He hated himself for unknowingly hurting her, but he could not stop the angry flame in his chest from flaring up. Why did this stupid woman throw herself into danger just to protect Brad? Did she think that he was worth more than her own life?
She would have died if I didn't barge in to save her just now!
He gripped the steering wheel so hard that his knuckles turned Whyte.
"Mommy… I'm scared… I'm scared…" Dori whimpered, curling up against Carla's side and shivering in fear.
"Shut up!" Zayn yelled. "Blabber some more and I'll pull out all your feathers!"In response, Dori hid behind Carla's hair and started to sob.
Soon, they arrived at Naya's hospital, and she was already waiting at the entrance with her team as told.
When Zayn alighted from the car with Carla in his arms, the team of paramedics rushed forward to move her onto a gurney.
As they pushed Carla into the hospital, Zayn followed them closely and asked, "What's going on? Why did she faint all of a sudden? Is there something else that's wrong with her?"
"I've done a thorough checkup on her, and I can confirm that she's fine, " Naya said. "However, Miss Wigston has gone through a lot over the past couple of months, and she hasn't been able to properly rest and recover from the initial trauma. Now that Mrs. Borah's ill, her mood hasn't been very good too, which might have further delayed her recovery."
"Just give her another checkup and nurse her back to health."
"Yes, Sir."
The paramedics pushed Carla into a room on her gurney for Naya's inspection.
Zayn stood outside the room and waited anxiously while Dori flew around in circles. When her injured wings began to hurt, she came to a rest on Zayn's shoulder, only to receive a cold glare from him.
Dori shivered and covered her face with her wings, but she did not make a move to fly away.
Zayn figured that she had accepted him into the family since he had saved Carla on several occasions.
Zayn continued to glare at Dori, but he did not try to chase her away.
After all, Dori was Carla's pet, and if Dori went missing, Carla would never be able to make a full recovery.
Whatever. I'll just change out of this suit later on.
However, he could not help but think about how Dori had pooped on his clothes the first time they met, so he turned around and warned, "Don't you dare poop on my clothes again!"
"I'm scared… I'm scared…" Dori repeated like a broken recorder. She peeked out from behind her wing feathers, only to squawk in fear upon seeing his scowl.
As she jumped in fear, a fresh dollop of poop descended upon the fabric of his suit, staining his shoulder a sickly green.
Zayn's face turned as green as the poop as he clenched his fists in anger.
"Mommy… Mommy!" Dori shrieked, taking off from his shoulders in a frantic attempt to look for Carla, only to crash into the door like a fly with a severed head.
Zayn watched as Dori fell to the ground and resisted the urge to facepalm. Like master, like pet! They're equally stupid!
Whatever. I'll spare her for that stupid woman's sake.
Peeling his blazer off his body and draping it over a nearby chair, he bent over and picked Dori up from the floor.
"Bad guy, bad guy… Mommy… Mommy! Dori's scared! Dori's scared!" Dori squawked, flapping her wings and pecking Zayn's hand in an attempt to escape.
Zayn ignored Dori entirely and stuffed Dori into his blazer pocket. He jabbed a finger into Dori's face and growled, "Stay here and don't move, or else!"
Dori was left with no choice but to cease and desist, and she nodded slowly with a fearful shiver.
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