Chapter 272 - I Don't Want To Talk To Him

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Neil Mo was in a meeting with a few of his partners when he got the call from Edith, informing him that her grandfather had an accident and will be taken to the hospital.

After wrapping up the meeting hastily and delegated a few tasks to his assistant, Neil left the office and went straight to the hospital to look for Edith.

Because of the timing, the traffic slowed to a crawl. As he was stuck in the traffic, Neil received a call from Ryan Chen who then informed him of Edith's condition. With no other choice, Neil could only ask Ryan to look after Edith while he drove over to the hospital as quickly as he can.

As soon as he arrived, Neil found Ryan waiting for him outside and the man walked him into the building towards the Emergency Room. 

When Neil arrived outside the room, Edith was not around, but Mike was finally pushed out of the Emergency Room towards a wardroom. The old man received a few stitches on his body and a thorough check-up on his body.

Neil walked over towards Mike and heave a breath of relief when he saw that the old man was conscious. "Grandpa." He scanned the man's condition with his eyes and asked, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine." Mike tried to lift his hand and groaned, feeling his body aching all over. 

"What happened?"

"I will tell you later." He motioned with his eyes, telling Neil to continue their conversation once they were alone. 

Neil turned to Ryan and the latter went away to help Neil and Mike to deal with the hospitalization process.

The nurse pushed Mike into the ward and explained to him a few things before she left the ward. 

As soon as the nurse closed the door behind her, Neil walked closer to Mike and asked, "Grandpa, what's going on? How did you get into an accident? I thought you were on your way to Z Town?"

Neil had got the reports of Mike's accident from Assistant Shawn earlier and knew that the accident happened a few kilometers away from the airport. It was in the opposite direction from Z Town.

"I saw him."

Neil did not have to think too hard to figure out who was Mike referring to.

"I was at the terminal when I saw that person's vehicle. Then, his former assistant, Nick Xiang walked over and entered his car. Neil, his former assistant has been laying low for years. Nick Xiang has been working as General Assistant for years and was the person who understood that person well. If we wanted to find evidence to put that person behind bars, we could find those evidence through Nick Xiang."

Neil listened to Mike's opinion and plan in silence and sighed. He could understand Mike's eagerness to find anything that will help them to bring down the General Attorney, but he hoped that Mike would be able to look after himself.

"How did you get into an accident? Did that person noticed your presence?"

"No. I'm sure that that person has not noticed my presence. As for the accident… it only happened when I tried to evade some debris on the road. Then, I lost control of that vehicle and crashed. It is my fault." 

As if remembering something, Mike looked up again. "Right, what happened to that taxi driver?" Guilt flashed on his face. "I offered him some money in exchange for letting me drive his taxi. I didn't think that we'll get into an accident."

"Don't worry. I talked to a friend and was informed that his injury was not serious as yours. He had a few bruises on his body, but that's it. Don't worry. I will look over for that taxi driver and settled things with him."

Hearing his words, Mike lowered his head in embarrassment. 

He was the one who had acted carelessly, but it was Neil who had to look over for him.

As if recalling something, Mike looked up at Neil anxiously. "Right. What about Edith? Did you tell her about this accident? Don't mention this accident to her. I don't want her to worry."

Neil heaved a sigh and looked at Mike with pity. "It's too late. Edith already knew about your situation."

A look of displeased cross the old man's face. "Why do you have to tell her?"

"It wasn't me." Neil looked at Mike with a helpless gaze. "It was Edith who called to tell me about your accident. She was worried when you did not tell her where you are and called your number. A person who was at the scene answered your phone and told her about the accident."

Mike began to panic as he imagined himself being scolded by his granddaughter. Edith can be quite scary when she got mad and Mike was a little afraid of her.

"Then, where is she now?" Mike asked. "Quickly call her in and tell her that I'm alright. Or else, who knows what will that child do when she couldn't see her grandpa."

The image of a young Edith appeared so lost and confused appeared in his mind and Mike felt his heart aching. It was the look that he wished to never see again on Edith's face.

"I haven't seen her since I came," Neil said. "Wait, let me check with her." He took out his phone from his pocket and pressed the number on his speed dial.

As soon as the phone was connected, Neil heaved a sigh in relief. "Edith, where are you? I've arrived at the hospital and met your Grandfather."

There was a brief silence on the other line before Edith spoke. "My Grandpa… how is he?"

"Your grandpa is awake and he wanted to see you," Neil said. "Where are you? You're at the hospital, right? Let me come over and get you. Grandpa is really fine. Do you want to talk to him?"

"No," Edith answered quickly. "I don't want to talk to him at this time."

Neil paused when he realized that there was something wrong with Edith's tone of voice. He glanced at Mike and walked out of his room. "What's wrong? Why don't you want to talk to your Grandpa?"

Edith was very close to her grandfather after her mother passed away. She would always worry about her grandfather and logically, she should be at the hospital, scolding her grandfather for getting hurt again.

There was another silence on Edith's part. 

"Baby?" Neil grew uncomfortable at the silence.

"Neil, sorry." Her tone was soft and a little distant. "But I won't be returning home for a few days. There is something that I have to look after. Neil, please look after my grandfather for a few days."

"What do you mean? Baby, what's going on?" Neil grew anxious upon hearing her words. But just as he was about to ask her more, Neil found that the phone call was disconnected.

Thinking that there was something wrong with the reception, Neil tried to dial her number again.. However, this time, his call went straight to voice mail.

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