Day Fifty-Three…
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Jane's face became paler as if she was drained of blood. Her body shook in utter disbelief. And she felt her heart constricted. She read the report over and over again, hoping that her eyes were just tricking her. But to her dismay, her name was written in the pregnancy report.
"I got pregnant… How? Why? Who is the father?" She cringed at that thought. She never let herself get close to a guy.
Jane covered her face using both hands, trying to remember anything. But she could recall nothing. Her memories didn't include her pregnancy.
This discovery shook Jane. She didn't know how she would react or what she should feel about this. She was even confused.
She stood up only to fall back. Her head ached and her heart continued to clench. She felt dizzy. Before she could support herself, she fainted and collapsed.
Meanwhile, in the guest lounge, Stephen and others were wondering why Jane hadn't joined them yet. His father was done with interpreting her examination so he went to see Stephen and others only to be surprised that Jane was not around.
"Dad, where is Jane? Is she not with you?" Stephen asked his Dad worriedly.
"She went to the comfort room a while ago. She hasn't come back yet?" Dr. Zhou asked his son back.
Chantha and Cherry exchanged glances with one another. Chantha thought Jane had escaped so she immediately dashed to search for her in the comfort room. Cherry and Stephen also moved, following Chantha behind. When they reached the comfort room, there was no sign of Jane.
"OMG. I think she tried to escape!" Chantha mumbled, smacking her forehead. "I have to report this to Nathan."
"She won't do that. She has no reason to do that!" Cherry reasoned out. "Let's keep searching! What if something happened to her."
Stephen and Cherry agreed on the same matter. They split up, searching for Jane while Chantha immediately reported this incident to Nathan, alerting him. Nathan was in his house when he received Chantha's message.
Without wasting any more time, Nathan asked his chauffeur to drive him to Dr. Zhou's clinic. He was enraged by this news. He knew it! Phantomflake couldn't be trusted. He scolded himself for believing her that she won't try to escape.
On the other hand, Ethan noticed the dark expression of his father when he left the house. "What is happening this time?"
Ethan contemplated whether he should follow his father or not. "Hmm. Since my father left… I must see Mommy. I have to confirm something. I have to talk to her without my dad's presence."
Ethan immediately called his Uncle Aiden. He needed a driver. After informing his Uncle Aiden, Ethan asked his Uncle Stephen about their current location. He would go there secretly… behind his father's back. But little did he know, Nathan was also on the way to Dr. Zhou's clinic.
Back at Dr. Zhou's clinic, Stephen, Cherry, and Chantha kept searching for Jane around the building. When they didn't see her, Dr. Zhou approached his son.
"Son, there is one place you haven't searched yet. Your own office. I mentioned it to her a while ago. But your room is locked. Do you think, Jane went there?" Dr. Zhou informed him.
As soon as he heard that, Stephen ran hurriedly, going to his office.
It did not take long before he reached his office. To his surprise, the room was not locked. Having his suspicion, he pushed the door open only to see Jane lying unconscious on the cold floor.
"Jane!" A panic-stricken voice was heard as he called her name. He closed their gap in a short while. He scooped her in his arms and carried her.
He didn't have time to think about why Jane was there inside his office. He stormed out of the room, bringing her to the closest ward.
"Huh? What happened to her, son?" Dr. Zhou asked his son when he saw him carrying Jane's unconscious body.
"I don't know, Dad… I saw her unconscious inside my office." Stephen was anxious. He put her down and his Dad immediately checked her vitals.
"What is her result?" Stephen asked his father with a serious tone.
Dr. Zhou looked at his son with uncertainty. "Son, I'm sorry to tell you this. But did someone torture her? I saw some marks on her body–"
Dr. Zhou hadn't finished his sentence yet when Stephen suddenly punched the table near him. His eyes were set ablaze. Dr. Zhou was speechless. This was the first time he saw his son losing his cool. He could see the anger in his eyes.
At that moment, Nathan showed up with a confused look on his face. Chantha said Jane had escaped. But how come Jane was there inside the ward together with Stephen and Dr. Zhou?
Nathan walked closer to the sick bed to make sure that it was Jane who was lying on the bed. But even before he could get near Jane, Stephen blocked his spot. The crease on Nathan's forehead deepened when he noticed Stephen's angry look.
Stephen stopped him from approaching Jane. "How could you torture a woman who had just woken up from a coma?!" Stephen said those words through his gritted teeth, surprising Nathan.
"See what you have done to her! She collapsed because of you! Why don't you just kill her now? Why do you have to make her suffer more?" Stephen lost his temper. It was so unusual for this to happen. Even Nathan was caught off guard.
Stephen grabbed Nathan pulling him to the storage box containing some surgical items. He picked up a scalpel and said, "Here. take this! Go. Stab her to satiate your anger. But you have to stab me first before you can go to her." Stephen challenged Nathan.
"Stephen. What is the meaning of this? Please calm down. Nate, don't listen to him. Let's talk this out in a calm manner." Dr. Zhou stepped into the middle, separating the two men.
Nathan was silent. He held the scalpel tightly while looking into Stephen's eyes. The two men didn't break their eye-to-eye contact. The atmosphere inside the ward grew heavier by the second.