Garrett recognized the fury brewing in the other man’s eyes, and he instinctively stepped back.
“What is it, Sebastian? Don’t just stand there.We have to do something!”
But Sebastian whirled around to glare at Charis.
He held up his phone to her face and demanded, “Why didn’t you inform me that my wife called?”
Charis’s heart skipped a beat when she heard Sebastian’s serious voice.
Despite the angry expression on his face, she kept her cool and went over to take a look at his phone.She then said with an innocent expression, “What is this? I know nothing about this.Honestly, I didn’t hear it ring because I was engrossed in the files.I would have informed you if I heard it ring.”
Without saying anything further, Sebastian checked his call log and saw that his phone had only rung once.
He then pondered, ‘Perhaps Charis might be telling the truth.It seems like Natalie only called once.It’s possible that she didn’t hear the phone ring”
The clock was ticking fast.
Sebastian didn’t have any time to think deeper about it, so he glanced her expressionlessly and walked out of the office with his phone.
The moment he turned his back, the innocent expression on Charis’s face disappeared.She stomped her foot and bit her lower lip in anger.
Garrett nervously followed Sebastian out.
“When exactly did the car accident happen? Why didn’t you tell me as soon as it happened? Don’t you know that this is a serious matter?”
As Sebastian walked down the corridor, he dialed a number and placed his phone against his ear.His voice sounded anxious.He also had a sullen expression on his face as if he was trying so hard to suppress his anger.
It was also obvious that he was seriously worried about Natalie.
Garrett hadn’t meant to keep him in the dark.He had only found out about the accident some minutes earlier than Sebastian got wind of it.
Laney, the bodyguard who he had hired to protect Natalie hadn’t returned to the organization for the whole night.
No one could even get in touch with her.It was only when Garrett received that message that he realized that something was wrong.
The GPS tracker on Laney’s motorcycle indicated that it was parked on a bridge.
Coincidentally, a traffic accident occurred at that same spot a few hours ago.
There were many rescue officials and police officers on the brightly lit bridge at this time.
The scene of the accident was sealed with caution tapes.
There were also five police cars and a fire service truck.
Some meters away, several reporters from television stations reported the news live and even scrambled to get more information.
Some rogue ones wanted to bypass the barricade, but they were stopped by the frowning police officers.
The entire scene was a mess.
Sebastian just couldn’t stand by and wait for the police to find Natalie.
He ordered Garrett to immediately call out all the helicopters owned by the Larson Group to conduct an immediate search.
Some minutes later, a dozen helicopters went up the dark night sky.
They flew over the bridge and the sound of propellers filled the almost quiet atmosphere.
Sebastian was seated in one of the helicopters.He stared at the missed call on his phone and his eyes darkened.His heart ached severely at this moment.
Even though the government rescue team had been searching for quite some time, they weren’t quick enough.
It took the helicopters only a few minutes to locate the two people who were clinging to each other on the sand bar.
Laney hadn’t lost consciousness yet, but she was in a terrible state.She could go into a coma any moment from now.
Natalie was frozen in her arms.Her lips were purple and her face was white.She was already unconscious.
Although Laney couldn’t move now, she kept taking short breaths in order to stay awake.
It was then she heard the sound of helicopters.
When she looked up to the sky, a dazzling light fell on them.
“Sir! Three o’clock! We just found two women at the sand bar!”
The first team who had found them made the announcement and circled the area quickly.
The pilot then controlled the helicopter and moved a safe distance away from the figures.
A rope ladder was let down and some rescuers clambered down quickly.
“Finally,”
Laney murmured when she saw the rescuers who were running towards them.She breathed a sigh of relief and her eyes shut.
The rescue mission was carried out swiftly.
All the helicopters flew back to the helipad.
The helicopter which carried the team that rescued Natalie and Laney was about to land at this time.Its propeller made a loud noise and the wind messed up people’s hair.
Sebastian was waiting impatiently at the helipad.His eyes were bloodshot.He irritably moved the hair strand on his face backward and looked at a rescuer who had just gotten off the helicopter with a blanket in his arms.He strode forward and saw Natalie in the blanket.
Her eyes were tightly closed and her face was deathly pale.
“Thank you.Please hand her over,” Sebastian said gratefully and he collected his wife from the rescuer.
The worry that had settled like a boulder in his gut eased up.His expression also softened.
“Take me to Frank’s hospital now,” he ordered one of his drivers.
Sebastian had already alerted Frank that he was coming.
As a result, he was already waiting at the gate of the hospital with the medical staff.
They all swung into action immediately after Sebastian arrived.
Natalie and Laney were placed on stretchers and pushed straight into the operation theater.
“You can’t go in, Sebastian.Please wait outside.”
Sebastian was about to go in with Natalie when Frank placed a hand on his chest to stop him.
When Frank saw that he was trembling with worry, he added assuredly, “I’ll attend to her myself.Don’t worry.” Frank then joined the medical team and asked _a nurse to take the two women’s temperature immediately.
Laney’s temperature was only slightly lower than normal and her pulse was getting steadier by the second.Perhaps it was because she exercised every single day.
On the other hand, Natalie’s condition was bad.
“Doctor Watson, this patient’s temperature has dropped to 33 degrees centigrade, with symptoms of moderate hypothermia.” The nurse who had just taken Natalie’s temperature raised the alarm.Frank’s face instantly darkened.
He knew that it was only a matter of time for things to get to the degree of severe hypothermia if her temperature wasn’t stabilized immediately.
Worse still, she was still in a coma.
“Quick, prepare sodium chloride injection and glucose injection, and supplement the blood volume to guarantee sufficient heat,” commanded Frank as he put on blue surgical gloves.
Sebastian paced about in the corridor for the whole night.He was almost shedding tears because he didn’t know what was going on inside.He was still waiting there at dawn.
It wasn’t until six o’clock in the morning that the door of the operation theater swung open and Frank came out.
He then walked to Sebastian, patted him on the shoulder, and said, “Natalie is out of danger now.She has been sent to the ICU. You can go there to see her.”
