To her astonishment, Raeleigh did not see Santiago when she walked out of the washroom. All of a sudden, Santiago could be seen whispering in her ear, "Looking for me, huh?" "Aaaahh!"
Scared out of her wits, she hurled her phone away. As she turned around to look at Santiago, her face turned pale while her heart was beating fast.
"Whoa, why are you scared sh*tless?" Santiago said. "Somebody’s got a guilty conscience, huh?" Raeleigh bit her lip in anger. As she turned around, she noticed her phone had been broken.
Raeleigh hurried to pick up her cell phone, only to find that the screen had already shattered.
As she held the phone, she gave Santiago a resentful look. It had been functioning well, but right then it had gone kaput.
"You'd better pay me back," Raeleigh screamed at Santiago. So loud was her voice that it sent chills down Scarlette's spine.
Scarlette witnessed what happened. However, she did not dare to walk towards Raeleigh.
It had been a hysterical scream. Hesitant, she was not sure if she should help Raeleigh out.
Santiago jammed a finger in his ear and said, "Let me have a look."
As he looked at Raeleigh's cell phone, he said, "Take mine, how about that?"
Since he could not leave the hospital, he had no choice but to give Raeleigh his phone. Raeleigh snatched the phone angrily. Then, she walked to the other side of the ward, took a seat and tried switching on the phone.
She knew that Santiago had to stay at the hospital for the time being.
To her relief, the phone could be switched on. It was functioning well after she rebooted the setup of the system. Then, she tried calling Scarlette.
Scarlette walked towards Raeleigh to have a look at her badly smashed phone.
"Raeleigh, you must have hurled it with great force," Scarlette said. She almost burst into laughter.
Raeleigh gave Scarlette a side glance and said, "It'll be great if you could stop talking."
Immediately, Scarlette cupped her mouth and said, "Note taken."
Raeleigh then looked at her phone. Although the screen was broken, it was still functioning well.
Santiago walked towards Raeleigh. Then, he sat cross-legged and said, "I will..."
"Shut up," Raeleigh interjected, outrightly rejected his offer to compensate her for the broken phone.
Sitting motionlessly, he remained silent thereafter.
Now that Santiago was here, Scarlette hurriedly made a move
Raeleigh kept her phone in her handbag. While she was giving Santiago the cold shoulder, she stared at the intensive care unit. For as long as Deanna was still in a coma, she was not in a good state of mind. Her broken phone didn't quite bother her.
While she was gazing at the intensive care unit, a doctor could be seen dashing towards the intensive care unit. Raeleigh stood up immediately and asked, "What's wrong?"
"The patient has woken up," the doctor said as he thrusted the door open and went in. Raeleigh wanted to tag along, but the doctor stopped her. "Stay here to avoid contracting pathogens," he said.
Raeleigh obliged. At that moment, the doctor and nurses had their hands full.
Raeleigh did not know what happened in the intensive care unit. A few moments later, everyone quietened down. Someone was talking to Zorion. One after another, the nurses could be seen walking out of the intensive care unit. Immensely relieved, Zorion walked towards Deanna and sat by her side. Then, he clasped her hand and put it on his face as he heaved a sigh of relief.
Raeleigh was relieved. When Deanna saw Raeleigh, she was not particularly excited. However, she smiled as soon as she saw Santiago.
Santiago ignored Raeleigh when she directed her gaze at him. He turned around and walked to the other side of the ward. Then, he sat cross-legged and carried on shaking his leg.
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