Seven Days Seven Nights

Chapter 198 They Finally Connected On The Phone

“Nicholas, where are you going?”

“Your wounds haven’t healed yet, Nicholas. Slow down.” Madelline hurriedly followed him in her wheelchair.

On the other side, Nancy was extremely worried. She had called five times, but there was no answer. She sadly put down her phone, her face filled with concern and disappointment.

Seeing Nancy’s expression, Linda understood everything. “Still no answer?”

Nancy nodded, feeling even more discouraged. She didn’t know what to do.

“Linda, it’s been two days. No one is answering the calls, and there has been no response to my texts or messages. Do you think something has happened to him?”

As soon as this thought crossed her mind, Nancy became even more frantic. Her anxiety was escalating, and she couldn’t calm down.

“He has always been responsible and diligent in his work. But disappearing like this without a word for so long… It’s unlike him,” Linda remarked.

“Have you tried contacting anyone else who is close to him? Or has Nicholas contacted someone else?” she suggested.

“I tried reaching out to Lynn, but she said she couldn’t get in touch either. As for Mom and Dad, I’m even more afraid to ask. If, by any chance, something did happen to him, I’m afraid they won’t be able to handle it. The situation will only get worse,” Nancy explained.

She added, “No, Linda, I can’t just sit here and wait any longer. I’m going abroad. I have to find him.”

Nancy stood up, ready to start packing for her trip.

Linda placed her hand on Nancy’s shoulder, trying to calm her down. “Alright, Nancy, don’t rush. Being anxious won’t solve anything. Let’s go over it again. When was the last time you couldn’t reach Nicholas? Were there any strange signs at that time?”

Nancy thought hard and then answered, “It was two days ago in the afternoon. He knew about Julian bothering me, so he video-called me to comfort me. We had a good conversation, and then I took a nap. When I woke up, I couldn’t reach him anymore.”

the

knock on Nicholas’ door

are you here again?” Who was he talking to back then?

Linda felt like she was trying to untangle a complicated web of threads. Moreover, as she thought about

found out, she would only become more anxious and

was the last thing

I’m going to call Luke. He might have more ideas than

“Okay.”

sit down on the couch, Linda dialed

luck?” Luke was surprised.

situation. He had also tried calling but received

answer..

with difficult clients and intense contract negotiations, it was not unusual for Nicholas to work for more than ten hours straight. Blocking

he hadn’t thought much of

that he learned Nicholas was still unreachable,

have Nancy wait. I’ll have someone

hurry. Nancy is extremely worried.”

ending the call, Luke immediately

half-expected it to go unanswered. But to his surprise,

Nicholas? Linda and the others are worried sick, thinking you’ve disappeared. Nancy has been desperately looking for you.” Luke got

bit of trouble. My phone just started working again.

“Alright.”

Nicholas quickly put on the white shirt he had borrowed from the hospital. However, with all the bandages on him and his hands trembling, it took longer than usual.

couldn’t bear the slowness. He needed to call Nancy back as soon as possible, or she would become even more worried. The thought of her being anxious tore at his

it any longer and offered, “Nicholas, let

when she tried to give him the shirt, but now, seeing how he was struggling and using too much force, she couldn’t just stand by and watch. Soon, some of the bandages had come loose, and the wound had reopened,

sight of the red against the white was particularly striking and alarming.

his injuries were only superficial, they still required proper rest

do it

up at him, saying, “I understand why you want to put on the shirt. You don’t want Nancy

you keep struggling, even if you get the shirt on, blood will still seep through. She’ll still notice. It’ll all be in vain. Rest assured,