Chapter 435 - 435: What Happened to Her?

"Elle!" Charles exclaimed in horror when Elle suddenly fainted in front of him. Fortunately, he was able to react quickly and caught her in his arms before Elle's body fell on the ground.

"Elle… wake up! Open your eyes, please! Elle, can you hear me?" Charles was tapping Elle's shoulder, trying to get a response from her but Charles failed. She lost her consciousness.

Charles immediately carried her to his car.

"Sh*t! What's wrong with her? Why did she suddenly collapse?" Charles mumbled in his panicking voice. He was worried sick about Elle.

He put her in the front passenger seat and let her unconscious body lean on the seat. He fastened her seatbelt after he positioned her in the passenger seat. 

After that Charles entered the car on the driver's side. He started the car in a hurry. When he was already on the main road, he stepped on the gas pedal. He was going to the nearest hospital in their location.

While driving, Charles called Erick as he connected his phone to his car's speaker. After a few rings, the call was answered by him. Luckily, he still had Erick's phone number.

Erick: "Hello?"

Charles: "Erick, this is me, Charles."

Erick was taken aback when he learned that the person who called him was Charles. He could sense the urgency in his voice so he somehow knew that something was wrong.

Erick: "Oh, Charles, is everything okay?"

Charles: "Erick, I'm on my way now to the City Z General Hospital. I am bringing Elle. She just suddenly collapsed. I didn't know what happened to her. I just called to let you know."

When Charles said that, the other line was engulfed by deafening silence. Then it was followed by a beep sound. Erick just hung up the call.

"Eh? Did he just hang up on me? Did he not hear what I just said to him?" Charles mumbled in disbelief.

"Argh! Forget it! I already did my job. I already informed him. I need to concentrate on my driving now. Elle..please just be fine!" Charles mumbled to himself, glancing at Elle's direction for a few seconds before he averted his gaze back to the road.

Unknown to Charles, the reason why Erick was not able to reply to him was that he already grabbed his car keys as he dashed outside the building going to his car. 

When he heard that something happened to Elle, Erick didn't waste more time. Without explaining things to his colleagues, he went out of his office in a rush. 

He had just returned to their office after meeting the prosecutor who would handle Elle's family case when he received that call from Charles.

Erick's heart was racing rapidly inside his chest. He could hear his heartbeat loudly in his ears. He was both nervous and frightened. He couldn't take it if something bad would happen to Elle once again.

He wished he could go to her and see her in just a blink of an eye. He felt like dying every second passed without knowing her condition. He was afraid that it was the aftereffect of the toxin inside her body.

He remembered that Elle didn't take the antidote yet. She refused to drink it because she gave the antidote to Erick. Mr. Carter made another extra antidote for her. 

But because they were occupied by the mission of infiltrating the Dark Knight organization's bio-weapon facility, drinking the extra antidote skipped Elle's mind. Besides, she was already convinced that she was fully recovered.

Erick's mind was in chaos right now. He was wishing and praying that Elle would just be alright. He couldn't afford to lose her again. The fear in his heart was slowly consuming him. He couldn't hold his tears from falling.

His grasp on the steering wheel tightened as he clenched his teeth. He felt helpless right now. After a few minutes, finally he reached his destination. He stepped out of the car, sprinting towards the entrance of the City Z General Hospital.

His face was painted by deep concern and worries for Elle. He called Charles to know where they are. Charles told him that they were still in the emergency room and the doctor and nurses were examining Elle.

Erick immediately proceeded to where Charles was waiting. He saw him standing in the waiting area.

Charles was surprised to see Erick. He arrived so fast. The moment Erick saw Charles, he ran towards him. After reaching his spot, he held both his shoulders.

"H-How is she? W-What happened to her?" Erick's voice was trembling. Charles could still see the moisture in his face. He knew that Erick cried and shed some tears. 

"Please… t-tell me... She's just fine." Erick said desperately. He felt like his heart was going to burst right at this moment.

"Hey, Erick! Please calm down. She's still being examined by the doctor. Nothing bad will happen to her." Charles said, trying to comfort him.

"How can I calm down? My wife just collapsed for an unknown reason." Erick was in a panicking mode right now.

Charles just looked at him helplessly. He understood that Erick was just worried about Elle.

"What if this happened because of the toxin in her body? Charles… I can't take it once something bad happens to her once again. I think this time I will not be able to survive this. I don't want to lose her. I want her to be safe. I want her to be healthy. What should I do?" Erick couldn't help but burst out in front of Charles.

"Erick, I understand. Let's just wait. Elle will be alright. She's a strong woman." Charles didn't know what to say anymore just to console Erick.

His fear and his concern for Elle already clouded his mind. Erick felt like he was going nuts. Charles couldn't bear to see him acting like this.

Erick thought of one person- Mr. Carter. He immediately dialed his phone number. He needed him. He was knowledgeable about the same toxin that was present on Elle's body. After ten seconds, the call got connected and Mr. Carter's voice was heard from the other line.

Mr. Carter: "Oh, young man, what's up? Why did you call me?"

Erick: "Mr. Carter, where are you, right now?"

Mr. Carter: "I'm at my house, why?"

Erick: "I'm sorry to ask you this. I know you don't like coming to the Hospitals. But I need your help. My wife, Elle just collapsed. I am afraid that this might be related to the toxin in her body. Can you come here to City Z General Hospital to check on her condition? Please?

Hearing his desperate plea, Mr. Carter didn't have the heart to refuse Erick's request. He immediately agreed and told him that he was coming.

Then after a while, the doctor who examined Elle approached Charles and Erick. 

Erick: "Doc, how is she?" 

Charles: "Doc, how is she?"

Both of them asked her in unison. The doctor paused for a moment, darting her gaze back and forth between Charles and Erick. Charles and Erick were both staring at her silently, anticipating her answer.

A few seconds later, the doctor finally spoke up. But instead of answering them, she asked the two men a question.

"Who's among you is the father?"

Charles and Erick were both rendered speechless. At first, they didn't absorb what the doctor meant by saying that.

"Father?" It was Charles who managed to ask the doctor back.

The doctor nodded her head with a cheerful smile on her face. "Yes, a father. Who's the father of the child the patient is carrying? She's pregnant."