“I’m fine. You should go with him.” Terry 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 Jackson, then she might not have to deal with those troubles.
“Take Sally, too.” Terry looked at Hunter. “Joe and I will take care of the things here.” Those attackers were against them anyway. Even though it was apparent that their target was Emily, Terry did not want the two girls to face that.
Hunter kept a straight face as he snorted. “What could you two kids do?”
Joe was not impressed by Hunter’s behavior. “Hey, I am already 19 years old, and Terry is 20!”
However, after he saw Hunter’s cold gaze, his display of mettle instantly dissipated. Then he bowed his head and whispered, “We are not kids…”
Hunter loathed talking to Joe, so he turned his attention to Terry. He glanced at the wound on Terry’s arm and roared, “Get to the hospital!”
Terry was unwilling to abide by his order. The little wound did not bother him at all. Furthermore, Hunter had been so condescending toward them! Such an abrasive act was simply impolite! However, he knew that Emily would not go with Hunter if he stayed there.
“Joe, come to the hospital with me.” Terry turned around to leave. Joe glanced at Emily suspiciously, but he dared not look at Eldest Young Master Jackson. He responded hastily and followed behind Terry.
Sally also looked quizzically at Emily, and her eyes quietly darted over to Hunter’s poker-face for a brief moment. At last, she announced softly, “Emily, I… I’ll go with Terry.” Then, she turned around and chased after Terry and Joe. Even though she could avoid most troubles if she were to leave with Eldest Young Master Jackson, she was more worried about Terry.
Hunter did not say anything. He clutched tightly onto Emily and guided her toward the car. However, Emily shook her hand violently and managed to break away from Hunter’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 Hunter 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 Terry gave her the courage to defy him. She would not be at ease if she could not see with her own eyes that Terry was safe.
“Eldest Young Master Jackson, 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 Terry’s injuries but she remembered the bloodstain all over his sleeve. It looked frightening. How could she be convinced of Terry’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 Jackson, you’re injured!” Liam spotted the bloodstain on Hunter’s sleeve the minute he turned around. Blood continued to ooze from his shirt. It was apparent that the blood was Hunter’s!
“Eldest Young Master…”
Suddenly, Hunter strode toward the street with his poker face. Liam followed him closely and nagged, “Eldest Young Master, your wound must be treated.”
From the bloodstain on the sleeve, Liam could see that the cut was not deep. Nonetheless, it was a cut from a knife, so medical attention was needed. Hunter remained silent, but his pace quickened.
Emily caught up with her friends. When he noticed her arrival, Terry 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 Terry’s shirt.
Terry and Joe 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, Terry 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. Emily knew that they probably would not be able to get a lift if they refused to get into his car.
“Get in quick!” Both Sally and Emily stood on either side of Terry to support him and helped him into the backseat. Since the backseat was filled, Joe 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. Hunter’s gaze held him in thrall.
He withdrew his leg and called out to Emily, “Emily, you… You can take the front seat!”
Joe hurried to the back and held the car door ajar as he stared into Emily with his pleading eyes. Emily darted her eyes to the front and sensed the icy aura from Eldest Young Master Jackson. To not delay treatment for Terry, she gave up her seat for Joe 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 Jackson.”
…
The injury on Terry 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 Emily and Sally listened attentively. Emily said something to Sally, and she immediately took out her phone to record it. Outside at the corridor, Hunter fixed his eyes on Emily, who stood next to Terry. His thin lips pursed tightly in rebuke.
Liam, who had arrived much later, carefully reminded Hunter, “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!
Liam felt aggrieved for his Eldest Young Master. The young madam did not even notice the wound on Eldest Young Master Jackson, and her attention was all over on the boy called Terry when her fiancé was also injured. Liam did not mention it to Emily because Eldest Young Master Jackson had forbade him to do so. Still, in his heart, he criticized Emily 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!”
Emily 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 Liam as a warning. Liam held his tongue, but he continued to look at Emily with a grouchy gaze.
When he saw them come out with the medication, Hunter asked in a desolate voice, “Can we go now?”