Chapter 267
Near the filming location was a small hospital. Since it was just a minor issue of stitching wounds, Paisley told the ambulance to take them there.
The paramedic initially hesitated. Dominick’s injury seemed straightforward–a hurt hand. But Paisley had a head injury. Small hospitals might not have the capacity to handle it. If treatment got delayed, the consequences could be severe.
However, Paisley insisted and even signed a liability waiver. In the end, the paramedic had no choice but to take her to the small hospital.
In the treatment room, two.doctors worked separately on Paisley and Dominick’s injuries.
Compared to the doctors‘ cautious and slightly nervous demeanor, Paisley and Dominick were much calmer.
Paisley’s wound was treated first, and she sat in the hospital corridor, calling Maria. She told her not to wait for her return and to rest early.
In her current state, she knew she needed to go home and clean up first, at least to change into fresh, blood–free clothes. She didn’t want to frighten Serena and Maria when she got back.
“Okay, sweetheart, sleep tight. When you wake up tomorrow, I will be there,” Paisley said gently, comforting Serena, who had been very clingy lately.
After ending the call with Serena and Maria, she opened her call log.
While she was on the phone earlier, another number had been trying to call her repeatedly. Checking it, she saw it was an unfamiliar number. They probably had something urgent to tell her.
As Paisley debated whether to call back, a message came in–from that same number. She opened the message and saw Sheela’s name at the top. [Ms. Sutton, can you see this? Maybe I’m overthinking, but I feel something’s off about this person.]
Attached to the message was a photo Sheela had sent. In the photo, a man in casual workwear was crouching by the fallen ́stage light. Due to the angle, it was impossible to tell what he was doing.
But just one look, and Paisley recognized him. She remembered seeing this man before filming started–standing behind her. When she asked him what he needed, he’d awkwardly said he was just passing by.
Feeling suspicious, Paisley immediately called Sheela back. It was as if Sheela had been waiting for her call. She picked up within a second. “Ms. Sutton, are you okay?” Sheela’s voice was filled with concern.
“I’m fine,” Paisley replied. “Why do you think this person is suspicious?”
The man was dressed as a crew member, so it made sense for him to be near the fallen light unless he had done something truly unusual to draw Sheela’s attention. Sheela’s next words confirmed Paisley’s hunch.
Sheela explained how she had seen the man walking around the overhead rigging. “At the time, everyone including you had already left the set. But he stayed up there. And I noticed that the spot where he stood was directly above where you were sitting earlier.”
In other words, if the light had fallen then, Paisley wouldn’t have been able to react in time because she was tied to the chair for the shoot. The light would’ve struck her directly. The consequences could’ve been catastrophic.
“My seat,” Paisley murmured to herself, suddenly realizing something. Today, she had been sitting in a different spot than usual.
Normally, at the set, she had a designated chair. Wherever it was placed, she would sit there.
Previously, to facilitate discussions with Gary about the script, her chair was always placed near Gary. But today, it seemed like her chair was positioned further away from Gary.
If it were true, then it would indeed be attempted murder. However—
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