Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 825

Maya's scream rang out in the car, and it took Elaine a while to realize what just happened.

Quickly, she looked at Ronan, who was sitting next to her. Seeing that Ronan was struggling to move his body, she immediately stopped him. "Grandpa, don't move!"

Ronan looked like he was in pain. " Elaine... Are you guys all right?"

She tried to move her body. Fortunately, she did not feel any pain, so she thought she should be fine.

"I'm fine, Grandpa..."

Elaine answered.

Ronan tried to move his leg, but the next moment, he felt some discomfort. "My leg is stuck..."

Elaine comforted him. "Don't be afraid. The hospital is right in front of us. We'll be fine. Someone has already called an ambulance, and it will be arriving soon..."

The accident occurred on the main road. Hence, many people flocked over when they saw the accident happen. Some of them even tried to help them out of the car.

Maya was extremely shocked. Elaine was unsure whether Maya was seriously injured, but she heard her shouting non-stop.

On the other hand, the driver was panic-stricken as well. He kept muttering to himself.

Soon, the sound of the ambulance's sirens could be heard getting louder.

Not long after, the car door was opened, and Elaine was dragged out of the car by a medic. She lost her balance for a moment...

After calming down, she wanted to check up on Ronan, but a nurse stopped her. "Miss, please sit here and don't move around. Leave the rest to us!"

Nodding, Elaine stood where she was, feeling relieved that she was still alive.

Coming to think of what happened earlier, she felt a chill run down her spine.

After a while, Ronan was also pulled out of the car.

His leg was injured, but he was relatively clearheaded...

The scene was in a chaos.

It suddenly occurred to Elaine that when the accident happened, she was on the phone with Howard...

After finding her phone on the ground, she noticed that the screen had already gone black. She wondered if her phone was already broken.

Grabbing her phone, she followed the medic and got onto the ambulance.

At the Emergency Department.

As soon as Elaine got out of the ambulance, she saw Howard standing by the door. Stunned for a moment, she said, "Dr. Perkins..."

Immediately, Howard strode over. Seeing that she was fine, he frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Elaine told him the whole incident, "We were caught up in a car accident on our way here. Fortunately, Grandpa was not seriously injured. He only hurt his leg..."

As they were talking, the medic pushed Ronan out of the ambulance.

Hurriedly, Howard walked up to him. Holding Howard's hand, Ronan uttered, "Howard, you..."

"I'm fine, Grandpa. Don't worry. Let the doctor treat your leg first." Howard comforted him. "Once you get treated, we'll talk about what happened to me." © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Ronan nodded.

Both the driver and Maya suffered minor injuries, and the doctor brought them inside to clean up

their wounds.

Although Elaine did not suffer any serious injuries, her arm was bleeding.

Watching Howard and the doctor leave, she stood frozen for a while before following after them.

Along the way, blood kept oozing from her wound. Covering the wound with her coat, she approached a nurse to ask for help. "Miss, can you help me clean up my wound?"

Taking a look at her wound, the nurse asked, "Did you come alone? Where are your family members?"

Howard did not notice that she was injured. However, it was not convenient for her to tell him since he already had enough on his plate. He must be worried sick about Ronan. Anyway, it was just a small wound, so she thought there was no need to add to his concern.

Seeing Elaine keeping quiet, the nurse did not ask any more questions and moved on to treat her wound.

"Thank you." Elaine thanked her.

Seeing that she was all alone, the nurse felt sorry for her. So, she said, "Go and buy some antiinflammatory medicine. Also, come back tomorrow to change your bandage. You'll be fine after a few days. It's nothing serious."

Elaine hummed.

Only after the nurse left that Elaine went back to the emergency room.

From a distance, she could see Howard sitting on a chair. She walked up to him and sat down beside him.

It seemed like Howard did not notice her approaching.

After some time, she spoke, "Dr. Perkins..."

It was only then that Howard turned to look at her. As soon as their eyes met, she was startled. Nervously, she said, "Dr. Perkins..."

Howard's eyes were bloodshot. Upon seeing that, Elaine was bewildered. She could only stare blankly at him as he closed his eyes. "Grandpa is the only family I got. Thank god nothing serious happened to him today."

Pursing her lips, Elaine apologized, "I'm sorry. I should've stopped Grandpa from coming to the hospital. I shouldn't have let him out."

"Don't be silly. It's not your fault."

"I still feel guilty."

Howard caressed her face. "It's not your fault. Don't think too much."

Elaine forced a smile. It was not easy for one to overcome guilt.

Even though she knew that she did nothing wrong, she still felt sad seeing Ronan getting hurt.

Thinking of something, Howard suddenly asked her, "How did Grandpa find out about what happened to me? Didn't I break the television at home?"

He even called the newspaper company to unsubscribe the newspapers.

After some time, the gossip would die down, and there would not be any news on the television nor the newspapers. If he kept quiet about it, Ronan would never find out

His plan was flawless, but somehow, it was still ruined.

Quietly, she said, "Maya said that you hired a repairman to repair the television..."

Howard was taken aback. "Me?"

"Yes. After we parted ways, I saw a repairman coming out of the house when I got home. I asked Maya, and she said that you're the one who hired the repairman."

Instantly, Howard's expression changed. "It wasn't me. I didn't hire anyone to fix the television!"

He was so desperate to hide what happened from Ronan. How was it possible that he would hire a repairman to fix the television?

Elaine was shocked as well. Who hired the repairman then?

She also thought it was weird when Maya told her Howard was the one who hired the repairman. After all, Howard wanted to keep this issue from Ronan.

However, who else would have known the address of the Perkins Family and done such a thing?

Staring at Howard, Elaine noticed that he was frowning. Besides that, his expression looked a little dark.

Suddenly, realization dawned on her. "Dr. Perkins, do you know who was behind this?"

Howard kept silent.

Elaine guessed correctly. Howard knew who was behind this.

She continued asking, "Who is it?"

Tilting his head, Howard looked at her in distress, as if he was struggling to speak. After a long while, he finally said, "Vincent hadn't contacted you, had he?"

It was impossible that Vincent would remain passive after knowing that Howard secretly took Elaine away. That was strange.

Upon hearing that, Elaine was stunned. Suddenly, she remembered the call she received earlier today.

He did call her, but she did not answer the phone.

"You mean he was the one who sent a repairman to fix the television at your house?" Elaine was terrified. "So he knows everything that had happened in the past few days?"

That was the only valid reason to explain why he would send someone to Howard's house to repair the television.

Instantly, Elaine felt goosebumps creeping up on her. She felt as though she was living under Vincent's constant surveillance.

She even wondered if everything that had happened in the past few days was related to him.

"Dr. Perkins, regarding your scandal, do you think someone might behind this as well?" voice trembling, Elaine asked.

Hearing Elaine's question, Howard froze. Indeed, that thought did come across his mind. Everything happened too suddenly, and it seemed like the people who approached him came prepared. Seeing that they even brought reporters with them to make a fuss in the hospital, it was obvious that they had an ulterior motive.

Howard never had any enemies. He never offended anyone in the hospital, so it was impossible someone would want to go against

him.

Apart from...

Who else could it be except for Vincent?