After he came out of the laundry room, Jim returned to his study.
He sat in his chair and unfolded the piece of paper Bonnie had given him. Then, he wrote down all the alleged timings and venues in which he and Bonnie had been and ordered his assistant t o investigate the validity of these claims.
Jim was just about to throw the paper into the trash can when he caught sight of some writing on the back.
Bonnie had torn this paper out of a page in her medical records and written on the blank side, whereas the other side was scribbled with a doctor’s handwriting.
(A laceration was noted on the right side of the abdomen, and the patient claims that she acquired this injury after falling on the side of the pavement during a rain.
[The laceration is deep, and even though it had previously been sutured, it has gotten infected and is now collecting pus. It is recommended to do wound dressing every day to keep the wound clean and dry to prevent reinfection.)
Jim furrowed his brows when he saw this.
A laceration at the right abdomen…
Acquired after falling on the side of the pavement during rain…
All of a sudden, he recalled his encounter with Bonnie at Tea Cottage.
At that time, it was raining heavily, and Bonnie had chased after him when he left, which led t o her accidentally falling and hitting the ground.
When she fell, she stared at him with a pained expression on her face and failed to get up after that.
However, at that time, Jim was so consumed with his disgust toward her that he did not stopt o think that she had gotten injured, much less helped her at all.
Jim then recalled the incident more thoroughly.
Could she have hurt herself during that incident?
Jim suddenly recalled the few times he had seen Bonnie clutching her belly as she walked. From the first time he caught sight of her and Christopher walking by the side of the road, to
his encounter with her in the hospital’s garden, she had been clutching the right side of her abdomen.
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