Yvonne heard the old man's voice and recovered from her daze. She forced a smile reluctantly and answered, "Yes."
The old man sat up and asked, "What is he doing with that woman?"
Yvonne lowered her eyes. "He wants to find out where Dominic Conrad and the others are." 1
"I see." The old man lifted his chin and believed her, but his old eyes were still narrowed. "What did the woman just say to you?"
When Yvonne heard that, her eyes flickered and she shook her head. "It's nothing, Grandpa. Don't ask." 1
She did not want to tell the old man the truth.
However, the old man did not give up. He said louder," Tell me!"
"Grandpa..." Yvonne was caught in a difficult situation.
The old man stared at her closely as he waited for her t o speak.
Yvonne had no choice but to give in when she saw the old man's persistent eyes.
However, when she had just organized her thoughts and was about to speak, the phone in her hand suddenly vibrated and interrupted what she was
about to say.
She recalled that Jacqueline told her she was going to send her a photo and her heart sank. She quickly turned the phone over and unlocked it.
As soon as it was unlocked, a photo popped out on the screen.
The moment she saw the photo, her face immediately went white and her eyes darkened. It felt as if her strength had been taken away from her.
She stared at the photo with her blood red eyes, and her breathing became rapid.
In the photo, Jacqueline was lying in Henry's arms, and neither of them was wearing clothes. There was only a thin blanket covering both of them.
It was shocking that both of them had red spots all over their naked shoulders and necks after the passionate time they had.
At this moment, Yvonne felt like she just received a huge blow. She could feel her body going limp and she almost fainted.
However, she held onto the railing of the old man's bed in time to get herself together and did not fall.
She did not manage to grab a hold of her mobile phone so it fell on the ground.
The old man looked down and caught a glimpse of the picture on the phone. His eyes suddenly widened and he could not breathe. He then fell on the hospital bed.
'Beep! Beep!'
The ECG instrument on the bedside started ringing all of a sudden. 1
Yvonne was awakened from the sound, so she quickly turned around to look at the hospital bed to find the old man lying there motionless with his eyes closed. She was petrified and she quickly went to check on him.
"Grandpa? Grandpa?" Yvonne called the old man with a trembling voice, and started shaking the old man with her hands.
The old man did not respond. It was as if he was dead.
Yvonne realized that something was wrong, and she was so anxious she was about to cry.
She hurriedly pressed the emergency button on the headboard of the bed before running to the door of the ward and opened it as she shouted, "Doctor, doctor! Anybody please!"
Down the corridor, Frederick was leading a team of medical staff out of the elevator as they were getting ready to take the old man for surgery.
They heard Yvonne's cries right after they got out.
Frederick's expression suddenly changed when he realized something was wrong. He ran towards the ward without caring about his weak legs at all.
When the medical staff behind him saw the situation, they looked at each other and immediately followed to catch up.
When they arrived in the ward, Frederick saw Yvonne who was holding on to the door frame as she was about to crumble. He immediately asked, "Madam, what's the matter?"
When Yvonne heard his voice, a gleam of hope appeared in her eyes.
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