Next One Is a Babe

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Isabelle staggered backward as she held onto the cart next to her. Then, she reached for her phone with her shaking hands and gave Old Mr. Bailey a call, which the man took a while to pick up. Upon answering the phone, the first thing that Old Mr. Bailey asked was where she was. “Where the heck are you now? I’ve been looking for you. There is a document we need to talk about.”

Before Isabelle could respond, her tears started rolling down her cheeks, but Old Mr. Bailey kept urging her to return. A few moments later, Isabelle faked a cough and said, “Dad, I found Dexter.”

Old Mr. Bailey paused for a long while and responded in a deep voice, sounding very unhappy. “And? What’s wrong with him this time?”

Isabelle fought back her tears. “Dexter was caught in a traffic accident. Please get here as soon as possible.”

After a moment of silence, Old Mr. Bailey directly hung up the call. Meanwhile, Isabelle was seen wiping her tears, not knowing when they rolled down from her eyes. Soon, one of the doctors suddenly said, “Oh gosh! This is not good!”

Startled by those words, Isabelle immediately got closer and asked, “What’s wrong?! What’s going on?!” Nevertheless, the doctors were too busy to answer her as the nurses took Isabelle further away to keep her from interfering with the doctors. Feeling her limbs going weak, Isabelle staggered backward and leaned against the wall.

Soon, the emergency department was filled with noise, with more patients arriving. In that instant, Isabelle felt dizzy, recalling bits and pieces of memory about Dexter. Dexter was the closest person to me and the only person who treated me with sincere kindness in the family. At the same time, Isabelle was also aware of what her grandfather and father were up to, disappointed about the fact that the two elderly valued their own interests more than the family. Grandpa and Dad have always hoped for me to find someone reliable to help Dexter in the future, but they’re only doing it for the sake of the family’s reputation. But Dexter was a young little boy with a pure heart, and I could feel that he genuinely wanted what was best for me.

In fact, Isabelle had secretly heard Dexter arguing with Old Mr. Bailey as he wanted their father to stop taking advantage of his sister. Then, the boy went on to tell the man that he wanted to be in control of his own life and that he didn’t need someone else to help him pave the way. The reason he said that was because he wanted Isabelle to live a happy life since he knew his sister wasn’t happy at all. As her mind was filled with all those memories, she covered her face and broke down in tears.

Soon, Old Mr. Bailey arrived and nervously made his way to the emergency department. While the rescue was still ongoing, Isabelle overheard the doctors discussing some kind of drug that they believed Dexter had drunk before the accident. Meanwhile, Old Mr. Bailey lost control of his temper and made a fuss there and then, demanding the doctors to save his son in a menacing way.

Isabelle seized Old Mr. Bailey’s hand and said, “Dad, let’s get out of here and stay out of the doctors’ way.”