Preston’s handsome face darkened. “Excuse me?”
Harper glared at him, turned around, and ran away without saying anything.
When Preston came to his senses, she had already left.
His wolf rose to the surface, and he had to tamp it down to not start partially shifting and further damaging his wrist.
Preston stormed into the emergency room.
When she heard from the nurse that Taya had woken up, Stella immediately came to the VIP ward to check on Taya’s condition. When she found no sign of infection on the back of her head, Stella breathed a sigh of relief.
“We took care of your head wound, and it appears to looks okay. No signs of infection, but…” Stella paused for a moment and looked at Taya regretfully. Your heart is getting worse. I’m afraid you won’t be able to hold on for much longer.
Taya had long known about her physical condition, so she didn’t care. “How long… can I hold on?”
Stella put her hands into her pockets and stared at Taya’s pale face. “A week or so.”
If Taya hadn’t suffered such a severe injury, she could have lived another two months.
“Ms. Palmer, who injured your head?”
Griffon only sent a message to Stella telling her that Shelly, Tara, and he had taken action against Taya and asked Stella to save Taya as soon as possible.
But he didn’t say who caused Taya’s injuries.
Stella guessed it might have been caused by a group fight, but she didn’t believe Griffon would participate. As Alpha, he had pack guards to take care of minor problems. He only made a show of force against the other wolves.
There was a trace of loneliness in Taya’s eyes. She lowered her long eyelashes to hide them.
Taya was silent and seemed unwilling to speak, so Stella did not mention it again. She turned around, picked up a paper bag, and handed it to Taya.
“This is what you left in the mall. A nurse brought it back for you.”
Stella put the paper bag on the bedside table, then said softly, “Just rest. If you feel uncomfortable, ring the bell.”
Turned around and was about to leave, but Taya stopped her. “Stella…”
Stella turned around to look at her. “Yes?”
Frowning, Taya looked at the paper bag on the bedside table and said, “There’s a bottle of perfume…for you.”
Stella was taken aback. She followed Taya’s line of sight and looked at the paper bag. Then, she looked back at her and asked, “You…went to the mall to buy me perfume?”
Taya nodded. “You gave me so much medicine. I want to thank you…”
The shock in Stella’s eyes gradually turned into gratitude. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she was
at a loss.
Stella stood rooted to the spot for a few minutes before walking up to Taya again. She touched Taya’s pale face.
“I’m so sorry. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t have met Shelly. It’s all my fault with you…”
She had overestimated herself and wanted to punish Shelly.
She should have known better than to offend a she-wolf that she wasn’t as strong as.
It was just another st upid decision in a long line of st upid decisions.
Like falling in love with someone she could never have.
Seeing the despair on Taya’s face, Stella’s heart ached. Stella could not help but bend down and hug
her.
Stella hugged her gently and pulled Taya back from her thoughts. It took Taya a lot of effort to raise her hand and pat Stella on the back.
“Thank you for saving me. If it weren’t for you, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have had the chance to say
goodbye to my sister…”
After Harper ran away, a nurse checked on Taya and told her that Dr. Cobb had rushed over to save her in time.
Although she didn’t understand why Stella had rushed over to save her, she would never forget her kindness.
There was no need to ask any more questions.
“Actually, Alpha Knight…”
Stella wanted to tell her that Griffon had asked her to save Taya. Still, before Stella could finish her words,
Taya interrupted her. “Where is Harper?”
Two hours had pa*sed, but Harper had not come back yet. Taya was worried that something would happen to her.
Stella had only been paying attention to Taya and did not notice that Harper was not in the ward.
Stella looked around, then said, “I’ll send someone to look for her.”
Taya thanked her and looked at the paper bag on the bedside table. “Take that bottle of perfume.”
Stella wanted to refuse, but it would be rude if she didn’t accept it.
After taking away the perfume, Stella told Taya to rest. Then Stella turned around, walked out of the ward, and called several security guards to check the
Surveillance video showed Harper running out of the hospital and accidentally bumping into Preston
Knight. There seemed to be some quarrel between them.
After a few words, Harper ran away from the hospital, outside the surveillance video.
Stella pointed to Harper on the monitor.
“Find her. Now.”