Natasya was finally pushed out of the operating room at the hospital after nearly eight hours of emergency treatment.
Raelyn and Devon were the only ones waiting by the door of the operating room as Gavin had left.
The couple swiftly stepped forward and asked the doctor, “How is she?”
“Her spleen was broken and lost quite a bit of blood. But, do not worry as the operation was very successful.”
They heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing the news and said, “Thank you, doctor!”
The hospital treated Natasya extra cautiously as Devon was an influential man in Ruthorham and Gavin also stopped by to visit her. The doctor’s attitude was very good as he left a few reminders to them after accompanying Natasya into the ward before making his departure.
Raelyn could finally relax after an intensive wait as she sat on the sofa. She was starving but did not want to make a move, “Honey, I’m feeling dizzy as I’m hungry!”
Devon immediately ordered his secretary to purchase some food while he poured a glass of water for Raelyn and said, “Here, have a glass of water first. By the way, where is Talitha?”
Raelyn then only realized that Talitha was nowhere to be found. She frowned and said, “She offered to see my dad off but then she is now gone! How can she be so heartless? I’ll give her a call now.”
“Forget it. You are the one who has made her into a spoiled child!” Devon shook his head and asked Raelyn, “Did your brother and sister-in-law stop by?”
“Would you come and visit if you were in their shoes?” Raelyn asked.
Devon knew what she meant and sighed, “We did not reap any benefits but had pissed everyone off, right?”
“Yeah, and we can now only hope upon William. By the way, do you have any of his updates?” Raelyn asked.
Devon shook his head and said, “No. I came here as soon as I heard about Natasya’s accident. How could I be in the mood to dig around his news?”
“We can’t just give up like this, right?” Raelyn was feeling displeased about it.
“Alright. I’ll arrange for someone to see what’s going on with him,” Devon switched on his phone and ordered his men to pay attention to William.
Talitha then came into the ward while bringing some food with her and offered, “Mom and dad, let’s have a meal together! I’ve brought something delicious for the both of you.”
Raelyn was feeling a tad bit embarrassed as she had wrongly accused Talitha of being a heartless daughter.
They immediately began eating as they were starving. Talitha sat beside them and said, “I went to see Paisley just now and heard something shocking from her.”
“What? Didn’t I warn you to cut ties with her?” Raelyn stared at Natasya and instantly knew that Hardy was behind this. She was disgusted upon hearing the names from the Anthony family as she was not on good terms with them.
“Why should I listen to you? I’m going to marry Hardy in the future and what is wrong in meeting with my future sister-in-law?” Talitha retorted displeasedly.
Raelyn frowned and wanted to give her an earful but was halted by Devon, “What did Paisley say to you?”
“She told me that William has came back and he is in Wolf Group now.”
The both of them looked at each other and asked, “What else did she say then?”
“She doesn’t know the details either. All she knows is that William is currently residing in Wolf Group Hotel and also said that both Richard and Hayden have gone there.”
“Oh no!” Devon placed his chopsticks down and glanced at Raelyn.
Raelyn had lost her appetite and asked, “What should we do now?”
They had been relying on Natasya all this while but she was now in a bad condition. Who else could they rely upon?
“What about Valeria? Did she go to Wolf Group as well?” Devon asked.
“I don’t think so. Valeria was nowhere to be seen ever since the incident last time. Who cares about her now?” Talitha shook her head.
“Hardy has no idea about her news either?” Devon asked.
“Nope. Why are you so concerned about her? What is so intimidating about her?” Talitha was looking down on Valeria.
“Forget it. You won’t understand even if I explain it to you.” Devon shook his head and suddenly recalled something, “Did Paisley meet you today and ask about your sister?”
“No, why would she? She is not even close with her.” Talitha was feeling a bit guilty as Paisley indeed did not ask about her sister, but she was the one who took the initiative and brought up the topic to her.
Talitha was feeling irritated as she had been waiting outside of the operating room for a very long time. She was much more pissed off upon seeing Raelyn’s worried look on her face.
She then came up with an excuse to send Gavin off from the hospital to meet up with Paisley and shared her frustration in hopes to make her mood feel better.
Both Raelyn and Devon were not convinced and reminded her, “You can just tell Paisley that your sister is badly injured if she asks about it. Do not say anything more, okay?”
“Alright, I’ll be cautious about it.” Talitha pretended to be obedient and asked again, “Mom, is my sister all right?”
“The doctor said that she will be fine as long as she survives through the critical period.”
“That’s great to hear!” Talitha pretended to be delightful upon hearing the news but was feeling otherwise deep down in her heart.
Sammuel and his men had been waiting in the Wolf Group’s restaurant for more than an hour before the door of the private room had finally opened.
William was holding Hayden’s hand and asked gently upon seeing Sammuel and his bodyguards who were standing outside the room, “Did you guys enjoyed your lunch?”
A bodyguard that was arranged by Marcus had answered, “No, they’re not willing to eat and had been waiting at the door throughout the entire time. I have no idea whether they are indeed not hungry or they have been planning to do something.”
“Stop spewing nonsense.” Hayden disrupted the bodyguard and stared at Sammuel while saying, “You and your men shall have something to eat. I’ll take William with me for now.”
Sammuel swiftly refused and said, “No! We are ordered to protect him closely!”
“Why not?” Hayden looked at him calmly and said, “Why would I need your permission to bring my son home? Please do not think too highly of yourself, okay?”
The atmosphere soon turned as cold as ice upon Hayden’s grim expression. William chuckled and tried to ease the tension, “Sammuel, it’s fine. I’ll head back with my dad for a while and you guys can chill here for now. Don’t worry as I’ll call you guys for backup should anything happen to me.”
“William, we had promised your grandparents that we will not leave you alone. You will put me in a tough position should they find out about it.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll explain it to them accordingly and get you covered.” William then continued with a calm look on his face, “Richard, please do take good care of them for my sake.”
“No problem, bro!” Richard looked at Sammuel with a smile and offered, “You guys must be starving upon waiting for a long time. This way, please!”
Sammuel wanted to follow William but had been halted by the bodyguards that were arranged by Marcus. They chipped in with a polite attitude and said, “Follow us, please!”
Their action proved otherwise from a kind attitude as they pushed Sammuel and the bodyguards into a private room swiftly.
They were at a disadvantage point as they were outnumbered and it was not their territory. Sammuel had no choice but to watch William being taken away by Hayden.