Hank, who finally caught up, was out of breath. He was about to sigh at his son’s presence, but the gory scene made his knees weak. He stumbled his way ahead to carry Liberty to the hospital.
For some reason-probably tired from running or scared stiff-Hank lost all energy and could not pick Liberty up.
“Don’t move Ms. Hunt!”
The York family’s bodyguard pushed Hank away to prevent him from moving Liberty as it might cause Liberty to bleed out..
After calling the emergency line, the bodyguard tried to stop the bleeding and contact Zack and the others too.
Having found out that his sister-in-law was stabbed multiple times, Zack shouted, “How could you allow Liberty to get hurt when there were so many of you watching her?”
How was he supposed to explain to Seren?
The bodyguards remained without a word.
They had a lot of eyes on Liberty and Sonny, but so did the other party too.
The security team was minutes away from catching up to Liberty, and it was in those minutes. Liberty was stabbed.
The nearest ambulance was sent to the scene.
Liberty was rushed to the hospital for treatment.
“Mom…”
Sonny sobbed and wailed.
He was covered in blood-his mother’s blood.
“Sonny.”
Hank blamed himself.
Why did he not carry his son back then?
Sonny would not be snatched out of his hands, and Liberty would not be stabbed to save her son if he carried his son into the bridal shop.
If anything were to happen to Liberty…
Hank did not dare to imagine the consequences.
She would turn out okay!
Liberty was a good person. God would favor her and keep her from harm.
With his son in his arms, Hank got into the ambulance.
The paramedics hurried to stop the bleeding. Even though the cuts missed her vitals, they had to stop Liberty from bleeding out.
Seeing that Sonny was covered in blood, a paramedic wanted to bandage Sonny, thinking he was hurt.
“It’s Mom’s blood,” Sonny uttered in between sobs.
The paramedic picked him up and examined him to make sure he was unharmed.
The paramedic had the utmost respect for the unconscious Liberty. Liberty, as a mother, was willing to protect her child at the cost of her life.
The man in black stabbed and kicked Liberty until her internal organs were damaged.
Nevertheless, Liberty never let go of her son. She only loosened her grip when it was finally safe.
A female paramedic secretly shed tears.
Hank carried her son and fixated on Liberty. He dared not breathe out loud or ask questions so as not to distract the paramedics from providing first aid to Liberty.
They arrived at the hospital in mere minutes.
Liberty was sent straight into the emergency room.
With Sonny in his arms, Hank waited outside the emergency room.
Duncan’s men and the York family’s bodyguards were also there.
Josh’s people were cooperating with the police to catch the offenders.
“Dad, will Mom die?” Sonny asked Hank in fear. His eyes were swollen from crying.
Hank immediately replied, “No. Your mom won’t die. She’s a good person. A good person lives up to a hundred. She won’t die. She won’t.”
He consoled his son and himself.
It took a while before it struck him to make a call.
Sonny snatched Hank’s phone when the latter pulled out his phone. Having kept his aunt’s number in mind, Sonny gave Serena a call.
Hank watched on without stopping him.
There was no telling if Liberty would survive this.
Serena was Liberty’s only sister. It was best to inform Serena to get here quickly in case Liberty could not be saved. Serena might be able to see Liberty one last time.
“Liberty.”
Serena was at a town near her hometown, checking on the progress of her project when she picked up the call.
Thinking that it was her sister, Serena said hello with a smile.
Zack also dialed Serena’s number while on his way to the hospital, but Sonny was one step ahead of him. His call did not go through.
“Aunt Ser…”
Sonny burst out crying at the sound of his aunt’s voice.
Serena tried to calm her nephew down. “What’s the matter, Sonny? Why are you crying? Was the lesson tiring? Don’t cry. Don’t cry. Sonny is a man, and men don’t cry. Don’t cry, Sonny. I’ll take you to the supermarket later. I’ll get you whatever you want.”
“Aunt Ser, Mom was bleeding. There was a lot of blood… Come back, Aunt Ser. Mom’s about to die
Wahhh!”
Sonny’s voice trailed on and off amid the wailing.
On the other end of the line, Serena was in shock. The phone fell right out of her hand.
Next to Serena, Elisa bent over to pick up the phone.
Serena managed to grab the phone and yelled at her nephew on the other end. “What did you say, Sonny? Can you make it clear? What happened to your mom? Sonny! Sonny! Say something, Sonny!”
All Sonny did was cry.
Hank immediately took over the phone and said, “Serena, it’s bad. Someone tried to kidnap. Sonny again. Your sister was stabbed while protecting Sonny. She’s in the emergency room right now. Where are you? Come back now. What if your sister… You might be able to see her one last time.”
Serena’s phone crashed onto the floor once more. She felt a shiver under her skin, and then the world turned upside down. She could barely stand up.
“Seren.”
“What’s the matter, Seren?”
Jasmine and Elisa quickly helped her up.
“My sister…”
No words could go past Serena’s lips.
“What happened to your sister?” Elisa asked, concerned and anxious.
“Go… Go! Go back!”
It took everything in Serena to scream these words.
She needed to go back.
Why did she have to travel far to her hometown today? Why could she not stay with her sister and nephew?
“Okay, okay. Let’s head back. We’ll go back now. Don’t panic, Seren. It’s okay. Everything is okay.”
Elisa soothed her as she and Jasmine propped Serena up. They hurried to their parked car.
Although the girls had no idea what was going on with Liberty, Elisa guessed it must be something big and bad.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.