Chapter 271

Chapter 271 She Was Confined Hailey woke up with a bitter taste in her mouth. Then she smelled the strong odor of medicine. Since she was not completely sober, she thought that she was back to the days when she was in Fenneth.

“She woke up! She woke up!”

Hearing some shouts near her, she opened her eyes to find herself surrounded by many people. As soon as she tilted her head, she met Owen’s face just a few inches away. Then she saw Sofia, Jared, Ryan, Brook, Matthew, Catherine, and Bob. With a frown on her face, she murmured in a husky voice, “Why are you all here?”

Owen looked at her anxiously. “Hailey, how do you feel?”

“Bitter” Hailey pressed her lips together. Then she said simply, “Water.”

“Okay, water. Give her some water. Be quick!”

Catherine fetched a cup of water and handed it to the person in front of her, who gave it to the next one. Finally, Owen got it.

Leaning against Owen’s arm, she gulped the whole cup of water with the help of Owen. Looking up, she noticed the ward crowded with people, including Polly and almost all the members of the Moores, which surprised her who then choked on water violently.

All the elders there frowned immediately at Owen.

Steven wore a long face. “Just help her drink it slowly. How could you fail to do that? So stupid.”

Abby was unsettled “What are you doing? Just wipe her mouth.”

Polly came forward by moving the wheelchair. “She is choking on water. Pat her back to help her breathe.”

Being anxious, Owen put down the cup quickly and took some tissue to wipe Hailey’s mouth. Then, he patted her back, wishing that he had more hands to take care of her. When he just patted her twice, he was scolded by the elders again.

“Be tender!” Their voices were so loud that he couldn’t help sweating.

After drinking the water, Hailey found the bitter taste in her mouth gone. Looking at Ryan, she complained, “Did you feed me some medicine when I was in a coma?”

“Yes,” said Ryan tonelessly. “I made it very bitter on purpose to make you remember this lesson.”

Hailey was speechless Jared, Brook, and Owen all stared at Ryan with dissatisfaction.

Brook said, “Hey, Ryan, how could you do that to her? What a poor girl.”

Matthew pressed his lips together and sighed inwardly. He thought. I should be careful not to offend Ryan. Those who are medical experts are so horrifying. I don’t want to suffer Since Hailey was awake, all the people in the ward relaxed.

As the head of Traditional Medicine Center, Charlotte asked the Moores to leave the ward with the reason that Hailey needed a good rest.

Steven and Abby asked Charlotte to examine their health and got some traditional medicine from him.

Staring at Charlotte who had a handsome face and behaved in a good manner, Abby asked him with a genial smile, “Dr. Douglas, may I ask how old you are?”

Charlotte smiled at her. “25”

“As the head here, you are so young and successful. Have you got a girlfriend?”

Charlotte kept smiling. “No, I haven’t.”

Abby smiled more brightly. “Oh, good. Gene, my granddaughter, hasn’t got a boyfriend either.”

Standing behind Abby, Gene was surprised. “Grandma…” She thought. ‘Please don’t! It’s so embarrassing.

People in the ward were still chatting. As soon as the Moores left, Jared pulled Owen away from Hailey and surrounded her together with Brook and Ryan “Hailey, you are not a child now and you have a phone. Why didn’t you ask for help when in danger?” He criticized her and glanced at Sofia Sitting on the sofa, Sofia was biting her fingernails. When he said these, he looked so like my father’

Brook’s face also fell “You are grown up. But you are also a girl who should be careful outside and your safety is always the most important. This time you got into great trouble which almost freaked me out.”

While he was speaking, tears came to his eyes. He recalled the scene when they arrived there to save her. The exploded car and the fires were so appalling that he couldn’t forget them. He thought. ‘We already lost our mom. We can’t lose you, Hailey.”

Ryan was no longer calm. Looking at Hailey’s pale wounded face, he announced, “Just stay here for half a month. Yes, that’s confinement and you can’t go anywhere else.”

Hailey was listening to her brothers obediently and didn’t retort. When she heard his announcement, she raised her head immediately.

“No! I don’t agree!” She would die than stay in the ward for half a month.

Ryan’s face was stern. “Your objection is annulled.”

Hailey became anxious. “No!” That’s my own freedom. I am the only one who can decide it.”

“Well, so you refuse?” Ryan took out his phone and dialed an oversea phone number. “Your sister doesn’t accept my order. You should talk to her.”

Hailey had a bad feeling instantly.

The next second, Ryan put the phone near her ear and said, “Just say it.”

A pretty deep voice came from the phone. “Hailey Newman.” The man called her full name.

Hailey’s heart did a flip and her face became whiter. She opened her mouth stiffly and said hesitantly.

“I… I am here.”

Noticing the scare and panic on her face, Owen frowned and thought. ‘Why is she so afraid?”

The man said something to Hailey over the phone, which made her lower her head.

She said unhappily but humbly, “Okay, I got it. I should listen to Ryan.”

Ryan took back the phone and twisted the corner of his mouth. “She only follows your words. What a rebellious sister.” After the man over the phone said something else, Ryan nodded and gave the phone to Jared. “Your brother wants to talk with you.”

“Me?” Pointing at himself, Jared who was always cold showed some cowardice. He took over the phone and cleared his throat. After that, he said quietly, “This is Jared.”

Sofia looked at Jared curiously and found his forehead covered with cold sweat in just a few seconds.

“Okay, got it. I will deal with it,” said Jared, who then hung up the phone. Grim-faced, he handed the phone back to Ryan.

Hailey thought that Jared was scolded by their eldest brother just now, so she was quite guilty. Before she said something to Jared, Jared asked her, “Do you know the identity of the kidnapper?”

“I don’t know.” Hailey shook her head. Recalling the kidnapper’s face, she said with a frown, “He has whiskers, a robust body… Oh, his eyes are very familiar to me. But I can’t recognize his face. I don’t know who he is.”

Jared frowned tightly, dwelling on her words.

Owen asked in a deep voice, “What happened when you were in the hot spring pool?”

Brook also had long wanted to ask about it. “Just tell us what happened there. Why would you have a fight there with a gang of villains and nearly got kidnapped?”

Actually, even Hailey and Sofia were surprised about what happened.

Sofia said, “We saw someone making love there. So we were attacked.”

“Making love?” Brook’s eyes widened. He asked, “Who is it?”

Hailey looked at Owen and said clearly, “Eliza.”

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