Chapter 580


    It was raining cats and dogs outside the window. The rain was apanied by the rumbling sounds of


    thunder and asional shes of lightning.


    The news had reported that this torrential rain was a rare urrence that would only happen once in a


    decade, causing severe flooding in many parts of the city and leaving people stranded in their cars.


    Gary had returned to the Winston Hotel yesterday to deal with some business matters and he would be


    back in the morning. Despite that, It was almost noon, but Lewis and Gary were nowhere to be seen.


    Larissa couldn’t help but feel worried.


    However, her phone waspletely destroyed in that ident. Lewis had set up call forwarding for her


    and settled the procedures of her resignation, but he did not get her a recement phone or a new


    number. As a result, she had no way of contacting them at all.


    When Mrs. Griffin finished washing the map in the bathroom, she walked past the balcony and peered


    down below. Shaking her head, she eximed with a surprised expression on her face. “Goodness


    gracious! Even the parking lot is flooded!”


    Larissa’s worry intensified and she asked Mrs. Griffin for help, “Mrs. Griffin, can you make a call to


    Lewis?”


    “Sure.” Mrs. Griffin fished out an old-fashioned mobile phone. Squinting as she scrolled down her


    contact list, she finally found Lewis’ number.


    The call was connected quickly, however, the signal on both ends was weak due to the terrible weather,


    Lewis’ voice was choppy and


    broken over the call forcing him to repeat himself several times before Mrs. Griffin finally understood


    what he was saying.


    “What’s wrong? Did something happen to Lari?” Lewis asked anxiously.


    “No, no! Lari, speak to Lewis! Waving her hands in a panic, Mrs. Griffin quickly held the phone to


    Larissa’s ear.


    Larissa questioned. “Lewis, where are you now?” Lewis replied with difficulty as his voice wasn’t clear


    over the phone, “We’re still at the hotel! The heavy rain caused the underground parking lot to be


    flooded. We can’t get out and we can’t get a cab as well. At this rate, it might take some time for us to


    get to the hospital”


    Hearing that they were sale, Larissa felt instantly relieved.


    “Don’t worry. Mrs. Griffin is here with me! Both of you should stay at the hotel and not venture out for


    now!” she advised.


    Lewis didn’t agree immediately. “Let’s see how the situation turns out.” A family member had to be at


    the hospital with Larissa at all times. Otherwise, if an emergency happened, Mrs. Griffin was unable to


    make any urgent decisions on behalf of Larissa.


    “If the rain eases off a little. I’ll try to get there on the subway.”


    The heavy rain and severe flooding had a widespread impact, causing several public bus routes in the


    city to be suspended, but the subway was still operational for the time being. Thus, the subway was


    much more crowded than usual due to the sudden increase in demand.


    “Don’t trouble yourself! If you dare to appear in my ward today. I’ll chase you out on the spot. Mark my


    words!” Larissa tried to deter him


    and threatened Lewis hall-jokingly.


    Lewis chuckled but he didn’t take her words seriously. “Of course, I believe you. Alright, I’ll stay put at


    the hotel. Pass the phone to Mrs.


    Griffin, I want to have a word with her.”


    The old-fashioned mobile phone was unusually loud, so anyone standing nearby could hear the


    conversation clearly even without putting the call on speakerphone.


    Without waiting for Larissa to inform her, Mrs. Griffin withdrew her hand and brought the phone to her


    own ear. “Hello?”


    Lewis said, “Mrs. Griffin, please get the doctor as I need to talk to him.”


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    “Okay, wait a minute! Mrs. Griffin ran out of the ward in a hurry.


    Even without listening to the conversation, Larissa could already guess what Lewis was going to say. It


    was probably something along the lines of asking the doctor to take good care of her and inform him


    immediately if something bad happened.


    Larissa had a hard time adjusting to their slightly overprotective care. Since she grew up in a cold and


    unweing environment with the Seymours, she had always relied on herself.


    The sudden appearance of a father and an older cousin did take her by surprise, but Larissa didn’t feel


    turned off by their concern and love.


    With a sigh of resignation, a smile spread across her face.