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Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1871-The Children's Godmother
“I wasn't feeling well, so I didn't get to finish my work today," Luca smiled and explained. “It's just some translation work. It's not a big deal."
Nina shook her head and muttered, "Translating is one of the most nerve-racking jobs. It's a shame I don't know how to speak Russian. Luca, you're amazing."
"When you live in an unfamiliar environment for a long time, you'll naturally pick up the local language," Luca said as she opened the document and laptop. Luca did not undergo any systematic training. She just learned the language herself during her three years on the Island of Despair.
During that period, she often asked Eler and Amur to teach her Russian.
Luca knew very well that mastery of language was an essential skill to survive in such a horrible environment. She had to know what the others were talking about behind her to be able to have the chance to survive.
That was why she spent a year mastering basic Russian phrases. She then spent two years constantly picking up new words to master the language.
Luca recalled the many difficulties she had gone through during those three years while placing the laptop on the armrest of the couch. She found a position that would not put pressure on her wound and began working.
Nina was lost in thought as she listened to her.
What Luca said did not seem like living but surviving...
Her words sounded as though she had gone through a lot of inhuman experiences.
Nina recalled what Luca did yesterday. She could not help but wonder about Luca's past. Perhaps it was not something an ordinary person like her could imagine.
As Luca had started to work and the kids were also busy with their homework, Nina did not say anything more. She picked up her phone and replied to Percy's messages.
Although Percy was a little unhappy that Nina would not return home today after not going back yesterday as well, Luca had indeed been a big help to them. That was why Percy did not ask Nina to go home even though he was dissatisfied with it.
Half an hour later, the maid had already finished preparing dinner. Luca and Nina brought the kids over to the dining room to have dinner together.
Lanie, who was usually a picky eater, did not complain about the food tonight. He knew Luca was sick and could not make dinner for them. Hence, he behaved himself and ate the dinner prepared by the maid.
The maid let out a sigh of relief when she saw that the children did not complain about the dinner she made.
After dinner, Luca sat on the couch and waited for the kids to finish their homework. Tommy held his phone and dashed toward Luca when she was busy checking their homework. "Ms. Luca, Daddy is asking for a video call."
Luca stroked Tommy's head and replied, “Answer it, then."
Tommy opened his mouth as if he was about to say something. He thought of telling her that his daddy missed her too. However, he shut his mouth with embarrassment when he remembered what Luke had reminded him before. He tapped on the answer button and tried to stretch his hands out so that Luke could get a wider view.
The video call connected, and Luke's face showed up on the screen of the phone.
Tommy waved his hand excitedly and called out, "Daddy!"
Luke nodded. He was able to see Luca, who was busy checking the kids' homework, through the phone angle that Tommy had deliberately adjusted.
Luke noticed Luca's face had become paler, but he was not sure if it was because of the lighting there.
"Daddy, have you eaten your dinner?" Tommy asked. He missed his daddy a lot after not seeing him for two days.
"Yes." Luke's voice came from the phone's speaker. Luca's hand that was flipping the pages paused. She lifted her head and saw that with the angle Tommy was holding up the phone, Luke would be able to get a good view of her.
Hence, Luke was able to see most of her face while only half of Tommy's face was shown on the screen.
Tommy did it on purpose...
Luca was speechless, but her face was already captured on camera. She had no choice but to greet the man, "Good evening, Mr. Crawford."
"Good evening," replied Luke.
The two of them looked at each other, but they did not intend to say another word.
Tommy was a little anxious. Luca spoke first when he was about to speak, "Uh, you guys go ahead. I'm going to continue to check the kids' homework."
Tommy turned to look at Luca.
Luca stroked his head and reminded him, saying, "Lanie and Rainie must miss their daddy too. Bring the phone along with you and go look for them."
Tommy pouted with reluctance. Back then, whenever they had video calls with Daddy, she would hold them in their arms while chatting with Daddy.
Now, she refused to have a video call with Daddy.
Tommy had no choice but to bring the phone up to the second floor. After he went back to his bedroom, he spoke, "Daddy, why did Ms. Luca refuse to talk to you?"
"I don't know either." Luke's son had voiced out his thoughts. Luke refused to admit the truth, but it was indeed a fact.
"It must be because you're not putting in enough effort. That's why Ms. Luca doesn't want to talk to you." Tommy pouted.
Luke's face turned slightly ashen as he listened to what his son said. “Where did you learn all these?"
Tommy stuck his tongue out at him and changed the subject hurriedly. "Ah, Lanie and Rainie must miss you too. I'll pass the phone to them."
After that, Tommy went out of his bedroom with the phone. He went looking for Lanie and Rainie.
Luca was still in the living room, signing the kids' homework on behalf of Luke. Then, she put their exercise books back into their bags.
Nina came out of the washroom at this moment and saw Luca putting the exercise books back into the kids' bags. She asked, "Have you finished checking their homework?"
"Yes." Luca zipped their bags to prevent the kids from dropping their books to the ground if they fooled around.
"Do you have to check their homework for them every day?" Nina asked again.
"Not really. Mr. Crawford is usually the one who checks their homework when he's not busy," answered Luca. "Well, given the circumstances now, I'm just temporarily taking over this duty."
"I see. I was wondering why you've been so kind to the kids. It won't be too much even if they start calling you their godmother." Nina smiled and stepped forward to put all of Luca's files back into her briefcase. "Let's go upstairs since you've finished everything."
Luca's face was slightly pale as she listened to what Nina said.
The children's godmother...
Luca had never wanted to be the children's godmother.
Luca held onto the back of the sofa and used it to support herself to stand up. When she was about to make her way up the steps, Nina's phone rang.
"Give me a minute. Let me answer this phone call," said Nina as she picked up her phone and glanced at the number. The expression on her face changed. She answered it immediately.
"May I know if this is Ms. Nina?" A woman's voice came from the other end of the call.
"Yes, that's me. Did something happen to my mother?" Nina asked. The call was from the hospital. That was why she knew something must have happened to Anna before the nurse spoke to her.
"It's not about your mother, it's your elder brother. He got into trouble in a bar and was beaten up quite badly. He's being sent to the hospital now. Your mother is unable to get down from the bed to handle
the hospital admission procedure. Are you able to come over to the hospital to get it done?" the nurse asked.
"Did he get into a fight?" Nina's voice sounded a few keys higher.
"Yes, and it was quite serious. The police officers are waiting here to handle the matter now," answered the nurse.
"I'll be right there." Nina glanced at Luca, her eyes filled with guilt.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1872-Luca could clearly hear the voice that came from the other end of the phone call. She said immediately, “It sounds serious. You'd better get going."
“What about you..." Nina was worried about leaving Luca alone at home.
"I'm fine. Look at me. I was fine last night, so nothing else will happen tonight. Don't worry. Family is most important." Luca convinced her.
Nina pursed her lips. Something might happen to Jean at the hospital if Nina did not show up.
She had no choice but to head to the hospital. "I'm going to the hospital, then. Remember to call me if anything happens here."
"Don't worry. Nothing is going to happen. Oh, you'd better inform Mr. Mallory about this." Luca reminded her. "Percy is someone with high social status. The hospital and police officers will cut Jean some slack even if something has happened."
"I got it," Nina replied. Then, she turned around and left.
Luca slowly walked toward the door. She watched Nina leave the villa through the glass window, and she let out a sigh.
Nina could finally live in peace, but Jean messed it all up.
What a troublemaker.
Luca carried her briefcase and laptop before slowly walking up.
It was a two-story villa, so there was no elevator installed. She could only make her way up the stairs step by step.
The wound was hurting, but Luca endured the pain and continued to head upstairs.
She slowly walked up to the second floor. When she was about to let out a sigh of relief,
Tommy walked out of Lanie's bedroom and saw Luca. He dashed toward her, thinking of giving Luca a big hug.
"Ms. Luca!"
Luca saw through Tommy's gestures. Normally, Luca would be fine with it. However, if Tommy gave her such an aggressive hug now, her would surely tear open.
Luca unconsciously dodged when she saw the child running toward her.
Tommy noticed that Luca was avoiding him. He was stunned as he suddenly stopped running. He looked at Luca with an aggrieved look on his face, "Ms. Luca.."
Luca secretly sighed when she saw the child almost bursting into tears. She had no idea whom this child had taken after. She did not want him to jump on her, but she felt sorry for making him disappointed.
“Tommy, I'm not feeling well. My bones will fall apart if you rush into my arms like that," Luca explained. Tommy had already grown up a little, so he should be able to understand her explanation.
Tommy listened to Luca's explanation, and only then did he suppress his urge to cry. He said in an aggrieved tone, "Ms. Luca, you don't hate me, right?"
"Of course not. Have you ended the video call with your daddy?" Luca asked. She carried her things with another hand and wiped Tommy's face with her free hand.
Tommy was such a crybaby. There were still tears in the corners of his eyes.
"Yes. Daddy went back to work again. He's so busy." Tommy looked at the things Luca was carrying in her other hand. He said in his childish voice, "Ms. Luca, are you going to work too?"
"Yes. Your daddy is busy working, so I'll have to work too." Luca realized that she had successfully patched things up with Tommy, so she pushed her bedroom door open.
Tommy tagged along behind Luca like a clingy little boy. He noticed that Nina was nowhere to be seen, so he asked Luca, "Ms. Luca, where's Godmother?"
"Something came up and she left. It's late. Hurry up and take a shower. You should be resting now."
Tommy nodded obediently. He knew Luca had to work, so he dared not disturb her. He turned around and walked out of the bedroom.
Luca let out a sigh as she watched Tommy leave. She placed the briefcase and laptop on the desk before gently touching her wound that was still hurting.
She dared not to show that she was in pain in front of the kids.
Luca closed the bedroom door and slowly took off her clothes. She realized that the bloodstain on the gauze was slightly bigger than it was in the morning. She was still unable to stop the wound from bleeding.
She removed the gauze and glanced at her wound. The wound was still alright, and the suture did not open.
Luca walked into the washroom. She changed the gauze and put the medicinal powder on her wound after she washed up. Then, she changed into a clean set of pajamas and walked out of the washroom.
She glanced at the time. The kids should already be in their beds at this hour. She opened the bedroom door and came to Tommy's bedroom first. She gently pushed the door open. Tommy was
already on his bed, getting ready to sleep.
"Ms. Luca?" Tommy was happy to see her.
"Rest early." Luca smiled while remembering how she used to put Tommy to sleep before he slept back then. He was able to go to bed by himself now.
Even though Tommy was still a crybaby, he had really grown up. He was more sensible now.
"Alright. Good night, Ms. Luca." Tommy knew Luca was sick. That was why he wanted to stay closer to her for a while more, but he suppressed the urge to do so.
Luca watched Tommy lay down and tuck himself into bed. She then gently closed the door.
Next would be Rainie's bedroom.
Luca pushed the door open. The little girl was sitting on her bed reading a storybook.
“Rainie, it's time to sleep." Luca reminded her in a soft voice.
Rainie lifted her head and saw Luca. She smiled gently at her. "Okay, Ms. Luca."
Rainie wanted to get down from the bed to put her storybook back on the bookshelf.
Luca walked into the bedroom and took Rainie's storybook from her. "Let me help you. It's cold. Lay down quickly."
"Ms. Luca, we don't feel cold. We have a heater in our rooms. Lanie told me that you'll come into our bedrooms every night to see if we've kicked off our blankets. But we won't catch a cold even if that happens. Ms. Luca, you don't have to worry about us." Rainie remembered what Lanie had told her, and she mentioned it to Luca.
Luca must have fallen sick because she had been busy looking after the three of them.
"Lanie knows about it?" Luca was startled for a while after she put the storybook back on the shelf. Lanie was always fast asleep when she entered his bedroom. How did he know about that?
"Lanie is a light sleeper. He'll realize it when you push his bedroom door open," Rainie explained.
"How can it be..." Luca felt slightly guilty. She must have woken Lanie up every time she went into his bedroom at night.
"It's alright, Ms. Luca. Although Lanie is a light sleeper, he's able to fall asleep again after he wakes up. You haven't been disturbing him," Rainie smiled and explained to her. Then, she sniffed around and realized there was the sweet smell of Luca's medicine in the air. "Ms, Luca, what's the scent on your body? You smell nice!"
"Really?" Luca took a sniff and reckoned that it was probably the smell of the medicinal powder. She did not expect Rainie to have such a sensitive nose. "It's probably the scent of my shower gel. It's late. Get some rest."
"Alright, Ms. Luca." Rainie nodded and lay down on her bed obediently.
A surge of warmth surged in Luca's heart when she saw how lovely Rainie was. After she got out of Rainie's bedroom, she arrived at Lanie's bedroom.
Luca remembered what Rainie told her. She pushed the bedroom door open and realized that Lanie had not turned off the lights.
Lanie put down the book in his hand when he saw Luca come in. "Ms. Luca, I'm going to turn in now."
"Lanie, am I disturbing you by coming in every night?" Luca asked.
Lanie shook his head, knowing that his younger sister must have told Luca about it. He explained, "Ms. Luca, I sleep very well. You're not disturbing me."
"But you'll wake up each time." Luca looked at how sensible Lanie was. It broke her heart and made her feel guilty.
As Lanie's mother, she did not even know that he was a light sleeper.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1873-"Ms. Luca, I like you as much as Tommy and Rainie do. I want your concern and love as well," Lanie said in a serious tone when he noticed Luca's guilty expression.
Lanie was not always a light sleeper.
Lanie's sleep quality became poorer and poorer after Bianca's impostor moved to Crawford Manor.
Back then, the impostor was trying to play the role of a good mother.
However, there were no blood ties between them. No matter how hard Lanie tried to convince himself, he always felt that something was wrong. That was why he would wake up whenever the impostor tried to enter his bedroom to tuck him in.
He would also often hear loud noises in the middle of the night back then. That was when his sleep routine underwent a drastic change.
Luca blinked her eyes. She was a little surprised. Lanie's personality resembled Luke's. He normally would not say such things.
Luca walked toward Lanie's bed and sat down. “Lanie, why?”
"It's because you're a gentle person. We can feel the warmth of a mother when you care for us," answered Lanie. He told Luca about the vulnerabilities in his heart. "Ms. Luca, we only had Daddy and Great-grandpa in our lives before you showed up. We were envious of other children for having a mother by their side. It was until you came into our life that we didn't have to be envious of other children anymore."
Luca's gaze turned gentle when she listened to what her son said.
It was because she was their mother.
"Alright. I'll pay more attention when I open the door next time so that I won't disturb you. It's safe here. You don't have to worry that something bad will happen. Get some rest." Luca stroked Lanie's head.
Lanie nodded. The usual cool expression on his face turned into a shy smile.
Luca tucked Lanie in when he lay down on the bed. "Goodnight, Lanie."
"Goodnight, Ms. Luca." Lanie closed his eyes.
Luca picked up the book that Lanie had put on his bedside table and glanced at it. It was a science book.
Lanie was not interested in storybooks and fairy tales. The books on his bookshelf were all books related to science.
Luca put the book back on the shelf. She noticed that all the books on the shelf were on the same topics. She muttered to herself, 'Will Lanie be reading books about finance and economics when he grows up?'
Luca turned around and glanced at Lanie, who was on his bed. She tip-toed out of his room and closed the door.
It was quiet at night. Luca could not hear anything.
Luca let out a sigh when she returned to the bedroom. She looked at the briefcase on the dressing table. She sat down on the chair, picked up her phone, and asked about Nina's situation.
[Nina, how are you holding up?] Luca sent a message to Nina.
Nina replied after a while: [I'm still dealing with it. Are you alright?]
[I'm alright. Just tell me if you need anything.] Luca put down her phone after she replied to Nina's message and continued with her work.
On the other hand.
Nina was dealing with Jean's matter at the hospital. She was overwhelmed as it was quite a serious matter.
Jean had gone drinking at a bar. Then, he got into a fight with someone because of a woman. He made a mess at the bar and injured that person badly. However, he refused to stop fighting. In the end, Jean smashed the man's head with a bottle and seriously injured him.
Jean and the man who fought with him were in the emergency room now. Jean was not seriously injured, but the person who got beaten up by him suffered serious injuries.
The doctor told her that from the results of the CT scan, there were pieces of glass stuck in the patient's head when they were fighting each other. Thus, the doctor had no idea just how serious the patient's condition was now.
Nina followed the nurse around. After she paid for the medical expenses, she was taken aside to talk to the police officers as it was an assault case.
Other than telling the police officers about Jean's identity, Nina could only answer helplessly that she did not know anything about the fight when the police officers questioned her.
One of the police officers looked at Nina helplessly when he was unable to get any information from her. He had no choice but to say, “That's all for today, then. The victim's family will come to the hospital later. Please don't leave the hospital first."
Nina pursed her lips and nodded. Then, she asked, "Am I allowed to talk to my brother?"
"There's nothing you can do now even if you go talk to him," one of the police officers replied. "He's drunk. He doesn't answer our questions, and we can't get a statement out of him. It's strange how a drunk person like him could beat someone up so badly."
Nina was even more upset when she heard that. Was Jean tired of living a peaceful life? How dare he make such a scene?
Nina clenched her fists when she thought of what the police officers had told her. She asked, "Then may I know who's the woman who made him get into a fight with the other man?"
The police officers exchanged glances with each other. They were hesitating and wondered if they should tell Nina who the person was.
“Please tell me. I'm not going to do anything to her. I just want to know how it happened," Nina pleaded with them sincerely.
"Alright. It's not a big deal even if we tell you who it is. You'll find out about it sooner or later anyway. The name on the woman's ID is..." The police officer glanced at the document. "Marie Rayne."
"It's her!" Nina was shocked. She could never forget that name for the rest of her life.
Marie was partly responsible for what Anna and Jean had become today.
"Do you know her?" the police officer asked her when he saw Nina's reaction.
"She's my brother's ex-girlfriend. And she snatched our property away from us before this." Nina said helplessly.
Nina did not expect that Marie would come looking for Jean again after she was released from prison.
She did not expect Jean to not have learned from his mistakes either. He had completely forgotten about the pain she caused him back then. He even got into a fight with another man because of this woman.
"Are any of Jean's family members here? Who's Jean's family?" Nina had yet to come back to her senses when a nurse came out of the emergency room and called for Jean's family members.
Nina immediately stepped toward her. "Hello, I'm Jean's family member."
"Have you paid the bills?" the nurse glanced at her and asked.
"Yes. Here's the receipt." Nina handed the nurse the receipt given by the hospital.
The nurse took the receipt from her. She explained Jean's situation to Nina after making sure that there was nothing wrong with the receipt. "The results of the CT scan have just come out. He has some wounds and bruises, so he only has to get a surgical suture. You're his family member, and we need you to sign this document."
Nina glanced at it and knew that it was a surgical consent form. She signed the document immediately.
"I'm going to inform the doctor to perform the surgical suture now." The nurse turned around. Nina grabbed her hand when she was about to walk in.
"Is there any other problem?"
Nina bit her lip and asked, "Um, what about the man who was admitted to the hospital along with my brother?"
"Do you mean the man who got beaten up by your brother? He's not doing well. And he might have to undergo a craniotomy surgery. The doctor is still waiting for the final examination report. His family members are on their way here. Oh, kindly pay for his deposit if his family members can't make it in
time. Given the victim's circumstances now, you'll be asked to pay for his surgery costs and other hospital expenses anyway."
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1874-Nina could not help but stagger when she heard what the nurse said.
Nina did not give a damn about the medical bills. However, she was worried about the man who was injured by Jean.
Jean would be held liable if anything happened to him...
Anna would not be able to accept the fact if she found out about it.
Nina took a deep breath. All those unfamiliar legal provisions were running through her mind. What kind of sentence would Jean face if he accidentally killed someone?
Nina dared not to think about it anymore. As she watched the nurse walk back into the emergency room, she stepped forward and said, “Please, you must save that person."
“Of course, we'll try our best to save him. Now, you just have to wait for his family to arrive," the nurse replied.
Nina watched the nurse walk back in and pull the curtains. She paced around restlessly.
After a while, one of the police officers brought Marie over and said to his colleague, "This is the woman whom the two men were fighting over at the bar. The doctor checked her and said she just has minor injuries. She's fine. Go ahead and take her statement."
Nina flew into a rage when she saw Marie. She dashed toward her and said, "Marie Rayne, it's really you! What do you have against my brother? Why are you doing this to him!"
Marie narrowed her eyes. She looked at Nina who had become even prettier than before and sneered, "Did you say I did this to your brother? Nonsense. He's the one who started the fight. He couldn't stand
being provoked by others and that's why he's in the hospital now. I'm going to sue you for defamation if you speak nonsense again!"
"B*tch! You made my family lose everything we had. You've already gotten out of prison, yet you're still not sparing him. I'm not going to let you get away with it if anything happens this time!" Nina got emotional.
Jean was a person who would always pick on those who were weaker than him. However, Nina was pretty sure it must have been Marie who bewitched Jean and incited him to beat up another person.
Not only had Marie ruined Jean's future, but she even scammed Anna off her money, which destroyed the whole family. Even so, she still refused to spare Jean.
"How scary. Officer, you heard her. This woman is threatening me. If anything happens to me in the future, she must be the one behind it!" Marie looked at the police officer while pretending to be weak. She was hoping to receive some protection from the police.
Marie did not expect Jean's matter to turn out to be such a big deal.
Marie was not afraid of Nina. She was afraid of the man in the emergency room half-dead.
That man seemed to have some connections in the underworld. She was worried that those gangsters would come to look for her if anything happened to that man. That was why she needed the police officers to help her.
"You were the one who started this. Why are you afraid of getting into trouble now?” The police officer did not fall for Marie's trap. After all, he knew what kind of woman she was.
“I didn't. You're a police officer. You can't slander me.” Maire hugged her arms and pretended to be innocent.
Nina was disgusted at watching how despicable Marie was. At the same time, she was secretly blaming Jean for being a loser.
Jean had already been fooled by her once, yet he still let himself be fooled for the second time. Had he been bewitched by Marie?!
The police flipped open the statement file. He shot Marie a cold glare and said, “Everyone in the bar has already given their statements. They said it was you who fanned the flames and provoked others last night. What's the matter? Do you think you won't be held responsible as long as you keep your hands clean?”
Marie was startled for a moment. Then, she pointed at the wound on her forehead and said, "I didn't do that. Don't listen to their nonsense. I'm a victim!"
"Someone recorded a video. Everything you said and did have been captured. Stop playing tricks with me. Behave and cooperate with us. Tell us everything that happened in detail. Otherwise, you'll be charged for obstruction of justice and will face more serious charges when the time comes,” the expressionless police officer said. He did not pity her just because she was a woman.
Marie became a coward once she heard that someone had recorded a video.
She looked at the police officer helplessly and said, "Officer, what I said isn't valid—”
"It's not up to you whether it's valid or not. What you said is evidence, which is needed for the legal procedures later. Let's go. Follow us to give your statement.” The police officers took Marie away as it was inconvenient for them to take her statement there.
Nina clenched her fists as she watched Marie leave.
She had to solve Jean's problem at the moment.
Nina took a deep breath and called Johann.
Johann happened to be in the hospital as he had to observe the condition of a special patient today. That was why he had been in the hospital the entire time.
Johann headed downstairs after he received Nina's call.
"What's the situation now?” Johann and Nina were familiar with each other. He did not make any pleasantries and went straight to the point with Nina.
"My brother was drunk and smashed someone in the head with a glass bottle. The man is still in the emergency room, and the doctor is waiting for the report. But according to the preliminary assessment, the man isn't doing too well. The doctor said that glass shards had pierced into his head...” Nina explained.
Johann frowned. "That's serious. Your brother really is a troublemaker.”
“My brother will be thrown into prison if anything happens to that man. Dr. Park, please help me." Nina knew Johann had good medical skills. He could save that man's life if he was willing to help.
"Relax. Let me go in there and see what's going on." Johann had received a notice from the emergency department when the patients were admitted to the hospital.
However, Johann was not working in the neurological department. Besides, he had a patient with a special case to take care of. The doctor on duty today was a respectable expert in neurology. That was why Johann did not come over.
Still, Johann could not leave the matter in someone else's hands after he knew that Nina had something to do with this. After all, Percy was one of his best buddies.
Nina watched Johann walk into the emergency room. She restlessly paced around outside the emergency room.
After a while, a middle-aged woman and two burly men dashed in. One of them tugged at a nurse's sleeve and asked, "Is Tyrone here?"
The nurse withdrew her hand and frowned with disgust. "Are you Tyrone's family member?"
The younger man pointed at the middle-aged woman and said, "She's Tyrone's mother. We're his friends."
"Why are you so late? Fortunately, the patient hasn't been sent into the surgery room yet. This is Tyrone's medical bills. Tyrone's mother, please sign this and pay the bills." The nurse took a stack of bills and the documents that needed to be signed.
The middle-aged woman was crying while she signed the paperwork.
The younger man who was beside her frowned and asked, "I thought Tyrone was beaten up by someone else? Why are we paying for his medical bills?"
The nurse glanced at Nina and said, "He was beaten up by someone else, but the police officers have yet to figure out what had happened. And Tyrone's condition isn't good. He'll have to go for surgery. Someone has to pay for the deposit first. Only then can the doctor continue to treat the patient."
The older man rolled up his sleeves at once and asked, "Where's that bastard who beat Tyrone up?"
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1875-The nurse frowned when the man spoke in a loud voice. “Sir, you're in the hospital. Please lower your voice."
After the nurse said that to the older man, he lowered his voice and said, "He injured Tyrone, so he'll have to be responsible for Tyrone's medical bills. Is there anything wrong with that?"
The nurse glanced at Nina.
The older man looked in the direction where the nurse was looking and saw Nina. "Are you the woman who stirred things up?"
"I'm Jean Langdon's family member. It's Jean's fault, so I'll be responsible for Tyrone's medical bills. Please give me your ID. I'm going to pay now," Nina said frankly.
"So, you're the one who's going to cover Tyrone's medical costs, right? Good. Let's go and pay!" the man said. He was about to tug at Nina's sleeve.
Nina was so shocked that she took a step backward. She said, "Just pass me the ID. I'll go and pay."
"Pass it to you? What if you run away with the ID? What should I do if I can't complete the admission procedure and I miss the best opportunity to get Tyrone treated? I'm telling you, don't try to run away from your responsibility. How dare you hurt my younger brother?! Just wait and see!" The man refused to listen to Nina. He insisted on going with her.
Nina looked at the burly man, and she quickly hid behind the nurse's desk.
The younger man looked at Nina, and something came across his mind. Thus, he tugged at the older man's sleeve and said, "We're in the hospital. She won't be able to run away. Let's just pass the ID to her."
"Boy, you can't blow your brothers off for a woman, right? I'll give you the ID. Bring her there." The older man knew Nina was afraid of him. Hence, he handed the ID to the other man.
"Alright." The man took the ID from him and looked at Nina. "Come on. Let's go pay for it."
Nina could sense that these two men were not very nice. Even so, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow this man to the payment counter.
When they were on the way there, the young man tried to talk to Nina. "My name is Keith Hugh. What's yours?"
Nina did not reply to him. She trotted to the payment counter and took the stack of medical bills from Keith before handing them to the nurse. She said, "Hello, I'd like to pay for this."
The nurse glanced through the papers and quickly helped Nina to handle the hospital admission procedure.
Nina signed her name on the bills after she paid for them.
Keith grinned when he saw her signature. He said, “So, you're Nina Langdon."
Nina shot him a glance. She took the receipt that the nurse handed to her and trotted back to the emergency room.
After Nina showed the nurse the receipt, Johann and the emergency physician walked out of the emergency room as well. Johann asked the nurse, "Is Tyrone's family here?"
"They're here. The three of them are his family members," answered the nurse.
Johann looked at the three of them and said, "Tyrone's not doing too well now. The examination report shows that he has cerebral edema, and there are some glass shards stuck in his head. We need to
perform a craniotomy surgery on him immediately while looking for the bleeding point to stop the bleeding. We need you to sign these papers. We'll perform the surgery instantly after you sign these."
The middle-aged woman almost fainted when she heard that Tyrone needed to undergo surgery.
Another man helped her up immediately and said, "Hang in there, Aunt Jenny."
Keith heard that and said, "I'm Tyrone's cousin. Can I sign the papers?"
"It'd be better if a next of kin signed these." Johann handed the papers to the middle-aged woman.
The woman's hands were trembling as she signed her name on the last page of the papers. Then, she knelt on the floor and said, "Doctor, Tyrone is my only son. Please save him."
Johann took the papers from her and said expressionlessly, "We'll try our best."
Nina looked at Johann's expression and knew that Tyrone was not in good condition. She pled, "Dr. Park, please. You have to save him."
Johann nodded and glanced at Keith and the others. Then, he reminded Nina. "Ask Percy to come here. You can't do this alone."
Nina knew what Johann meant.
Nina would not be able to defend herself alone if Tyrone's family did something to her. She nodded and replied, "I will."
Johann nodded and looked at them. "We're transferring the patient to the operating room now. You may follow us and wait outside."
Right after Johann said that, the nurses pushed the ward bed Tyrone was lying on while unconscious out of the emergency room.
The middle-aged woman rushed over and said, "Tyrone, hang in there. Otherwise, I'll die with you!" "Aunt Jenny, stop. Tyrone will be fine." Keith's attention was not on Nina now. He helped the middleaged woman up.
"Please take her away," the nurse said.
Keith pulled the middle-aged woman away from the ward bed immediately. "Aunt Jenny, let the nurse bring Tyrone to the operation room. Larry, come over and help Aunt Jenny up."
The man Keith was calling was the older man who came along with them.
Larry gestured to Nina and warned her, "You'd better pray that Tyrone will be fine. Otherwise, I'll make you regret this!"
Nina looked down and followed behind them.
Johann was the surgeon for the operation, and he had already left to prepare for the surgery.
Nina pondered for a moment and decided to text Percy: [I'm in the hospital now. Can you come here?]
Percy called Nina immediately right after the message was sent. Nina paused and looked at the caller ID. She felt a lump in her throat.
Nina did not want to trouble Percy when it came to things related to Anna and Jean. After all, Percy was busy with his work, and he had already done a lot for her.
However, it was only then she realized that Percy was the only one she could rely on when something bad happened.
Percy was the only one who could truly give her a sense of security.
Nina answered the call, “Nina, why are you in the hospital?"
“Jean got into a fight at a bar. Someone's injured. But it wasn't me." Nina could not explain the whole story in a few words. She could only say something that would not make Percy worry about her.
"I'll be right there. Don't be afraid." Percy comforted Nina.
"Okay. I'm outside the operating room on the third floor—" Nina followed Tyrone to the operating room and stopped outside.
Keith and Larry were helping Aunt Jenny up. After they watched Tyrone being sent into the operating room, Larry said, "Aunt Jenny, take a seat. Don't worry. Tyrone is going to be fine. He'll come out soon."
"Larry, don't be too optimistic. Didn't you hear what the doctor said just now?" Keith spoke.
Larry glared at Keith and said, "Shut up. Stop talking nonsense!"
Keith had no choice but to keep his mouth shut. He helped Aunt Jenny to sit on the chair. Then, Keith turned to look at Nina. Nina was not considered a beauty, but she was quite charming. She had caught his attention.
"What are you looking at? Do you think I have no idea what's in your mind? Our brother, Tyrone, is still in there!" Larry looked at Keith with a disdainful look. Keith's mind was somewhere else just because of that woman.
"Larry, you said that Tyrone will be fine." Keith then walked toward Nina.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1876-Larry looked at his brother with a disappointed look on his face.
Keith was not bothered about it. He walked toward Nina and sat down beside her.
Nina did not look up. She moved to another empty seat beside her.
Keith noticed it and did not lean in closer to her. He continued to talk to her, “Hey, my brother is seriously injured. Your brother will have to go to prison if we make a big deal out of it."
"Don't worry. We'll take responsibility for this." Nina lowered her head. Although she was stubborn, she was secretly praying for Tyrone and hoping that he would be fine.
"Of course. Your brother will have to pay for the medical bills and compensate Tyrone as he won’t be able to work during this period. But I think we should discuss how to handle this and how much you have to pay. Do you get me? Although the one in the operating room is my cousin, I'm the only educated person in the whole family. Everyone listens to me, so I'll be the one in charge of this matter." Keith hinted at Nina, telling her that he had the right to deal with this matter.
Nina was not dumb either. She knew what Keith meant, but she refused to answer him.
Keith stroked his chin when Nina remained silent. He thought it was humiliating, but he refused to give up so easily.
Keith thought that if anything happened to Tyrone, Nina and her family would have to bear the responsibility for the rest of their lives.
No matter how reluctant this woman was, he would eventually get her.
"Of course, I hope my brother will be alright. Uh, why don’t I get your contact details? If there’s anything we need to discuss after this, I can give you a call." Keith took his phone out and opened his QR code,
thinking of sending Nina a friend request.
"You can have my secretary’s contact details. And you can call him if there’s anything else you need," Percy trotted toward them and said with a cold face.
It was quiet at night in the hospital, especially in front of the operating room.
Percy could hear Keith hitting on Nina the moment he walked out of the elevator.
Percy knew Nina would ignore such men, but he was still mad about it. How dare these men try to flirt with his woman?
Keith lifted his head and looked at the man who suddenly came out of nowhere. He frowned and asked, "Who are you? Are you that bastard's relative?"
Nina looked at Percy who rushed here. He was all travel-worn and weary with some frost on him. She stood up and walked toward Percy. She held Percy's hand. His hand was not warm but it gave her strength.
Percy lowered his head and looked at her. He stroked Nina's hair gently and said to Keith, "I'm her fiance. Let me handle this."
Keith narrowed his eyes while sizing Percy up.
Percy looked familiar, but he was not of the same social status as Keith. That was why Keith could not remember who he was at that moment.
However, judging from Percy's aura and his looks, his clothes, as well as the watch he was wearing, Keith knew that he was a wealthy man...
Keith was a little disappointed. There was no way Nina would fall for him if she had a boyfriend like him.
However, the man had told him that they could look for him if anything happened. That would indicate that an easy mark had come to them himself.
Although Keith did not manage to get the woman, it seemed pretty good to have this man shoulder the responsibility. Keith was secretly rejoicing as he said, "Since you said that you'll be responsible for this matter, then just give me the contact details of the person you told me just now. Don't even think of running away from this. It was her brother's fault."
Percy turned to look behind him.
His assistant hurried toward him and handed him the key. "Boss, I've parked your car."
Percy's assistant had been working overtime with Percy at the office. Percy dragged him along to the hospital when he received Nina's message. Percy could not wait to get out of the car the moment they reached the hospital. He asked his assistant to park the car and ran into the hospital in such cold weather.
"Give him your name card." Percy kept it short and simple.
The assistant took the business card holder out of his pocket and took out his name card. Then, he handed it to Keith. "Sir, please contact me if there's anything else you need after this."
Keith glanced at the name card and lifted his head after he found out Percy's identity.
Keith could not help but smile. An easy mark, indeed. It looked like it was the right choice for Tyrone to get into a fight.
"Alright. I'll look for you. You'll have to compensate my cousin and be held liable if anything happens to him." Keith kept the name card carefully and strolled to Larry's side.
Larry looked at his brother. He frowned and asked, "Who's that man over there?"
"Larry, Tyrone didn't get injured for nothing this time." Keith took the name card out of his pocket and showed it to Larry.
Larry relaxed his furrowed brows once he saw the name card. He had planned on making a fortune no matter what happened to Tyrone in the operating room. However, when he noticed that Nina was just a white-collared worker, he was worried that she would not have that much money. It would be difficult for him to blackmail her.
He did not expect she had such a big shot behind her. They could celebrate New Year's happily this time!
"Keep the name card. Don't lose it." Larry reminded Keith.
“I won't. I'll take a photo of it too," said Keith. He picked up his phone and took a photo of the name card.
Even if they lost the name card, he would still have the secretary's contact details on his phone.
Nina frowned when she heard the conversation between the two brothers.
She had only thought of asking Percy to keep her company when she asked him to come over. After all, these men did not look friendly to her.
She did not expect Percy to take up the responsibility. It was Jean who messed things up. Percy had nothing to do with it.
Nina squeezed Percy's hand.
Percy was able to understand what Nina was thinking about with just a small gesture and without any words after being together with her for years. He lowered his head and looked at Nina gently, a far cry from how was usually cold to others.
"It's alright. Leave it to me," said Percy. Even though it was Jean who caused this trouble, how could Percy let Nina bear this alone?
"You don't have to take up the responsibility," Nina said in a soft voice.
"It's alright. I don't want you to see you tired." Percy put his arms around Nina and hugged her. "You must be sleepy. Why don't you go home and get some rest?"
Nina shook her head. "I'm waiting for his operation to end. I'm still a little worried."
Jean would have murdered someone if the person in the operating room could not survive the operation. Even if Tyrone's family took the money from them, Jean would still have to carry the legal responsibility.
"Alright." Percy nodded.
"Dr. Park is pretty good, right? He'll be able to bring that man back to life." Nina comforted herself while she held Percy's hand tightly.
Percy's hand was getting warmer.
"Yes. He's good," said Percy. He seldom praised anyone, but he was genuinely impressed with Johann's medical skills.
Nina nodded and leaned on Percy's shoulder as they waited for the operation to end.
She could not imagine how Anna would freak out if Jean was thrown into prison again.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1877-Staying In A Single Ward
Three hours later, Johann and another doctor walked out of the operating room.
The nurse beside them called out, “Is Tyrone's family here?"
Keith and Larry helped Aunt Jenny up. They brought her to the door of the operating room. Nina stood up too when she heard it, and she came forward.
Johann glanced at Percy and Nina. He slightly nodded his head to greet them.
Nina looked at Johann's expression, unable to figure out whether or not the surgery had succeeded. She was so nervous that she squeezed Percy's hand.
"Tyrone's surgery was a success. We successfully extracted the glass shards out of his brain while removing the blood clots. But the patient's wounds are complicated. We still need to transfer him to the ICU for another 24 hours of observation. We'll only transfer him to the general ward if there's nothing wrong with him," said Johann. There was no expression on his face when he said that.
After becoming a doctor for such a long time, Johann's face was expressionless even if the surgery was a success.
"Really? Doc, can I go in there and take a look at my son?" Aunt Jenny was still worried.
Johann shook his head. "It's not the ICU's visiting hours now. You'll have to wait until the working hours tomorrow. Only then will the ICU will allow family members to visit the patient. And be sure not to leave first. It'd be better to have one of the family members here. We'll need someone to decide for the patient if anything happens."
"Alright, alright. I'm staying here." Aunt Jenny took the initiative to stay as she was worried about her son's condition.
Johann shot Percy a glance after he said what he had to, then left.
The nurse cleared her throat and said, "Excuse me, the amount of money in the patient's bank account that was provided earlier doesn't seem to contain enough money. It'd be better if his family members could deposit some money into the account."
"Leave it to me," said Nina. She knew that no matter who paid for the medical bills first, she would be the one who would pay for them eventually. That was why she took the initiative to say that.
"Just bring your card there." After that, the nurse showed the glass shards that were removed from Tyrone's brain. They were bright green-colored glass shards. Nina fell silent when she saw that.
"These are the glass shards that were removed from the patient's brain. Please take a look at them," said the nurse.
Aunt Jenny suddenly burst into tears when she saw blood on the glass shards. “Oh my goodness. It must've been so painful to have such sharp glass shards pierced into his brain."
Keith turned around and glanced at Nina. He gave up the thought of hitting on her once he knew she had such a rich boyfriend. Hence, he viciously handed Tyrone's card to Nina and said, "Here you go."
Nina wanted to take it from him, but Percy grabbed her hand and glanced at his assistant beside him. "Do it."
The assistant nodded and took the card from Keith. Then, he headed to the payment counter.
Nina lifted her head, looked at Percy, and said, "I'd like to visit my brother."
"Sure." Percy nodded and left the operating room together with Nina.
The Hugh brothers did not put Nina on the spot as someone else would be responsible for this matter.
Nina was informed by the nurse that Jean had already been sent to the ward. Nina and Percy headed upstairs after knowing which ward he was in.
Jean was sent to a ward that could accommodate six patients as there was no special request for other arrangements. The patients were already resting on their beds when Percy pushed the door open.
Nina realized that she might disturb the other patients if she came to look for Jean like this. They would certainly fight with each other every time they met.
Hence, Nina grabbed Percy's hand and shook her head.
Percy exited the ward, closed the door, and looked at her.
Nina said in a low voice, "I'll come again tomorrow."
"Alright." Percy nodded and left the ward with Nina.
Nina sat in Percy's car, looking outside the window. The trees and plants had turned yellow, and leaves had fallen from the trees. She was able to see a layer of frost on the tree branches if she took a closer look.
Nina thought it would snow soon.
"How much are Tyrone's medical bills? Can you give me a number?" Nina said.
Percy raised his brows and asked, "That's how you want to do it?"
"Yes. Please let me know. Otherwise, I think I'd better follow up with this myself." Nina did not want to take advantage of Percy even though it was no secret that she was in a relationship with Percy.
Percy let out a sigh helplessly. "I think I should marry you sooner."
"Huh?" Nina blushed when she heard what he said.
"The only way to stop you from drawing a fine line between us regarding certain things is for me to marry you. Nina, everything I have is yours too," said Percy. He did not like Nina being too particular at differentiating things between him and her. However, he had no choice but to let Nina do what she wanted since she insisted on doing so.
The only thing he could do to change the situation now was to make Nina his wife.
It seemed like Percy had to bring Nina to the city hall to register their marriage once he was done with his work. He would tie her up and bring her there if she refused to go with him.
"I never said that I was going to marry you," Nina mumbled in a low voice. However, it warmed her heart when she heard that Percy was planning to marry her.
It seemed like winter was not so bad at all.
“Who are you going to marry if you don't marry me?" Percy asked in a serious voice.
“I'm not marrying anyone," said Nina, playing hard to get.
"You can't say no to me when the time comes. Wait until I finish my work and I'll bring you to the city hall. I'll tie you up and bring you there if you refuse to go with me," Percy said domineeringly.
Nina felt helpless as she shook her head, but she did not say a word.
She looked outside the window. The bliss in her slowly filled her troubled mind.
It felt good to have Percy beside her...
The next day.
Nina prepared breakfast for Percy with the maid's help after she woke up in the morning.
After the two of them had breakfast together, Nina said, "I'm going to the hospital today."
“Sure. Call me if anything happens," replied Percy.
The hustle and bustle of the hospital had returned in the morning. It was as though Nina was in another world compared to the silence at night.
Nina went to ask the nurse about Tyrone's condition first. Nina let out a sigh of relief after she found out that Tyrone was doing well in the ICU. Then, she headed to Jean's ward.
Jean was eating the breakfast that the hospital had delivered to him this morning. He looked at the noisy surroundings and frowned, feeling dissatisfied.
He was secretly blaming Nina for not making better arrangements for him and letting him sleep in such a cheap ward.
Nina walked in and saw Jean on his ward bed with a bandage around his head. His face was injured too. Still, he looked energetic.
Nina immediately got furious.
Jean could not be bothered when he saw her expression and just said directly, “Glad that you're here. Transfer me to another ward. I don't need a single room ward. A ward with two or three patients will do."
Nina raised her brows while looking at his breakfast on the table. She said, “Well, I think this ward suits you more."
“What are you talking about? It's noisy here," said Jean. He could not get along with the other patients and wanted to be transferred to another ward.
"There's no need to. The police officers will be here to look for you soon. You'll be staying in the single ward after that." Nina said coldly.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1878-The two words said by the police scared Jean and diminished his arrogance. The food in his hand fell back onto his plate.
He fumbled about and asked Nina, "Tyrone is dead?”
“You injured him so badly. Even the glass was smashed into his head. What did you think would happen?” Nina got mad when she saw Jean's terrified expression. She had never asked for him to be rich. Actually, as long as he took things seriously, he would not have a problem earning enough for his living expenses. However, he had disappointed her. "What's wrong? Are you scared now? Why didn't you think of the consequences when you smashed his head so forcefully back then?"
Suddenly, Jean's eyes became red. Tyrone was dead. Even if he was willing to pay the compensation, he would not be able to escape from the law...
"It wasn't my intention to hit him so hard. It was Marie. She kept inciting me.” Jean wanted to push all the blame on Marie.
Nina got even angrier when she saw Jean's childish behavior. He even mentioned Marie. "Marie had let you down in the past, so why can't you be more mature now? Just because she incited you, you had to go along with it? If Marie asks you to commit suicide, will you blindly do so as well?"
Jean could not be bothered about Nina's lecture. He was only thinking about how he could not afford to be imprisoned. He held Nina's hand. "Nina, I'm your brother. I can't go to prison. You must look for Percy and help me out of this situation. From now on, I won't get involved in anything related to Marie. I'm your brother, and our mother is still expecting me to get a job to cover her living expenses! I can't go to prison now."
He had once tasted life in prison, and he did not want to experience it again.
The other patients in the ward watched this scene, and none of them made a single noise.
As Nina was talking, her eyes turned red. "You'd better pray hard that Tyrone is alright. Otherwise, I'm afraid even Percy won't be able to help you out."
Jean was dumbfounded and looked at her. "What do you mean? Are you saying he's not dead yet?"
"He's in the ICU now. We have yet to know what's going to happen in the future. I'm guessing that the police will be here to question you in a while more. You should be more alert.” Nina coldly took her hand away and turned around to leave.
"Nina, Nina!" Jean was afraid to face the police. After all, Tyrone was still in the ICU.
Later when the police showed up, he would definitely be sent to an isolation ward. However, that ward was not the luxurious type and was more of a place of torture.
Jean was not willing to go through that and wanted to get Nina to hire a good lawyer to settle this issue.
However, Nina did not turn around and immediately left the ward.
Jean was disappointed. He wanted to get out of bed to stop her, but the pain in his leg was unbearable. He wanted to get out of bed but could not do so.
After Nina left Jean's ward, she took a deep breath and walked toward Anna's ward.
Anna had always thought that Jean had a bright future ahead, but ultimately, he was the one who destroyed his own future.
'And all of this has to do with Anna's pampering...'
Nina entered Anna's ward.
At that moment, Anna was having her breakfast with the nurse's help. She looked sideways at Nina when she saw her coming into the ward and did not say a word.
The nurse beside her greeted Nina warmly. "You're here, Ms. Nina."
"Yeah." Nina nodded and looked at Anna, who was looking back at her with a cold expression. She felt bitter deep in her heart, but she would never express it.
That was because Anna would not listen to whatever she said and would not understand her feelings.
Between Nina and Jean, she was just someone Anna asked for money from.
Nina looked at Anna, who would not even spare her a glance. She thought perhaps the latter was still mad at her for withdrawing the additional cash from the bank account.
However, she would not apologize for it as she was not at fault.
Nina sat on the chair and waited for Anna to finish her breakfast.
Seeing that Nina was staying, Anna intentionally slowed down her eating pace.
However, no matter how slowly she ate, she would eventually have to finish it.
After Anna was done eating breakfast, the nurse then cleaned up the cutleries. Nina then spoke to end the silence, "Jean got himself involved in a crime yesterday."
This was her very first time talking to Anna after so many days.
Anna could not help but reply when she heard Nina's words, "Why are you talking about Jean? He's your brother. Oh, so now that you're together with a rich man, do you think so highly of yourself that you're not going acknowledge your own brother? Is that so?"
Nina took a deep breath. Anna and Jean just thought that since she had gotten together with Percy, it was only right that she improve their lifestyle as she no longer needed to worry about food and clothing.
'They said Voldemort is scary, but having such a brother is quite scary too.'
Anna added when Nina did not respond, “If you have what it takes, then don't acknowledge me as your mother. From now on, we'll just be strangers!"
"Are you sure about that?" Nina clenched her fists as she did not wish to quarrel in public.
However, Anna's attitude made her utterly disgruntled.
Anna got a little scared when she saw Nina's reaction. However, she did not think that Nina could really disregard her, so she was stubborn and said, "Yes. After all, I don't have such an unfilial daughter like
you!"
"So you're saying that without me, Jean can afford to pay for all of your medical fees?" Nina got up and looked at Anna from above.
She had long ago been disappointed with Anna.
"At the very least, your brother is not as heartless as you are. Besides, he used to study abroad, so he can get any job he wants," Anna said, thinking that her son was the most excellent. Even though he was once imprisoned, it was also because he was framed by Bianca.
"Oh really? If he's that excellent, why hasn't he gotten a job after being released from prison? Why is he still together with a woman like Marie? Why did he disregard everything and beat someone up until that person is disabled? So, this is your good son, huh? If you think he has what it takes to look after
you, then I'll let him take good care of you." Nina initially came over to tell her that Jean had injured someone and might be in deep trouble, so she might not be able to look after Anna in the meantime.
However, after being triggered by Anna, she revealed the entire incident.
Anna looked at Nina, astonished. "What did you say?"
"I said that your good son, Jean, beat up someone after being incited by Marie. That guy is currently in ICU. That guy has yet to get over the life-threatening crisis. Besides, Jean is penniless. He can't even afford to pay for his own medical fees, yet he now has to cover the victim's medical fees. Actually, what you said is right. Your son is indeed excellent. He's really excellent at giving money to other people. Since he's so capable, why doesn't he go to the poverty-stricken areas to help the poor? Why is he here causing so much trouble?" Nina was agitated.
Anna's expression was pale and awful. She shook her head and looked at Nina with a disgusted look. "You terrible woman, you must be lying to me. Why are you cursing my son?"
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1879-Nina's eyes flashed with disappointment.
In her eyes, Jean was her son but she was not her daughter...
"Whether or not I'm lying to you, you'll soon know the truth. In the afternoon, ask the nurse to push you to the hospital's detention ward. That's when you'll know whether or not I'm lying to you." Nina spun around and left the ward after speaking.
Anna's cursing could be heard from behind. Nina was not willing to listen and was not bothered by it.
From childhood all the way to adulthood, she had only ever held a place in Anna's heart when Jean was still doing alright.
When Jean started walking a crooked path, her status in Anna's eyes starting falling as well. She could not understand. She had given everything she had to Jean, including the chance to further her studies.
He ultimately failed to become a good person, yet Anna pushed all the blame on Nina.
'Why is this happening to me? Is it because I'm not a son?'
Nina felt her limbs weaken. She sat on the long bench along the corridor of the hospital and took a deep breath.
The thought of it made her sigh helplessly. Her phone rang, and Nina answered the call. "Hello?"
"Hi, I'm calling from the public security bureau. We're informing you that we've moved Jean into the detention ward where he will continue to receive his treatment. Please take note of the visiting hours and location if you wish to visit him." A man's voice was heard.
"Alright, got it." Nina hung up the call. There were specific hours to visit someone who was in the detention ward. If she did not follow the timing, she would not be able to visit Jean.
Currently, she was clueless about what to do next. All she could do was wait for Tyrone to get out of the life-threatening crisis before thinking of her next step.
She wanted to seize the chance to peacefully reach a settlement for Jean's sake.
As soon as she hung up the call, Nina's phone rang once again. This time, it was a number she was unfamiliar with. She answered, "Hello?"
"Hi, are you Jean's younger sister?" The one speaking was obviously not a police officer. They had an aggressive tone.
"I am. You are..." Nina asked.
"I'm from NX bar. Last night, your brother Jean came to my place to have some liquor and later got into a fight with another guy. He destroyed a lot of things in the bar. Besides, he didn't pay the bill for the liquor he had either. I got some people to ask the police and there's no doubt everything is Jean's fault. So, let's not delay things or go through the formal procedures as it'll affect my business and the renovation work that needs to be done. Let's just settle this privately, alright?” the guy said.
'Settle it privately?
'If we can privately settle Tyrone's issue, we can definitely settle the bar's issue privately too.'
"I'll have no problems if the compensation amount that you suggest is reasonable,” Nina put forward the condition. She had been in the business field for so many years. Even though she had been well protected by Percy, she would not be easily fooled by others.
"It's a deal. I've asked someone else to do the calculation. You may come over and I'll slowly explain it to you. Rest assured, I'm just following the market price. I won't raise the price too high. Besides, there's surveillance footage as proof. I wouldn't simply accuse your brother," said the person from NX Bar.
Nina lowered her eyes and agreed to it. "Alright. I'll go over right now."
After ending the call, she checked the location of NX Bar.
She came to an understanding once she got to know the street the bar was located.
Indeed, Jean did not have too much cash on him that he could go to high-end bars. For a bar like this, the compensation wouldn't be too much.
She thought that she did not need to inform Percy about this and would be able to settle it on her own.
After thinking about it, she immediately drove her car toward NX Bar.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the bar, she parked her car and took a glance at the street full of bars. However, since it was broad daylight, there were not many people.
NX Bar was open only because the owner wanted to negotiate the compensation matters with Nina.
Nina went over but did not enter directly as she still had her guard raised. She just stood at the entrance and asked, "Is there anyone inside?"
After some time, a middle-aged man with a belly came out. He had a cigarette in his mouth. He looked at Nina from head to toe before asking, "So, you're Jean's younger sister?"
"Yes." Nina nodded.
The man then looked at the car Nina drove. It was just a worn-down car. She did not seem to be a rich person like what Marie had described.
"Is that your car?" The man asked once again.
"Yes." Nina turned around and said while nodding her head.
"Can you afford to pay the compensation when all you're driving is that car?" The man was curious. 'Am I being fooled by Marie?'
However, nothing good would come about by fooling him. After all, how much money he got from this would affect Marie's share.
"Your bar doesn't seem to be a high-end bar as well. We won't know whether or not I'm able to pay the compensation if we don't discuss it first." Nina was starting to be impatient. 'If he's judging whether or not I can pay the compensation by looking at the car I'm driving, it means there's a chance this might be a scam.'
She felt fortunate that she had insisted on not driving a luxurious car when she got back together with Percy. Instead, she chose to continue driving her worn-down car.
Otherwise, if she were to drive one of Percy's luxurious cars, the man would certainly ask for a bigger amount.
"Sure. Let's go in and talk about it." The man threw the cigarette butt and casually stepped on it, putting out the flame.
Nina did not take a step and just said, "I think we should just talk outside here."
The man turned around and looked at her. He smirked and said, "What's wrong? Are you afraid I might do something to you?"
"The lighting outside here is much better." Nina did not tell the truth, but the man knew what she really meant.
The man frowned and got irritated. "I can show you the bills, but if you need proof, I still have to go in and get it. It's very troublesome."
"Well, I have lots of time. Besides, you can just show me the bills and proof. I'll check them out myself. If there's no issue, I'll pay you the compensation," Nina said, determined.
"Alright, alright. I'll go in and get the things for you now. You're so troublesome." The man spun around and entered the bar.
He entered the office and took out the list that he had compiled overnight.
Marie sat on the sofa and asked after seeing his actions, "How's it going? She's quite easy to scam right?"
"What do you mean by easy to scam? She doesn't want to enter the bar and insists on checking the things outside. She's afraid she'll suffer a loss. Also, she's driving a worn-down car. Say, do you think she'll be able to pay this price?" the man got worried and said.
"Don't worry. She'll be able to pay for it. It's true she doesn't have money, but her boyfriend does. He's the head of the Mallory family. You know him, don't you? That one or two boxes of genuine wine in your bar was imported by the branch office of their company," said Marie arrogantly.
She knew that Nina had a very good relationship with Percy. Hence, she incited Jean to get into a fight.
As long as the things in the bar were destroyed, he would need to pay compensation. Then, Marie would be able to get a commission from the bar owner. That was her way of earning money. She had made money plenty of times using this method.
She incited Jean to destroy more items because she knew Nina had Percy backing her.
However, never would she think that Jean, who looked so fragile, would beat someone up so badly. He nearly dragged her into deep trouble after almost beating someone to death.
Twins In Her Womb: Sir President Please Be Gentle Chapter 1880-"The girlfriend of Mr. Mallory from Mallory Corporation drives such a shabby car? Don't try to fool me.” The man raised his finger and pointed at Marie, warning her.
"Don't worry, I'm not fooling you. That woman is very ordinary, but she lives a very good life. Percy has already announced their relationship during a press conference. Don't worry about anything else. You'll definitely get money out of her.” As Marie spoke, she was inwardly feeling jealous. 'With just Nina's mediocre looks, she was able to make Percy fall so hard for her.
'I wonder if it's because she learned how to seduce men from Bianca that she has the skills to get her hands on such a wealthy guy.'
"Alright. Let me show her the list," the man said and left the office.
Nina was still standing outside the entrance.
The man came to the entrance and passed the list to her. "This is the list I prepared yesterday. The first three pages list down the property damage after your brother fought with others. The last three pages list down my other losses due to your brother's fight, such as causing a few of my customers to leave without paying the bills, the liquors, and the tips for the staff. Logically speaking, your brother should be the one to take full responsibility for all these."
Nina looked at the six-page list. She took it and casually flipped through it. "He destroyed these many things?"
"Of course. There are surveillance cameras here too. I'm not wrongfully accusing your brother." The man took out a cigarette, placed it in his mouth, and lit it up. "I'm telling you, don't ever think that fighting is just like what's depicted in TV shows where you just pick up a wine bottle and swing it everywhere. He was quite drunk last night, and he was just like a mad dog. I got a few staff members to stop him but it was to no avail. He continued to kick and punch that guy. He even destroyed a few
tables and chairs. I just bought them not too long ago, and they were all high-quality goods. Also, he indirectly injured some of my staff members too. Now, they're all taking a break due to work-related injuries. I still have to pay them their salary despite them being on leave. And as for the medical fees, I don't think it's right for you to expect me to bear all the cost myself, right?”
Nina glanced at the long list that stated the amount of compensation.
Moreover, the price tags shown for the tables and chairs, as well as the cost of other facilities, were extraordinarily expensive. 'This bar doesn't look like it can afford these things in the first place.'
She took a glance at the interior.
The man noticed her action and stepped aside, asking, "What's wrong? Do you want to go in and have a look?"
Nina saw that it was pitch-black inside. The lights were not switched on. She shook her head and said, "No thanks. I'll need some time to go through it. I'll discuss it with you again after I'm done, okay?" "Of course. Say, you're Mr. Mallory's girlfriend. You definitely won't run away from paying the compensation. Besides, even if you do try to escape from this, I can just look for your brother or even Mr. Mallory, right?” The man smiled.
Nina frowned. 'How does he know about that?'
Even though Percy had announced their relationship during the press conference, it was not like the entire city knew about it. In the eyes of many people, she was just an ordinary person.
Even though she was puzzled, she did not say a word. She took out a name card from her pocket. "I need a copy of the surveillance footage. Can you please send it to the address stated here?"
The guy squinted his eyes and looked at it. He nodded. "Alright, I'll have someone send it over later. You'd better take action fast. I renovated my bar, so I'm short on cash now. After your brother caused this huge mess, it's going to be even more troublesome to renovate it again."
"I'll get to it as soon as possible." After speaking, Nina took the list and walked to the side of the car. She got into the driver's seat and ignited the engine before driving away.
She did not immediately pay for the compensation as she had doubts. Jean had just gotten into a fight. Was it possible for him to have broken so many things?
Just from reading the items on the list, it made it seem as though Jean had destroyed the entire bar.
However, he was alone at the time. How could he have done such extensive damage...
After thinking about it, she called the company's accountant. She would leave it to the experts to handle as it was related to finance.
She planned to use the company's resources for personal purposes and get the company's accountant to help her do the calculation.
On the other hand.
Luca looked at the time, and it was already noon.
She had looked up the relevant information and found out that a few flights would be arriving in A City from South Korea. However, according to Luke's character, he would most likely choose the earliest flight.
If he had really boarded the earliest flight, Luke would have already safely landed by now. Perhaps he might be on his way to the company.
She got up and took a deep breath.
After a day and two nights, the injury on her waist had almost recovered. She was not afraid that the wound might bleed when she did some movements.
Seeing that there were still many documents that needed to be translated, Luca decided to head downstairs for lunch before continuing to work.
She arrived downstairs, and when she was just about to exit the company, she saw Enoch.
Luca frowned, knowing he was here to seek trouble with her. Hence, she wanted to turn around to leave.
Enoch saw her and picked up his pace. “Luca, Luca."
He shouted twice, and it attracted most of the employees' attention. Luca noticed that the employees' gazes were directed toward her. If she were to leave now, she would look like someone who was escaping from her creditor.
She had no choice but to head straight. She maintained a distance away from Enoch and looked at him coldly. "What brings you here, Mr. Campbell?"
"Luca, I was in the wrong and have caused you a lot of trouble. I've thought about it. Even if we can't be a couple, we can still be friends and keep in touch from now on, right? I came here today just to apologize to you. Look, I even bought you a present." Enoch gave her the present.
Luca looked at the present he wanted to give her. The logo on the bag was a luxurious brand that white-collar workers nowadays loved.
It seemed to be a bag.
"I accept your apology, but I don't need the gift. I still have things to do, so I'm leaving now," Luca said as she walked away.
Enoch disregarded the gazes of others and held onto Luca.
"Your attitude just shows that you're still mad at me!" He got anxious. After thinking for a few days, he still thought that Luca was the best.
Since Queenie had already said that she had nothing to do with Luke, he would just have to put in more effort and get closer to her as a friend first. If he found out that she was indeed in a relationship with Luke, he would then expose it. Otherwise, he would pursue her!
Luca was mad and pulled her hand away. Her movement was too big, causing her wound to tear open. It made her frown.
"Mr. Campbell, if you're going to keep behaving like this, I'll call for security.”
"Luca, I just want to be friends with you. Why would you call for security?" Enoch pretended to be puzzled. He did not think that his actions were considered harassment.
Tina came out of the elevator at this moment and saw Enoch. She barked softly, "Damn it! Why is it this guy again? Dr. Craw is so unlucky."
"What's wrong?" A colleague looked at her.
Tina did not say a word and immediately headed straight over. She shielded Luca behind her. "Sir, do you have an appointment?"
Enoch looked at Tina and recognized her to be the woman from before. He frowned and said in an irritated tone, "What appointment?"