Chapter 108
Alla POV
The patient was already physically weak, suffered serious external injuries, and experienced psychological trauma, resulting in stuck–induced con Emergency treatment is requited immediately.”
Already physically weak!
Serious external injuries!
Psychological trauma!
I don’t know how much time had passed, but the doctor’s words before entering the emergency room kept echoing, in my ears.
Thinking about the blue and purple bruises covering my mother’s body, and remembering the sorrowful, painful, and remorseful look in her eyes when she saw me, my heart ached so much I could barely breathe.
My mother is my closest relative. I am flesh of her flesh, bound by blood.
I cupped my face and took a deep breath.
was
my
mother’s real purpose for coming to Portano City?
Could it really be as Maria said, that she came at my father’s behest to persuade me to return to Montellano and have children with Gabriel in Maria’s place?
If that were truly the case, my mother probably wouldn’t have cried so heartbrokenly, nor would she have collapsed on the street.
I held my head in my hands, thinking and rethinking. Had I misunderstood my mother? Perhaps she hadn’t come to persuade me to return to Montellano after all?
While I was lost in thought, my phone suddenly rang.
Seeing “Marco‘ displayed on my screen, I hes
to answer.
After staring at the phone number for a moment, I took a deep breath, composed myself, and finally swiped to answer, trying to sound casual: “Marco, is something wrong?”
Do I need a reason to call you?
I couldn’t see Marco slightly furrowing his brow on the other end of the line, but he spoke as if nothing was amiss, his voice smooth and deep: “It’s noon. Don’t forget to eat lunch.”
“Okay.” Although Marco couldn’t see me, I still forced myself to smile.
‘Miss Alia, your mother’s condition very concerning. Although she’s temporarily regained consciousness, given her physical state, she could slip back into a coma at any moment.” The emergency room door opened, and a doctor came out to inform me.
Hearing the doctor’s words, I became so anxious that I forgot my phone was still connected to Marco.
I grabbed the doctor’s arm and asked urgently, “Doctor, what do you mean she could slip back into a coma? What exactly is my mother’s condition?”
The doctor removed my hand and sighed: “Miss Alia, please don’t get agitated. Your mother’s physical condition is very poor, which you should be aware of. Under these circumstances, few people could withstand such a severe beating.”
A severe beating?
So my mother was beaten because she defied my father’s wishes? Because she didn’t want to come to Portano City to persuade me to return, he brutalized her again?
“Alia, which hospital are you at?” On the phone, Marco had already gathered most of the situation from the conversation between the doctor and me.
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1… The words were about to leave my lips, but at the last moment, I hesitated, unconsciously biting my lip
I actually wanted to fell Marco everything, but I didn’t want to disturb his work, and I didn’t want him to see all the problems in my famil
Alia, tell me, which hospital are you at? Marco’s deep voice came through the phone receiver again.
Portano City Central Hospital.”
I took another deep breath and said, “I’m
at
Alia, with the doctors there, your mother
he
fine.
Don’t be afraid.” Marco reassured me gently.
“Mm.” I nodded firmly.
I’ll hang up now.” After saying goodbye, Marco ended the call and began walking while giving instructions, Luca, arrange the fastest flight back to Postano City for me.”
‘Mr. Vittorio, you’re returning to Portano City?” Surprised by Marco’s sudden announcement, Luca took a moment to react. ‘Mr. Vittorio, no, the council meeting is about to begin. This meeting concerns Black Hawk Group’s development across the entire western region. If you leave now…
Marco completely ignored what Luca was saying and continued with his instructions: “Also, contact Portano City Central Hospital and have them assign their best doctors to treat Alia’s mother. And send me her medical records before I board the plane.”
Luca persisted: “Mr. Vittorio, the meeting is about to start. District chiefs from several western regions have already arrived…
“Did you not understand what I said?” Marco stopped walking and no one dared to defy.
gave Luca a cold look. His voice was neither loud nor soft, but carried an authority that
“…” Luca opened his mouth but dared not argue further. He glanced discreetly at Giulio, who was walking on Marco’s other side.
Catching Luca’s look, Giulio quickly caught up with Marco and tried to persuade him: “Mr. Vittorio, Black Hawk has spent three years preparing to enter the western market. This is the most crucial meeting. If you leave now, all the manpower and resources Black Hawk has invested over these three years could be wasted.”
Marco ignored this too, checking his watch: “How long does it take to get to the airport from here?”
Luca replied, “At least half an hour, even at the fastest.”
‘Book a ticket to Portano City for forty minutes from stay to assist him.”
now.
After instructing Luca, Marco turned to Giulio, ‘Have Jorsen chair the afternoon meeting. You
“Mr. Vittorio…” Giulio wanted to say more, but when he met Marco’s gaze, he couldn’t get the words out.
Their Mr. Vittorio had been in charge of Black Hawk for exactly six years without a single failed decision, and he had never been so impulsive.
For him to announce his departure right before such an important meeting–what could possibly make him make such an outlandish decision?
They all knew that Marco had just called Alia, and after that call, whatever was said had prompted Mr. Vittorio to impulsively decide to return to Portano City immediately.
Having worked alongside Marco for years, they had never seen him act so impulsively.
With such a major business deal at stake and district chiefs from the western regions all gathered, their Mr. Vittorio was booking a flight back to Portano City at this critical moment.
After my mother was moved to the special care unit, the doctor sighed: “Miss Alia, if your mother wakes up, make sure she doesn’t experience any further distress. And domestic violence should never be tolerated–it’s best to seek legal protection.”
I had considered using legal means to project my mother, but she had never left the Castro family before. Within the family, the law had no power.
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So no matter how my father treated her, my mother never thought of resisting, much less using legal measures to protect herself.
My mother wasn’t even fifty years old, but her face and body looked so aged.
Looking at her lying in the hospital bed, pale–faced with her brows deeply furrowed, I couldn’t help but gently stroke her face, which had become so thin that only bones remained.
“Mom… After three years, saying this word again made my voice choke with emotion, leaving me speechless.
Alia… A voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz came from my mother’s lips as she stirred in her sleep, waving her hands weakly. “Alia, run, run away…”
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