Hearing William’s words, Marcus burst into laughter. William was also laughing when a call came in. He then restrained himself and answered the call. “Did you find out more information?”
“Yes, I’ve found out the information on the man who looks like you. His name is Leonard Floyd.”
“Leonard Floyd?” William racked through his brain but didn’t know anyone with that name.
“I’ve checked his background. Leonard has always been involved with the investment banking businesses and hasn’t shown his face before this. He had always gained his profits through manipulating other people before slowly coming into the spotlight recently. He is now into business entities and is already a major stockholder of a few listed companies.”
“Is that so? Do his companies have any conflict of interest with ours?” William asked softly.
“There’s no conflict. I can’t see where Leonard could be a threat to us.”
“Is that so? What about his girlfriend who was in a coma and pregnant?”
“I can’t find any information. Leonard is very secretive with his private life, and we can’t find any information about his girlfriend. That woman seemed to appear out of nowhere.”
“That’s strange!” William frowned. The car then braked to a stop suddenly.
As the inertia made William fall forward, he reached out to grab the back of the chair to steady himself.
Marcus, who was driving, broke out in a cold sweat. “Mr. Howard, are you alright?”
“I’m fine!” William then turned his attention to the woman lying in front of the car.
Did they hit someone? Marcus took off his seat belt and explained, “The woman rushed out onto the road suddenly. It was not our fault.”
But of course, they couldn’t leave her be after hitting her. William instructed with a low voice, “Get down immediately and take a look!”
When he heard the sharp sounds of the brakes, Jaxon, who was on the other end of the line, was shocked. “Mr. Howard, what’s going on?”
“We’ve met with a car accident! I’ll hang up first and contact you later.”
William hung up the phone and got out of the car. A woman was sprawled across the ground in front of their car. Her hair was disheveled, and her face was covered.
Marcus hurried over. “How are you?”
The woman did not respond. It seemed like she was unconscious.
He didn’t know how the woman’s condition was, so Marcus didn’t dare to touch her. He immediately called emergency services and the police.
The ambulance and the police arrived almost at the same time. The paramedic immediately performed first aid on the woman while the police asked about the situation.
Marcus didn’t hide anything. “We were driving as usual, with an average speed. She suddenly rushed out from the side curbs, and that’s how we hit her.
The policeman who was dealing with this accident had a decent attitude. “There are security cameras at the intersections. We will look at the monitors and investigate in detail. Are you guys alright?”
“We’re fine. I’ve only knocked my head.” Marcus looked at the paramedic examining the woman and asked worriedly, “What’s her situation?”
“Her breathing and heart rate are normal. She should be only temporarily unconscious. We will take her to the hospital for further checkup.” The paramedics said as they lifted the unconscious woman onto a stretcher.
William stood at the side and did not speak. He was looking at the woman who was carried into the ambulance by the paramedics indifferently.
The woman’s face was covered by her messy hair at first, but now it was exposed.
William was clearly taken aback when he saw the woman’s face, and he continued staring at her.
Marcus noticed his abnormal behavior. “Mr. Howard!”
William came to his senses and said, “Let’s go to the hospital and have a look!”
“We have guests waiting at the company. You should go back to the company while I’ll go to the hospital. I’ll ask Bobby to pick you up.”
As soon as Marcus mentioned Bobby, William clearly saw that the woman moved as she was brought into the ambulance.
He narrowed his eyes and said lightly, “We can meet the guests some other time. This is a life-and-death situation. Let’s go to the hospital and take a look.”
Marcus didn’t know what William was up to, so he could only drive to the hospital.
William’s bumper was dented after hitting the woman. As this was a new car drove not longer than a week, Marcus was pretty agitated about it. “Could it be that the woman is out of her mind? Why did she rush onto the road? Now, she’s injured and has to suffer through this, while we have to send our car to be fixed. Do you think she might be trying to blackmail us?”
“That’s possible.” William replied.
Marcus was only complaining at first. Wouldn’t a person be courting death if she tried to blackmail William here in B City?
However, when he saw that William was serious about his reply, he was stunned. “Mr. Howard, do you really think this woman is trying to blackmail us?”
“I don’t think that’s important. Let’s wait for the police’s investigation.”
“If she’s really a blackmailer, she’ll have to bear the responsibility even if she has to go bankrupt!” Marcus was furious.
William only laughed and didn’t comment on it.
When the car arrived at the hospital, the woman was sent to the emergency room. William and Marcus sat on the chairs outside the emergency room and waited for the news.
Marcus was a little anxious. After sitting for a while, he got up and paced around the room. On the other hand, William was calmly looking at his phone and didn’t seem anxious at all.
Marcus didn’t know what William was up to. “Mr. Howard, the woman has been inside for some time now. Do you think something has gone wrong with her?”
“I’m not sure!” William continued staring at his phone and replied indifferently.
William didn’t seem to have all the time in the world. Marcus couldn’t help reminding him again, “Ask Bobby to pick you up. I’ll stay here.”
“It’s alright. Let’s wait and see.”
After the woman was pushed into the emergency room for an hour, the door finally opened, and the doctor came out. Marcus immediately stepped forward and asked, “How is she?”
“We’ve done all the necessary procedures. She has quite a few wounds on her, but her heart rate is normal. However, she is still unconscious.”
“Are you saying that she has no fatal injuries, but she is still unconscious? What do these symptoms point to? Have you met with this sort of situation before?”
The doctor nodded. “Yes.”
“Then what should we do?” Marcus asked again.
“We will usually admit the patient for observation. She could wake up tomorrow.”
Hearing the doctor’s words, Marcus was a little anxious. “I don’t know where her family is. If only I could inform them.”
“Since she’s still unconscious, there’s no way we could inform her family. Let her stay in the hospital for observation.” Since they had done all the necessary checkups and didn’t find any fatal injuries, there was nothing else the doctor could do besides treat her scraps and wounds.
“Okay, let’s do as the doctor said.” William said, “Let her stay in the hospital for observation. Arrange for some people to come here and stay watch over her.”
The doctor thought it was a little too much. “You don’t have to arrange for someone to take care of her, do you? Our hospital has nurses…”
“She’s in here because we’ve hit her. It’s a given that we need to send someone here to take care of her. Make the arrangements immediately.” William didn’t leave any room for negotiation.
So Marcus immediately called for some people to come over. The woman was sent to the ward, and the several people who would take care of the woman stayed in the ward as well.
William’s tone was indifferent. “You guys should stay around the clock and work in shifts. Don’t let down your guard, and keep watch over her. Report to me immediately if anything comes up.”
After the arrangements had been made, only did Marcus and William leave the hospital.
While they were walking to the parking lot, Marcus asked William in confusion, “Mr. Howard, why are you doing this?”