Female Novel
Chapter 662
"20 minutes?" Maddox's tone was clearly a little upset. Minerva had no choice but to explainhurriedly, "I was passing by the supermarket and wanted to buy something along the way. Sinceyou're already at my doorstep, can't you wait for me for a moment?"
"Which supermarket? HI pick you up."
"There's no need for that!" She frantically rejected his offer.
If Maddox tried picking her up, she would be exposed. Minerva took a deep breath and tried to calmherself down.novelbin
"You don't have to pick me up. I just need to run a quick errand. If you're tired of waiting, you can goback to your place first. I'll go look for you later."
After she said this, Maddox remained silent for a very long time before finally agreeing.
"Alright."
After hanging up the phone, Minerva let out a sigh of relief. She clutched her chest and felt herheart palpitating.
Wouldn't she feel guilty as time passed if she continued lying?
But right at this moment, how could Minerva dare to tell Maddox the truth? Knowing his temper, ifshe told him she was in the hospital, he would definitely rush over. If he found out she was there tosee Benedict, things would become even more complicated.
Although she knew she shouldn't have come to see Benedict, she couldn't bear to be that cruel.
Therefore, she told herself, as soon as she confirmed with the doctor that Benedict's life wasn't indanger, she would return home immediately.
"Miss Hanover, do you still have work now?" Justin couldn't help but ask her when she walked over.
Upon hearing this, Minerva glanced at him, "No, it's from home. Why?"
"Nothing. I just felt bad if I knew you came all the way here even though you had work to do," Justinsmiled and then couldn't help saying, "By the way, do you have a boyfriend?" "Justin's question is alittle strange, isn't it?" She wondered.
"What?"
"You don't even know if Mr. Benedict is doing okay. Isn't it kind of inappropriate to ask me this rightnow?"
Minerva's gaze was piercing. A chill ran down Justin's spine and he broke out in a cold sweat as hesaw it. He smiled awkwardly and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. "Haha, I- I'm just trying tomake small talk. After all, I don't know what to talk about. I'm sorry if I've offended you. I won't bringit up again."
Minerva finally withdrew her gaze and looked at the ward ahead.
The atmosphere was silent and awkward. Justin looked over at her distant side profile, but he didnot dare to speak.
All they could do was wait. Some time passed and the doctor finally came out.
"Which one of you is his family member?"
Minerva stood where she was and did not move. Justin waited for a while before he had no choicebut to step forward.
"Hello, doctor. I am a friend of the patient. His family is not here. You can tell us instead."
"The patient is suffering from gastroenteritis. He's fine now but well keep him in for observation. Ifeverything is fine, he can get discharged later tonight. A young man like him should pay moreattention to his diet."
"Okay, thank you, doctor. Ill let him know."
After the doctor left, Justin was about to step into the ward. After a few steps, he realized there wasno movement from the person behind him. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Minerva.
"Miss Hanover, don't you want to go in?"
Minerva smiled and said, "Since he's fine now, I won't go in."
"But..."
"Thank you, Justin. Please take good care of Mr. Benedict. I have something to attend to at homeso I'll be on my way now."
After saying that, Minerva did not give Justin the chance to react. She turned around and left.
She left the hospital almost immediately. She called a taxi, gave him her address and then took outher mobile phone to look at her call history.
Fifteen minutes had passed since she spoke to Maddox. It would take at least fifteen minutes forher to get back to her place now.
Alas, she should have said something more earlier, but if she said too much, Maddox would besuspicious again. Now, she didn't have enough time to rush back.
Minerva withdrew her gaze and looked at the
driver.
"Sir, please hurry up. I'm rushing for time."
The middle- aged driver was somewhat dissatisfied and said, "You young people only care aboutspeed and not safety. It's peak hour now so I can't be quick even if I wanted to:'
"I'm sorry, I know it's not easy but I still have to urge you to hurry/ Minerva pleaded with the driver.The driver glanced at her and then looked away. "HI try my best to go faster, but if it's jammed, thenI can't promise you."
Sadly, Minerva really couldn't catch a break.
She was in a hurry to go back, but she was caught in a traffic jam. It was peak hour.
The road was packed like a can of sardines. Minerva looked at the situation anxiously. As timepassed by, she scratched her head, not knowing how to explain herself to Maddox.
"Sir, how long will this traffic jam usually last?"
"It's hard to say. At this hour now, jams are pretty bad. Sometimes half an hour, sometimes more,but we're not too far behind, so we can slowly inch our way forward."
If they slowly made their way over... It would be too late.
Minerva looked at her phone and sent a message to Maddox.
"I can't get back right now. Can you wait a little longer?"
As soon as she sent the message, her phone rang.
She had a headache when she looked down and saw Maddox's name appear on her phone. Shebraced herself and picked up.
"Where did you run off to? Why haven't you come back yet?"
Maddox's voice was deep and low. He sounded as if he was unhappy after waiting for so long.
Minerva bit her lower lip, closed her eyes and said, "It's jammed..."
"Aren't you at the supermarket downstairs? What kind of jam is there?"
Minerva held her breath and did not know how to answer him.
Both sides were silent for a moment. Maddox seemed to have noticed something and asked in alow voice, "Where are you? Tell me where you are and I will come to pick you up." "There's a trafficjam. It's useless for you to come pick me up. Your car can't get through."
He took a deep breath and said, "You really know how to strike my nerve, Minerva."
"Don't be angry. Why don't I get out of the car now? I can walk back."
While speaking, Minerva was getting ready to get down, but Maddox scolded her, "There are somany cars. How can you walk? Just sit still."
As a result, she froze on the spot. She felt rather guilty, "What should I do then?"
"What can you do?" Maddox said helplessly, "After the traffic jam is over, I will wait for you at theentrance of the building downstairs."
Upon hearing his words, Minerva's heart suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She bit her lower lipand did not know what to say. After hanging up the phone, she felt even more depressed.
She was lying to him and he knew nothing about it.