He left the ward to answer the call as he was afraid of disturbing Liberty.
It was his mom.
“Duncan.”
Mrs. Lewis asked directly over the phone, “Are you in the hospital?”
The incident yesterday caused a huge stir.
It was because the police caught a lot of people.
Many were saying that almost all of the police in Wiltspoon were dispatched yesterday for so many people to be caught.
After knowing that a child was almost kidnapped, many families with children carried their children while out and about if they could. Children who were older and could not be carried anymore were held tightly by their parents as they were afraid that their children would be taken away.
It was not surprising that Mrs. Lewis knew about the incident.
Despite that, it was only later that she learned that the kidnapped child was Liberty’s son.
She also found out later that Liberty was injured.
When her youngest son did not come home last night, Mrs. Lewis purposely went to the houses belonging to her son today to look for him but to no avail. He was also nowhere to be seen at his office, so she guessed that he was in the hospital.
“I’m in the hospital. What’s wrong, Mom?”
Duncan asked his mom in a deep voice, “Is something wrong?”
“Is Liberty okay? I heard she was stabbed a few times.”
Liberty was stabbed several times for the sake of her son. Since she was also a mother, Mrs. Lewis admired Liberty for that.
“She woke up at five in the morning. The doctor said she was no longer in critical condition, so she was released from the ICU and transferred to the general ward.”
Mrs. Lewis responded, “Thank God. As long as she’s fine.”
Following that, she changed her tone and asked her son, “How did you know what happened at five o’clock? When did you go to the hospital?”
“I arrived at the hospital yesterday.”
Duncan did not avoid his mom’s question. He answered honestly, “I stayed in the hospital all night. I couldn’t be at ease when Liberty was still in danger.”
Mrs. Lewis knew it was bad when she heard that her son had been watching over Liberty all night.
Was her worry turning into reality?
“Liberty could be watched over by her sister. Must an outsider like you keep watch there overnight?”
“Mom, I stayed voluntarily. I was just worried. As long as Liberty wasn’t awake, I couldn’t leave the hospital. Even if I did, I wouldn’t be in the mood to do anything.”
After Duncan realized his feelings, he became very frank when facing his mom.
Mrs. Lewis was silent on the other end of the line for a while before she asked, “Liberty is now awake and out of danger. When are you coming back? You must be tired after keeping watch the whole night in the hospital. Come home and rest.”
“Mom, I’m not tired. I can still hold on, so you don’t have to worry about me.”
Mrs. Lewis wanted to lash out at her son.
Even so, she held back.
She did not say anything else and silently hung up the phone.
After his mom ended the call, Duncan put his phone back into his pocket and returned to the ward. He still stood outside the crowd and watched Liberty quietly.
Although Liberty was no more at risk, she was still very weak. The doctor did not allow too many family members to stay in the ward as it would disturb her rest. As such, everyone had to leave one after another after seeing her.
The last ones to stay in the hospital were Zack, Serena, and Duncan again.
Liberty went back to sleep and could sleep more soundly.
She was still alive, her son was well, and the bad guys were caught. She was completely at ease.
“Seren, now that Liberty is fine and is resting, you should rest on that bed with Sonny for a while.”
Zack let Serena take Sonny to rest on the bed reserved for family members on the side.
“You didn’t sleep well last night either. You have dark circles under your eyes.”
Serena carried Sonny and sat on the edge of the bed to look at her sister. “I’m not sleepy. If you’re sleepy, you should rest.”
Zack was helpless. He turned his head and saw his good friend. He patted Duncan’s shoulder and walked out of the ward with him.
“Duncan, you’ve been watching over Liberty all night. You should go home and rest. Don’t collapse before Liberty recovers.”
Duncan said, “I don’t want to leave either; I still feel uneasy. Perhaps I can only work without worries when Liberty can get out of bed and walk.”
Zack pursed his lips and did not know how to persuade him.
Ring, ring, ring…
Zack’s phone rang.
It was Josh who called.
Zack answered the call. Nobody knew what Josh told him on the phone, but his face turned dark. Duncan heard him telling Josh to find out who had secretly filmed him and to take down the trending topic.
After Zack finished, he hung up.
“What’s wrong?” Duncan asked with concern.
Zack turned to look at the ward to make sure that Serena would not come out. He then said in a low voice, “Josh said that Seren and I were secretly photographed by the paparazzi when she came to the hospital for a checkup the day before yesterday. The paparazzi reported that Seren is infertile and that we went to the hospital to seek medical treatment, but we argued, and I left in anger.
“This became a trending topic for Wiltspoon’s entertainment news. The ranking is getting higher, and it seems to be competing for first place.”
That day, Zack just thought that Serena was pregnant and took her to the hospital for a checkup.
The result was negative.
After that, Serena suggested doing a medical checkup, worried that they might have issues with their constitutions for the reason behind her not conceiving even after being married for half a year.
Zack refused.
Serena tried to convince him, but he left in anger right after.
Zack and Serena had a disagreement. Serena even stayed overnight at the Soxes‘ and followed her close friends back to her hometown the next day to check the progress of her investment project. That was why she was not with Liberty and her son.
When something happened to Liberty yesterday, Serena rushed back after receiving the call.
The small interlude between Zack and Serena was captured by the paparazzi and exposed. Now, it was even trending.
If Serena saw this, she might even blame herself and think that she did not protect her sister well because of the conflict between her and Zack.
Zack asked Josh to handle it. They had to try to hide it from Serena and not let her know–at least not at this time.
Duncan said, “Given your status, anything that has to do with you can easily become a trending topic… Especially after you got married, everyone became highly interested in your married life with Serena. Those paparazzi are everywhere. They’re the most well–informed.
“They’ll definitely be competent private detectives.”
Duncan comforted Zack rather sympathetically.
At last, he asked Zack with concern, “You’re good, right?”
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