The hospital at midnight carried an eerie and unsettling atmosphere. The glaring emergency light at the end of the corridor, glowing like fresh blood, tightened the knot in on's chest.

To Noelle's surprise, the person sitting outside the emergency room wasn't just Dan but also Sandra. There seemed to be blood on her clothes, and her face was pale.

The moment she saw Hendrix, she rushed toward him. "Rix"

It was like she had found her relief, and tears rolled down her cheeks as she said, "I You're finally here. What should we do? Madam Freeman seems to be badly injured. Do you think she..."

Hendrix glanced at her, then looked at Dan by his side.

"The accident is still under investigation, but according to the witnesses, there were no other cars at that time. Madam Freeman's car suddenly lost control." Dan sounded hesitant as he added, "Mr. Sanchez was also in the car. The doctor has announced that he has passed."

Dan tried to be as indirect as possible, but Hendrix's face turned even uglier.

Sandra stepped forward and said, "Rix, shouldn't you address the media situation first? If this gets out, they're bound to say some unpleasant things!"

"Like what?"

Hendrix turned to her, his tone calm but with an underlying edge, as though genuinely asking or perhaps issuing

a threat.

Sandra, seemingly oblivious to the tension, pressed on, "Madam Freeman and a stranger were in a car accident. The media will definitely run wild with speculation over something like this."

She then suddenly turned her attention to Noelle. "And Noelle, as someone who knew about this, why didn't you stop Madam Freeman?"

Noelle had been quietly standing by Hendrix's side all this time, aware that words of comfort wouldn't help in a situation like this. Her presence alone seemed more meaningful than anything she could say. However, after hearing Sandra's accusation, her composure faltered slightly as she was slightly stunned. Before she could react, Sandra continued, "You knew Madan Freeman would leave tonight, right?" Sandra's words led to Hendrix deepening his frown as he turned to Noelle with a sharp gaze.

His gaze

e was so fierce that it scared Noelle.

"Isn't that so?" Sandra continued. "I even saw you meeting with Madam Freeman at the café today. She gave you something, didn't she?"

Sandra's words felt like a heavy hammer striking directly at Noelle's heart. Beside her, Hendrix was staring at her intently, waiting for her answer.

Noelle opened her mouth and finally said, "Yes..."

"Then, do you know?" Sandra's voice suddenly grew agitated. "Madam Freeman wasn't planning to leave. She was planning to die with Lloyd Sanchez!

"You had a long talk with her, but didn't you realize she was saying her final goodbyes to you? She knew what her choice would mean for Rix, so she would rather leave!"

Sandra's tears kept falling, but the look she gave Noelle was filled with obvious resentment.

At that moment, the door to the emergency room opened. A doctor, who was covered in blood, walked out.

Hendrix was the first to rush forward.

Noelle stood in place as she watched them talk, but she didn't hear a word of what they said. She only heard that the situation was still unclear and that Beatrice needed to be transferred to the ICU for

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