As Adam Jackson delivered a kick, onlookers winced in sympathy.
Xander wondered, will this be the end for him?
Refusing to back down, Adam Jackson continued his verbal assault, unusually lacking his usual grace, his frustration showing.
It turned out that Freya was so angry because Ronan had crossed a line.
“You dare to use me for such things, it’s despicable, you’ll pay for this!” Adam Jackson demanded to know the truth about Ronan and Freya, bargaining with Ronan’s mother until she disclosed his whereabouts.
Upon his arrival, Ronan remained silent. Unexpectedly, a chance overhearing of a conversation untangled the knots of his long-standing doubts!
“Do you have no conscience? You used even me.” Adam Jackson squeezed his neck, “Go to hell.”
“Adam Jackson, let go of me… are you out of your mind…”
“If I am, it’s because of you driving me to madness!”
Ronan couldn’t just stand there and let Adam Jackson hit him.
Before long, the two were engaged in a physical altercation.
Xander watched from the sidelines, remarking, “Dogs bite dogs, neither of these two is any good!”
…
Elijah’s phone suddenly rang.
He answered, but there was silence on the other end.
Glancing at the screen, it was Freya’s number. He put the phone to his ear again and stepped away, fearing that the noise here might carry over.
Freya rarely contacted him. Receiving her call unexpectedly made him quite happy, a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips, “Why so quiet? Miss me?”
In a hospital.
Freya crouched in a corner of the surgery room, covering her lips, her fragile body trembling.
She couldn’t stop sobbing.
Tears kept flowing down uncontrollably.
She didn’t know how she could face Evan.
On the other end, Elijah sensed something was off, softly calling out to her, “Freya, what’s wrong?”
Unable to contain herself, Freya wanted to ask when he would return, but her voice came out husky.
“Are you crying?” Elijah immediately panicked.
Freya had always seemed invulnerable in his presence. She rarely showed her vulnerable side to him. At this moment, something serious that she couldn’t bear must have happened.
Elijah steadied himself, “I’ll be back soon.”
Freya choked out, “Hurry, I’m scared…”
That one sentence, “I’m scared,” shattered Elijah’s heart.
The call ended.
“Xander.” Elijah’s voice was grave.
Xander rushed out, “They’re still fighting inside…”
“Have someone keep an eye on him, I need to go back home.”
Xander asked, “When?”
“Now!”
“I’ll get it done right away.”
…
A few hours later, Freya stood at the door of the surgery room.
Evan approached her, asking, “How is she?”
“She said she doesn’t want to see you, you should go back,” Freya answered.
Evan furrowed his brow, “What are you talking about? How could she not want to see me?”
Freya couldn’t meet Evan’s eyes directly, “She truly doesn’t want to see you.”
Evan was smart, “Is it because she lost the baby? It’s okay, I can handle it, she must be devastated, let me comfort her.”
Though uneasy inside, Evan kept a calm exterior.
“Please, go back for now,” Freya said.
Without the child, Sacha wouldn’t refuse to see him.
Evan fixed his gaze on Freya, “Tell me the truth, what exactly happened?”