Winner Takes All novel Chapter 572

It was late at night and quiet all around. The hospital corridor was totally silent. The nurses’ station was brightly lit.

This level was the maternity ward and different from where Lyndall and Lone Wolf were. Jack didn’t look for Mr. Ward and Brent who were taking care of them. Jack wheeled himself towards the nurses’ station.

If Amber had gone out this late at night, the nurses should know about it. But when he reached the nurses’ station, he had to wake up the nurse on duty and was dumbfounded.

After some questioning, the nurse said that she didn’t notice that Amber had gone out. Jack frowned deeply. He felt frustrated as he demanded that the nurses look for her.

What was strange was that he started to recall the contents of the message left by the mysterious man at the Capital Hospital. The message was like a thorn that continued to prick his heart. Jack took a deep breath. Jack forcibly suppressed his suspicion and wheeled himself towards the lift.

“Mr. Hughes, it looks like your wife went downstairs. Come and have a look.” The nurse who left quickly ran back and pushed Jack towards Amber’s room. Jack looked in the direction of where the nurse pointed as they passed by a window.

Indeed! Amber was wearing the patient’s gown as she paced in the garden below. It was late in the night and the temperature had cooled down considerably.

Jack could see that Amber’s arms were grabbing herself tightly across her chest indicating that she was feeling cold. But… why did that silly girl go down at this time of the night? Jack frowned deeply.

“Is she your wife?” The nurse asked.

Jack nodded, “Yes, thanks.”

“You’re welcome, then I’ll go back to my work.” The nurse nodded and turned to leave.

Only Jack remained in the patient’s room. He looked at Amber as he sat on the wheelchair. Whoosh… the night breeze blew into the room. Jack felt the chill and shuddered.

“She can’t remain downstairs as she’s pregnant,” Jack mumbled and wheeled himself to retrieve his phone on the bedside table. When he returned to the window, he almost erupted when he looked down. Amber was pacing alone in the garden but then another person stood below the garden lamp and was speaking to Amber. It was a man!

Jack was able to judge that the person was a man even at that distance. Jack held his breath.

His phone already had Amber’s phone number dialed but he had not connected the call. It was obvious that the conversation between Amber and that man was very intense. But Jack could not make out what they were talking about from that distance.

He could see that the man was gesturing all about at Amber but she just stood in place. Time ticked slowly by as Jack watched what was happening below.

Jack’s mind continued to replay the message which was on a tattered note given to him by that mysterious man. His intelligence continued to suppress the suppositions. What happened in his sight didn’t look like Amber was trying to hurt him.

Suddenly, the man grabbed Amber’s arm. Boom! It was like a loud explosion happened in Jack’s mind. He saw that Amber was trying to struggle. Just as the man took a step forward, Jack’s thumb pressed the call button.

When Amber’s phone started to ring, the man stopped his actions and at the same time, Amber answered the call, “Hello, hubby, what’s up?”

“Where are you?” Jack pretended to ask.