"What did the doctor say?"
As Zayn's wife cum able aide, it was natural for Carla to manage all household matters when he had his plate full.
"Not good." Naya's forehead creased even more. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have disturbed you."
"Let's go have a look at him."
Carla hurried into the ICU and was met by the doctor-in-charge. The latter greeted her, "Ms. Lierger."
"How is he?" Carla was extremely worried.
"Things aren't going too well for Mr. Thompson…"
The doctor went on to explain his health condition. Carla listened to him attentively without noticing a pair of eyes were watching her from the corner of the hallway…
"That's the current update. I'm afraid he only has a couple more days to live, " the doctor announced.
"Oh my…" Carla sighed and then turned to give Rogan an instruction. "Get someone to notify Mr. Giblo now."
"Duly noted." Rogan left to carry out her duty.
"May I go in and see him?" Carla asked the doctor.
"For sure." He nodded. "Let me lead you to change into the isolation gown first."
"Thank you."
After getting herself changed, Carla entered Thompson's ward.
It had only been half a month since she last saw him, but she could not really recognize Thompson. He looked as thin as a rake and extremely frail. He lay on the bed with his eyes half-opened. His gaze was fixated on the entrance as if he was waiting for someone.
"Mr. Thompson." Carla leaned forward and uttered softly, "Zayn is busy with a product launch event lately. I've sent someone to notify him. Don't worry, he will be here in a jiffy."
Upon hearing the last line, Thompson blinked his eyes. Lo and behold, he wanted to see Zayn just once more.
"Rest well."
Carla tucked him in and stayed by his side.
Although Thompson was just a butler, he was always held in high regard by others. He had served three generations of the Giblos, worked hard, and performed great feats for the family.
When Zayn was in trouble, Thompson stood by Carla and assisted her in resolving the company crisis.
Recalling his good deeds, Carla vowed to be Thompson's guardian angel until Zayn's arrival. She was afraid that Thompson would bid farewell forever as a lonely old man, without having any loved ones by his side.
After a while, he fell asleep.
Carla requested Rogan to call upon a few of Thompson's subordinates to interrogate them. "When Mr. Giblo and I paid Mr. Thompson a visit recently, he was perfectly well. Why did things get so bad all of a sudden? And none of you said a thing?"
"Indeed, everything seemed fine until last night… He had a heart attack. We were all caught by surprise and quickly called the ambulance…"
A few of the senior subordinates got increasingly worried and regurgitated everything they knew.
Carla simply stopped asking, reckoning that they knew nothing more than what was already shared. She would scare them off if she were to pursue further. Hence, she let them go and stayed quietly by Thompson's side.
Soon, it was night fall.
Rogan entered the ward and reported discreetly, "Mr. Giblo is having a closed-door conference at the lab with a team of researchers. No one is allowed to interrupt him at the moment. Benard is inside the lab too, whereas Brandy is outside. Jewel has informed Brandy about this. We're hoping that Mr. Giblo will be out as soon as possible, then Brandy can tell him about Mr. Thompson immediately."
"Hmm, " Carla acknowledged. "Send someone to examine Mr. Thompson's house. Check if anyone suspicious came by last night or anything unusual happened. Act on this without further delay."
"Noted, " replied Rogan.
Though the chance was slim, Carla insisted on checking Thompson's house thoroughly just in case there were any clues left behind.
"Ms. Lierger, it's getting really late. Please take a rest at the lounge that we've prepared for you and have a simple dinner, " urged Naya.
"All right, I'll go take a quick shower. Keep me if anything happens."
Carla did not get a chance to freshen up after playing with the children at the hillside. She was drenched in sweat when she rushed to the hospital. Thus, she wanted to make herself comfortable.
"Sure, don't worry."
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