Chapter 2 He Is Immoral

"Ah! Fire! The cafe is on fire! Run!"

Chaos reigned inside the cafe. People were coughing and screaming while desperately scrambling to rush out.

Sheri also made a dash for the exit. When she reached the door, a woman stopped her.

Caught in the fleeing crowd, the woman had fallen and broken her leg, leaving her unable to move. She grabbed Sheri in obvious panic, as if she were clutching at straws.

"Miss, please save my child. He is still inside. Please save him. I beg you..."

Sheri's eyes widened. Enduring the pain in her face, she slapped the woman's hand away and snapped, "A huge fire is raging inside. You expect me to go in and die? Get out of my way!"

After saying that in a disgusted voice, Sheri sprinted away and called Kolton, feeling aggrieved.

"Kolton, come quickly. I'm injured. Help me..."

The woman lying on the ground felt as if she had lost her final hope. She wailed hysterically, and the gathered people began whispering among each other.

"Who would have the courage to go inside when such a big fire is blazing? It will be as good as having a death wish!"

"Yes. Unfortunately, the child will die."

Valentina was squeezed to the back of the crowd. She was about to leave, but when she heard the woman's words, she frowned and quickly pushed her way into the cafe against the crowd's tide.

Everyone gaped as Valentina rushed into the fire.

"Is that young woman insane? How can she run into such a big fire!"

"She must have lost her mind!"

Just when everyone began to believe that Valentina and the child were dead, she hurtled out of the cafe with the child in her arms.

Her clothes were burned and had several big holes, and her face was covered by a layer of soot. She looked filthy and highly embarrassed.

But the child she was clutching was unharmed.

The woman embraced her child tightly and burst into tears. When she finally came back to her senses and wanted to thank Valentina, the latter had disappeared.

Valentina hailed a taxi alone to go to the hospital.

Her entire focus had been on protecting the child in the cafe, and a falling chandelier had accidentally crashed into her back. Now the wound was burning and painful, so she was probably seriously injured.

Since it would not be possible for her to treat herself, she had to go to the hospital.

She didn't expect to see Kolton and Sheri as soon as she arrived there.

Sheri's eyes were bloodshot and she looked fragile, evoking pity in people.

Kolton protected her carefully, like he was protecting a precious treasure, and was continuously comforting her tenderly.

A group of doctors dressed in surgical gowns trailed them. Evidently, they were senior-most doctors of the hospital.

The spectacle made one feel like this was an inspection by a leader rather than a patient coming for treatment.

Valentina curled her lips and went to the outpatient department, ignoring her fiance and Sheri.

The doctor was astounded when he saw the wound on her back.

"Miss, how did you get hurt? This is a very serious injury."

"I accidentally got burned. Please apply some ointment for me."

The doctor's expression was grave. Valentina was severely injured but came to the hospital alone, in complete contrast to the big star who had just come in.

The big star's arrival had shaken the entire hospital's leadership.

The doctor turned his attention back to Valentina. She was injured at such a young age, but she was here alone and hadn't shed a single tear.

This was probably the difference between the princess and Cinderella, right?

Alas...

Noting Valentina's ordinary clothes, the doctor naturally assumed her to be a girl from a poor family.

"I'm afraid you will have to undergo surgery. Where is your family? Call them here to sign the relevant documents. I'll arrange the operation for you at the earliest."

"I'll sign them myself."

"No way. A family member needs to sign for the operation."

Valentina didn't know what to say. Disappointment descended over her. Her grandfather wasn't here, and she didn't even have anyone to sign the informed consent form for her.

"I'm an orphan."

The doctor was taken aback. "Don't you have any other family?"

"I have a grandfather, but he doesn't live in the city."

"You have no other relatives or friends here?"

"I have a fiance." As Valentina said this, her mind flashed back to what she had just witnessed. With pursed lips, she continued unhappily, "But he is dead. His private life was filled with debauchery and he was immoral. He had an affair with a married woman and was caught in bed by her husband. The husband beat him to death."

The doctor and the nurse were left dumbstruck.

The doctor didn't know how to respond to this, so he allowed Valentina to sign the documents herself.

As soon as Valentina was taking into surgery, Kolton received word that she was also in the hospital.

He rushed to the reception to inquire about the situation.

"What happened to Valentina Dixon? How did she get hurt? Is it serious?"