"Who pushed you?" asked Joseph, as he pushed open the door and entered.
Standing against the light, his short hair looked like obsidian, emitting a faint glow. His well-defined features were inscrutable, making it hard to discern his thoughts at that moment.
Simultaneously, Chloe focused her gaze on the elderly man lying on the hospital bed, eagerly awaiting an answer. She too wanted to know who would be so heartless to do such a cruel thing to an old man.
"I don't know. I was just exercising by climbing up and down the stairs according to Dr. Spencer's instructions. When I was halfway up, I heard someone behind me but didn't pay much attention. Suddenly, that person pushed me from behind, and the next thing I knew, I’m here."
"So you didn't see who it was."
"No, I didn't, but I can investigate," Harold replied, slamming the table in frustration, wincing as he inadvertently hit his injuries. "I want to retrieve the hospital's surveillance footage. I want to see who has the audacity to do such a thing!"
"That's not necessary," Joseph said coldly.
"Why?" Chloe asked, and then she paused for a moment and asked, "Are there no cameras in the corridor?"
"Exactly, I've already checked. There are no surveillance cameras in that particular corridor."
"You checked the cameras? But why?"
Harold just woke up, so probably no one else knew he had been pushed.
Joseph's gaze darkened. "Dr. Spencer's behavior was suspicious. I went to the spot where Grandpa fell and realized those stairs wouldn't make him lose balance and fall, so I suspected someone was behind it."
Chloe's mind raced, and a thin layer of cold sweat formed on her back. "Did Dr. Spencer deliberately advise Grandpa to climb the stairs...?"
There were many ways to exercise, but why did it have to involve climbing stairs? Harold was in his eighties and had a heart condition. Climbing stairs did not seem suitable for him.
Joseph shot a quick glance at Patrick, who immediately understood and stood guard outside the door to prevent eavesdropping,
Harold straightened his posture. "Do you think it was Dr. Spencer who pushed me?" he asked.
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