Female Novel
Chapter 2862
"Alright. Let's transfer the patient to the custodial ward.” The doctor nodded and turned around toinstruct the nurses to move the patient.
Francis and another police officer followed him behind.
Luke followed them too. However, unlike the doctors and nurses, who were in a hurry, or the policeofficers who were following behind them, he maintained some distance from them.
He held his phone and updated Jack about Leia's current situation, ensuring that the couple would notbe too worried about her.
He had no idea if Jack would worry about Leia, but Queenie would certainly be concerned about her.
After Leia was brought to the hospital's designated custodial ward, Jack and Queenie hastily rushedover.
Luke had officially completed his task. He turned to look at Queenie. "Mom, please hand me heridentification documents. We'll need to handle the hospital admission procedures."
He had already informed them about Leia's situation through text, so it was only natural to complete theadmission formalities.
The police would not be covering Leia's medical expenses even if she was in the custodial ward.
Queenie's face turned pale. She immediately nodded and took out Leia's identification documents andher bank card when she heard what he said. "Luke, please help with the payment when you handle theprocedures."
She did not want to trouble Luke, but she had yet to recover her composure. She felt as though her feetwere floating. She would have likely stumbled if it were not for Jack gently holding her by her side.
"I'll take care of it." Luke nodded and walked away to handle Leia's hospital admission.
The doors of the ward were pushed open once again. Francis came out when he heard that Jack andhis wife had arrived at the hospital. He greeted Jack, "Mr. Norman, I apologize for having you come tothe hospital at such a late hour. I'm Francis Brown, the police officer who's in charge of this case. Wespoke on the phone during the day." "I know." Jack nodded, indicating that he had not forgottenFrancis. Then, he asked, "What happened to her?" "Ms. Norman tried to kill herself by hitting on a wallin the detention room. The doctors have treated her injuries, but she still needs to be hospitalized forobservation.” Francis thought he was being asked about Leia's condition. Hence, he answered indetail.
"Has she confessed?" Jack was asking about this. Even though it was a question, he knew that Leiawould not have easily admitted guilt.
She would definitely find a way to escape the accusation.
That was probably why she hit her head on the wall. It would buy her some time and evoke sympathyfrom Queenie at the same time.
She succeeded. Queenie was genuinely concerned for her.
Leia used to be someone who feared pain. She aspired to be a big star. However, she would alwaysuse a stunt actor for scenes that could potentially harm her. She would never do anything that wouldhurt herself.
She was delicate and sensitive to pain. However, she went as far as to do such a thing to avoidimprisonment.
Jack shot a glance at Queenie. He did not feel sorry for Leia. He only wanted her to take responsibilityfor what she had done.
"Not yet." Francis heaved a sigh and shook his head. Even with the rock-solid evidence, Leia remainedsilent. She denied any involvement in the case and claimed that the other party was slandering her.
There were recordings and evidence of money transfers, so the police did not believe what she said.
Therefore, they did not release her and kept her detained.
"Do whatever needs to be done without considering whose daughter she is. This matter has beendragging on for too long. It'll benefit the foreigner. Let's not drag it out any longer," said Jack. A City'sjudicial system was different from abroad.
Luke had told him about Matysh's identity. Now, he believed that further delay would give Matysh's sidean opportunity to let him escape imprisonment. Even though it was a done deal, Matysh's family held aspecial status in Russia. There was a possibility they might find a way if it was dragged on for too long.
How dare someone like Matysh target his beloved daughter? This matter was far from over. It could notbe left like that!
Francis became serious, understanding that Jack wanted him to handle it professionally. Therefore, henodded and said, "Mr. Norman, rest assured. We'll expedite our work and solve the case as soon aspossible."
Jack nodded.
Meanwhile, Luke completed the hospital admission procedures for Leia and paid the deposit. He didnot head back right away. Instead, he dialed Luca's phone number.novelbin
"Luke..." The call connected, and Luca's voice came from the other end of the line. Her voice was soft,gentle, and full of affection.
Luke could imagine the scene of Luca answering the call even though they were on the phone.
She was thinking of him and probably missing him...
"Um, am I disturbing you?" asked Luke. Even though it was late at night, he wanted to hear Luca'svoice.
"No, I couldn't fall asleep." Luca turned over in bed and stared at the darkness in the room.
She lay down on the bed after returning from Amur's room. However, she could not sleep even afterseveral hours.
Even though her body was tired from today's busy schedule, she simply could not fall asleep.
It was just like the countless nights she spent when she was on the Island of Despair. She could notsleep without medication.
Her body was tired, but her nerves and cells remained awake.
It had been a long time since Luca had experienced insomnia. That was why she did not have anysleeping pills with her. She did not expect to lose sleep without Luke by her side now.
Was she having trouble sleeping because Luke was not by her side...
"Are you coming back tomorrow?" Luke stood in the corridor. He did not enter the custodial ward.Instead, he chose to stand in this relatively quiet place to chat with Luca.
"Yes. I've bailed Amur out. I'll be able to return to A City tomorrow," answered Luca.
A few doctors and nurses hurried past Luke at this very moment.
"The patient's condition doesn't seem good. Call his family. He must be admitted to the ICU fortreatment.”
"But the patient's family is reluctant to do so. They're worried about the high medical expenses."
"He's on the brink of death. Do the medical expenses matter? Tell his family members that if he doesn'tenter the ICU, all the previous treatments will be in vain. All the expenses will go down the drain. Let'ssee if they want to hold onto that bit of money or save a life!"
The conversation between the doctor and the nurses grew more distant, but Luca could still hearclearly on the other end of the phone.
"Why are you at the hospital?" Luca's voice could not help but sound worried.
"Leia hit her head on the wall at the police station. I came to check on her," replied Luke.
Luca was stunned for a moment. Leia hit her head on the wall?
She was aware that Leia had been arrested, and now she learned that Leia hit her head on a wall.Luca could not see the extent of Leia's injuries, so she had to ask Luke, "What did the doctor say?"
"They're just superficial injuries at the moment. The doctors advised her to stay in the custodial wardfor observation," Luke's tone turned a little cold when he mentioned Leia.
He knew that Luca was only asking about Leia's condition because she was worried about Jack andQueenie.
"Is there any conclusive evidence to substantiate her situation?" Luca asked again.