Chapter 70: Father Ansel is just pretending
As Erica checked Ansel’s father’s heartbeat and observed his breathing, she was suddenly shocked to learn that Ansel was perfectly fine. His condition is just that he is closing his eyes to relax.
What is going on here? Erica felt confused and bewildered. She trusts her expertise and cannot misdiagnose a patient’s condition.
“What’s the matter, Erika?” Ansel stood nearby and anxiously asked Seeing Erica’s puzzled expression, Ansel suddenly felt extremely uneasy. Is something wrong with his father? If so, Ansel will never forgive Desi, that’s for sure.
Erica looked at Ansel, feeling somewhat hesitant. But then she realized that all eyes were also on her. It was only then that Erica understood that Ansel’s father had pretended to have a heart attack to prevent a serious scandal from erupting. Ansel’s father was trying to protect his family, which also meant protecting Ansel and Erica herself. It can be seen that Ansel’s father was very wise in handling the situation, which was considered unfavorable for Ansel, as just happened. If Ansel’s father had remained calm, who knows what would have happened? Ansel might have punished Desi’s family in the most brutal way. To avoid revealing Ansel’s father’s deception, Erica decided to help him.
“Does your father have any heart or respiratory problems?” Erica asked Ansel seriously.
Not knowing about his father’s current health status, Ansel looked at his mother. The woman seemed a bit awkward and said:
“He seems to have high blood pressure.”
After hearing about the situation, Erica didn’t ask anything else.
“I need to perform some first aid measures. Everyone, please step back to create enough space for the victim,” Erica loudly requested. Immediately, Ansel helped his mother step back. Others understood and followed the request.
After that, Erica appeared focused and serious while administering first aid to Ansel’s father. Erica’s actions were extremely professional. After a few tense minutes, people saw that Ansel’s father had opened his eyes and gradually returned to normal. Ansel’s mother looked happy, while others breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, an ambulance arrived. Since Ansel’s father was still pretending, he obediently allowed the ambulance to take him to the hospital. Ansel and his mother, of course, wanted to go with him.
“Erica, I need you to come with me.”
Ansel didn’t forget to call Erica, who was hesitating about whether to stay or go with Ansel.
“Yes,” Erica replied, then ran after Ansel.
On the way out of the hall, Ansel saw Nika and made a request:
“Nika, please help me solve the matter here.”
“Sure, you can leave it to me. Don’t worry and go ahead.” Nika showed no signs of worry, quickly accepting Ansel’s request.
Desi couldn’t accept letting Ansel escape from the interrogation, so she intended to stop him.
“Ansel, don’t even think about leaving.”
Before Desi could finish speaking, Kevin intervened.
“Desi, let Ansel go.”
“What did you say?” Desi turned around, glared at Kevin, and scolded him, “Don’t butt in other people’s business.”
“Don’t you see that the situation right now is not appropriate? Do you want to be judged as ignorant?” Kevin spoke sharply, “Use your brain, Desi. Ansel is not worth sacrificing your reputation or modeling career for.”
Seeing Desi waver, Kevin added, “Behave in a way that will make Ansel regret his actions and others admire you. Let me handle this matter later.”
Although Desi was not happy, she had to admit that Kevin was right. Therefore, she had to postpone stopping Ansel to avoid being judged as ignorant while not damaging her reputation and modeling career.
After what happened, many people think that Ansel is lucky because his father saved his life. Otherwise, Ansel will face a big scandal. Others were curious about what Ansel was about to reveal about Desi and felt sorry for the unfortunate turn of events. Fortunately, Ansel escaped this case because he has no evidence of Desi having an affair. Despite witnessing Desi’s affair with her own eyes, Ansel was easily suspected of fabricating stories about Desi. One would assume that Ansel’s purpose was to trap Desi and get rid of her.
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Ansel and Erica are currently in the ambulance. Ansel’s mother had to take her own car to the hospital because the ambulance didn’t have enough space.
“Ansel, don’t worry,” Erica comforted him as he looked sad, constantly blaming himself.
“This is my fault. I should have talked to my dad before the engagement.”
“Ansel, no one wants this to happen. You shouldn’t blame yourself. Besides, your dad is fine right now.”
“Thank you, Erika. You help my father.” Ansel looked at Erica, clasped her hand, and spoke sincerely.
“It’s nothing; it’s my responsibility and job,” replied Erica with a sweet smile.
Both of them didn’t know that Mr. Brown had seen all of their interactions. No one knew what he was thinking or planning.
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Mr. Brown was taken to the hospital, and after the doctor finished examining him, he was taken to a hospital room to rest. Ansel’s mother was with him in the room. It’s good that Mr. Brown didn’t have any serious issues; that was the conclusion after a general check-up by the doctor.
Meanwhile, Erica and Ansel were outside, looking for a quiet place to talk. Ansel was turned away from Erica. Erica was sitting on a long bench in the hospital courtyard.
“Ansel, your father’s condition is stable now. You can rest assured,” Erica said, starting the conversation.
“Okay. That’s good news,” Ansel said with a slight relief.
The silence was abruptly interrupted, as Erica didn’t know what else to say. She had no intention of telling Ansel about Mr. Brown’s fainting.
After a minute of thinking, Ansel decided he needed to explain to Erica what had happened and about his proposal.
“Erica, actually, about what happened today…” Ansel was about to say something, but Erica cut him off.Content is © by NôvelDrama.Org.
“I understand; you don’t need to explain anything.” Erica’s statement puzzled Ansel. Not to mention, Erica’s tone and attitude also made Ansel think a lot.
“What do you mean, Erica?”
“I know you’re going through a tough time and need help,” Erica calmly said. “I assume you’re being forced to marry Desi, but you don’t want to. That’s why you took such bold action. You just didn’t anticipate the reactions of everyone, especially Desi’s. And you certainly didn’t expect your father to faint because of this. It’s good that your father is okay, or else you might regret it.”
“Why should I regret it?” Ansel asked Erica.
“Well, I think it’s because you went against your parents’ wishes, which caused your father to be hospitalized.” Erica explained hesitantly. “I think you’ll feel guilty; blame yourself for that.”
Ansel wanted to tell Erica that he didn’t regret refusing to marry Desi. But instead of saying so, Ansel asked Erica, “Erica, why did you agree to my proposal?” Ansel eagerly awaited Erica’s response. It seemed like Ansel was carefully considering a very important decision, which was why he was probing Erica’s reaction beforehand.