Chapter 583


    Jimmy had already been rushed to the operating room when his parents arrived.


    Standing in front of the operating room, Ariah looked like a ghastly statue as her body was stained


    with Jimmy''s blood.


    David tried to talk some senses into her, "Ariah, the surgery will take a while. You''ve been standing


    for too long, and you''ll fall sick if you go on like this. Please go and take a seat over there."


    She hadn''t slept all night, and hadn''t taken a bite. To make matters worse, she witnessed Jimmy


    being shot. Even the toughest woman in the world could never stand such a blow.


    Yet, David''s words fell on deaf ears. Ariah remained standing silently, as if she didn''t hear anything.


    Sighing, David gave up persuading her.


    At this moment, there were hurried footsteps behind them followed by Ben''s voice, "Mr. and Mrs.


    Hudson, please calm down. Captain is in the operating room now. He''ll be fine. Don''t worry..."


    David looked back and saw Ben escorting Mack and E towards them.


    Obviously shocked by the news, E looked as pale as snow.


    Meanwhile, Mack spoke in a rather calm manner. "Who is the surgeon? Does your director know


    about Jimmy''s ident? How long has he been in the operating room? Did any doctore out to


    report his condition?"


    Ben answered, "We called Director Sherlock immediately after the ident happened. He quickly


    called the hospital to arrange for the best surgeon. So far, no updates from the operating room yet."


    "No news is good news." Mack nodded.


    "Yes, you''re right. Don''t worry. Captain will definitely be okay."


    Mack took his wife to sit down andforted her. "Calm down, our son will be fine. Don''t panic."


    When Ben went to the Hudson residence and informed them about the ident, E was so


    worried that she almost fainted.


    How could she not be worried, as the person lying in the operating room was her son?


    Wiping her tears, E asked, "How did this happen?"


    Ben pursed his lips and recounted, "The arrestee suddenly grabbed the gun and directly pulled the


    trigger at Captain. Everything happened so quick that we didn''t have time to react."


    "D- Didn''t he have any protection gear on him? Didn''t he wear a bulletproof vest?"


    "N-No. We didn''t bring enough..." Ben hesitated.


    Mack frowned at Ben''s remark in dismay. "What do you mean by that? Didn''t you think of this when


    you were on the mission?"


    Ben then bowed his head with shame. "Because Ariah was with us when we were on the mission.


    Captain gave his vest to her to prioritize her safety. We wanted to give our vest to him, but he


    refused, so..."


    "What?"


    E''s expression changed drastically when she heard that. "Are you saying that my son was shot


    because of Ariah?"


    Dumbfounded, Ben definitely did not think that Ariah should be med for what happened.


    The moment E arrived, she saw Ariah standing at the door of the operating room. Now that she


    knew what was going on, the anxiety instantly turned into fury that prompted E to stand up, rush


    to Ariah, and p her on the face.


    E''s palm firmly pped across Ariah''s face, a crisp sound resonating the corridor.


    Without even trying to dodge, Ariah let E''s hand fall on her cheek.


    She knew that E was on the verge of indignation. If she didn''t let E vent her anger, E might


    resent her for the rest of her life regarding this incident.


    Hence, she was willing to take the blow silently.


    Seeing Ariah being pped, David was even more anxious than her. "Are you alright?"


    "I''m fine," Ariah replied with a smile.


    She could take a p and harbor no ill feelings about it.


    She didn''t feel wronged nor hurt.


    David turned his face away as he couldn''t bear to see her pretending that she was fine.


    "Mrs. Hudson, this has nothing to do with Ariah. How can you p her?" Ben dashed over. "Ariah is


    also worried sick. She cried a lot along the way, and she''s been standing here for as long as


    Captain is in the operating room..."


    "She has nothing to do with this? If it weren''t for her, Jimmy wouldn''t have been shot!" E red


    grudgingly at Ariah. "Jimmy was on a mission. Why must she tag along? She knew that Jimmy


    would be distracted because he wanted to protect her, yet she went with him!"


    Ariah bit her lips tightly. E''s chiding was like a knife that was stabbing her heart repeatedly.


    Ben and David were both on Ariah''s side, so they spoke up for her upon hearing E''s words, "Mrs.


    Hudson, if it weren''t for Ariah, we wouldn''t be able toplete our mission today! She helped us a


    lot. Furthermore, Director Sherlock approved her to tag along with us on this mission."


    E sneered, "She does whatever she wants because Jimmy spoils her. Are you all enabling her


    too?"


    "No, we..."


    "That''s enough!" Mack shouted, striding towards them with an indignant expression.


    "He is still in the operating room, and here you are arguing! Stop it!"


    With a snort of anger, E returned to her seat and sat down.


    Mackmented with a sigh, "Forgive her. She is only worried about Jimmy. I apologize to you on her


    behalf."


    "It''s okay." Ariah immediately shook her head. "She''s right, it''s all my fault. If it weren''t for me,


    Jimmy wouldn''t have been injured. Dad, I''m sorry. It''s my fault that Jimmy was shot. I''m so sorry."


    Her eyes reddened with regret and grief.


    Mack patted her on the shoulder. "No one is at fault. Don''t me yourself. Let''s go over there and


    sit while waiting. Jimmy will be fine."


    Ariah followed Mack, her reddened eyes full of tears.


    The process of waiting was long, torturous, and painful.


    Two hourster, the door of the operating room was finally opened. A doctor in a white coat


    emerged from the inside.


    E rushed forward in a hurry. "Doctor, how is my son?"


    After taking off his mask, the doctor then announced with a smile, "I''m d to inform you that the


    operation went smoothly. We retrieved the bullet from the patient''s body. He will be transferred to


    the inpatient department now. A nurse will take you thereter."


    When E heard that Jimmy was fine, she instantly felt relieved.


    Ariah let out a sigh of relief, and only then did the tears that she had been trying to hold back all this


    while fall.


    E and Mack followed the nurse hurriedly, but Ariah, who had been on pins and needles the entire


    time, sat on the chair, as still as a rock.


    "Ariah?" David called, puzzled. "Why don''t you go with us to have a look?" Ariah had been worried


    sick about him. Now that Captain''s surgery was a sess, she should be the first to rush to his


    side, shouldn''t she?


    However, she only smiled. "Jimmy''s parents must be worried the most right now. Let them go first.


    I''ll visit himter."


    David nodded. ncing at Ariah''s swollen cheek, he asked, "Are you really alright?"


    Knowing what he really meant, Ariah nodded with an affirmative hum. Then, she said as something


    shed across her mind, "Watch your tongue and don''t say anything when Jimmy wakes up. Just


    treat it as if nothing happened. Do you understand?"


    "But..."


    He thought, "Captain would be so heartbroken if he knew about it."This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    "It''s not a big deal. There''s nothing to say about." Ariah paused for a moment before continuing,


    "Let''s go take a look now. We can help out if there''s not enough staff."


    Amused, David huffed. There were staff aplenty here in the hospital. They couldn''t be of much help


    either because it was not their profession.


    Moreover, although Ariah mentioned that she would go to Jimmyter, she was actually the most


    concerned of them all.