Sean forced himself to stay calm and dialed the number once more.
Again, no answer.
Every single note of the dial tone felt like a splash of kerosene in Sean’s burning heart.
Could...something have happened to Nikki?
Sean called the same number over and over.
After a long internal battle, he finally let out an exhale and stood up.
With Bonnie wheeled into the operation room, the doctors would still save her even if he was not around, but Nikki...
Sean could not stop worrying about her now that he had no news about her.
What if he had been wrong? What if Nikki had been telling the truth? What if the man had not managed to bring her to the hospital in time...
Sean could feel his skin crawl at these thoughts.
Finally, he gave in to his worry and stood up, intending to return home and find Nikki.
"Hey, where do you think you're going?" Sean had taken just a few steps when the doctor who reprimanded him earlier emerged from the operation room. '
When he saw Sean leaving, he furrowed his brows and chased after him. "How dare you run away when your girlfriend is in danger? Guards! Get him!
"This man is not allowed to leave before the patient’s condition is stabled. He's a
suspect!"
Then, he turned and disappeared back into the room.
The two guards that had been summoned over did not restrain him, but they stared at him with such a menacing look that made Sean uneasy.
He furrowed his brows, unsure of how to explain to them that he was not Bonnie's boyfriend.
He knew that he should not leave just like this, but Nikki -
Sean closed his eyes and continued to dial the number again and again.
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