The video ended there. Sophia’s screen was then filled with news of Christine’s death.
Soon, the car arrived at the hospital where reporters were crowding the entrance. When they spotted Stanley, they instantly recognized him, and countless microphones were shoved into his face.
“Mr. Fletcher, were you and Miss Bishop in a relationship?”
“Is it true that Miss Bishop had died on the spot?”
“What do you think of Miss Bishop’s death?”
Stanley ignored all their questions. With a somber expression, he walked into the hospital while the security guards blocked the reporters from entering. The signage above the emergency room was still lit. In the corridor, blood-covered doctors and nurses were constantly walking around. Joel had his arms around Maddie as he whispered words of comfort.
“Joel, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have let her come to Amstead. It’s all my fault—” Maddie sobbed. The look on Joel’s face was extremely unpleasant.
“How’s Christine?” Stanley hurried over. Joel glanced at Sean, who was behind him, then answered, “Still having surgery. She’s not out of danger yet.”
When Stanley heard this, he felt hollowed out for a moment, and his mind turned blank. Something bad had happened to Christine; no wonder he was fidgety all afternoon and evening. He demanded abruptly, “What the hell happened?”
“A few stars were drinking and celebrating in the hotel room. Christine got drunk and jumped down from the window on the eighth floor. The police are investigating it right now,” Joel explained.
beat. Is
hospital corridor, repeatedly watching the video of Christine that was being circulated online. Christine had been sitting on the eighth-floor window, shouting and yelling as if she
around the time she had given Stanley a call. She then noticed the name of
pacing up and down the corridor. Sean had bought several bottles of water and was giving one to Stanley. He wordlessly accepted it, then held it in his hands, making
and reassured him, “Don’t worry.
do with him not picking
manager from Christine’s agency had come to wait for updates. The Bishops and the Evans were still in Bayside City, but they only showed
reproached them. “Shut up! This is
Maddie, the Bishops and the Evans advanced aggressively on her. “Maddie, you
there was someone out there who could get them kicked out
the Evans had been hit with tremendous changes. They had spent more than a hundred thousand to purchase public housing, but they promptly lost the rights to buy it. They had spent two hundred thousand to acquire a job within the system, but they lost that too. They lost
were a catastrophe to them. It
approached them and asked, “Is Christine
hurried forward. “Me! I’m Christine’s father!
has suffered fractures all over her body, as well as severe brain trauma, brain stem injury, and multiple organ
blank at once. The doctor continued, “You can go and settle the bill first. My advice is to gather
announced ruthlessly, “Then, we won’t go through with the treatment! We don’t have that
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