Let Me Stay The Night

Chapter 299 Danger In The Bathroom

“We’ll continue investigating the fire. You should go check on your family now,” the police officer said before leaving-

The nurse led Christina into the ward.

Sharon was still unconscious, while Evelyn’s condition was more severe. The latter was undergoing treatment in the operating room.

Sharon lay in bed, her frail figure looking as if each breath could be her last. Christina’s heart ached at the sight. She was overwhelmed with concern for her.

Her eyes turned red, and she felt a tightness in her chest, causing her to feel breathless.

“Mom…” Christina’s fists balled up as anger filled her heart

The nurse reminded her gently, “Ms. Steele, your grandmother is still in the operating room. Do you want to head there first?”

Usually, one would place priority on the more severe patient.

Christina pulled herself together and nodded, then followed the nurse out

The red light outside the operating room filled Christina with anxiety.

She had never experienced such a level of unease before, not even during her toughest times when she struggled to afford food or pay her bills or when she was left homeless after Miranda’s late–night eviction. This current situation surpassed them all in terms of worry and apprehension

Right at that moment, she was afraid to receive bad news regarding her grandmother.

Christina had no idea how long she stood at the door or when Nathaniel had dragged her to the chair so she could sit down. Her mind was torn between conflicting emotions, alternating between reassuring herself that everything would be all right and fearing that Evelyn’s advanced age might make her recovery difficult.

She was about to go crazy as two conflicting thoughts tortured her mind.

Knowing that saying anything at this point would be pointless, he kept her company without saying

out of her reverie and

condition is still unstable, so we can only tell after she makes it past the critical period,”

still–unconscious Evelyn out of the operating room.

Evelyn’s care.

making the necessary arrangements, the nurse

took a seat between Sharon’s and Evelyn’s beds. They

the ward swung open softly, and Nathaniel entered, approaching Christina. He gently patted her shoulder and reassured her. “Don’t worry. I’ve already reached out to the best doctor in this hospital, Professor Adrian Langston. He’ll be coming

grateful look and bobbed her

hours had passed since the fire, and Nathaniel couldn’t help but feel amazed by Christina’s strength. She remained the resilient young woman he had fallen in love with, even in

them. It was only when dawn arrived that exhaustion finally took its toll, and she eventually fell

caused a ruckus when she arrived to do her rounds

a displeased

his clothes. He’ll be here soon.” The nurse felt a chill travel down her spine and fled the ward

woke Christina up when the doctor showed up some

will need to monitor her closely and wait for her to pass this critical period before making any decisions regarding medication. As for

a diagnosis that echoed

there was complete silence in

way to the hospital with

while before she agreed to take a few bites.

he witnessed

Evelyn had made it through the critical period and was getting better. The

“Even if you want to take care of them, it’s important for you to

three days and had been deprived

take a shower before coming back to the

for bodyguards to stay here and keep watch. They’ll inform us

warmth of the bathtub. The hot water cascaded over her body, relieving the tension in her muscles and washing away the burdens of the past few