Chapter 49
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Angeline dialed Zachary’s number as soon as she left the airplane. “How’s Anne?”
Zachary didn’t dare tell Angeline the truth. “She. She’s still undergoing surgery.”
After hanging up the phone, Angeline didn’t bother queuing up to get a taxl. She barged into someone else’s ride before anyone could stop her.
The driver originally wanted to force Angeline to go back in line, but when she told him the hospital’s address with reddened eyes, he immediately drove to the destination. He even consoled her, “Is your loved one at the hospital, kid? Don’t panic! We should reach the hospital in a jiffy. There’s not a lot of cars on the road right now.”
“Okay,” Angeline mumbled, her fingers turning white because of how hard they gripped her phone.
Zachary awaited Angeline’s arrival outside the hospital entrance with an umbrella in hand. He paced back and forth as he waited, repeatedly rehearsing how to break the news of Anne’s death to Angeline later.
But death was death. No matter how Zachary tried to tweak the message, it would do nothing to soothe Angeline’s pain.
Zachary hadn’t even prepared his words to say to Angeline when her taxi arrived at the entrance.
Zachary went over to raise the umbrella over Angeline’s head when she stepped out.
“Is the surgery not over yet?” Angeline was frantic. She closed the car door behind her and marched right into the hospital. “Which floor is she on?”
“Angie!” Zachary stopped, grabbing Angeline’s arm.
She turned around to see the saddened expression on Zachary’s face. Her entire body was strung tight with tension. She choked out, “Which… floor is it?”
Zachary swallowed nervously and gripped the umbrella tight before saying. “The doctor tried their best, Angie
But they couldn’t save her. Anne actually passed away before your plane arrived.”
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