Chapter 163
Silas got up, opened the door of the private room, checked the situation outside, then let Oscar sit on the sofa first, and then he dimmed the lights in the
room to the darkest
Soon, someone rudely pushed open the door and barged in without saying much.
Silas stepped forward to stop these guys.
He said a few words, and they actually left
“Silas, do you know them?” Barbara asked.
“I don’t know them, but I asked for their boss’s name. I’ve had dinner with him a few times before.”
Silas turned the lights back to their original brightness, then looked at Oscar with a serious face, “Ms. Finch, you need to ask your friend how he managed to piss off Finn.”
Who’s Finn? I’m not quite sure.
Oscar shook his head, “I haven’t offended anyone. I’m just a regular office worker. I work nine to five. Today, I just came here to have a few drinks with my colleagues, and I was beaten out of the blue”
“Finn is just a local bully, Alicia seemed to know the guy. “In short, he’s a thug. I’ve seen him a few times. We don’t respect him, but we don’t want any trouble with him, so we act friendly to avoid him messing with us.”
From Alicia’s explanation, I got a rough idea of what kind of person Finn was.
Although he was just a thug, he was always causing trouble, often stirring things up at small companies.
His main trick was to send people pretending to apply for jobs, then find reasons to start a fight, finally extorting money.
Many small companies had suffered from his dirty tricks.
But what did this have to do with Oscar? He didn’t have any money to be extorted, and he had no chance to offend Finn.
We discussed for a long time, but we didn’t come to any conclusion. It wasn’t until late at night that we called it a day.
Barbara and Silas drove home, while Alicia dropped Oscar off at his rented place first, then dropped me off.
On the way, I noticed that something was wrong with Oscar. His face was pale, and he was moaning in pain from time to time.
“All, let’s go to the hospital first,” I suggested.
“Irene, I’m fine. No need to go” Oscar quickly said when he heard my words.
I looked at him seriously, “Oscar, you need to get checked out. We can’t put it off any longer!”
Oscar tried to refuse again, but the next moment he passed out.
Alicia immediately drove to the hospital, where the medical staff rushed Oscar in for examination and emergency treatment.
After the examination, I found out that his abdomen had been injured, his spleen had ruptured, and he was bleeding internally. He needed surgery immediately.
If I hadn’t taken him to the hospital in time, he might have died in his rented room due to delayed treatment.
I felt a chill run down my spine, and hurriedly paid the surgery fee, urging the doctor to start the operation immediately.
When Oscar was wheeled out of the operation room, it was already dawn.
I told Alicia to go home first because she still had to work and needed some rest.
Oscar hadn’t woken up yet. He was lying on the hospital bed, pale and with an oxygen tube still in place.
The IV drip was still running in his hand, indicating that his condition was serious.
I remembered how he had helped me two years ago. I was really grateful to him.
He might have been criticized by some people for doing so, thinking that he was too much for his ex–girlfriend, or suspecting that he had a special relationship with me.
Back then, he was just a senior intern. He didn’t have a family background or any strength, so he could only rely on his upright character and conscience
to make choices.
He had tried to contact me over the past two years, but I didn’t want him to have any expectations, so I never responded to him.
I didn’t expect to encounter these things when I came back to the country
I fell asleep unconsciously by the bedside, and was awakened when the doctor came to make rounds.
Oscar also woke up. After he realized where he was, he thanked me weakly, “Irene, thank you. Without you, I might be in danger”
“Just focus on getting better Take a leave from work, and don’t worry about the medical expenses, I comforted him.
“It’s okay, Irene. I’ve saved some money over the past two years. Although it’s not much, I should be able to handle this, Oscar didn’t want to owe me
anymore.
I was somewhat relieved. The simple and upright boy I remembered hadn’t been affected by society in these two years.
After chatting with Oscar for a while, I had a nurse for him because he was in no condition to take care of himself.
After settling Oscar in, I left the hospital and went home.
As soon as I got home, my mom started asking me about the situation at the party last night, whether I had met any men I liked, and where I had spent the night…
“Mom, as soon as Zora appeared, all the men were attracted to her. All and I felt bored, so we left early I spent the night at Ali’s place, I replied helplessly.
s Zora that charming? She brought a lot of money back to the country to invest this time, and the person supporting her behind the scenes should be her foster father. Investing is risky, and you can’t always make a profit. No one can tell what will happen to her in the future What do you have to feel Inferior about?” my mom asked me.
I almost laughed, “Mom, when did I feel inferior? I just feel that those men are all there for their own interests, and I can’t relate to them”
Of course I understood what my mom means, but I would never feel inferior. I was not worse than Zora.
Do you think Zora isn’t there for her own interests?”
My mom sipped her coffee and shared some information with me, “She’s here for Whitmore Co. She expressed her intention to cooperate with Whitmore Co before she came back to the country. Neil is really weird. He always had scandalous rumors before he divorced you, but after the divorce, he doesn’t have a single woman around him. Many people suspect that Zora is here for Neil‘
I lowered my eyes, keeping my face calm. I could understand.
Whitmore Co. was not just influential in Rosemont, It’s a big conglomerate known all over the country, even globally. Plus, Neil was now in his early thirties and handsome, making him the ideal partner for many wealthy women.
“Rena, anyway, you must find a partner this time you’re back. I’m afraid Neil will pester you,” my mom said with a worried expression.
“Mom, do you really think your daughter is a princess? It’s been two years. How could Neil possibly still pester me? Men all have their own choices, and so does he,” I replied with a laugh
For the past two years, Neil didn’t bother reaching out to me, and I haven’t received any calls or messages from him. I guess he’s thrown in the towel.
My mom asked, half–skeptical, “Really? People online are saying that he only realized what he had after he lost you and he’s been waiting for you. It gives me the jitters, I hope he isn’t waiting for you.”
My mom’s comment cracked me up. Just then, my cell rang. It was Stella.
“Rena, you sneak back into town and don’t even tell me?! And you went drinking last night without inviting me, are you trying to kill me?” Stella hollered in fury
“Weren’t you busy with your kid? What if your little one needed mommy at night?” I retorted considerately.
“I don’t care. You’re coming over to my place for lunch tomorrow. It’s Mitch’s birthday, all seafood, you have to be there.”
Seeming to remember something, Stella added, “Don’t worry, that man has some stuff going on tomorrow, you guys won’t bump into each other.”
