Chapter 361
Zac first saw the news of the incident through a media report. Then, online, he came across a few videos recorded by bystanders.
When he saw footage of Charlotte fighting off the attackers, his heart clenched.
Before he could even recover from the shock, he saw another clip-Charlotte being lifted onto a stretcher and carried into an
ambulance.
His chest tightened sharply.
Using his assistant’s phone, he called her several times, but no one picked up.
Frantic, Zac dropped everything and rushed to the hospital without hesitation.
He didn’t know which hospital Charlotte had been taken to.
There were three hospitals near the scene of the attack. He went to them one by one, asking around, until he finally saw a few familiar faces outside the emergency room of the last hospital.
Losing all composure, Zac ran over and grabbed Sean Jasper by the arm. “Sean, how’s Lottie?”
The moment he made contact, he felt something sticky. Looking down, he saw Sean’s hand was covered in blood. Zac’s face
went pale.
Sean yanked his arm back and shot him a cold glare. His voice was flat. “She’s still in surgery.”
What the hell happened?” Zac demanded. “I saw a witness online saying someone was shot. How did the attacker even have a gun? Isn’t that illegal here?”
Then it hit him, and his eyes widened. “Was it Joseph Ford? Did he come back for revenge?”
Sean’s gaze turned icy. Irritated, he snapped, “Shut up. You’re being loud.”
Zac’s temper flared. “Sean Jasper, if you can’t protect her, why keep dragging her into your mess? If it weren’t for you, she wouldn’t have been in danger again and again!”
His voice rang out loud in the corridor. A passing nurse frowned and called out, “This is a hospital. Please keep your voice down.”
Zac lowered his voice but glared at Sean with burning resentment.
“She’s already suffered enough because of you. Why can’t you just leave her alone? What kind of man are you if you can’t even protect the woman you love? What’s the point of all your status and power then? You once said I wasn’t good enough for Lottie- that I didn’t deserve her. But what about you? What makes you any more qualified?”
Sean’s jaw tightened. He didn’t respond. His fists clenched at his sides.
Because Zac was right.
He hadn’t protected the woman he loved.
What right did he have to say he loved her?
Charlotte had been hurt again and again because of him. His love had become a burden.
A dull, suffocating pain filled his chest, squeezing the air out of his lungs.
“Enough, Zac. Now’s not the time for this.” Mia pulled Zac away forcefully. “You think you’re any better? Don’t forget the pain Lottie went through when she was with you. You and Sean-neither of you have any right to point fingers.”
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Zac lowered his head and fell silent.
The hallway sank back into stillness.
As night fell and the sky grew darker, the tension in everyone’s chest only grew heavier.
When James and Lilian heard that Charlotte was in critical condition, they rushed over as well.
Lilian truly liked Charlotte and had always hoped she would become her daughter-in-law. Seeing her seriously injured and hanging between life and death, Lilian was deeply shaken.
When she spotted the blood on Sean’s hands, her heart twisted even more.
“Sean, you’re hurt too. You need to get treated,” she said gently.
Then her gaze dropped to the floor and her face went pale.
The tiles were splattered with blood.
“Sean, your hand is seriously injured. You have to get it looked at!” she cried, panic rising in her voice.
Sean had already been at the hospital for over an hour. His wound had been bleeding the entire time, and he hadn’t paid it any
attention.
“It’s just a scratch. I’m fine,” Sean replied hoarsely.
‘How is that fine? Look how much blood you’ve lost!” Lilian turned and hurried down the hall. “Nurse! Nurse!”
Moments later, a nurse followed her back to tend to his injury.
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