Take Me Away novel Chapter 146

The ringing of Spencer's phone broke the silence in the empty corridor.

Surprised, he immediately left the ward and sadly pressed the key to answer. "Hello?"

"How are you, Spencer?"

The voice from the other end of the line sounded anxious. It was Terence, who hadn't heard from his friend in a long time.

"I'm fine." Spencer didn't get a wink of sleep last night and his head was a mess.

"Judging from your tone, it doesn't sound like you're alright." Terence sighed. "I understand. A lot of things have happened recently. That's why it took me a while to call."

"Yes, a lot of things have happened indeed." Spencer stood in front of the window and watched as the sun rose, spilling light onto the dark sky.

"Is Fiona's child..." Terence hesitated for a bit before mustering the courage to ask, "Are you really not the baby's father?"

There was hardly any change on Spencer's face when he answered, "I don't know."

Not knowing how to reply, Terence said nothing. He knew what kind of person Spencer was. He didn't handle things well when he thought he had little control over them. When he said "I don't know," it told Terence that Spencer felt utterly helpless about the situation.

"What about Celine?" There was a trace of anger in Terence's tone when he changed the subject. "What happened between you and her? Tell me! Are you still in love with her? Do you want to continue pursuing Celine? Do you want to be with her even if you're already with Fiona?"

"I don't know!" Spencer raised his voice in anger. "I was drunk when that happened. When I woke up, I could barely remember a thing! Damn it! I don't want to think about that now! Stop talking about it!"

"What a ridiculous excuse! If you were drunk, you could've gone to bed and slept. You didn't have to do anything to Celine. Cut the crap, Spencer! You're the one who always boasts of having a strong will. And you're telling me now that all that's changed just because of a bit of wine? Bullshit! You should be ashamed! I just want to know how you're going to solve this mess!"

Spencer was speechless. He could only scratch his head before stammering, "I didn't know what happened when I woke up. I really couldn't remember."

After admitting that to Terence, a question remained in his head. He didn't understand how he could've lost self-control just because he had a drink. It wasn't a matter of pride, he was never the type to act recklessly even when inebriated. How could it have turned out like this?

"Tell Celine to go away. She can't stay with you anymore," Terence said. "Did you even stop to consider that you've gotten the Cheng family in a potential scandal?"

"Of course, I know that," Spencer said dryly. He had already made his mind that he was going to tell Celine to leave. It seemed as if Wayne's decision was right all along. "How are things over there at M City?" Spencer asked, desperate to change the topic.

"Nothing much has changed here. When I'm not too busy, I visit your grandpa to play chess with him. He's been missing you and Fiona. He keeps on asking if you'd come back in time for the New Year. Are you coming back for the holiday?"

"It's so hot here in P City, I can't even feel that New Year is coming!" Spencer replied. "I'll try to get us back there before the holiday."

"That's good."

"How's Wen Group doing?"

"Ryan's handling everything. The company's almost bankrupt. Charles transferred a lot of money overseas. Internally, some of its best designers have started leaving one after another. It's all quite a shock! No one knows how long it will take for the company to recover."

'Designers?' Spencer suddenly thought of Fiona. She also wanted to become a designer. He wanted to see how she would feel if she became a designer. But before that...

"Okay. I have nothing else to say to you. I have other things I need to attend to." Spencer was about to end the call when Terence interrupted him.

"Wait! I have one last question. What are your plans? Listen to me, your father might call you soon. If the prosecutors take Fiona away, things will get hard. You know how difficult they can get. Once they've got you, they won't let you get away so easily."

Spencer frowned as he thought of the worst that could happen. Since Fiona, the wife of a major general, had been abducted by Charles, the prosecutors would be inviting her for some questions. He knew that the prosecutors were very strict and they wouldn't just let her go without a thorough investigation.

"Do you think they'd also ask to talk to Celine?" Terence asked.

"I don't know. Anyway, I'll handle this on my own." Spencer pressed his lips as he saw Fiona step out of the ward. He quickly said goodbye to Terence. "I need to hang up now!" The line went dead before Terence could even respond.

As soon as Fiona stepped out of the ward, several nurses passing by exchanged glances and whispered to one another.

She turned to a different direction to avoid them, but her path was blocked by Spencer. With the sun at his back, his huge figure cast a shadow over her face.

They froze where they stood, not budging to move towards each other, but not moving away either. Suddenly, their relationship felt cold and distant.

"Mr. Cheng, Miss Cheng has woken up!"

Just then, a nurse hurried over and talked to Spencer.