Never Too Far Novel

“Zacharias is fortunate to have escaped this. He’ll be alright.” Ren patted Josef’s shoulder and comforted him.

At this moment, the door to the ward opened. Three doctors came out one after another, talking in low voices. When they saw Ren, they immediately approached with serious expressions.

Shirley strained her ears to listen to their conversation. The doctors implied that there didn’t seem to be any internal injuries for Zacharias. Only the external injuries were severe and he needed rest.

“Great-uncle, can I go in and see him?” Shirley urgently asked, to which Ren nodded. “Go see Zach.”

Josef couldn’t help but ask, “Who is this young lady?”

“I am a friend of Mr. Zacharias, Shirley replied politely.

“She’s my grandniece and Richard’s daughter,” Ren explained.

Josef looked at Shirley with a touch of tenderness. “Miss Lloyd, thank you for visiting Zach.”

took advantage of their conversation with the hospital staff to quickly walk toward the ward. She gently pushed the door open and saw the nurse still organizing medicines. On

backdrop, which was likely due to significant blood loss. His hair was somewhat disheveled and fell over his forehead. His arm was exposed, and on

Shirley felt a surge of sympathy for him. He might hold a high position, but he also faced

Shirley stood beside the man’s bed, not making a sound to avoid waking him. She simply bent down to take a look at the wound on his shoulder. It looked like three ugly black centipedes crawling on his clavicle.

bedside, he abruptly opened his eyes. He visibly flinched when his dark gaze met a pair of clear

asked in a hoarse voice. How did

replied. There was a hint of pity in her

explosion-proof suit on me, I might not have made it.” Zacharias calmly recounted his experience, but his eyes revealed deep pain

be sacrificed to

couldn’t help but fill with tears Lives were sacrificed?

find out whos behind this. They won’t get away with

eyes. “You should go

you need me to stay and take care of you, I can,” Shirley said. At this moment, she couldn’t care about her personal grievances with him. She was his subordinate, and she had a duty to take