Chapter 255

It was 10:00 pm by the time I got back to the hospital. I certainly had not expected to see Elijah waiting for me at the door to my hospital ward. He was sitting in his wheelchair, looking crestfallen. I noticed the hospital gown he was wearing, as well as the bandages that were wrapped around his abdomen in an obvious manner. I forced a smile and asked, "H-How are you doing?" He kept quiet for a long time. Then, he said, "Jo lost her baby." I paused. "I know… Evan told me." Elijah asked, "I know that you didn't do such a thing, but I still wanted to ask you about it personally." I let out an awkward chuckle. "It really wasn't me. She came to me, asking me to accept the offer of a hundred million dollars, which I didn't agree to. After that, she chased after me and fell." Elijah did not say a word for quite a while. Both of us simply stood in the corridor in silence. There was a gentle drift in the nighttime. The look on Elijah's face was grim. There was a certain g