Jane had a very busy day with work, and she didn’t have time to check her phone at all. Meanwhile, Patrick was also in a meeting, and both of them were overwhelmed.
“President, something terrible has happened,” Patrick’s meeting was interrupted by his secretary.
“Can’t it wait until after the meeting?” Patrick disliked being interrupted.
“It’s extremely serious.”
Upon hearing this, Patrick halted the meeting and gestured for an explanation. “Go ahead.”
“Melissa had an accident. The car she was in crashed on the road, and she’s been taken to the hospital,” the secretary’s words shocked Patrick, and even the people in the meeting room were stunned.
“General manager… General manager!” People around him called out in concern.
“Hurry, let’s get to the hospital.” Several people helped the affected person into the car.
Patrick followed, constantly calling Jane on the way but receiving no response.
“Has everything been investigated? How did this happen? Wasn’t she supposed to be at Jane’s company? How could she get into an accident?” Patrick couldn’t comprehend it.
The secretary didn’t know the details; she had only received the news and rushed to report it.
Meanwhile, Jane had just finished a meeting when Sarah pulled her aside.
“What’s going on? You seem flustered,” Jane asked, still wearing a smile.
“Stop smiling. There’s been an accident,” Sarah’s serious expression made Jane realize the severity of the situation. “What happened?”
“The car that was taking Melissa to the film set got into an accident on the way. The driver died on the spot.”
Jane’s legs weakened upon hearing this. “What about Melissa? How is she?”
Despite any conflicts they had, she didn’t want to see Melissa disappear from her sight, let alone wish harm upon her.
“We don’t know the full extent yet. It’s said to be serious, and she’s been taken to the hospital.”
In a panic, Jane rushed downstairs, with Sarah following closely behind. They hurried back to the hospital, where Patrick and the affected person’s relative were already waiting.
Seeing Jane, the relative went berserk and lunged at her. “You owe me my daughter back!”
Patrick quickly intervened, separating them. “Please calm down, Uncle. We haven’t fully understood what happened yet.”
“My daughter was perfectly fine when she entered your company. She was just working in the office, how could she get into an accident? What did you make my daughter do?”
Currently, all blame was being placed on Jane.
Sarah explained, “We arranged for her to accompany an artist to the film set to familiarize herself with the job of an agent. The driver and car were provided by the company, both experienced. It’s just an unfortunate accident.”
But the relative didn’t care for explanations and angrily accused Jane, “She’s my only daughter. I raised her with difficulty. She made some mistakes before, and you sent her abroad without complaint. Now she’s back, just wanted to find a job at Patrick’s company. I felt it wasn’t right, so I asked for Patrick’s opinion and sent her to your company. But she hadn’t been there for even two days, and this happened.”
No matter who was involved, this was an irreparable tragedy.
“Uncle, please calm down first. Things may not be as bad as you think, and there might still be hope,” Jane could only kindly persuade, now regretting deeply.
Patrick sat the relative down in a chair and pulled Jane aside to inquire about the situation seriously.
“I’m asking you, why did you let her go with the film crew?” Although he didn’t understand the internal structure of Jane’s company, he knew that accompanying a film crew wasn’t something an agent should do; it was the responsibility of an assistant.
“I’m just as upset and saddened by this as you are. It was our company’s arrangement. She was just a new employee, and I was just doing my job,” Jane didn’t feel like she did anything wrong; she just thought it wasn’t right to shift all the blame onto her.
“I know you’ve never liked Melissa, so letting her go to your company was a mistake,” Patrick said out of frustration.
“Do you really see me as someone who would sacrifice others’ lives for my own benefit? Am I really that despicable in your eyes?” Jane couldn’t understand why, instead of thinking about how to solve the problem, they were blaming each other.
“That’s not what I meant.”
Jane didn’t bother to argue and walked straight out, arriving at the front of the operating room to see Sarah comforting the relative. “Melissa is lucky; she’ll be fine. You just need to trust.”
Several people waited outside the operating room; none of them left.
The surgery took a whole day, and the lights outside finally went out. Melissa was wheeled out, and the relative trembled in fear seeing her lying motionless on the bed.
“How is she? Is she still in danger?” Patrick asked the doctor.
“When the accident happened, she was likely on the phone. The chip was embedded in her skull, so removing it will take time. She’s currently in a coma, and I can’t say for sure if she’ll make it,” the doctor’s words left Jane utterly disappointed.
She had hoped Melissa would wake up, and maybe everything would be understood, but now everything was uncertain.
“How could this happen?” Jane muttered to herself, unable to believe any of it.
They then moved Melissa to the intensive care unit.
Upon seeing Jane, the relative knelt down. “I beg you to spare my daughter. She didn’t mean to compete with Patrick. She just wanted a stable job. Please spare her.”
Jane found his words strange; she hadn’t done anything wrong. Why were they blaming her for everything?
“Please, get up,” Jane and Sarah helped him to his feet, but the relative wouldn’t listen.
“My daughter isn’t exceptional; she just wanted stability. I hope you can spare her. She’s already a vegetable and poses no threat to you.”