Time seemed to slow down as Tristan took Sophia in his car to the hospital. Laying the woman on his thigh as a cushion, Tristan’s hand seemed to be stretched out to help press the wound that had been bleeding non-stop.
Now and then, Tristan turned his head. Confirm whether the car Alexius is driving has arrived or not.
“For God’s sake, Alexius. Speed up this car. At this rate Sophia could bleed out!” he cried, so angry. Don’t ask how panicked and frustrated Tristan is right now. It was hard for him to think straight because his brain was suddenly filled with fears of what would happen to Sophia.
“Y-yes, sir,” said Alexius nervously. He shuddered to see how Tristan’s expression looked confused and emotional simultaneously because of the current busy road conditions. It can’t be helped. London is often crowded and congested during lunch hours and after work. Everyone must have poured out on the road to go to their destination.
After 10 minutes of driving, struggling to get out of the traffic jam, Alexius was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief. The car he had been driving arrived at the lobby of The Royal London Hospital and was immediately greeted by several medics who were always on guard outside.
“Please help,” Alexius shouted as he got out of the car. “There was a seriously injured patient in the car.”
The medics quickly approached. I opened the door and immediately grabbed Sophia’s body. Remove slowly, then lay down on a gurney to be directly taken to the emergency room.
“Sir, you can’t come in. Let the team of doctors treat the patient first,” one of the nurses asked when Tristan accidentally wanted to come into the room. “If something goes wrong, we will immediately notify the patient’s relatives.”
Tristan nodded. Then brought his feet to go to the waiting chair. There he sat with a sense of uncertainty. How had he ever thought that Sophia would do this reckless act? She deliberately sacrificed herself solely to save his life.
During this time, Tristan always boasted. He was talking arrogantly by constantly threatening to hurt and kill Sophia slowly.
However, when he saw the body of the woman whose status as his wife lay stiff, even covered in blood, his guts immediately shrunk. The arrogance that he often displayed instantly evaporated. Replaced with a feeling of uncertainty as well as regret that seems useless.
From another direction, Edward is seen coming while running. Followed by Mikaila, Sophia’s mother, who had also just arrived, immediately started crying as soon as she sat on the waiting chair.
“Relax Aunty. Sophia will be fine,” Edward comforted. He seemed to be trying very hard to strengthen Sophia’s mother’s heart so as not to dissolve into sadness. Everyone waited in front of the room for a long time. He hoped that when the doctors came out, they would bring news of Sophia’s condition.
Until ten minutes later, the long-awaited finally came out of the room. Immediately Tristan and Edward got up and then approached.
“Are you Mrs Sophia’s relatives?”
Tristan and Edward nodded in unison in response to the male doctor in front of them. “How is the patient, Doc?” Edward asked impatiently. Even though he looks tough, he has been almost crazy for a long time waiting, not sure how the condition of the woman he loves will develop.
“Sorry, but we have to inform that Mrs. Sophia’s condition is not okay. After conducting an intensive examination and taking X-rays of the body that was hit by the shot, we decided to perform surgery. So, the gun projectile managed to penetrate the stomach and finally lodged in the uterine wall patient.”
Edward and Tristan instantly fell silent. The doctor resumed his sentence without having had time to digest the explanation he had just heard fully.
“We are also sorry, because as a result of this wound, Mrs. Sophia could not help but lose the fetus in her stomach.”
“W-what, Doc?” Tristan immediately raised his face to hear this one fact. “Sophia is pregnant?”
The doctor nodded weakly. “According to the data that appeared on the ultrasound machine, the patient’s fetal age was around seven weeks. But because the wound was quite deep and fatal, we really regret that we couldn’t do more help.”
“But, the patient’s life can still be saved, right?” Edward asked too.
“We are trying our best. After this, the patient will immediately undergo surgery. Let’s pray together that his condition continues to be stable, the operation goes smoothly and can pass the critical period quickly.”
After the doctor returned to continue his duties, Edward approached Tristan, standing next to the glass of the room. Without permission, without saying much, the big man immediately beat Tristan repeatedly at that very second. Don’t leave an opening for his friend to reply.
To Edward, the pain Tristan felt from his punch was nothing compared to the agony Sophia had been feeling. If Alexius hadn’t been there, Tristan might have followed Sophia into the treatment room.
“Mr. Edward stop it!” Alexius kept trying to intervene and asking Edward to finish his punch. Following the words of the man in front of him, Edward nodded. But he didn’t let go of his hand from the collar of the shirt Tristan was wearing.
“Are you satisfied now, Tristan Quartararo? Has Sophia’s suffering made you happy?” he cried angrily. “For God’s sake, If I had known from the start that you treated her so inhumanely, I would never have let you two marry. And now? Sophia even lost her future baby in her stomach! You’re a killer, Tristan. You killed your own flesh and blood!”
Tristan couldn’t help but be silent. Not the least bit able to repay all the insults that Edward sent to him. All the evil actions he had done had made Sophia suffer.
“You listen carefully, Tristan,” repeated Edward. “If anything happens to Sophia, I will kill you with my hands myself!”
Edward released his hands while pushing Tristan’s body. Then the man left just like that, his best friend who couldn’t do anything else.