Chapter 122: Be Safe And Sound

Zac and Dora stood outside the operating room, looking worried.They had been outside for so long that
they had lost track of time.

At first, they kept looking at the door light anxiously, but now they were just sad.

Their forlorn disposition made it appear as though they were glass panes that would shatter upon
touch.

Deep silence had encompassed the passage.

"Mr.Reynolds..."

Dora called out in a low voice as she looked up at her companion, Zac.

When she saw the look of determination on his face, she got more agitated.

It had been six hours since Patricia was wheeled into the operating room six hours too long for Dora.

She didn't even know what was going on with Patricia behind those sturdy doors.

"There's no need to say it out loud. I know."

Zac knew what she wanted to say.

He, too, hoped that Patricia could get through this.

Visibly overwhelmed with emotions, Zac turned around, walked to a bench nearby, and sat down.

He lowered his head and balled his trembling hands, trying to stifle the anxiety he felt.

Dora watched him go but said nothing.



She just clasped her hands and said a silent prayer for Patricia that everything would go well and she'd
be safe.

A long while later, the light in the operating room finally dimmed.

Zac and Dora shot to their feet and rushed back to the door, eager for someone to come out and tell
them how Patricia was doing.

The door they had been watching for hours finally opened, and the young nurse walked out, said in a
formal tone, "Dora, the medical disinfectant is not enough.You"

"I understand. I'll go and get it right away."

Without waiting for another second, Dora turned around and bolted to the infirmary.

Zac looked at the nurse and asked, "How is she?"

"The patient is in a very unstable condition," the nurse said, sparing Zac only a casual glance.

Footsteps reverberated around the hall as Dora came sprinting back with a bottle of disinfectant in her
hand.

The nurse took the disinfectant and, without another word, went back into the operating room.

Before the panting, albeit stunned, Dora could process what had happened and how swiftly it had, the
young nurse came out of the room again, wheeling Patricia on a gurney.

This time, she was accompanied by a doctor.

He walked over to Zac and sighed helplessly.

"Mr.Reynolds, whether or not the patient gets through this difficulty is all up to her now."



Then, the doctor gestured at the nurse to wheel Patricia to the ward.Zac was at a loss for words.

The doctor's words were still ringing loudly in his ears.

His heart thumped loudly, and his vision blurred.

It was as though something important to him was about to disappear, and the image of Patricia crossed
his mind.

A few moments later, Zac shook his head to collect his thoughts and walked toward Patricia's ward.

‘Please be safe, Patricia.I won't let anything happen to you!' Some time later, Zac was seated beside a
hospital bed, looking straight at Patricia.

Every time the patient monitoring bedside machine beeped, his heart would jolt in fear that she would
pass on in the blink of an eye.

As his eyes flickered, shifting their focus to Patricia's pale face, a wave of agitation rattled him where
he sat.

Unable to sit still any longer, he reached out to hold her wrist.

However, a thought crossed his mind, and his hand froze in midair and stayed suspended for a long
time.

Assailed by emotions with depression leading the charge Zac pursed his lips and slowly withdrew his
hand.

However, his worry-filled gaze stayed fixed on Patricia.

The bedside monitoring machine was in his field of view, and so was Patricia's slightly protruding back,
as she had been made to lie on her stomach.



The sad sight made his heart hurt as if it was stabbed by a knife.

This stabbing pain was something he had never experienced before.

It hurt even more than the pain he faced when he suffered a fracture.

He was in so much pain he could hardly breathe, and felt really dizzy a combination that made him feel
as though he'd collapse.

"This torment...Is it what heartache feels like?"

Zac murmured to himself as he stared at Patricia with a sad expression.

When Dora, who was standing by the door, saw Zac's forlorn expression, she sighed.

She watched the pair sadly before leaving the room.

Zac hadn't closed his eyes once since Dora changed Patricia's wound dressing, and his attention had
remained fixed on Patricia the entire time.

His deep-set eyes were filled with sadness, and this made Dora's heart hurt.

"Why would anyone let an affectionate man experience something this painful?"

Dora murmured to herself as she walked.

Suddenly, she was taken aback by the sight of a strange man coming her way.

The man walked past her without a word, heading to Patricia's ward.

Dora spun quickly and screamed when her eyes took in the man and his unusual clothes in their
entirety.



His colored hair and shiny earrings stood out just as much as his torn trousers did.

She dashed forward to stop his advance.

"Who are you?"

Dora demanded vigilantly as she blocked the strange man's path, scared that he was on his way to do
Patricia harm.

Dora didn't believe what the hospital director had said.

He insisted the establishment's CCTV cameras had monitored all visitors but didn't find someone
suspicious coming or going into Patricia's ward.

Dora considered Patricia a cautious person who would never do anything dangerous.

Nicholas Thomas laughed when the girl he had just passed rushed over to block him.

His eyes scanned her with curiosity.

After giving the defiant girl a once-over, he found her a little cute and reached out subconsciously to
touch her face.

Dora's face flushed with rage.

She instantly slapped the incoming hand away and roared, "You bastard! How dare you..."

"I did nothing.Don't misunderstand me!"

Nicholas raised his hands and laughed casually.

The response pissed Dora off even more.



She glared at the man, ready to let him have it, but Zac, who had left the ward at some point,
interrupted her.

"Nicholas, why are you here?"

he asked, fixing Nicholas with a suspicious gaze.

He felt as though something bad had happened.

Startled, Dora looked back at Zac and then back at Nicholas with astonishment as understanding
dawned on her.

She lowered her head in embarrassment and apologized, "Sorry, I misunderstood."

With that, she turned around and walked away to Patricia's ward.

It was obvious she didn't intend to stay there for even a second longer.

However, she graced Nicholas with one last glare before disappearing from sight.

Nicholas had smiled when Dora glared at him.

He was inexplicably interested in her.

Zac knew what he was thinking; after all, he could read the man's expression like a book.

However, this was Nicholas’ business, so he had no right to interfere.

What he wanted to know, though, was why he had come.

When Nicholas saw Zac's puzzled expression, he quickly walked over and said, "Boss, I found the
person you want me to investigate."



Zac was taken aback when he heard that.

His gaze sharply focused on Nicholas as he awaited the rest of the report.

"The phone calls were made from the Sampson family's mansion, and the footage you sent me has
been tampered with.Although I spotted a vague figure in the footage, I couldn't find the other party's
whereabouts from the CCTV cameras.It's a dead zone."

Zac was displeased with what he had heard.

He clenched his fists and pounded the wall in anger.

The unexpected fit of rage made Nicholas take a step back.

He had been with his boss for a long time, and this was the first time he had seen him this mad.

"Boss..." Nicholas gasped, and his smile vanished.

Suddenly, Zac took a deep breath, looked at the man before him coldly and barked, "Nicholas, keep
investigating.I will make the Sampson family pay!"

The order stunned Nicholas, and he tried to dissuade Zac.

"Boss, don't be rash.You know the Sampson family is your wife's home.If you do this"

His next words got caught in his mouth when he saw the sharp, icy glare being directed his way.

It made him feel awful.

"Nicholas, are you disobeying me?" Zac coldly asked.

"No."



Nicholas shook his head quickly and hurried to explain.

He was sad on the inside.Had he known better, he would have held his tongue.Now he had irritated his
boss.

"Boss, I'll do it right now.Don't be angry!"

He left at once after that.It was all he could do.


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