Chapter 424 Who Is The Outsider


    Cassandra anxiously waited outside the operating room with Ste and Lyndsy''s agent.


    All of them stared at the doors eagerly, hoping that at any moment, someone woulde out and tell


    them that Lyndsy was going to be okay. However, several hours passed and no one came out.


    Soon, reporters arrived at the doors of the operating room as well, waiting for thetest scoop and for


    Lyndsy to finally emerge. This irritated Cassandra. She immediately called the security guard in to drive


    them away.


    "This is a public ce. You have no right to drive us away!"


    the reporters yelled, causing huge chaos in the hospital.


    "I will call the police if you don''t go away right now. This is invasion of privacy!" she called back.


    Thinking about Lyndsy lying unconscious in the operating room and dealing with the snooty reporters


    stressed her out so much.


    "Celebrities have no privacy. Without media people like us, do you think Lyndsy would even be this


    popr?"


    the reporters reasoned out. They were not about to give up this hot take.


    Outside the operating room, the chaos was soon going out of control.


    "Everyone, please get out,"


    said a calm, low, but powerful voice all of a sudden. This immediately turned everyone quiet.


    Cassandra turned to see who it was. The person who just arrived was a tall handsome man with cool,


    deep, eagle eyes. On him was a sleek, dark suit.


    "If you want to interview Lyndsy, you cane to the press conference we''ll holdter. Right now,


    she''s still at a critical condition so there is nothing yet to see. Can you all wait a bit?"


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    Rufus said as he looked at the agitated reporters. Then, he eyed the security guards behind him.


    The uniformed men immediately gathered and escorted the reporters out. This finally relieved


    Cassandra.


    "Did they hurt you?"


    Rufus went up to her and asked. He went to check on her as soon as she got out of the skirmish with


    the reporters, his eyes full of concern.


    Looking at Rufus, Cassandra remembered he was in charge of TY Group and it was TY Entertainment


    who invested in the movie. This made her heart sink.


    "The person you need to care about right now is Lyndsy. We don''t know what is going on with her,"


    Cassandra said as she tilted her head helplessly. She could still see it in her mind: Lyndsy lying on the


    floor, blood covering her face...This gave her a lump in her throat.


    "Of course I care about Lyndsy. I''ve talked to the hospital director and I asked him to do everything they


    can to save her,"


    Rufus said reassuringly as he looked at Cassandra''s face.


    "And the shooting location. You must tell them to check it carefully. Why did the machine break when it


    was first used on Lyndsy?"


    Cassandra questioned as if she were speaking on behalf of her friend to the TY Group.


    "My men are working into it. We''ll know the results soon,"


    Rufus replied, squinting at the little woman in front of him. He could tell that Cassandra was immensely


    stressed and upset at the moment.


    She barely even looked at him. She just kept looking at the doors of the operating room. One could tell


    that she was clearly very worried about her friend.


    "Cassandra, don''t worry. It''ll be fine,"


    Rufus said in an attempt to console Cassandra, but all he got was her rejection.


    Cassandra found herself taking a step backward, further away from Rufus. She put her fingers to her


    temple and started to rub them. She looked very exhausted.


    Suddenly, the doors of the operating room opened and the doctor came out.


    Cassandra and the others immediately approached him wanting to know how was Lyndsy.


    "Her head was damaged, and her legs and waist were also severely injured. Currently, she is in a


    coma. The operation was sessful but it is still early to tell if the recovery will go well,"


    The doctor said and then left immediately after he shared the findings. Everyone stayed outside to wait


    for Lyndsy to be carried out.


    Ste was very nervous, gripping Cassandra''s arm so tightly that it was painful, but she endured it.


    In a few minutes, a nurse finally started to push Lyndsy out. Everyone followed her into the ward which


    was reserved for VIPs.


    Rufus followed but was stopped by Cassandra as he was about to enter the ward.


    "Cassandra?"


    Rufus asked as he looked at her in surprise. Her arms were wide open and she was standing firmly by


    the door.


    "This is our studio''s business. You are not allowed to get involved,"


    Cassandra said before she closed the door.


    Rufus stood stupefied. Then, he turned and found Victor who stood not too far away. He waved to call


    his attention.


    "How is the investigation?"


    Rufus asked thoughtfully with hopes that there was something valuable.


    "I''ve checked the site. The high-wire was okay but the roller was a little askew. I assume that was the


    problem. As the roller couldn''t hold the wire precisely, when the wire was pulled up it went out of


    control, thus, causing the ident. And for a more specific reason, we still need to do more digging,"


    he reported briefly. He looked determined to get to the bottom of the case.


    "I also feel something fishy about the martial arts director. He seemed too calm and quite dismissive of


    everybody,"


    Victor said, more to himself than to Rufus. His brow furrowed as he recalled the man''s arrogance.


    There was definitely something off about him.


    "He was the best action director the team could find. But if you''re suspicious of him, send someone to


    watch him,"


    Rufus suggested as he stroked his chin thoughtfully.


    "Got it, boss,"


    Victor confirmed and started to make the necessary arrangements. Rufus, on the other hand, leaned


    against the wall of the hall waiting for Cassandra.


    The truth was, he did not need to deal with Lyndsy''s incident himself. He could have asked his men to


    handle it.


    But since it was rted to Cassandra, he decided that he had to attend to it himself.


    A helpless smile came across his lips. It was obvious that Cassandra med the filming team for the


    ident. He, as an investor in the film, naturally took some of the me as well.


    In the ward, Cassandra looked at the sleeping Lyndsy. Half of her face was still wrapped with gauze


    and her whole body was connected to a monitor. She seemed lost in her sleep.


    "What do we do now without Lyndsy?"


    the agent said in panic. Lyndsy''s sudden ident totally bewildered her.


    "First, check all of Lyndsy''s messages. Get back to them and postpone all of her work using the best


    excuses possible. Second, Ste, go back to the studio and make sure everything else is moving.


    Remember, you cannot tell the public anything yet. Just tell them she''s recovering. Finally, I have a


    strong feeling that this was not just a simple ident. That action director was very experienced. Why


    did he not let anyone else inspect the equipment before Lyndsy used it? There''s something really off


    about this and I will find out what it is. I just need you two to make sure the studio is handled in the


    coming days. Okay?"


    Cassandra said, assigning them tasks that need to be done fast. Ste and the agent felt better


    knowing that there was someone they could rely on. They all nodded in agreement.


    "Okay then, you both go and start working now. I will look after Lyndsy,"


    Cassandra ordered, dismissing both of them. Ste and the agent looked at each other and then left


    the ward to coborate immediately.


    Rufus, who stood outside, saw the door open. To his disappointment, the people who came out were


    not Cassandra.


    He stopped Ste to ask about the situation in the ward.


    "Did Lyndsy wake up? How''s Cassandra?"


    Rufus asked, anticipating an answer. He knew Ste, after all.


    Ste, though, had a very bad impression of Rufus. Why would she even answer his questions? Who


    did he think he was?


    "Cassandra said we shouldn''t tell the ''outsiders'' anything!"


    she replied dismissively and then walked away, totally ignoring Rufus.


    "Am...I an outsider?"


    Rufus murmured, barely hiding his frustration.


    He kept waiting outside with his arms crossed across his body, leaning against the wall. He looked at


    the closed door expectantly.


    Actually, what was he doing there? This was just a door. He could open it anytime he wanted.


    But then again, he knew that Cassandra was unstable right now and she did not want to see him. It


    would be a bad idea to barge in. He had to wait patiently.


    ''Cassandra, I''m here for you even in times of trouble, '' he reminded himself.


    Sitting beside the bed, Cassandra called Edith to tell her about what happened, but rk took the


    phone immediately when he heard that she might not go home today.


    "Cassandra, do you need me to go to the hospital to help you?"


    rk asked with concern and anxiety. Cassandra could imagine what he looked like in front of Edith at


    that moment.


    "No need. Lyndsy is in the ward already. I just need to wait for her to wake up and for her parents to


    arrive," she replied.


    Rufus was waiting already outside and she did not want to see him. She didn''t want rk toe all


    the more for he always had ill intentions with her.