“I’m fine. You should go with him.” Luacs pulled her up, but then he let go of her immediately. It was a traumatic event and a terrible scene for a lady to be in. Furthermore, there might be more troubles that awaited them in the aftermath. If she were to go with Eldest Young Master Williams, then she might not have to deal with those troubles.
“Take Layla, too.” Luacs looked at Michael. “Caleb and I will take care of the things here.” Those attackers were against them anyway. Even though it was apparent that their target was Elena, Luacs did not want the two girls to face that.
Michael kept a straight face as he snorted. “What could you two kids do?”
Caleb was not impressed by Michael’s behavior. “Hey, I am already 19 years old, and Luacs is 20!”
However, after he saw Michael’s cold gaze, his display of mettle instantly dissipated. Then he bowed his head and whispered, “We are not kids…”
Michael loathed talking to Caleb, so he turned his attention to Luacs. He glanced at the wound on Luacs’s arm and roared, “Get to the hospital!”
Luacs was unwilling to abide by his order. The little wound did not bother him at all. Furthermore, Michael had been so condescending toward them! Such an abrasive act was simply impolite! However, he knew that Elena would not go with Michael if he stayed there.
“Caleb, come to the hospital with me.” Luacs turned around to leave. Caleb glanced at Elena suspiciously, but he dared not look at Eldest Young Master Williams. He responded hastily and followed behind Luacs.
Layla also looked quizzically at Elena, and her eyes quietly darted over to Michael’s poker-face for a brief moment. At last, she announced softly, “Elena, I… I’ll go with Luacs.” Then, she turned around and chased after Luacs and Caleb. Even though she could avoid most troubles if she were to leave with Eldest Young Master Williams, she was more worried about Luacs.
Michael did not say anything. He clutched tightly onto Elena and guided her toward the car. However, Elena shook her hand violently and managed to break away from Michael’s tight grip when he was not paying attention.
“He was hurt because he tried to save me. What kind of friend am I if I were to abandon him now?” She knew that she would tick off Michael if she said that because he liked to patronize people. She had no time to worry about that. She was not one of his underlings, and her guilt and gratitude for Luacs gave her the courage to defy him. She would not be at ease if she could not see with her own eyes that Luacs was safe.
“Eldest Young Master Williams, thank you for saving me tonight, but I cannot leave my friend behind.” She threw her final sentence at him and then tore after her friends. She was not sure about the seriousness of Luacs’s injuries but she remembered the bloodstain all over his sleeve. It looked frightening. How could she be convinced of Luacs’s well-being if she did not see his treatment?
She left. She had gone with that guy. She insisted that she could not abandon her friends, but she did not even think twice before she left him! His cold eyes narrowed, and his knuckles turned white as he balled his fists and watched her back as she went further away.
“Eldest Young Master Williams, you’re injured!” Levi spotted the bloodstain on Michael’s sleeve the minute he turned around. Blood continued to ooze from his shirt. It was apparent that the blood was Michael’s!
“Eldest Young Master…”
Suddenly, Michael strode toward the street with his poker face. Levi followed him closely and nagged, “Eldest Young Master, your wound must be treated.”
From the bloodstain on the sleeve, Levi could see that the cut was not deep. Nonetheless, it was a cut from a knife, so medical attention was needed. Michael remained silent, but his pace quickened.
Elena caught up with her friends. When he noticed her arrival, Luacs furrowed his eyebrows and said, “You should go with him.”
“I’ll just go with you to the hospital. Once the doctor is done with you, I’ll head home.” Then she looked at his top, which gradually got darker with blood. “There is a hospital nearby, let’s head there.”
Those machetes had been extremely sharp. She prayed that his bones and nerves were not injured. She shuddered at the thought of what could have happened if the cut was much deeper. They arrived at the shoulder of the road, but none of the cabs were willing to take them when they spotted the bloodstains on Luacs’s shirt.
Luacs and Caleb had an old car, but it was parked at their place of residence. It would take too long if they were to go and get it. By that time, Luacs would have lost too much blood. Suddenly, a luxury car screeched to a stop in front of them.
The car window wound down, and the icy appearance of the driver looked out of the window. He commanded, “Get in!” He was crossed, extremely unhappy, and he made that very clear to them! He looked handsome, as always, but none of them dared to look at the frigid guy. Elena knew that they probably would not be able to get a lift if they refused to get into his car.
“Get in quick!” Both Layla and Elena stood on either side of Luacs to support him and helped him into the backseat. Since the backseat was filled, Caleb made his way toward the front passenger seat. However, before he could set his foot into the car, his leg froze mid-air as he was greeted with a pair of chilly eyes. Michael’s gaze held him in thrall.
He withdrew his leg and called out to Elena, “Elena, you… You can take the front seat!”
Caleb hurried to the back and held the car door ajar as he stared into Elena with his pleading eyes. Elena darted her eyes to the front and sensed the icy aura from Eldest Young Master Williams. To not delay treatment for Luacs, she gave up her seat for Caleb without any hesitation. She got into the front seat and buckled up.
“There is a hospital nearby. I will lead the way, Eldest Young Master Williams.”
…
The injury on Luacs was not too bad, but it was not one they could take lightly. It was already after midnight when the doctor was done with patching him up.
“Do not smoke and drink during your recovery period. Also, avoid taking food that can cause inflammation like deep-fried and oily food, chicken, duck, goose as well as seafood…”
Both Elena and Layla listened attentively. Elena said something to Layla, and she immediately took out her phone to record it. Outside at the corridor, Michael fixed his eyes on Elena, who stood next to Luacs. His thin lips pursed tightly in rebuke.
Levi, who had arrived much later, carefully reminded Michael, “Eldest Young Master, since we are at the hospital, let… Please let the doctor treat your wound.” Even though it was a small injury, it should still be treated!
Levi felt aggrieved for his Eldest Young Master. The young madam did not even notice the wound on Eldest Young Master Williams, and her attention was all over on the boy called Luacs when her fiancé was also injured. Levi did not mention it to Elena because Eldest Young Master Williams had forbade him to do so. Still, in his heart, he criticized Elena querulously for her insensitivity and eccentrics. Why did she not seem to care about Eldest Young Master?
“Eldest Young Master, I’ll get the doctor…”
“Keep quiet!”
Elena and her friends were about to come out of the room. An irritated glare adorned his face; it was dark and morose, and extremely angry. His eyes glanced at Levi as a warning. Levi held his tongue, but he continued to look at Elena with a grouchy gaze.
When he saw them come out with the medication, Michael asked in a desolate voice, “Can we go now?”