Chapter 163

After I laid out the whole situation to Joanna, she got this serious look on her face, clearly grasping how bad things were.

"This is huge. These reckless idiots had the nerve to kidnap someone in broad daylight. Skyview City needs a serious cleanup."

I nodded, feeling a bit more at ease. If Joanna was on board, then this mess would definitely get sorted out.

A crackdown was a must. If we didn't act now, Skyview City would turn into a criminal playground.

And all this was happening under Earl and Renee's watch, so the first step was to take down those two troublemakers.

After what felt like an eternity waiting outside, the doctor finally came out to give me an update. "The short-haired woman isn't too badly hurt. She probably got knocked out by the blast wave outside, so she should wake up soon. But the long-haired woman inside was right at the center of the explosion and might have had a previous head injury. There's a blood clot in her brain, so we have to wait for it to dissolve before we can tell when she'll wake up. For now, she's still in a coma."

I clenched my fists, trying to wrap my head around what those people had done to Kathy.

Just then, Simon, who had left not long ago, called me.

"Earl and Renee showed up right when the explosion happened. They were at the hospital."

I was stunned. "Seriously?"

"Yeah, our surveillance caught them. They rushed in to check on Karen and then took off."

"I think they set up Kathy's kidnapping to distract us. We were short-staffed, so I had to pull people from the hospital to help."

I couldn't believe how twisted their plan was.

"Those bastards. Kathy still hasn't woken up. The doctor said it could take a while for the blood clot to dissolve."

"And Paula's probably in on it. She must be working with Renee and Earl. Otherwise, she wouldn't have messaged me right then. It was all too convenient."

Simon nodded. "You're right. We think Paula was trying to distract us so we'd all rush here, ignoring what was happening at the hospital."

"She did everything to lure us in, and they never intended to hurt Kathy. It was just to buy time for Earl and Renee."

"We have to find those two bastards, no matter what it takes."

"Kathy's injury can't be for nothing!"

Simon responded, "Don't worry, I won't let them get away with this. You take care of things here, and I'll join you as soon as I can."

After hanging up, I anxiously looked into the hospital room.

The medical staff were still busy tending to Savannah, Kathy, and the other injured people, cleaning their wounds.

Just then, I saw Savannah move her hand. I quickly went to her bedside. "Savannah, Savannah, how are you?"

Savannah slowly opened her eyes and looked at me. "Ms. Sharp, are you okay?"

Overwhelmed by the tension and worry, I couldn't help but cry. "Why did you protect me like that? You're so young, you have a family. You shouldn't have done that!"

"If something happened to you, how could I face your family?"

I couldn't stop crying. Savannah weakly smiled. "Don't cry, Ms. Sharp. I'm fine. Look, I'm strong. A little explosion is nothing."

"Besides, it's my duty. Don't cry."

She lifted her hand with the IV to try and wipe my tears, making me cry even harder.

At that moment, Joanna walked in with a bunch of supplies. "She's awake? I brought some things that might be useful since there are a lot of patients here."

"Could you take care of them for a bit? I have a business meeting soon."

I took the supplies from Joanna and thanked her repeatedly. "Thank you, Ms. Thorne. I'll handle things here. Someone else will come to help soon."

Joanna nodded. "I know the situation here. I'll talk to my dad and make sure the police investigate thoroughly. Even though our systems are separate, my dad has some influence. Don't worry, we'll get to the bottom of this."

I thanked her sincerely. After Joanna left, Savannah looked at me. "Ms. Sharp, I'm thirsty."

I quickly took out a bottle of water Joanna had bought and carefully helped Savannah drink.

After drinking, she looked much better. Earlier, her face had been so pale it scared me.

Savannah leaned back on the bed and glanced at Kathy. "How's Ms. Patel?"

I looked at the medical staff still working on Kathy and shook my head. "The doctor said there's a blood clot in her brain. We have to wait for it to dissolve before she can wake up."

Savannah sighed. "Ms. Patel is such a good person. How did she end up with these bastards?"

I nodded.

Soon after, Simon returned, having finished his tasks.

He asked about Kathy's condition.

I shook my head and relayed what the doctor had told me.

Simon looked serious.

After treating their wounds, the doctor arranged for Savannah and Kathy to be moved to another room. We requested that they share a room to make it easier to care for them.

Savannah, having been in the military and not seriously injured, recovered quickly.

Now, only Kathy remained in a coma. Her eyelashes would occasionally flutter, making her look like she was just sleeping.

But we knew there was no set time for her to wake up, so we could only wait.

We stayed by Kathy's side for two days.

Since Savannah had just recovered, Simon and I didn't let her help. We took turns watching over Kathy. During this time, we gave Kathy glucose to keep her strength up and occasionally fed her water. She could swallow on her own, but she just wouldn't wake up.

After three days, we were getting anxious and asked the doctor when Kathy would wake up.