353: Chapter 353

Chapter 353

1It usually took two and a half hours to reach San Diego from Los Angeles, but Michael reached the city in just one and a half hours.

He pressed the gas like there was no tomorrow, worrying about Kate and Mai's condition. He drove the car to the nearest hospital once they reached San Diego. 

He went straight to the ER and told the nurse, "An intruder had attacked them; one is pregnant, and one is wounded in the stomach! Treat them quickly!"

Mai thought that Michael was overreacting just because she got punched in the stomach, but she still went to the ER with Kate while Michael sat outside, waiting for the nurse to say everything was fine. 

He clenched his thighs, trying to calm his heart after seeing Mai with such a grievous bruise on her stomach. 

"I should've been more aware of the situation…" Michael blamed himself. 

After Sarah attacked Dahlia in the mental hospital, Michael had been busy trying to set up a dedicated team to protect her.

Since the nurses had been bribed, he ensured the cooks were on his side so Dahlia wouldn't be poisoned in the mental hospital.

It took him a week to handle it, and he thought that Kate's protection would come second since Michael believed that he was enough to protect Kate.

But he underestimated Sarah's pettiness and Marlon's craziness.

"I am the one to be blamed in the end. I was too arrogant, thinking I could protect Kate myself," Michael muttered. "Kate and Mai ended up in the emergency room because of me."

It didn't take long for the doctor to come out and say, "The pregnant lady is still unconscious, but she is alright. She's just exhausted."

"We give pain suppressant for the smaller lady and cream to soothe the pain," the doctor added. "I'm concerned about the pregnant lady. Would you mind if she rested for one night in the hospital? At least we can monitor her condition until she wakes up."

Michael nodded, "Then let both of them stay in the same VIP ward. So I can guard them together."

Michael handled the administration for the VIP ward; thus, Mai and Kate stayed together in the same room.

Michael quickly approached Mai's bed and held her hand, "Are you alright? Does it still hurt?"

"I'm alright. It's not like—I'm dying or anything," Mai replied. "Besides, why are we still in the hospital? I'm alright—ouch!" 

Mai winced in pain when she tried to get up.

She didn't know the pain would be ten times more painful once the adrenaline went down. Now, she felt pain even at the slightest movement. 

"You're still hurting, and Kate needs to be monitored until she wakes up. We can leave tomorrow morning," Michael said. 

Mai looked to her left and saw that Kate was still unconscious, "Is she alright?"

"She's just exhausted, so she should be alright after having enough rest," Michael pacified. "Well, you need to rest as well. I'll guard you two."

"Michael… you're the one who needs rest the most," Mai said. "You fought against three men and drove us to San Diego. You can't push yourself like this."

"I can't," Michael shook his head. He lowered his head out of shame and muttered, "I won't let those bastards hurt you two. I've made a mistake once, and I won't make the same mistake again!"

"Michael…"

Mai sighed.

Of course, she couldn't force Michael to rest. He said that he grew up as a soldier and must have a strong sense of duty. 

'I'll make sure he will rest after Kate and I get discharged,' Mai thought.

Thus, she decided to rest on the hospital bed and close her eyes. It was truly a long night for them.

**

"WHAT?! YOU FAILED?!" Marlon's voice filled the room with dread. The leader of the gang that Marlon hired had returned with an empty hand. 

They dispatched four men to kidnap Kate, but they all failed and were gravely injured.

"YOU SENT FOUR PEOPLE AND STILL FAILED?!"

"My apology, Master. But Michael Eckermann is a trained soldier. He is the greatest fighter in his platoon, and he can easily fight with three men armed with guns. It only took him thirty minutes to subdue them all."

"The biggest fighter went up to capture Katherine Woods alone but failed. He was gravely injured with many stab wounds," the leader replied. "He said the two women—Kate and her friend—attacked him repeatedly and stabbed him in the legs many times until he couldn't stand up anymore."

Marlon tried to control himself by taking deep breaths to no avail. He was so angry at their incompetence that he wanted to kill them all!

But of course, he wasn't crazy enough to do that.

"Then, where are they now?"

"We don't know, Master. The leader reported that they drove away out of the apartment, presumably out of Los Angeles," the leader reported. "We are trying to find them. We've dispatched all the men we have to search through Los Angeles' hotels, motels, and San Francisco since you said that's where Young Master's second home is located."

Marlon clenched his cane but said nothing as he looked down at the gang leader he hired.

It was a pressure that was enough to kill a man. The gang leader thought he would die from a heart attack until Marlon ordered, "Find them. I want Katherine Woods to be in this mansion as soon as possible, no matter what it takes!"

"Understood, Sir."

The gang leader finally excused himself and left the room. 

Marlon sat on his wicker chair. He opened his book again and started reading, ignoring Penny, who had been sitting like an obedient wife on the sofa not far from him.

"H—Husband…" Penny tried to act sweet in front of Marlon, but it didn't work well enough.

"Husband…"

Marlon sighed and closed his book, "What?"

"I wonder if that pregnant bitch had called Henry already," Penny uttered her concern. "What if Henry got angry at us for attacking his mistress?"

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