Chapter 9 Miss Me Already

The car raced out of the suburbs along the streets of the city. It was only then that Celia finally felt free.

About ten minutes later, when she saw a bus stop nearby, she spoke up,

"Stop at the next intersection."

Carlos stared at her, and she quickly added, "I'm still a student. It's not appropriate for my classmates to see me get out of such an expensive car."

Celia was quite adamant, but Carlos merely gazed at her.

"Okay,"

he finally answered and pulled over the car slowly.

"When will you return? I'll come fetch you."

"No, thanks. I can manage by myself,"

she mumbled before thinking. As she was about to open the door and get out of the car, Carlos grabbed her arm.

He reached around to open the door and held her in his other arm.

A faint mint scent reached her delicate nostrils.

"Don't forget to come home."

She was briefly stunned by his kiss.

Then she jumped out of the car in a flurry and ran away.

Watching her lithe figure running away, the smile in Carlos's eyes gradually faded where he sat in the car.

Since Boris was driving, he turned in his seat and looked to Carlos for permission to drive off.

"Boss, shall we send someone to keep an eye on her?"

Carlos frowned and barked an order, "Of course!"

Carlos wasn't happy with the way Boris phrased this as it wasn't his way to stalk Celia. Instead, it was for her protection!

"Have you caught those bullies?"

"Yes, we did."

He looked in the rear view mirror, seeing the coldness in his young boss' dark eyes. The whole car was shrouded in a frigid atmosphere.

Humph! A group of guys who were unaware of what they had gotten themselves into!

"Lock them up for now. I will decide what to do with them after I've seen Ron."

"Boss, you mean... Yes, I got it."

Noticing that Carlos was staring at him, he snapped his jaw shut at once.

Celia didn't walk towards the bus stop across the road until she was sure that Carlos's car had completely disappear from her sight.

Just now, she had made him stop the car on purpose, not because she was afraid of being seen by her classmates, but because she wanted to go to the hospital to visit Ron's mom, Rona.

When Celia reached the hospital, the news that the Gu Consortium was about to invest in the Mo Consortium had spread like wild fire in all the major social media outlets in Jin City.

As for the First News, an exclusive interview revealed first-hand information. The president of the Gu Consortium, Carlos, was due to discuss details of the cooperation with the manager of the Mo Consortium at two o'clock in the afternoon. As for the specific nature and content of cooperation, it was still a mystery.

Celia watched the good news as she arrived at the hospital. What's more, Rona had also regained consciousness.

Ron was not there, and only Moore and Wendi, the housekeeper, were taking care of Rona.

"Uncle, how is aunt?"

Seeing Celia, Moore sighed wearily.

"The doctor said that her body will heal completely. As for her mental state, as long as she doesn't indulge in unpleasant thoughts or sink into depression, she will make a gradual recovery."

Celia heaved a sigh of relief.

"Uncle, everything will be fine."

"Alas, child, I hope so!"

Rona had just woken up from the coma. Since she was still weak, Celia didn't disturb her. She spoke with Moore for a while and then stepped out with Wendi, leaving Moore to take care of Rona in the ward.

"Celia,"

out in the corridor, Wendi suddenly called her.

"What's wrong, Wendi?"

Seeing how Wendi wished to say something but hesitated with an awkward look, she could not help frowning.

Wendi looked around, making sure that there was no one else in the corridor except them. Then she took out a crumpled envelope from her pocket and quickly handed it to Celia.

"Miss Celia, look at this."

"What's this?"

The envelope was stained with some dried blood. The address on that was smudged, and only the words "Dongxin Street" could be faintly discerned.

The person who sent the letter had only written one word.

Celia frowned as she examined the envelope in her hand.

"Miss, come with me."

Then she dragged Celia to the balcony.

"The letter was brought to us yesterday. And because of it, Mrs. Rona... I couldn't find the letter that was inside, leaving only the envelope."

"What? Do you mean that Auntie Rona tried committing suicide after reading this letter?"

Celia had also heard the conversation between the father and son of the Mo Clan. At that time, she had been unable to understand the whole situation clearly. It was just a letter, but Rona's mental state declined so rapidly.

But now, staring at the envelope in her hand, she felt that this matter was not simple at all.

What on earth could the letter have contained? Why did Auntie Rona get so upset that she even tried to commit suicide upon reading it!

Besides...

Celia moved her eyes from the envelope to Wendi.

"Wendi, why didn't you give this envelope to the Uncle Moore and Ron?"

After all, Wendi was just a servant. Wasn't it her duty to have handed over such an important piece of evidence to the Mo Clan in the first place?

"Because..."

Wendi was astonished but answered quickly.

"Young master is so busy. I haven't had the chance to tell him. Master is also very sad about Mrs. Rona's condition. As a servant, I couldn't think of what to do. That's why I asked for your help."

Seeing the sincerity on Wendi's face, Celia had an inkling something was wrong, but she could still only nod her head.

"Well, I see. I will try to look into the address and the identity of the person who sent the letter."

"Well, Miss Celia, I should return to make soup for Mrs. Rona,"

Wendi said, as if she was finally relieved.

"Okay."

Watching Wendi's disappearing figure, Celia mused for a moment.

However, when she fished out the phone and saw the time, the doubt in her heart vanished instantly.

By now, Ron might have finished negotiating with that man. Therefore, she frequently hit speed dial number "1."

This had been specially set up by Ron to protect her from any other physical dangers.

After a few rings, Ron answered the phone.

"Ron..."

"What? Did you miss me after we had just parted?"

As soon as Celia spoke, a voice filled with banter came from the other end of the line.

The slightly familiar male voice left Celia stunned for several seconds before she realized what had happened.

Carlos was on the line!

Surely she had called Ron!

"Why are you so quiet?" The man's question jolted Celia's mind back to the present. The man's face flashed back into Celia's mind. There was no doubt in her mind that he had done something to her phone when he had held it before returning it to her.

Bastard!

"The family of patient 203..."

Before Celia could question why Carlos had changed the number in her speed dial, a nurse's voice suddenly came from the corridor.

Naturally, Carlos heard her.

"You are at the hospital?"

"What? Yes." Being caught, she had to own up. If push came to shove, she had to tell the truth.

However...

"It has only been two days, but you already rush to have an examination at the hospital. Are you pregnant?"

"What? What did you say? Pregnant?"

Celia exclaimed. It was only then that she remembered that they hadn't taken contraceptive measures.

Gosh, what if she really got pregnant?