When the nurse told Ariah that Jimmy had done a skin-grafting operation and that there were scars on his body, Ariah was shocked.
As far as she knew, nothing had happened to Kobi.
But why would the nurse say that Jimmy had burns on his body?
Initially, Ariah wanted to find out about it last night, but when she saw Mack was completely focused on Kobi, she was too embarrassed to ask.
"Burns on his body?" Immediately, Mack frowned. "Kobi has never been scalded since he was a child. How could he have a burnt scar? If such an accident were to happen to him while he was abroad, he would have definitely informed us."
What Mack meant was that Kobi had never been burned.
At that moment, Ariah was shocked.
Then, Mack looked at her and asked, "Ariah, why would you suddenly ask such a question?"
"Oh." After Ariah came back to her senses, she replied, "It was just a casual question, Dad. Don't take it to heart. By the way, since Kobi is awake, I'll accompany you home. I'm sure Mom must still be worried at home."
In a timely manner, Ariah changed the topic.
As expected, when Mack heard that, he nodded and said, "I'll go back first and inform her about the situation. Then, I'll come over again later."
"Then I shall accompany you back first?"
"I'm so sorry to trouble you." As Mack patted the back of Ariah's hand, he sighed, "Thank you for helping us out with everything. I will definitely remember your kindness."
Startled, Ariah replied, "Dad, don't say that. It's part of my duty."
Then, Mack smiled and said nothing more as he asked David to send him back.
At first, Ariah wanted to send Mack home personally, but Mack told her to remain in the hospital as he asked David to send him home.
After Ariah watched Mack leave, she was about to return to the ward to look for Emily, but she saw Emily came out of the ward before she could enter.
"Emily." Softly, Ariah called out to her.
Immediately, Emily walked towards her. "Hi, Ariah."
"You're hungry, aren't you? Come on. I'll take you to get something to eat."
When Ariah brought Emily to the hospital's cafeteria, Emily was not in the mood to eat, so she took the spoon and stirred the food in the bowl. A moment later, Ariah looked at her and asked, "You don't feel like eating?"
Sadly, Emily nodded. "I'm not in the mood to eat."
"Hey, Kobi is fine now. Don't worry about it."
"How could I not worry?" Then, Emily let out a long sigh. The fact that Kobi was suddenly hurt like that made her feel such a pain in her heart.
Suddenly, Ariah put down the cutlery in her hands and thought for a moment before she asked, "Emily, you were saying that on the day before yesterday when you went missing, you knew that someone had knocked you out?"
With a nod, Emily replied, "Yes."
"So, do you have any idea who was the one who knocked you out?" Nervously, Ariah stared at Emily and asked.
However, Emily shook her head. "When I woke up, I saw Jimmy... he was..."
At that point, Emily looked at Ariah and couldn't go on with her words.
Meanwhile, Ariah did not react at all. On the contrary, her face was filled with suspicion. "If you said that you saw Jimmy hurting someone when you woke up, wouldn't it mean that you had passed out for way too long then?"
Startled, Emily immediately understood what was Ariah trying to imply, so she frowned and asked, "Ariah, do you think I'm lying?"
As Ariah didn't expect Emily to be so straightforward, she was stunned by Emily's words.
"I would be a b*stard if I were to lie to you. I really can't remember anything clearly, and I feel like my mind is in a daze. I have no clear memory of what happened, and I would have vague pictures appearing in my mind once in a while, but I can't remember anything. I only know that I saw Jimmy hurting Kobi when I woke up. Other than that, I don't know anything else..."
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