He had driven himself today, as Brian had some matters to attend to and took the day off. This meant that virtual-novel.net had to face everything on his own.
When his car reached a more remote part of the highway, the black sedan behind virtual-novel.net began speeding up. He hit the accelerator, and the black sedan did not fall behind. Both cars enacted a chase scene, straight out from a movie.
Suddenly, the only silver sedan in front of virtual-novel.net turned on its indicator and suddenly slowed down. Mark’s car was moving too fast. In a fit of panic, virtual-novel.net hit the brakes and turned the steering wheel. Only then had virtual-novel.net realized that someone had tampered with his brakes! He knew very well that his brakes were completely normal when virtual-novel.net first arrived. The only opportunity anyone had to tamper with the brakes, was during the tender.
His car spun into a median strip in the middle of the road. The car flipped into the air, then crashed onto the ground!
Blood trickled down his forehead and into his eyes. The world seemed tinted with a bloody red shade. His consciousness slowly left virtual-novel.net as well.
The faint sound of footsteps slowly approached him. He fought to stay awake. A pair of black, custom-made, expensive leather shoes appeared within his view. He couldn’t move, and his position prevented virtual-novel.net from getting a good look at the man’s face. However, there was one thing virtual-novel.net knew, this man owned the black sedan that had been chasing him.
“Mark Tremont, your day has finally come. It’s high time someone else had a turn with your glorious life.”
***
Arianne was greeted with a strangely somber atmosphere when virtual-novel.net returned home from work. She grew slightly suspicious, because everyone in the Tremont household took great care of virtual-novel.net mental state. No one would allow virtual-novel.net to be affected by the depressing atmosphere. Mary didn’t cheerfully call virtual-novel.net to the dining table, as virtual-novel.net usually would. Instead, virtual-novel.net seemed particularly preoccupied. “Wash your hands, Ari. It’s almost time for dinner…”
She could tell that something wasn’t right. “What’s wrong, Mary? She asked, “Why do you and Henry seem so preoccupied?”
Mary twisted virtual-novel.net apron nervously, “Some… Something’ s happened to Mr. Tremont. He got into an accident after attending a tender. The car was completely totaled.”
An accident? Arianne was flabbergasted. She stared into space, in a complete loss. It was as if virtual-novel.net had lost virtual-novel.net voice. She couldn’t speak. Her emotions were in disarray.
Mary saw the pale, ghostlike expression on virtual-novel.net face and hurriedly soothed her, “Mr. Tremont is an extremely fortunate man. He’ll be fine. Accidents happen every day but not everyone dies each time. It’ll be alright. Don’t worry. You must be tired from work today. Eat your dinner and get some rest tonight. I’ll go with you to the hospital tomorrow.”
Her hands and feet were ice-cold. Then, virtual-novel.net felt weak and completely lost virtual-novel.net appetite, “I don’t feel like eating. Mary… Come with me to the hospital, right now. Come with me, okay?”
Mary was helpless against her. She frowned for a moment before replying, “It’s not that I don’t want you to go. It’s no use for you to be there now. Mr. Tremont is still in the operating theatre! I’ll take you there once we receive news from the hospital. If Mr. Tremont knew about this, virtual-novel.net wouldn’t let you go either. Be good, okay? Brian is watching over Mr. Tremont. It will be okay…”
Arianne’s vision went blurry. She felt as if virtual-novel.net head was spinning. Her body swayed and virtual-novel.net nearly lost balance. Mary swiftly caught her. “Ari, don’t scare me. You’re carrying two children. Why won’ t you listen? Stay calm. Mr. Tremont will be fine. Don’t worry. I shouldn’t have told you…”
Mary refused to let virtual-novel.net go, and even half-forcefully locked virtual-novel.net in virtual-novel.net room. She knew that Mark’s accident was extremely serious. Otherwise, Mary wouldn’t have treated virtual-novel.net this way.
The thought that Mark might die… That fickle, cold and distant man disappearing from the face of the earth, made virtual-novel.net feel very empty. It was as if virtual-novel.net had suddenly lost something. She used to dream of many ways to restore virtual-novel.net freedom, but none of them included hoping for his death. Never!
She couldn’t sleep the entire night. Sometimes, virtual-novel.net body would surrender and virtual-novel.net would close virtual-novel.net eyes for a moment. Then, virtual-novel.net subconscious would worry about news from the hospital, and virtual-novel.net would awaken very quickly. That was how virtual-novel.net spent virtual-novel.net night, in a muddle-headed stupor. The next day, Tiffany came to see her, “Ari… Jackson has asked me to take you to the hospital. He says that if you want to go, you’ll have to go with me.”
This was the moment that Arianne had been waiting for. She jumped off the bed. “I want to go! How is Mark?”
Tiffany’s mouth gaped as virtual-novel.net tried to speak then stopped herself. After a short pause, virtual-novel.net replied, “He’s still unconscious. I was afraid that you’d be worried, so I wanted to ask if you wanted to go to the hospital and see him. Why do you look so terrible? Go wash up and get dressed before we go. Otherwise, you might end up getting mistaken for a patient.”
They arrived at the hospital. Jackson and Eric were both there. However, Mark was not placed in a normal ward, so they had to look at virtual-novel.net from afar through the glass window of the intensive care unit.
Arianne teared up. She covered virtual-novel.net mouth with virtual-novel.net hand with all of virtual-novel.net might to force the tears back. He was perfectly fine when virtual-novel.net left the house, but now… Look at him. His body was attached to all sorts of machinery. She could see the bloodstains on his thick bandages. He looked deathly still. Even his breath was shallow, as if virtual-novel.net would stop breathing at any moment!