NovelApexChapter 988: "Even now!" Denver spat, his voice trembling with pain and scorn. "Can you promise she'll be safe? That she won't suffer lasting damage?" Whether physical or psychological.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHis frustration boiled over. "She's in this mess because of you. Where were you when it happened? Aren't you the one who brags about being all-powerful? Where were you when she needed you the most?" Eric went silent, his lips parting but no sound emerging. His chiseled face turned stone-cold, unyielding.
"Hah!" With a sharp, bitter chuckle, Denver's gaze dripped with scorn. "Hadley's got the worst luck, doesn't she? Stuck with two useless fools like us!" Both claimed to adore her, yet neither could shield her, offer her security, or guarantee her joy.
Just then, the emergency room door swung open.
"Is there a relative of Hadley's here? Please step forward for a moment!" Denver and Eric snapped their heads up in unison, but Denver was quicker, darting toward the nurse. "That's me!" "She's being moved to a general ward shortly-please take care of the forms." "Got it!" Denver snatched the paperwork from the nurse's hand.
Once the formalities were done, Hadley was settled into a room. The nurse emerged, finding Denver and Eric still hovering by the door, neither having seen Hadley yet.
"Nurse," Denver said, gesturing toward the room, "how is she doing? Can we go in and see her?" The nurse explained, "She's awake but very frail. Her hyperbaric oxygen treatment just wrapped up, and she can't speak yet. If you want to see her, go in one at a tand keep things calm.” "Understood, thank you!" Stay updated with gVlRelief flooded Denver at the news of her consciousness, his tension finally easing. Ignoring Eric, he moved to enter the room, but as his fingers closed around the doorknob, Eric grabbed his arm. Their eyes locked, each refusing to yield.
Denver, typically courteous and composed, scowled. "The nurse said one at a time!" Eric gave a slight nod, standing firm. "I'm going in first." "Why should you?" "Just because!" "That's enough!" the nurse snapped, exasperated. "Stop arguing. This isn't a street market-it's a hospital! Keep your voices down!" She eyed them both before adding, "Is one of you named Denver-or maybe Daniel?" "That'll be me!" Denver replied instantly, his face taut. “I'm Denver." "Then you're first," the nurse said, pointing to the door. "I heard her murmuring that nearlier-Must be you, right?"
"That's me!" A wave of elation surged through Denver, his nods rapid and eager, as if her whisper hadliðam spark in him. "I'll go in first, then!" Without sparing Eric another glance, he swiftly pushed the door open and stepped inside.
As soon as the hospital room door clicked shut before him, a shadow fell over Eric's striking features, his e face darkening as if a tempest were brewing within him. The air around him crackled with barely contained fury.
Catching sight of Eric's stormy expression, Phillips winced, dipping his head in a gesture of remorse. "Mr. Flynn, I dropped the ball," he murmured, his voice heavy with regret. Denver had outsmarted them, reaching Hadley first and leaving Eric in the dust. But could Eric really point the finger at Phillips? Or even at Denver?
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