chapter 1396
"That's great news."
Carla exhaled a sigh of relief. She was glad that Freda was fine. Otherwise, she would never forgive herself.
After everything that had happened, Freda and Rogan were like sisters to her. Everyone around her had left one by one, her father, Mrs. Borah, and Daemon. Freda and Rogan were all she had left.
She did not want to lose anyone else.
"Can I go in and have a look at her?" Benard asked immediately.
"Sure, but you'll have to put on an isolation gown." The doctor continued, "Also, we have informed the police as her wound was a gunshot wound. The police will be here soon, and I ask for your cooperation."
Benard was bewildered by the doctor's reminder but quickly recollected himself and nodded. "All right. We'll do that."
"Thank you." The doctor sighed. He was worried Benard would cause a scene, so he had not expected him to be so cooperative. It seems like he's not a bad guy.
Carla wanted to check on Freda as well, but she knew the latter needed Benard more than her at that moment, so she stayed outside.
"Ms. Lierger, have some water." Remon handed her a glass of water.
"Thanks." Carla asked, "Why are you guys here?"
"After losing contact with you a few days ago, Benard was worried about your safety, so he sent us in to search for you. We couldn't find you, so he rushed over to join the search."
Remon explained the situation succinctly.
"Who gave you the order? Benard or Zayn?" she asked puzzledly.
"Benard did." He blurted out, "Mr. Zayn, he—"
Before he could continue, Polka nudged him to cut him off. Getting the hint, Remon immediately held his tongue.
"What? What happened to Zayn?" Carla had a suspicion that something terrible had happened to Zayn, so she hurriedly probed. "Did his condition worsen?"
Remon simply lowered his head in silence.
Polka and the rest dared not say anything either.
"Give me your phone."
The assassins discarded Carla's and Freda's phones, so she could not contact Zayn.
Remon handed his phone to her meekly.
Carla reached for the phone and called Zayn immediately. However, no one answered the call even after a long time.
Her stomach was in knots as she redialed the number.
Someone finally picked up the second time, but it was not Zayn's voice. It belonged to a woman. "Hello?"
Carla was stunned for a brief moment before she asked, "Nella?"
"Carla?" Nella sounded surprised too. "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Where's Zayn?" Carla tried to keep her tone even and her emotions in check as she asked.
"He's not available at the moment." Nella continued casually, "You can leave a message with me, and I'll pass it on to Zayn."
"It's fine."
With that, Carla hung up the phone. The call had ended, but her emotions were tumultuous like a raging sea.
Zayn has always been careful not to let anyone touch his phone, so why is his phone with Nella? It's quarter to one in the morning, yet they're still together… Moreover, I called using Remon's phone, so she wouldn't have known I was calling. That proves that Nella wasn't acting. What is the meaning of all this?
Insecurity and anger coursed through her body.
Thoughts of Zayn and Nella being intimate with each other flashed through her mind. Even the mere thought of them cuddling together in bed spiked her anger.
"Ms. Lierger, " Benard called as he came out of the emergency room. "Why don't you catch some rest? I need to assist the police and provide a statement. Also, I've already talked to the doctor. If Freda's condition stabilizes tomorrow morning, we can take a private jet back to Aymo City."
"Right. Thank you." Carla nodded. "You go ahead. I'll stay here with Freda."
"Okay." Benard left in a hurry.
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