When will she wake up?"
"It's not entirely clear at this point. While her injuries are not serious, it would be best for her to stay here for observation over the next few days just in case there are any lingering effects."
"Hmm."
Elliot muttered under his breath before turning to leave but was stopped by the doctor who noticed something peculiar about him.
"Do you have an injury on your chest?"
"No," replied Elliot coldly before walking towards Rose's hospital room without looking back.
Inside Rose's hospital room, everything was quiet with no sound at all. After standing outside for half a moment, Elliot tiptoed into her room so as not to disturb her sleep.
He sat down beside her bed and looked at her pale face with narrow eyes filled with tenderness.
He couldn't understand why she was so stubborn; why did she refuse to come back even though she was still alive?
Was he really that repulsive?
As these thoughts ran through his mind, they made it difficult for him to remain calm.
However, when Elliot saw Rose's dry lips that had turned white from dehydration; he finally sighed deeply.
In the next second, he got up and poured out some warm water before sitting back down beside Rose's bed once more.
Using cotton swabs dipped into water cups nearby, He gently wiped off dryness from the woman's lips which were now pale.
Looking at Rose's peaceful sleeping face made Elliot feel somewhat lost in thought.
'Rose... this time I won't let you go anymore...'
Meanwhile elsewhere inside their villa, Once Leah returned to the villa, her first priority was to find her scumbag father.
However, she waited through the entire night, and neither the scumbag dad nor her mommy returned. The young girl sat alone on the living room sofa, eagerly gazing towards the direction of the door.
Finally, unable to resist any longer, she picked up the phone and dialed her mother's number, but no one answered.
Later, she dozed off on the couch in a daze.
When she woke up again, it was already morning.
Leah looked worriedly towards the door with her lips tightly pursed together.
Her scumbag dad and her mom hadn't come back all night. Could something have happened?
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