Zayn felt terrible unease and couldn't stop thinking about Carla. With that, he put his wine glass down, got dressed, and hurried downstairs.
"What's the matter, Mr. Giblo?" Bugara asked, panicked by Zayn's sudden rush.
"Get the car. We're going to Carla's villa."
Bugara nodded and carried out his orders immediately. Zayn was buttoning his shirt while still making his way downstairs. He was in such a hurry that he broke into a run.
Just then, there was a loud bang from downstairs.
In his rush, Zayn had knocked Selena down when he turned the corner.
The impact was so strong that the poor girl sat on the floor, trembling in pain.
"Ms. Benday!" the nurse exclaimed as she quickly helped Selena up.
"What is Selena doing here at this time of the night?"
"Ms. Benday had only just passed a gift to Dr. Goman, " the nurse explained.
Selena looked to be in so much pain that Zayn wondered if she had landed on her wound. Her face had gone pale, and beads of sweat were rolling down.
"Get Naya here now!" he ordered.
As the nurse ran off to get Naya, Zayn held his hand out for Selena. He wanted to lead her to her room, but her legs were shaking so much that she couldn't walk at all. Thus, he had no choice but to carry her back.
Once back in the room and with the lights turned on, it was now clear to see that Selena's leg wound had reopened. It was bleeding profusely, and a wave of guilt came over Zayn. "I was walking too fast earlier… "
Before he could finish his sentence, Naya ran into the room to check on Selena. "Oh no. The wound looks bad. Bring me my medical kit, " she ordered the nurse.
"How is she?" Zayn asked, his frown deepening.
"The wound on the leg has reopened, so I'll need to stitch that up. I still have to check the other areas, but there shouldn't be anything too serious. Don't worry too much."
"That's good to hear." By this time, the car he asked for was all ready to go, and so was he. He once again reminded Selena, "Stay in the room and rest. Don't go wandering about again."
Just as he was about to leave, Selena suddenly cried out in pain.
Zayn stopped in his tracks and turned around. The wound on her waist had reopened too, and the blood seeping out had stained her Whyte nightgown.
Naya's face changed. "Oh no! We have to get her to the hospital!"
Zayn doubled back in shock. "How did it get so serious? Quick, send her to the hospital."
"I'll get the hospital staff to come over immediately, " Naya said, taking her phone out to make the call.
Zayn was steeped in guilt as he saw how much Selena was suffering. At that point, he could only try to reassure her that medical help was on the way.
Despite being in so much pain, Selena still wore a smile as she gestured, "Do you have something urgent to do? Go ahead. Dr. Goman is here for me, so don't worry. I will be okay."
The more she said, the more guilty Zayn felt. But he was also worried about Carla and was still in a hurry to go to her.
Naya was done with her call and came back into the room. "The hospital staff is on their way. It'll take around half an hour."
"Take care of her, Naya. I have to go out for a while."
Zayn was all ready to leave when his phone rang. It was a call from Jombo.
He frowned before turning his attention onto Cain, who was standing outside.
Cain quickly lowered his head and scrambled to hide his phone behind him.
At that, Zayn had no choice but to answer his phone.
"What's wrong with you?" Jombo hollered. "Why are you in such a rush in the middle of the night? And now you've even injured Selena, aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
"You really are all-seeing. We can't hide anything from you, " Zayn replied bitterly. "It's not like I injured her on purpose. The hospital staff is already on their way as we speak."
"You…" Jombo gritted his teeth in anger. "I want you to take full responsibility for this! I don't care what you have on hand. You are to put everything aside and take good care of Selena. Do you hear me?"
"There's something I need to do now."
"Even if the sky falls, you are to take care of Selena first, " Jombo roared, his anger ratcheting up another notch. "You knocked into her, so you have to be responsible!"
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