What Tony did not want to think further was that if Wing could not recover from this accident, none of them would be able to accept the reality that Wing was dead, including Mr. Long and his wife, Mr. Brian Long and Wing's husband. Especially, Wing's husband, who loved her so very dearly.
As Tony was lost in thoughts, the sound of rapid pace drew closer and closer, which indicated the man was in a hurry. Tony stopped thinking more and turned around. He saw Weston dash towards them. Before he could take a breath, he caught Brian's shoulders as soon as he arrived. He yelled in great anger, "How did that even happened? Answer me now!"
Brian did not get rid of Weston, who lost his mind due to the overburdening anger and concern. He just shifted his gaze slowly to meet Weston's eyes. His calm face could not hide the sorrow any more. He curled his face into a big pensive facial expression. But he did not say a word, just let Weston shake him incessantly.
"Say something! Tell me what happened!" Weston's eyes were glistening with tears reflecting his fear. He repeated again and again as he broke down in the cold and tense corridor of the hospital, "Wing cannot be injured, cannot be injured... How did that happen? Why did this happen to her?" He was on the verge of losing his mind.
The loud and hysterical cries haunted the empty and white hospital. The nurse at the nurse station wanted to politely remind him to be quiet for the other patients in the hospital. But since Weston had lost his mind, anyone who got involved might be facing his undue wrath. Therefore, no one had the courage to interrupt his indignation.
Finally, Brian opened his thin lips and said, "Weston..." His voice was peaceful and soft. But everyone in this space could sense that he was wrestling his mind to control his fear and worry. He bore a lot of pressure now. He continued, "I promise that Wing will be fine..." What he said was just a hollow promise, no one in the corridor believed this because they all knew the uncertainty and despair in his speech.
"If anything unexpected happens to Wing, I will never forgive you! You don't deserve it!" He collapsed as the strength he used for clenching Brian's shoulders subsided. He gritted his teeth hard so as to control his outrage and emotions. Only in this way could he let go of the urge to punch Brian. Finally, he left Brian and turned around suddenly. As soon as he walked away, he caught a glimpse of Molly, who stood far away from everyone at the end of the corridor. Once he saw her, he came to a sudden halt and just gazed at her as if he wanted to kill her with just his eyes.
Weston's abnormal reaction drew both Brian's and Tony's attention. They also turned around slowly and saw Molly.
The blood on Molly's hand had dried up. She came to the hospital with Harrow, who brought Spark to receive medical treatment to save his hands. Because Harrow would follow Spark's condition, she left there and came to Wing's operation room hastily to check on Wing.
Now, she stood in front of so many people, who were Wing's family and concerned about Wing. But she had no idea what she really felt and what she should do at the moment when every Wing's family members looked at her as if she was their enemy and the cause of this sudden misery. She felt her heart hurt as if they grasped her heart. Maybe it was too hurt, now she could not feel anything from her heart. She asked herself about her feelings, however, she had no answer.
Even so, she still had to face the harsh reality, to face Wing's family, to face their immense outrage and blame. So she walked forward slowly. She was scared to face their fierce words. The closer she got to them, the more fear overwhelmed her. At one moment, she even considered running away from all of this chaos and hurt. To escape from not only those angry and disappointed people, but the horrible accident, partly caused by her. She also was afraid of the answer which the doctors would give when they finished the surgery and came out of the operating theatre. She could not bear even the thought of Wing dying owing to her stupid mistake. She could not accept that. Neither did all the people there.
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