Chapter 198: Unexpected incident
Chapter 198: Unexpected Incident
(Elena Blackwood’s POV)
Marcus Blackwood didn’t sleep well all night, and there were faint dark circles under his eyes. I bowed my head and ate breakfast, not asking anything.
The silence between us felt heavy. I could sense his restlessness from across the table.
Alexander Blackwood seemed to notice his son’s expression and asked, “Are you feeling unwell?”
Marcus replied in a low, hoarse voice, “No.”
His voice carried exhaustion that went beyond physical fatigue. Something was clearly troubling him deeply
Alexander glanced at me, and before he could speak, I said, “Father, I’m returning to the healing institute
today.”
He pondered for half a minute and nodded, “Go then.”
I acknowledged, “Thank you for your understanding, Father.”
Marcus looked at me and said, “I’ll take you.”
I subconsciously wanted to refuse, but Alexander slowly cut his venison and said, “If you’re worried, let
James Morrison take her.”
Marcus retorted, “I don’t trust anyone else.”
His possessiveness surprised me. The intensity in his golden eyes was unmistakable.
I whispered beside him, “Really, no need!”
He insisted, “I’m going to the institute too, consider it a ride.”
I was speechless. I wondered why he was so clingy now.
The Marcus I knew had always maintained distance. This sudden need to accompany me everywhere felt
foreign.
After finishing breakfast, I walked out of the hotel, with Marcus leisurely following behind me. His Elite Guards opened the car door for us.
As we got in, my phone rang. It was Rachel Thompson calling.
Before I could speak, Rachel said in a panicked tone, “Elena, David, he… he’s on the roof!”
My mind went blank. The words hit me like ice water.
Marcus noticed my change in expression and asked, “What’s wrong?”
I put down my phone, stunned, and said, “Take me to the healing institute immediately, something happened…”
My voice cracked with terror. David was all I had left of my foster family.
The drive felt endless despite Marcus’s driver pushing the speed limit. My hands trembled as I gripped the
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seat.
Over there, David Blackthorne stood shakily on the rooftop railing of the Northern Territory Central Healing Institute. Looking down from the top floor, the people below seemned as small and dense as ants.
The crowd below, hearing that someone was about to jump, mostly gathered to watch. Medical staff promptly called the pack enforcement.
Soon, firefighters and officers arrived, with ambulances on standby. The officers dispersed the crowd
Just then, I hurriedly arrived, but was stopped by the enforcement officers. Unable to clearly explain myself, Marcus stepped forward.
“She’s the family member of the person on the roof,” he said with Alpha authority.
The officer hesitated, “You’re the patient’s family?”
1 snapped back to reality, presented my healer’s ID, and said, “I am! I’m also a medical staff member in the institute.”
The officers immediately let me through. My credentials opened doors that panic had closed.
I rushed into the building, took the elevator to the top floor, and found that I needed to climb a fire escape to reach the rooftop. Several medical staff members, including Hugo Ashworth and Rachel Thompson, were already in the stairwell below.
Firefighters were also gearing up, planning the rescue. Their equipment looked ominous and final.
I exclaimed, “Let me talk to him! He’s my foster brother!”
Everyone turned to look at me. The weight of their stares felt crushing.
Hugo was about to speak but saw Marcus enter, and they exchanged a look without speaking. The tension between them was palpable.
The firefighter leader handed me a walkie–talkie, “If things get bad, press the walkie–talkie.”
I took it, “Okay.”
Marcus held me back, “Be careful.”
I glanced at him and climbed onto the rooftop via the fire escape. Each step felt like walking toward my worst nightmare.
The wind on the rooftop was fierce, whipping my hair across my face. The height made my stomach lurch.
“David!” I called out to him.
He slowly turned his head. His face was streaked with tears, his eyes hollow with despair.
I didn’t dare to approach, afraid of provoking him, and pleaded, “It’s dangerous there, can you come over here? Tell me what’s making you unhappy, I’ll help you solve it!”
My voice carried across the wind, desperate and breaking. I had to reach him somehow.
I continued, trying to appeal to his sense of responsibility, “You’re the Blackthorne family’s son! The son that our parents believed would be the most successful!”
The words felt like prayers. I was grasping for anything that might anchor him to life.
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“You also said you would be a strong man and bring honor to the Blackthorne family! But if you stand there, our parents would be sad if they knew, and I would be sad too!”
My voice trembled slightly, knowing the situation could quickly turn dire. David was the only family member i
had left.
I couldn’t save my foster parents, but I could at least save him. The guilt of my failures crashed over me.
My eyes reddened as I begged, “David, can you come over here? I’m really scared.”
David gripped the railing tightly, his eyes red and filled with despair, his voice hoarse, “Don’t lie to me
anymore…”
I was stunned, “David, you… you can talk?”
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