Chapter 244
Bailey quickly rushed to have Joanne sent to the hospital, and Grace followed right behind, her eyes red-rimmed.
“Find out how that guy even got here. Isn’t this supposed to be the female staff break room?” Ethan said.
Bailey glanced at Ethan, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
“We’re looking into it. Ms. Lambert, you should hurry and take your friend to the hospital.”
Grace immediately ran in the direction Joanne was taken to, but as she passed Ethan, he grabbed her hand. She instinctively yanked her wrist out of his grasp. He froze for a few seconds, then silently withdrew his hands.
Grace didn’t look at him again, and instead, she quickly ran toward Joanne.
She had just shifted her anger from Jodie to Ethan. She was only human, after all, and she had her limits. If it weren’t for Ethan tonight, none of this would have happened.
By the time they arrived at the hospital, the doctors had already taken Joanne to the emergency room. Grace felt a sharp pain in her stomach, and her vision blacked out. Before she could get any more information, she collapsed, sending everyone around her into a panic.
When she woke up, she found herself staring at a white ceiling. Someone was holding her hand. She turned her head to see that it was Yancey.
His eyes were bloodshot, and when he saw she had regained consciousness, his expression lit up. “You’re finally awake!”
Grace’s throat was a little hoarse. As Yancey helped her sit up, she tried to clear her throat, and he immediately handed her a glass of water. Even now, he still couldn’t resist taking a jab at her boyfriend.
“You’ve been out cold for so long. Why hasn’t your boyfriend come to check on you? I’m serious, he’s completely unreliable. Doesn’t he even know how to make a phone call? I was worried sick, watching you lie there.”
Grace didn’t respond, quietly drinking the water. After a few moments, she asked, “How’s Joanne?”
“She’s in the next room. She’s going to be fine. Thankfully, the bottle just grazed her shoulder. If it had been in her stomach, it would’ve been much worse.
“Oh, and while you were out, the investigation into the drunk guy was completed. It turns out he had a shady past with some of the female employees. He knew that was the break room for the female staff, so he showed up there again. He didn’t expect you to be there.”
Grace lowered her gaze as she felt a sharp pain throb in her head.
Yancey sat there silently, his voice softening. “You’ve got a lot of injuries, and there’s bruising on your head. What happened? Who did this to you?”
Grace scoffed as she said, “Why don’t you go ask your precious little sister?”
A flicker of something passed through Yancey’s eyes, and then he sighed You mean Jodie, right? She’s been spoiled by Uncle Ethan. For years, she’s been untouchable, acting like the queen of the world.
“You don’t know, but back in high school, she almost crippled a girl. Our family paid a lot of money to settle it, but she still hasn’t learned her lesson. After that, Uncle Ethan was afraid she’d get into even more trouble, so he sent bodyguards to follow her around.
“That’s why, in school, she always acted like she was untouchable-nobody dared to mess with her.”
Grace’s chest tightened, but she didn’t know what to say.
The door to the hospital room suddenly creaked open, and she saw Joanne standing there, her face pale.
“Grace, I’m so glad you’re okay.”
Seeing Joanne like this made Grace’s heart ache. Joanne worked so hard, juggling multiple jobs, and now this disaster had struck her out of nowhere.
“I’m fine. How about you, Joanne? Are you in pain?” she asked.
“I’m not in pain. I was just really scared. I kept having nightmares while I was asleep.”
Joanne sat down next to her, about to say something, when the door was suddenly kicked open with a loud bang. It was Jodie again.
When she saw Yancey there, she stormed over to Grace, immediately starting to shout.
“Grace, you slut! How many times do
I have to tell you? Stop trying to
seduce my brother! He’s not interested in you! If you don’t want to keep getting slapped around then stay away from the Henderson family! Especially Uncle Ethan. I suspect you have some dirty little secret with him too, you slut!”