In the afternoon, Luke received news of Sasha's escape while he was in the hospital. She has fled!Again! His heart skipped a beat, but soon, the distressed man received a call from an anonymousnumber.“Hello?” “Hey, Mr. Scott. It's me, Sasha. I'm so sorry, but I snuck out to see my aunt. Don’t worry. I'llmake my way back to the apartment once I'm done visiting them!” Sasha, the source of his distress,gave him a call and explained the reasons behind her sudden departure. Luke was uncertain if heshould be glad. After he peeked at Sebastian who was still unconscious in the ward. “Alright. But canyou please hurry before Mr. Hayes is aware of your disappearance?”“Don’t worry! I'll definitely keep that in mind and return once I'm done!” Sasha felt as though aboulder had been lifted off her shoulders since Luke wasn't particularly against the idea. She hungup after assuring him. Luke could feel his head throbbing. He should be glad Sasha could rememberhis contact number after five years.He doubted she even knew Sebastian's number. Due to her escape, he knew he would have to dealwith all sorts of issues soon. When Luke was about to enter the ward, the doctor approached him,“Mr. Luke, Mr. Hayes's CT scan shows no sign of brain hemorrhaging. However, we can't ignore thesymptoms. To be frank, hemorrhage is unavoidable because of his current condition.” “What shouldwe do, doctor?” Luke was anxious.The doctor shook his head and said, “I'm sure after visiting countless doctors domestically, youwould know his condition better than me, right?” The doctor continued, “I know you went abroad toseek another doctor's opinion in Clear Hospital. Why have you returned so soon? Speaking ofwhich, why was he unconscious and rushed to the hospital the moment you returned?Can't that doctor do anything about it?” Luke heaved a long sigh at that. Who would've known thatfamous doctor from Clear Hospital was Sebastian's “dead” wife from five years ago? “As Mr. Hayes’specialist, are you overestimating the effects of TCM?” “No. I believe you should do some researchinto TCM.It is a skill that originated in our country thousands of years ago. Take acupuncture, for example. Itcontrols a patient's condition by administering the needles to the pressure points. This can be morebeneficial to the patient compared to surgery that is usually a recommendation for Westernmedicine.”There was conviction, even a hint of admiration in the specialist's voice as he explained the benefitsof TCM, especially acupuncture, to Luke. When the assistant glanced at the unconscious Sebastianand fell into a deep thought. Theres no harm in asking Madam to take a look at Mr. Hayes, right? Inthe afternoon, Sasha returned to her aunt's home with her son. As expected, Jackson Blackwoodstarted scolding her the moment she stepped into the house. Although he was an ill-tempered man,Sasha could barely defend herself because everything her uncle had said was right.She might have told them about her “death” five years ago, but she left the country with her twochildren without their knowledge and she hadn't sent word of how she was doing over the years."Sasha Wand! What brings you her today? Aren't you going to stay away from us for the rest of yourlife since you don't need us anymore?”“N-No, Uncle... T-This will always be my home... H-How could I possibly stay away from my lovedones forever?” “Ha! What a joke! A Wand is not one of us! You don't belong here!” Meanwhile,Vivian, who was upstairs, heard the commotion and rushed out of the room. She held on to herbrother and asked, “Why is Uncle Jackson scolding Mommy? Does he hate her?" Matteo noticed his sister had pouted her lips and was about to cry. He patted her back andassured her, “It's fine, Vivian. he's scolding Mommy because she has been naughty lately. It's justlike how she would scold us when we're being naughty.” The little boy understood his frustration.Vivian fought back the urge to cry after the explanation.Finally, Sasha's aunt Sharon couldn't hold it back anymore. She rushed out of the room and said, “Ibelieve that's enough. Can Sasha undo history with all your scolding? Why don't you cut theconversation short and stop wasting our time?” Jackson stopped immediately. Sasha's eyes werebrimming with tears of guilt from Sharon's words."A-Aunt Sharon...” “You don't have to explain yourself, but I want you to tell me what's your nextbest course of action? Are you going to meet that old fella?”Her aunt was relatively calm as compared to her frustrated uncle. Nonetheless, her callous tonewasn't a good sign. Literally, she dead-panned her question as though she couldn't be bothered byher niece's decision. Sasha avoided her aunt's gaze. “I have no intention of seeing them. If the Hayesknows I'm still alive, they'll force me to return to the family.”“I guess you're not a fool, huh? However, if he insists on having you back, I don't think there'sanything you can do about it.” “Aunt, you're right. I'm still thinking of a way to deal with that.Speaking of which, I'm afraid I can't allow Matteo and Vivian to stay with you anymore. If they dropby and the children are here, I...” “Feel free to do as you desire!”
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