His Wicked Obsession (Archer and Virginia) novel Chapter 234

The evening rush hour traffic was dense. She called a cab out of habit and waited at the intersection.

While waiting, Virginia occasionally looked down to fiddle with the blooming flowers or take in their scent.

Suddenly, a dark van swerved violently from the side road, showing no signs of slowing down as it barreled straight toward her.

With a sickening crash, the massive impact sent her flying through the air. Her head slammed brutally against the windshield.

The glass shattered, the bouquet flew apart, and pristine white petals rained down on the pavement...

Virginia's vision rapidly blurred, the sound of screeching metal and screaming pedestrians fading into a dull roar.

Before she lost consciousness, only one thought crossed her mind.

She hadn't made the omelet she promised her little girl...

......

Archer got the call right in the middle of his crucial multinational meeting.

It was Julian Caldwell.

"Mr. Vanderbilt, Ms. Caldwell was in a car accident. She's been rushed to Capital City General Hospital..."

His tone was uncharacteristically grave.

A while back, Archer had asked him to hire a private investigator to keep an eye on Virginia. Afterward, Archer seemed to have forgotten about it, but the PI had kept watching her, which turned out to be a lifesaver.

Archer's phone clattered to the floor, followed by his six-figure fountain pen.

Without a second thought, he bolted from his chair and sprinted out the door.

It usually took about twenty minutes to get from the Vanderbilt Group to Capital City General Hospital, but he floored the gas, ran three red lights, and made it in under ten.

The lights in the emergency wing were glaring, and the hallway reeked of that sickening, terrifying hospital antiseptic.

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