Female Novel
Chapter 2861
Queenie had overheard the conversation between Jack and Luke. Jack could not hide it anymore.
He nodded with a solemn expression on his face. "Mhm, the police said she hit her head on the wall.They've taken her to the hospital for an examination. As for the details, I'll need to head to the hospitalto know more about it."
"I'll go too." Queenie could not be bothered with the tray in her hands and placed it on the shelf beforeheading back to her bedroom to change her clothes.
Jack watched Queenie from behind and let out a sigh.
He intended to keep it from Queenie by telling her that something urgent came up. However, there wasno way he could hide it now.
Jack furrowed his brows. He thought that once Leia was taken to the police station, she would not beable to disturb them anymore. However, it seemed that Leia was truly capable of playing with fire.
She actually hit her head on the wall like that!
Jack was furious, but he returned to his bedroom to change his clothes.
He frowned when he noticed Queenie was dressed lightly. He opened the closet and took out a scarf.Then, he wrapped it around her neck and said, "It's cold out there. You should wear a coat too."
"I'll just wear the coat I left downstairs. Dear, let's go to the hospital. Oh, we need Leia's identificationdocuments,” replied Queenie as she anxiously pulled open a drawer.
Leia's identification documents were initially left at her apartment, but Jack had asked someone to sendthem back.
After the documents were returned, Queenie kept them safe.
Once she found Leia's identification documents, she put them into her bag. As Queenie carried thebag, she said, "Let's go now."
"I've informed the driver to come and pick us up. We'll have to wait for a while." Jack glanced at thetime. It usually took the driver about 20 minutes to arrive at their residence. After all, the rental feesaround this area were high, and the driver could not afford it.
"That long?!" Queenie frowned, but she realized that it would be unsafe for Jack to drive late at night.Therefore, she suggested, "Why don't we take a taxi?"
"I've already informed Luke to head there first. He'll arrive earlier than we do. He can find out aboutLeia's situation first,” answered Jack as he knitted his brows together. Taxis were rare in their area, asmost residents here owned cars. There was no guarantee that they could even find one if they walkedout to hail a taxi.
It would be better to wait a little longer for the driver than to wait in the cold wind.
Queenie was anxious, but she had no choice but to follow Jack's arrangement.
She still trusted Luke. Even though he did not like Leia, personal feelings seemed to have no effect onhis judgment when it was about life and death.
Hence, Queenie could only anxiously wait for Jack's driver to arrive.
On the other hand...
Luke entered the bedroom, opened the wardrobe, and put on a coat before he hurried to the hospital.
He was now glad that he had sent the children back to Crawford Manor. Otherwise, the kids wouldhave to stay here without Luca around. If he had to leave, he would have to call Aunt Neile to comeover.
Aunt Neile's house was quite far away from the villa.
Luke made his way down the stairs. He grabbed the car keys and left in a hurry.
Even though he despised Leia, he would fulfill Jack's request.
Besides, Leia should not end her life like this. She had done so many terrible things. It would be tooeasy for her to just die and escape from it all.
Luke drove to the hospital. His gaze was dim as a flash of sharpness flickered in them.
Leia must not die!
When Luke arrived at the hospital, he went straight to the emergency room. With his imposingpresence, he attracted much attention as he entered. He saw two officers in police uniforms andwalked straight toward them.
"Hello, I'm Luke Crawford, Leia's brother-in-law." Admitting his relationship with Leia was undoubtedlyrepulsive to Luke. However, it was inappropriate for him to mention Jack's name now.
Francis was startled for a moment. He informed Jack Norman, so why did Luke come instead? Heknew Luke was the CEO of T Corporation even though they had never formally met each other. Still, heknew about Luke's other identity—Jack's son-in-law.
"Hello, Mr. Crawford. I'm the police officer handling that case. You may call me Officer Brown. Ms.Norman is currently being treated there." He pointed at the curtained-off examination room.
Luke nodded. He knew what case Francis was referring to.
Discussing matters related to Jack openly in public was indeed inappropriate.
"How is she doing?" asked Luke.
"When she was at the police station..."
Before Francis could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Luke, "I'm referring to her physicalcondition."
Francis nodded. He thought Luke was asking about how Leia got injured. Even though Leia hit herhead on the wall and it was not them who forced her to do so, they would be in trouble if the Normanfamily argued with the police.
He answered the question Luke was concerned about, "She just had a CT scan. The doctor said theredoesn't seem to be any major injury at the moment. It's only superficial wounds. But they're concernedabout the potential complications of her injury, so they recommend keeping the patient in the hospitalfor observation for two days."
"She should be immediately transferred to the custodial ward after her wounds are treated,” repliedLuke in a straightforward manner.
Leia was a suspect now. There would be police officers watching over her even if she was admitted tothe hospital. Her hands would be handcuffed to the bed. It would be impossible for her to takeadvantage of her injuries and escape.
"We plan to do so too," said Francis before pulling the curtains.
"Have the patient's family members arrived?" asked the doctor.
"I'm her brother-in-law. Her parents are on their way," replied Luke with an expressionless face. Hisreaction was cold and indifferent compared to the relatives who were worried about their familymembers when they saw the doctor.
He showed no emotional attachment to the patient as a family member.
"Alright. The patient needs to stay in the hospital for observation. According to the police's instructions,she should be kept in the custodial ward, right?" The doctor looked at Francis and the others.
"Yes." Francis nodded. Leia's incident had added to their workload. They had to arrange for someoneto be on duty here. He could not help but feel resentful.
However, given the situation now, Leia being fine was the most positive scenario. Francis had nochoice but to accept the fact that his workload had increased.
"Alright. Her family members have to bring the patient's identification documents to complete thehospital admission procedures. Her wounds have been treated. There were no signs of bleeding orother issues when we looked at her brain CT scan. But it's impossible to say for sure. That's why sheneeds to be under close watch. The patient is still in a coma because of her physical weakness. I'll callthe doctor from the hepatology department to come to examine her and prescribe her medication laterin the morning. Many things will happen during the day, so it'd be best if her family members canhandle the paperwork now. We'll need one family member to come and cooperate with the doctors heretomorrow." The emergency room doctor went on and on, explaining a lengthy procedure.
Francis was listening with a sense of confusion. He eventually came up with a conclusion—Leia'shealth was in poor condition.novelbin
It was not only her brain but her liver as well. She was weak...
Francis began to feel a headache at the thought of this.
If the Norman family were to blame them for this, it would be difficult for the police to explain. Leia wasa suspect, but to have a suspect end up like this... Perhaps their police department would be heldresponsible...
"Her identification documents are with her parents. You can place her in the custodial ward first. Thenecessary procedures will be taken care of once her parents arrive," said Luke as he glanced at Leia,who was in the emergency room.