Although the air condition wrapped the inside of the car with cold air, Charles could still feel the heat of his anger rising. He leaned back his head and rubbed his temple while making sense of the picture he just saw.
Even he could not rationalize the strange feeling that hovered his thoughts. How could such an online post send him in utter distraught so easily?
"Hurry up!" he commanded in a thunderous voice, tapping his palm on the dashboard.
"But I'd be going over the speed limit, Mr. Fu!" Although Hiram could see the anxiety eating up his boss, he couldn't risk driving beyond the speed limit; otherwise, the police might run after them.
So at this point, Hiram was faced with a dilemma.
If he were to race on the road, he'd be risking to lose his license. But at the same time, he'd be losing his job if he were to go against Charles' command.
Lucky for Hiram, Charles eventually realized that the former was right. So, he closed his eyes and breathed a deep, heavy sigh to relax his rage.
He just wanted to reach the hospital as soon as possible and check on Nancy. The thought of her and Edward spending such sweet time together wrecked all the remaining sanity in his head. In fact, recalling how he held her in his arms almost made Charles raise hell back in his office had he not calmed himself.
At this moment, the gynecologist performed a general check-up on Nancy, which reported a tear on her lower part that caused a little bleeding.
Outside was Edward, who leaned against the wall with his arms crossed against his chest while waiting for the result.
Suddenly, the door pushed open, revealing the doctor. "Are you the family member? Please come in."
Immediately, Edward straightened up and walked in. "How is Nancy?" he asked anxiously, glancing at Nancy, who still looked so frail and weak.
The gynecologist glued her eyes back and forth the two.
Obviously, the doctor was overthinking and assumed that Edward was probably Nancy's husband.
However, since the latter was still wincing in pain, she couldn't waste her energy explaining and straightening any misconception.
"Director Nancy can’t engage in sexual activity for a month!" the doctor suddenly blurted out, eyeing Edward intently. Then, she quickly filled in the medical record and said, "The lower part is a little torn. Director Nancy, remember, be careful! Otherwise, it will affect your fertility!"
In a daze, Nancy could not utter a single word to answer. But in her head, she was already cursing Charles to the pits of hell!
At the same time, a grim shadow cast over Edward's face as soon as he heard the diagnosis. 'It must be that man from last night!' he thought, clenching his fists tightly.
"Did you hear what I said?" the doctor asked coldly, rolling her eyes at Edward, who seemed befuddled and distracted.
"Oh, yes, yes. I heard it," the latter muttered in a low voice, shaking his head slightly and glancing at Nancy.
"Doctor, it has nothing to do with him. He is my brother." This time, Nancy managed to say something amidst her fragile and tender state. And even though the pain was still penetrating her system, she figured the need to clear the situation.
"Director Nancy, as a doctor and a woman, you should know how to protect yourself. How can you allow a man to treat you like this? You shouldn’t let him do whatever he wants!" With a hint of resignation in her voice, the doctor could only scold her fellow medical practitioner.
"WelL.uhm... I...ah..." Struggling to come up with an explanation, Nancy merely lowered her head in embarrassment. The topic was too private and personal to be discussed in front of Edward. What was more, she was already fuming with so much hatred for Charles that all she wanted to do at that moment was lash out on him.
'That bastard! He’ll pay for this!' she cursed in her head while gnashing her teeth and aggressively flaring her nose.
Edward, who was mistaken as her romantic partner, frowned and cast a pair of confused eyes at her.
He had always known Nancy to be a strong and independent woman who would not let others step on her.
So how could she not resist and let that man do this to her?
"I'm fine, Edward," she assured, biting her lips.
"Tell me, that man... Who is he?" Each word he uttered was spitted like fire, evident that he was also raging with so much ire.
"No one... Edward, I'm fine. Don't worry about it!" Nancy immediately dismissed whatever idea was forming in his head. She obviously didn't want to get Edward involved.
Suddenly, the sound of heavy footsteps in the corridor broke the deafening silence that filled the room.
And soon enough, two men barged inside, causing Nancy to raise her head in an alert.
Charles, who stood domineeringly with his usual business suit, stepped in with Hiram tailing behind.
What was he doing here?
The test results had already embarrassed her enough for the day, and now he showed up like some arrogant dictator with his right-hand man.
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