"Rain, how is Leena? What did Tom say?" The moment Belinda arrived, she peeped into the operating room through the glass window and asked for Leena's news. She was in no mood to make fun of Rain at this critical moment.
"Tom is giving emergency treatment to her. Don't worry. She's gonna be fine. We have Jerry. He's the best doctor in the world," Rain assured Belinda. But deep inside, he was worried about Leena as well.
"I hope so. What happened to her? How did she fall into the water? It's so cold this evening." Belinda walked up and down with unease. She was flustered and her mind was in great confusion. It was not until now that she realized how important Duke was to her. If he were here right now, she would not be in so much panic.
"I don't know either. I guess Edward knows what happened. He was the one who brought Leena here." They had been so concerned about Leena's safety when they heard the news that they forgot to find out what had actually happened. Leena was saved from drowning. However, they all knew that she could swim. So how did she almost drown?
"Claire, you're here! Were you with Leena when she fell into the water?" Belinda finally registered Claire's presence and guessed that the latter would know something about this.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't taken part in the Dream City competition, Leena wouldn't be in danger right now." Recalling what had happened, Claire burst into tears again. She felt guilty and repentant. If she had seen Louisa's true colors at the beginning itself, the latter would have had no opportunity to hurt Leena.
"Dream City competition? What is that?" Belinda asked with a frown. Worry was etched across her face.
"I know about it. It's a fashion design competition. FX International Group is one of its sponsors," Rain said, rubbing his brow. If he had known that Leena was one of the judges, he would have attended the competition instead of leaving it to his subordinates. Then this might not have happened.
"I don't care about the competition. All I want to know is why Leena fell into the water." Belinda shook her head anxiously.
"Um... We had a fight with Louisa and she accidentally bumped into Leena. That's how Leena fell into the water." Even though Claire had fallen out with Louisa, she still absolved her friend of responsibility subconsciously. She said "accidentally", as if Louisa's actions had been unintentional.
"Louisa? Who is Louisa?" Belinda asked. She had never heard of this woman before.
"Louisa is the daughter of the Commander, my brother's superior. We used to be friends." Claire was quite nervous, for Belinda looked rather frightening.
"Why did you have a fight? Leena is very easy to get along with. I don't think she would have a fight with anyone." Belinda was certain that Leena was too reasonable to start a fight.
"Um..." Claire bit her lower lip, not knowing how to explain everything. Too many things had happened.
"Just spit it out. I also want to know what happened," Edward said. His clothes got wet when he saved Leena from drowning. He had changed into something dry and felt much better now. He stood in front of Claire as his eyes bored into her, dark as ink.
"I-I..." Claire stammered. She was too frightened to say anything and took several steps back, biting her lower lip. Edward's face had soured since saving Leena.
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