Chapter 76
iry to her hand, she was mostly unharmed.
styan beli Samantha tightly in his arms. Aside from a superficial injury
But be wasn’t aclucky. A broken tree branch from the grass had punctured his calt, and blood was steadily seeping down his pant leg, its face was pale and his brows furrowed inpain, vet he forced a weak smile when she looked at him.
“I’m glad you’re okay.”
That single sentence was enough to make Samantha break down in tears.
Her emotions overwhelmed her, and she couldn’t stop the tears from falling. Seeing the blood continuously oozing from his leg, she felt utterly helpless. The branch that had impaled his ralt looked agonizing even from a distance.
abe reached out, wanting to apply pressure to his wound, but hesitated, afraid of making it worse. “I–Pilcall an ambulance right now!”
“misakay. I’m fine,” Ryan responded through gritted teeth.
The calmer he tried to act, the more panicked Samantha became.
He wouldn’t have been hurt if he had just dodged on his own instead of protecting her. However, because of her, he was in this state, leading to her self–blame,
A crowd had gathered around them, monnuring among themselves. Meanwhile, the driver who had caused the accident had returned to his car, making a phone call and mumbling something while casting glances their way.
The impact shouldn’t have been that severe on a busy main road like this, with a speed of only 50 or 60 miles per hour. There had to be something unusual about it, vet her mind was too chantic to give it a thought.
She was anxious about Ryan’s condition.
“You can’t be in trouble! You must be safe!”
Byan was getting paler, yet he still managed a teasing smile. “So, you do care about me.
Samantha shot him a sharp clare. “Shut up! Save your strength!”
buh?”
Ten minutes later, the police and ambulance arrived. The officers dispersed the crowd while the paramedics loaded Ryan onto a stretcher. Samantha followed closely, getting into the ambulance with him.
They sped toward the hospital
As soon as they arrived, he was rushed into surgery, leaving her andously waiting outside the operating roo
Right now, all she could do was hope he would be okay.
room.
Midway through the surgery, her phone rang.
Already on edge, she almost ignored it, but when she glanced at the screen and saw the caller ID–Leonardo her mind snapped back to reality. She had entirely forgotten about him.
She was supposed to get their marriage certificate at the courthouse at 1:00 pm, but it was now 3:13 pm
She stared at her phone and the glowing “In Operation” sign outside the operating room
After a brief hesitation, she finally picked up.
Leonardo’s cold voice came quough immediately. “Where are you? Why aren’t you here yet?”
His voice was crisp, carrying a noticeable chill.
Samantha feir her throat go dry. It took her a moment to find her voice. “Tin sony
“What do you mean by that
#1 have something urgent today. I can’t make it. Can we reschedule?
Her words instantly set off Leonardo’s temper. His voice grew eventcolden
“Samantha, do you think i have nothing better to do that around waiting for you? My time is valuable. It’s not something for you to waste
“Ilui i prally can’t make it today I’m at the hospital.”
Your friend?” His tone slitted slightly, laced with auspicion. “Is it a male or a female?
“Unbelievable, Samanthal You stood me up for another man?” Leonardo let out a sharp, incredulous laugh. “Very well. Didn’t your grandmother want Ethan to pertori her surgery? Let me tell you asmething – forget That’s never going to happen,”
