âCan I fly back home to receive treatment?â Edmund asked.
Right after he said that, the doctor glared at him angrily. âAre you serious? If you insist on boarding the
plane, youâll die on the way back!â
Edmund fell silent.
âAll right, heâll stay. Iâll pay the fees now!â She grabbed the notice from the doctor and left to pay the
medical expense for him.
A few minutes later, Edmundâs subordinate arrived. He noticed that Edmund seemed pleased, though
he was lying in bed. No one wouldâve known that he had been beaten to a pulp a while ago!
âMr. Edmund? Are you okay?â he asked carefully.
âMm?â
Edmund put on a calm look and sat up to look at his subordinate.
âHave you settled everything?â he questioned tersely.
âYes. You told me. Mr. Cooper would be there soon, but he didnât show up, though I waited for two
hours,â the man stated doubtfully.
Edmund looked away.
He was back to his usual aloof self. Impatiently, he said, âHow would I know? Those men told me he
would be there soon when they released me.â
âHuh?â The subordinate was shocked to learn that. âYou mean, they released you?â
âYes. They said my dad was on the way and agreed to let me join them. I said yes, so they let me go,â
Edmund responded, his voice indicating a lack of patience.
Damn it! His subordinate turned pale. This is terrible!
He rushed out and called Benedict, who was still on his way here.
âHello, Mr. Cooper. Are you here? Weâre in trouble!â
âWhat is it again?â Benedict, who had just gotten off his plane, roared in anger.
The man cried, âMr. Edmund is back, but he just told me he agreed to work for those people.â
âWhat?â As expected, Benedict blanched in horror.
He gripped his smartphone as his chest heaved angrily.
âIs he a fool? Why did he agree to work for them?â he demanded.
âWell, Mr. Cooper, those people mustâve tricked him. He told me they claimed you agreed to let him
join, so he agreed to it,â the subordinate revealed miserably.
No one from the Cooper family would agree to work for them. After all, Benedict and their collaboration
was top-secret.
There was no way Benedict would allow any of the Coopers to work for those thugs.
Now, his own son had been roped in!
Benedict nearly fainted in rage. He rushed out of the airport and hailed a cab to go to Bellridge at once.
Right now, in Bellridge Hospital, Edmund had no idea how serious the situation was. After his
subordinate rushed out to make a phone call and returned with a contorted expression, he found that
strange.
He promptly asked, âWhy are you looking like that? Are you upset that Iâm still alive?â
âNo, Mr. Edmund. Donât you know that those men lied to you? Mr. Cooper didnât agree for you to join
them!â the subordinate exclaimed.
Edmund went silent.
Shortly after, Sabrina entered with the receipt, and he promptly focused on her.
âThatâs his business, so go talk to him,â he declared rudely.
What the f*ck?
The man nearly burst into tears.
Sabrina had no idea what had happened. She dealt with the admittance procedures and returned to the
ward.
Glancing at him, she said, âIâm going back.â
âWhere?â Edmund asked hastily.
Frowning, Sabrina revealed, âBack to the hotel. Iâm booking a flight back home this afternoon.â
Edmund stared at the woman, his jaw agape.
This was the first time she mentioned about returning to her country. After her tedious insistence, he
felt strange to hear that from her lips.
Did she finally think it through?
Edmund stared at her for a long while before his shock turned into a slight smile.
âThat sounds good. Youâve been out and about for some time, so itâs time for you to go home now. You
should leave that to your brother and reunite with your kid. Some things are best left to men,â he
lamented.
Sabrina arched her brow at his words.
In all honesty, she didnât enjoy hearing that, especially when he claimed, âSome things are best left to
men.â
Is that discrimination against women?