Chapter 994 - 986: Searching for the Truth 3

Chapter 994: Chapter 986: Searching for the Truth 3

Isaac Ford, who had been squatting on the floor just moments ago, was the first to stand up and rush to the doors of the operating room, waiting for his second brother to come out.

Preston Quinn remained still, and the more tense the situation became, the less he wanted to hear any news.

Afraid of hearing bad news.

Departed Sister-in-law asked, "Doctor, how is his condition?"

The doctor appeared highly tense and responded, "Not very good. If the stitches go smoothly, he’ll get through the critical period, but the trouble is there are tiny sand grains on the wound, bacteria have gotten in, and it needs to be cleaned. The stitching has encountered significant obstruction, and there’s an urgent need for a blood transfusion now."

Upon hearing this, Isaac Ford didn’t hesitate, rolling up his shirt sleeve: "Use mine, I can do it."

Sebastian Ford immediately grabbed his hand and pressed him down: "Have you got sick again, Isaac?"

The doctor then said, "The blood has already been fetched from the blood bank, and the best doctors are here, don’t worry, we will do everything we can to save the patient."

He used the term ’rescue’.

It’s been two hours, yet they’re still trying to save him.

Departed Sister-in-law couldn’t help but cry, tears streamed down but didn’t make any sobbing sound.

"You must save my brother."

"Of course, but it’s also necessary to tell everyone to be prepared psychologically."

The doctor didn’t want to see the pale faces and painful expressions of the patient’s family, he finished speaking, lowered his head, then closed the door to the operating room again.

Vincent Ford stumbled backward, his eyes suddenly reddening.

Preston Quinn quickly supported him: "Third Young Master, don’t rush, don’t rush. It will be alright."

Although comforting him, at this moment, his voice also trembled, overwhelmed with pain and fear.

Whenever doctors are rescuing patients and face critical moments, they always tell the family to be prepared.

But how can they prepare?

Accepting the reality of a loved one’s passing in just a few hours?

No one can accept it, nor should they.

The only thing is to cling to that delicate hope, to wait it out, each immersed in their own thoughts.

At this moment, no one could utter a word, just quietly waiting, hoping Julian Ford could persevere, and hoping the doctors could quickly clear the sand from the wound and stitch it up faster.

What they thought most about was childhood.

Especially Sebastian Ford, recalling how he often pranked his second brother when they were young, if he’d known his brother would face such an ordeal, he would surely have respected him from childhood.

Maxim Ford breathed heavily, all sorts of emotions washing over his heart.

And then footsteps were heard again.

There wasn’t the heart to see who it was this time.

"Brother."

It was Aiden Shaw’s voice.

He sent Tiana Thorne back to the old mansion, coaxed her into sleeping, and then drove over.

Looking at his brothers, he moved his lips: "Second Brother..."

He spoke but then silenced himself.

Each inquiry about his second brother’s condition was torment for them, as much for him.

...

Ford family old mansion.

Tiana Thorne lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Always felt something was wrong somewhere.

She’s a doctor, why never noticed she had sleepwalking?

This illness came too suddenly, making her uneasy, even not wanting to fall asleep, afraid she would sleepwalk and do something.

Looking at the time, it’s already 7 a.m., simply don’t sleep then.

Opened the room door, as usual, went downstairs.

The servants in the house saw her and greeted her respectfully: "Young lady."

"Mm."

She yawned and went to the dining room.

The breakfast at home was all arranged by Departed Sister-in-law.

Normally at this time, she would be in the dining room preparing nutritional meals for the young masters of the Ford family.

But there was no trace of Departed Sister-in-law in the dining room, only an auntie.

The auntie appeared to have been waiting for her for quite some time, upon seeing her approach, a smile emerged on her face, and she asked: "Young lady, you’re awake, breakfast is ready. Do you want sugar in your milk?"

Milk with sugar, Departed Sister-in-law knows everyone’s dietary habits in the Ford family.

If she can’t come for some reason, she would inform the auntie about such details in advance, how could she have left without saying anything?

This doesn’t seem to be how Departed Sister-in-law works.

Her delicate brows lightly knit, instinctively sensed something wasn’t right, Departed Sister-in-law must have left hurriedly, didn’t have time.

She asked, "Where’s Departed Sister-in-law?"

"She had something at home, went out."

Home?

This is Departed Sister-in-law’s home.

Tiana Thorne immediately stepped forward: "Did something happen to Departed Sister-in-law?"

"I don’t know too well, she called me in the middle of the night, said she had something, asked me to prepare breakfast for you."

Tiana Thorne looked at the dining table, indeed, there was breakfast for her alone.

Where are the others?

Tiana Thorne’s eyelids twitched, that feeling of unease surged again in her heart.

"Where did my brothers go?"

The auntie answered respectfully: "Young masters, going somewhere, never tell us servants, I don’t know either."

"Where’s my fourth brother?"

The auntie looked somewhat puzzled and raised her eyes to her: "Fourth Young Master left early around five in the morning, don’t you know?"

Tiana Thorne clearly remembered the time.

Around 5 a.m., Aiden Shaw sent her back.

Why did he leave right after sending her back?

Something must have happened.

Suddenly, thinking back to last night’s waking moment covered in blood, then recalling as she left the hospital when looking back at her brother, the profound emotions in his eyes and the restrained fatigue.

How clever Tiana Thorne was, upon thinking this way, she guessed perhaps last night’s incident wasn’t that simple.

"I’m heading out, if my brothers come back, let them know I went to the company."

The auntie hurriedly said: "Young lady, have breakfast before leaving."

"No need, thanks."

Tiana Thorne turned and walked out, driving away.

She searched along the way for the villa her brother mentioned, her heart in utter chaos.

There must be something they’re hiding from her, it’s too abnormal, waking up in the morning and her brothers are all gone.

At this time, the phone rang, it was Aiden Shaw calling.

Tiana Thorne cleared her thoughts and answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"You’re awake."

His voice sounded somewhat fatigued.

Tiana Thorne softly acknowledged, was thinking of asking where he went, but considering since her brothers didn’t want her to know, she shouldn’t directly confront it.

After a few seconds of silence on the phone, his voice came again: "Last night, something came up at the company, I went to the office."

"I see."

Aiden Shaw said again: "Your brothers probably went to the golf course, breakfast alone in the morning, eat more, don’t starve."

"Okay, why are you being so considerate today?"

He didn’t respond: "Rest some more."

"Mm."

No more words, after hanging up the phone, she let out a long breath, seemed like nothing was wrong.

Maybe, she was overthinking.

Just as she relaxed, with her peripheral vision she saw a villa.