The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 1519

Nick repented not having checked his phone before leaving the house. If his phone had not run out of battery, he could have recorded all that was going on as evidence.

He was vexed but didn't give in. "Whether you've broken the law is none of my business. We'll find out when the cops are here. Please be patient."

"Okay, a clean hand wants no washing. Let's wait and see," Bernard replied with absolutely no sign of panic in his voice which took Nick by surprise.

Bernard just stood there holding Rachel in his arms. With every passing moment, the excruciating pain was taking a toll on her body slowly leading her to lose her consciousness. It was just for the warmth of Bernard's chest that gave her the strength to hold on, and she somehow managed to catch up with her breath.

As time ticked away, Nick became more and more anxious. He didn't know how long he would keep them there. If Bernard found out that Nick didn't call the police, he would definitely walk away, and Nick would not even have any excuse to stop him then.

About waiting for about five minutes, Bernard started to grow impatient. He turned towards Nick and asked, "When will the police get here? Can you tell me?"

Nick glanced at Bernard. He was rather amazed by Bernard's nonchalant attitude. He might be a little annoyed, but there was no trace of the guilt of having committed a crime.

Bernard's attitude made Nick suspect that he might get them wrong. He might have mistaken every bush and tree for an enemy due to his concerned towards Sheryl. He broke out in a cold sweat on that idea.

"My wife is suffering a palpitation. Look, I can't waste any more time here. I need to take her to the doctor right away. If something bad happens to her due to your interruption, I can't tell what I'll do to you," Bernard said in a way that made Nick's heart to quiver.

Even before he finished his words, Rachel started panting for breath in his arms and her face turned as pale as a white sheet, which made Nick shudder with terror.

Perceiving Rachel's deteriorating health condition, Nick feared that she was going to be out of breath very soon. He was at a loss of what to do.

"Relax, honey! Hold on! I'll take you to the doctor now!" Bernard said hurriedly. Bernard lifted Rachel's head and patted on her cheeks. After that, he moved Nick away from the way without any hesitation and headed towards the medical room, without giving Nick even a glance back.

While on the other hand, Nick stood rooted on the spot and watched them disappearing from his eyes. He came out of the reverie a few seconds later.

At that time he realized that he might have made a big mistake to let them go like that.

But honestly, he was not hardhearted enough to stop them even after seeing a woman struggling for breath so badly.

Nick stamped his foot and hit himself on his head, annoyed.

Not knowing what to do, he hurriedly ran to Cassie's office, planning to tell her all he had seen and discuss what they should do at the moment. He could ask her to call Sheryl—a long due plan of action that he had not yet been able to execute as his phone ran out of battery.

When he reached Cassie's office, she was not there. One of her colleagues told him that she had gone to the wards to attend her patients.

Nick then hurriedly ran towards the wards as indicated by her colleague. After running from pillar to post for a while, he was finally able to spot Cassie.

He called out her name even before he reached the door. "Cassie!" he shouted.

Meanwhile, Cassie was engrossed in her work, checking her patient attentively. She frowned as she heard someone called her name, and it sounded like Nick.

At first, she didn't take it as real. She chuckled to herself and shook her head in disbelief, wondering how much she was missing him that she started to get an illusion. If the head nurse came to know that she got distracted during her work hours, she would surely reprimand Cassie for that.

Cassie hurriedly gathered her thoughts and concentrated on her work, but someone patted on her back the next moment.

Taken aback, she stood upright and turned to see who it was. It was Nick standing in front of her eyes with an anxious face.

It was not her illusion after all. Nick was indeed there in the ward. Cassie smiled sweetly at him, both surprised and delighted.

"Why are you here? Don't you have to go to work?" she asked.