Zayn had just reached the hospital when his phone rang. He was slightly taken aback.
This number… It has to be Carla.
His leg was still in the air when he retracted them and went back into his car to take the call. "Hello."
"Where are you?" asked Carla to get right to the point.
"Home, why?" asked Zayn.
"I want to meet up, " said Carla, "See you in Stifling Night at ten tonight."
"Sure, see you tonight, " replied Zayn as he checked his watch.
After hanging up the call, Zayn replayed Carla's words in his mind repeatedly. He wondered why she asked to meet him that night…
She had probably met up with Diane, so she should know what happened back then. Does she simply want to know who I am and where I stand?
That's probably it.
"Mr. Giblo, you have a meeting with Ms. Benday tonight, " reminded Benard softly, "It's at six in the restaurant in Storm Hotel."
"I can make it, " said Zayn. He didn't plan on wasting any of Selena's time. He owed her a favor, and it was time he made things clear with her.
"Understood, " replied Benard, who didn't say anything else.
The group headed towards the hospital. Just then, a strong wind howled at them and swept up some dust.
Zayn narrowed his eyes and looked at the sky. Looks like a storm is brewing.
"It's the rainy reason, so it's natural for the weather to be like that, " said Benard. He knew what Zayn was thinking, so he comforted, "You haven't slept well in days. Let's take a break after the issue in the hospital is settled."
"Okay, " replied Zayn. Truth was, he hadn't been feeling well that day. Thinking back, it had been four days since he had a good night's sleep. He only slept a few hours, and even the strongest man would have trouble keeping it up.
Still, he had to deal with Jombo's matter first.
Zayn spent the entire day busying away in the hospital. Jombo's condition was still unstable, even though his life was no longer threatened after surviving on the night before. In fact, his illness acted up several times that day.
The team of experts that the hospital gathered never left his side and guarded the ward the entire time.
Jombo's condition finally stabilized when evening rolled by, and the doctors could finally sigh a breath of relief.
Thompson, who had been awake for over twenty-four hours, slumped down on the chair.
"Mr. Thompson, you should go rest. Brandy can take care of things here. We can't afford to have you down at a crucial moment like this, " said Zayn.
"I am too old to be useful now, " sighed Thompson sadly.
He was almost eighty years old, so he couldn't handle the stress, even though he was pretty healthy.
"Mr. Hooters got a room ready for you. You can rest there and come back over after you've slept."
Zayn gestured with his hand to get Brandy to take Thompson to the room.
Brandy hurried back after helping Thompson settle down. He had a few men with him to help keep guard outside the ward.
Everyone had to be alert at that crucial moment, and no one dared to slow down.
"Hang in there for just a little longer. Once Mr. Giblo finishes working tonight, I will rush over to take over a shift, " said Benard while tapping Brandy's shoulder.
"It's only been two days. I can handle it, " insisted Brandy. He acted like he didn't need Benard's help at all.
"I'm glad to hear that, " replied Benard before punching Brandy's chest a little.
"Let's go, " said Zayn as he checked his watch and hurried out of there.
Benard quickly followed suit.
Just then, Naya called to tell them that the triplets wanted to visit their great-grandpa.
Zayn rejected that request immediately. He ordered, "Tell them that their great-grandpa's condition has stabilized, but now is not a good time to visit. I will take them to the hospital in person after a few days. For now, they need to stay home."
"Understood, " replied Naya, before she sent his message to the kids.
Zayn left the hospital to rush to his meeting with Selena. He had just gotten into the car when Brandy called to say, "Mr. Giblo, we just received news that Ms. Giblo's private jet has just landed in Aymo City."
"She works fast."
Zayn narrowed his eyes dangerously. Last night, he had Benard spread the news that Jombo would be celebrating his ninety-eighth birthday soon. He did that to draw Solara out of hiding.
However, he never thought that Jombo would suddenly get into an accident.
To make matters worse, Solara had shown up earlier than expected.
Still, things had progressed to that extent, so he had no choice but to go with the flow.
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