Since Averie was not at home, they did not go to school.
Hayden wanted to take Layla to school.
After all, he had an obligation as a big brother to be a good role model to his sister.
However, Layla had used the fact that Hayden also did not feel like going to school that day to change his mind.
In the end, Hayden went to the school that morning to inform his teachers that Layla was sick and that he had to stay home to take care of her.
The teachers suspected nothing and allowed them to take the day off.
Now, the fact that Averie’s phone was ringing overwhelmed the children.
“Isn’t that Dirtbag Dad’s name?”
There were not many words that Layla could read, but she remembered very clearly what the name “Elyette Foster” looked like.
“Why is he calling Mommy?” Hayden mumbled, then proceeded to reject the call.
“Don’t you want to know why he called Mommy? I do! Let’s answer if he calls again!” Layla said grumpily.
“Don’t be silly. He won’t speak if he doesn’t hear Mommy’s voice!” Hayden said, then blocked Elyette’s number to prevent him from calling again and disturbing the peace.
Over at the surveillance center, Elyette’s eyes were filled with bewilderment as he stared at his rejected call.
Even if they were divorced, did Averie have to go as far as not answering his calls?
His phone rang just as he was about to dial Averie’s number again.
It was Zoe, but the voice on the other end of the line belonged to a stranger.
“Hello, Mr. Foster. Doctor Sanford asked me to give you a call and inform you of the current situation,” said the woman. “Doctor Sanford is in the operating room right now with Shea. Don’t worry. The surgery should be done in about an hour.”
Elyette jolted from his seat.
Shea was at the hospital?!
Who sent her there?
Why was he not informed before the surgery?
“Who sent Shea to the hospital? Which hospital is she at?!”
Elyette’s hand clenched tightly around his phone and he stormed out of the surveillance center.
“I’m sorry, I’m not too clear on the details myself. We are at Elizabeth Hospital,” the woman said, then hung up the phone.
Elizabeth Hospital!
It was Elizabeth Hospital again!
Zoe had planned to carry out Shea’s surgery at Central Hospital.
This meant that Zoe was informed that Shea was at Elizabeth Hospital and headed over there.
Who was the one who sent Shea to Elizabeth Hospital?
Was it Averie?
However, Shea was not at her house when Elyette went over the night before.
Shea had a stubborn streak, but she was always well behaved in front of Elyette.
It was impossible that she would not react if she heard Elyette’s voice.
Elyette’s mind was a mess!
He decided to brush everything aside for now.
What was important was that Shea was safe.
Two hours later, Elyette finally saw Shea at Elizabeth Hospital after her surgery.
Her head was wrapped in a thick layer of bandages and her eyes were shut, as if asleep.
“How is she?” Elyette asked anxiously.
Zoe smiled and said, “She’s doing well. I spoke to her throughout the entire operation. She was very clear headed.”
Elyette felt relieved after seeing the smile on Zoe’s face, but there was still something fishy about the entire ordeal!
“Why didn’t you inform me before, Zoe?”
“I’m sorry! I was too busy at the time because we had to move a bunch of things over from Central Hospital. I didn’t think of calling you until I was already in the operating room!” Zoe said with an innocent expression on her face.
Elyette did not continue to pester her after seeing the blood stains on her surgical gown and gloves.
“Thank you, Zoe,” he said hoarsely.
“Don’t mention it! You’re my boyfriend. This is my duty,” Zoe said, then left to change.
Elyette walked to the hospital room’s door, and felt a peace of mind when he saw the bodyguard and Mrs. Scarlet inside the room.
He stepped aside and dialed Wesley’s number.
He had to find out the truth from Wesley!
Why was Shea sent to Elizabeth Hospital every time she was in trouble?
There was definitely something strange going on.
Wesley’s voice was calm and collected as he said, “How can I help you, Mr. Foster?”
“Mr Brooke, is your father the director at Elizabeth Hospital?”
“May I know why you’re suddenly asking me about this?”
“Could I see the surveillance footage from today, please? I want to know who sent Shea here,” Elyette said as he held back his emotions.
“You can go straight to the surveillance room for that. I’m technically just a simple doctor at Elizabeth Hospital,” Wesley responded.
“Noted,” Elyette said, then hung up the phone and made his way over to the surveillance room.
Out of the many surveillance screens, there were a few that were black.
“What’s going on with the black screens?” Elyette asked with a frown.
“Those ones malfunctioned last night. We’re still waiting for the repairmen to come and fix it! “answered one of the staff.
“Which cameras broke down?”
“The front entrance, the entrance to the wards and the south parking lot…” said the staff member.
The timing and locations of the broken down cameras were too coincidental! Did they truly malfunction, or was something trying to hide something from him?
Averie’s face suddenly popped into Elyette’s head.
Where did she go when she left the underground garage at 10.30 p.m. the night before?
Elyette pulled out his phone and dialed Averie’s number.
“Sorry, the number you have dialed is unavailable. Please try again later.” The bot’s monotonous voice made the coldness in Elyette’s eyes turn even more chilling.
Elyette dialed Averie’s number once again, but was stili met with the bot’s message.
He could not believe his ears!
How dare Averie hang up on him?
Or was her phone turned off?
Elyette searched for Mike’s number in his contacts and called him.
They lived under the same room and worked in the same company, so they were practically together 24/7
Mike was confused when he received Elyette’s call.
Why was he calling him?
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