He totally panicked when he bumped into Michael at the hospital entrance because he thought that the latter had noticed something.
However, he was being too paranoid now that he thought about it. If Michael had detected something, he would not take such a long time to make a move.
This was simply a coincidence!
Despite that, it still required his undivided attention. After all, the surprise in Michael’s eyes couldn’t be concealed at all when the former saw him.
He would tell William about this for sure. He wasn’t afraid of Michael, but William scared him a lot. He was a sneaky man after all. He wouldn’t be able to get rid of William once the latter had his eyes on him, so going into hiding would be the best strategy.
He cleared his throat at the thought of this. When the doctor in the hospital heard his voice, he turned around and saw him. The doctor greeted him respectfully immediately, “You are here, Mr. Floyd!”
The man nodded and gestured for the doctor to come with him. The latter immediately followed him outside. The two of them walked to one side of the corridor as the doctor said respectfully, “The patient is awake. It seems that she is in a good condition.”
The man grunted and said, “Well, I’m going to take her with me!”
The doctor was dumbfounded. “Now?”
“Yes, now. Ask your staff to get ready. We’ll leave right away!”
“Well, it isn’t good for her health to be discharged right now…” The doctor tried to dissuade him, but the latter cut him off.
“I’m well aware of that. I’ll arrange for someone to take good care of her. Just give her an injection so that she can sleep well. By the way, don’t tell anyone about her. After I take her away, you should go on leave for six months with the nurse who takes care of her! It’ll be a paid leave!”
A paid leave for six months was perfect for the doctor. Hence, he immediately nodded and agreed.
The man signaled for the doctor to make the necessary preparations while he made another phone call.
Half an hour later, an ambulance arrived at the hospital. The woman who was injected with sedatives was transferred to the ambulance. She was brought away from the hospital in the vehicle.
In the president’s office of the Wolf Group, William walked out to have a cup of tea after the morning meeting. He had just picked up the document sent by his secretary to read it.
At that moment, the door was pushed open and Bobby came in. “Mr. Howard, Francis has already fetched Azalea home.”
“What on earth is going on?” William seemed baffled.
“I don’t know what Francis is playing at. Azalea was hit by Evelyn, so by right, he only needed to cover her medical expenses. It’s too silly for him to take her home.”
“Francis is a cunning fox. He never goes for a bad bargain. Azalea is of no use to him in her current state. There must be a reason as to why he took her home.”
Bobby also felt something was fishy, so he reminded William, “Do you wish to call Michael and ask him what’s going on?”
“I’ll ask Michael what’s going on now.” William picked up his phone and was about to give Michael a call. Out of the blue, he seemed to have remembered something, so he stopped and told Bobby, “Something just occurred to me. Just now, Michael called and told me that he saw a man who resembled me very much in the United States.”
Bobby froze momentarily. “Is he telling the truth?”
“Michael wouldn’t call me and make such a joke on purpose.”
“Mr. Howard, if Michael really did see this person, then I was right back when I was in the casino at Las Vegas. Many incredible things that happened back then have something to do with him. Call Michael and ask him about the details. I have a feeling that his appearance bears ill news for us.”
William agreed as he dialed Michael’s number. The latter scoffed once he picked up the phone, “Didn’t you hang up so proudly just now? Why did you call me again since you’re so confident?”
“Let’s get down to business. Did you say that you saw a man who looked like me just now?”
“Of course I did! Say, William, do you agree that your position in power is being threatened after thinking it through?”
“Now, now. Talk nicely. What kind of person do you think the man you saw is?”
“A rich person! He got off from a limited-edition Rolls-Royce in exquisite clothing.” Michael said with a sigh, “Ah, that’s right. I remembered now. You also have a Rolls-Royce, don’t you?”
“Certainly!”
“So this man’s taste is similar to yours. He likes luxury cars as well. Wait, the watch on his wrist seems similar to yours too. F*ck, it suddenly occurs to me that his clothes are also from your favorite custom-made brand. How can you guys be so similar?”
William’s face went gloomy. “Where did you come across him?”
“The hospital, of course! My luck is fucking rotten. I had a car accident so I went to the hospital to bandage the wound. That was when I met this man there and collided with him.”
“Which hospital was that?” William asked for the details.
Michael told him the name of the hospital. “William, what are you planning? Are you interested in that man who resembles you? Are you jealous? Damn, I have never seen you so interested in a person. Get a grip. This is a man, not a woman!”
William set Michael’s teasing aside. “How long have you left the hospital?”
“It has been almost an hour,” Michael replied.
“I want you to go to the hospital again immediately. Find out the identity of this man.”
“Wait, are you treating me as your subordinate? Come on, William, I’m injured now. I need a good rest. I can’t do this.”
“Michael, this is not a joke. Now turn around and go to the hospital at once.” Michael stopped grinning when he heard William’s serious tone. “Okay, I’ll go. Are you happy now?”
He ordered the driver to turn around and head to the hospital. After reaching the hospital, he got out of the car and went straight to the front desk. He showed a photo of William to the receptionist. “Have you seen this gentleman?”
The receptionist clearly remembered William’s face. After seeing the photo, she nodded and said, “Yes.”
“Do you know where he is now?” Michael continued to ask.
The receptionist shook her head. “No idea. I came across him a couple of days ago.”
A few days ago? Michael was taken aback so he asked again, “Then do you know if he was here to see a doctor or as a visitor?”
“There’s no such patient here. He is probably here to visit someone, I think,” the receptionist replied.
“Do you know who is he visiting?”
“Uh…” The receptionist did not answer the question. Michael continued to ask more questions and it alerted the receptionist. She felt that something was amiss, so she looked at Michael warily and asked, “What is your business here?”
“I’m looking for someone. This gentleman is my friend. He has been missing for a few days. Actually, his family and I are looking for him.” Michael was running off at the mouth.
However, the receptionist continued to look at him warily. “If you want to find someone, you can always go to the police, can’t you? Isn’t it easier to find your friend with the police’s help?”
“I’ve already lodged a police report. The police said that he had been here, so I came to ask you right away because I wanted to see him as soon as possible. We haven’t met each other for a long time. I’m very concerned about him. Can you help out me? Thank you!”
Since Michael was good-looking and soft-spoken, the receptionist didn’t think that he was a bad person. She hesitated for a moment. “I don’t know who he came here to visit, but I saw him at the special passage a few days ago. He is pretty good-looking, so I paid extra attention to him and found that he went to the ICU. However, I’m clueless as to who he is visiting.”