My Sweetheart novel Chapter 398

Joseph took Kathy to race over to Benedict’s hospital room. A nurse blocked them in the doorway, and asked, “Are you relatives of the patient?”

Worriedly Kathy replied, “I’m Professor Watson’s student.”

The nurse said coldly, “If you’re not a family member, you can’t visit.”

Joseph’s expression didn’t change. His gaze fell on the tightly shut door. He went over and pushed it open. The nurse wanted to stop him, but his aura of power was too strong—she didn’t dare. All she could do was to remind outsider, “You can’t interrupt the patient’s rest!” Then she hurried to report the incident to her superiors.

Inside the room, Benedict was looking lively, a book in his hands. “Professor Watson!” Kathy exclaimed, rushing over with great concern.

He looked at them in surprise. “How did you two come to be here?”

Softly she said, “When I couldn’t reach you, I was so worried. I had to come.” Seeing him looking well, she felt such relief.

“I lost my phone in the accident, and I can’t leave the hospital. My assistant is in the hospital as well,” he replied with a furrowed brow. Though he’d not been badly hurt, the doctor had insisted he remain in the hospital to be examined. He himself was a doctor, he was quite familiar with his own condition.

“Professor, are you all right?” Kathy asked with concern.

“By and large, yes.”

“Then…” Kathy looked at Joseph.

Benedict could see what she intended. “I want to return to City N as soon as possible. Go and help me finish all the formalities.”

Kathy responded, “I’ll go now!”

In Benedict’s room, Joseph looked over his charts, and saw there was no reason for him to remain in hospital. Carefully he said, “Professor, I’d like to know the details of the accident.”

Benedict told him that the accident had happened three days ago. The bus he’d been on had crashed into a railing, and currently the cause was suspected to be the driver’s fault. All the passengers had entered the hospital. But he didn’t know how they were doing, he’d not seen a single familiar face since being admitted. He’d applied to leave, but been denied.

Once Benedict finished, Joseph’s expression became quite dark. It didn’t take him long to discover that they were intentionally keeping him from leaving the hospital. When Kathy tried to pursue the procedures that would allow him to be released, no one was willing to sign off on them.

When she returned, Joseph was standing in the driveway, with John beside him, reporting. Kathy hadn’t yet drawn near—she intended to enter another room and look for the nurse from before. It was just she didn’t quite recall what she looked like, so finding her was difficult.

That nurse, when handing her surgical tools, had worn a mask, but she remembered her voice. It had been steady, and even almost familiar. As she was racking her brain, Joseph came over. “The nurse who handed you the tools is called Ella Bridges, and she’s not here,” he told her.

“Then where is she?”

“She’s been transferred to BV City’s hospital, and won’t be back for a short while.”

“So can I still find her?”

“Yes.” Joseph had already instructed people to go to BV City. It was just that Ella’s identity was a bit strange.

“Thank you,” said Kathy sincerely.

Joseph drew her close from behind and planted a tender kiss between her shoulders, saying honestly, “Kathy, even if we find her, she’s already been bribed.” He knew Kathy wanted to find Ella in the hopes that she could explain the whole incident, but the security footage had been tampered with. That meant Ella did not wish Kathy well.

“I…” She’d thought of this too. But so long as there was even a scrap of hope, she couldn’t let it go.