Chapter 402


    Finally, Michael was talking to Stanley. Michael’s question startled him as he replied excitedly, “Sean is


    fine. His condition is not critical anymore now.”


    A hush descended upon the corridor again.


    After pondering for a long time about how to exin himself, Stanley said, “Uncle Michael, I was wrong. I


    shouldn’t have acted rashly and fired that shot.”


    Michael didn’t respond to him after a long pause. Thus, Stanley could only stare at the back of his proud


    and firm figure, the thoughts of the man unfathomable. Michael had gone through too much hardship, so


    he already learned how to conceal all his feelings deep within him, preventing others from knowing what


    he was truly thinking.


    After a long pause, Michael turned around. His feet that seemed to have been stuck to the ground were


    finally moved as he walked toward Stanley and sat down beside him.


    “Stanley, you did very well. I don’t me you at all.”


    The situation was very dangerous back then. If it weren’t for Stanley, who fired the two shots, Michael


    couldn’t even be sure whether he could bring Sophia back safely, even though thest shot he fired was


    very risky. If Phantom Wolf’s leader lost control and detonated the bomb, everyone would die with him.


    Despite the fact that Phantom Wolf’s leader’s level of sadism was beyond an ordinary person’s


    imagination, Michael could still see he treasured his own life dearly.


    Furthermore, Stanley did something he always wanted to do either, which was to emascte the leader


    of Phantom Wolf!


    Michael never doubted Stanley’s extraordinary gift in sniping. Since it was him who fired that shot,


    Michael was pretty certain that the leader of Phantom Wolf had be sterile by now.


    When it was almost dawn, Harry, who had been on the phone all night long, came over suddenly and


    whispered something into Michael’s ear.


    Michael frowned, seeming a bit uncertain. “Really?”


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    Harry replied seriously, “Yes.”


    A serious andplicated expression crossed Michael’s face. No one knew what he was feeling, but he


    then patted Harry on the shoulder. “Let’s keep this a secret first.”


    Harry nodded.


    Then, Stanley came over quickly and asked, “Uncle Michael, what happened?”


    However, Michael didn’t say anything. This time, he was determined to keep it a secret; he would not


    simply let the cat out of the bag again.


    The operation continued until early in the morning the next day. Finally, the light above the door to the


    operating theater was switched off. The doctor, who was covered in blood, came out and told Michael


    about Sophia’s condition. He was relieved after hearing the doctor.


    Luckily, she suffered only flesh wounds. The most serious injuries sustained were perhaps those caused


    by the wooden splinters that pierced into her body.


    Although she seemed to be in a critical state when she was rushed to the hospital earlier, the medical


    checkup showed that Sophia just had some broken bones and suffered a slight concussion in the brain.


    Soon, she was transferred into a normal ward for her to rest there.


    Michael had been staying in the ward by Sophia’s bedside, but he was still very busy. Since the incident


    caused so many deaths among the Mitchells this time, they were busy investigating the incident too.


    Besides, the explosion caused terror among the residents living nearby the ce.


    Thus, they had to keep an eye on the police too. Moreover, he needed to pay attention to the new finding


    Harry told him just now. So, he was busy settling all these stuff while sitting by Sophia’s bedside.


    Stanley went next door to visit Sean after he noticed that Sophia was fine, leaving Michael and Sophia


    alone in the ward now.


    While working on the matter, Michael would raise his head once in a while to nce at Sophia on the


    bed. She was still being treated with intravenous infusion, her face as white as a sheet. The traces of


    blood on her hair had dried out and hardened. Having both of her eyes shut tightly, her brows were


    heavily furrowed, making her seem to be really ufortable even in her sleep.


    Gazing at her pale and delicate face, Michael suddenly felt like all his tiredness had disappeared


    completely. He felt very content just by gazing at her like that.


    Back then, when he first set eyes on Sophia, he thought she looked very familiar, as though he had seen


    her before somewhere. He chose her not just because Nathan liked her, but because he liked her too.


    In the morning, the door of the ward sprung open and a little figure dashed into the room, giving those in


    the room the illusion of a gust of wind that had blown past them. The little figure first took a look at


    Sophia on the bed.


    Michael put down the work in his hands and caressed Nathan’s head as he reminded the kid, “Keep it


    down. Your mommy is still asleep.”


    Although Nathan wasn’t aware of what happened the previous day, he was very worried when Sophia


    and Michael hadn’te home for the whole night. So, he rushed here as soon as morning arrived.


    Nathan was furious after he took a nce at Sophia. ring at Michael, he said angrily, “This is the


    second time already.”


    This was the second time that Sophia didn’te home for the whole night and when Nathan next saw


    her, she was in a hospital ward on the next day.


    ichael didn’t reply to him. Indeed, it was his fault for failing to do his job properly. He held out his hands


    and massaged his temple, his eyes turning red with all the broken veins.


    It had really been a long night. If he had made a single mistake, he would probably regret it for the rest of


    his life.


    He took a sip of coffee, its bitter taste stimting him and making him feel wide awake all of a sudden.


    “Alright. Daddy was wrong. I promise that this won’t happen again next time, okay?”


    He wasn’t afraid of the enemy’s attack. In contrast, it was this constant fear about the probability that his


    enemy might strike back anytime which worried him the most.


    Stanley’s shot this time was enough to make the leader of Phantom Wolf lose his mind. Since it wouldn’t


    do to restrict Sophia’s freedom, it would be really difficult for him to protect her from any harm, especially


    when they had such a demented enemy around!


    Nathan was still very upset. Refusing to listen to Michael, he ran out of the ward to dial a number in


    secret.


    Sophia only woke up around noon. Meanwhile, Michael, who had been working on his stuff seriously,


    heard groansing from the ward. When he got in, he saw the girl on the bed squirming about a little.


    Then, the girl moved her arms that were still heavily bandaged to stop the bleeding.


    “Water…”


    Michael poured her some isotonic drink immediately. Since Sophia had lost too much blood, it was


    natural that she felt very thirsty. She held the ss and drank from it in a hurried manner. Soon, she


    finished the whole ss of water.


    After finishing the water, she raised her head and looked at Michael.


    She had nightmares right after she was carried into the hospitalst night. For a moment, she dreamed


    of that abandoned ssroom with lights flickering in it.


    The next moment, she saw Michael disappear in the zing fire as a huge explosion blew him up into


    pieces within a split second. Right at that moment, she felt as if she had fallen into an endless pit of


    darkness, surrounding her with icy despair, freezing her bones and blood.


    Now, when she actually saw Michael standing in front of her, alive and kicking, she felt as if she was


    living in a beautiful and unrealistic world that was the result of her hallucinations. If it weren’t for the


    wounds on her body, which still hurt now, she wouldn’t have believed that all of these were real.


    After she was certain that Michael was still alive, she wailed and threw herself into his arms, wrapping


    her arms around his waist tightly. She could really feel the warmth on his body and his pounding heart. It


    felt as if they had not seen each other for such a long time.


    Even though it had been just one night, she felt as if a century had passed, and within that short eternity,


    she had been wandering at the border of life and death for a long time, hovering between heaven and


    hell; with just the slightest mistake, death would do them apart forever.


    Michaelforted her immediately. “It’s okay, it’s okay. Everything’s fine now. It’s all in the past now.”


    Sophia only managed to stop her crying after some time. Tears kept rolling down her cheeks when she


    looked at Michael’s tired face. She grasped his hand tightly, fearing that once she let go of his hand, he


    would turn into an apparition and disappear right in front of her.


    She sobbed and asked, “How did you escape? He said you died!”


    Since the leader of Phantom Wolf was confident enough to say that, he must have watched Michael go


    into the ce clearly. He would detonate the bomb and blow up the school only after confirming that it


    was Michael.


    Michael kissed her on the forehead. Currently, Sophia looked really miserable with all the bruises on her


    face. Furthermore, she even had some bones broken and a concussion, but he still smiled mysteriously


    as he replied, “You have been idolizing movie stars for such a long time now, so haven’t you heard of


    silicone masks in the entertainment industry before?”


    Silicone masks?