Chapter 27 Touching the Scars All Over Her Body With His Hands
Thea wanted to continue reaching down when Skylar leaped to his feet out of the blue, pushing her arms away naturally. He didn’t seem to notice what she was trying to do. In a warm voice, he said. “The outfit is quite nice. It suits you. Thea, I’ve got work to do. You should rest early “”
Thea’s face almost fell. She watched in disbelief as Skylar left her room just like that. He even closed the door behind him when he left
If she didn’t have to worry about Skylar overhearing her, she would’ve thrashed the room in anger right away. She had put her gentle image aside and taken the initiative to unbutton two of his shirt buttons. Yet, he actually lett just like then?
ally wondered if he had performance issues.
If she hadn’t personally heard about him and Elaine sleeping together, she would have actually She had chosen a nightgown like this and not worn anything underneath it on purpose. Even so, Skylar actually gave his comment in such an unmoved manner. All he said was that it suited her and left her with that.
She was a living and breathing woman, not a doll. How was it that he wasn’t aroused in any way?
The sides our the window were completely dark. Yet, Thea couldn’t fall asleep because of how mad she was. Even in the middle of the night, she could not be resigned to that outcome no matter how she thought about it
Although Elaine was now in prison, Thea would continue to feel insecure as long as she hadn’t slept with skyla
She sprayed a little perfume on herself and kept the nightgown on. After making an estimation of the time when Skylar’s video conference would end, she left her bedroom to go to his study.
Just as she started heading in the direction of his study, she spotted Skylar striding toward her with a grim look on his face. He was holding onto his cell phone and speaking to someone over a call.
When Skylar noticed her, he uttered a few more words to the person on the other end of his call before hurriedly ending the call
Looking at Thea, he seemed to be at a loss for words.
“Thea, the officers brought Elaine to the hospital for emergency medical attention as she threw up blood in prison all of a sudden. Legally, I am her husband, so they called me to go over for a bit.”
The silently balled her hands into fists. In a concerned tone, she asked, “Why
y did she throw up blood all of a sudden? Is she in a really bad condition? Don’t worry, Skylar. I’ll head over there with you”
After a slight hesitation, Skylar chose not to delay any longer. “Alright Let’s go.”
Traffic at night was heavy. Along the way, it was obvious that Skylar was getting impatient. But with Thea by his side, he held himself back and did not rush
When they arrived at the hospital, Elaine had just emerged from the emergency room and was still unconscious. Marcus, in his white lab coat, was setting up her IV in the hospital ward.
Two police officers were guarding her in the ward too. Seeing that Skyler had come over, they explained, “Ms. Shelton started throwing up blood around evening time after dinner. When the prison warden found her, she had interrupted breathing. She was in such a serious condition that they brought her In immediately ”
Looking upset, Marcus questioned, “There’s no way that she would’ve thrown up blood for no reason. I got someone to check on her and found that she has old and new injuries all over her body. I still can’t determine the extent of her internal lujuries. I’m sure that there are people hurting her in prison.”
Skylar’s face fell. “There are officers keeping watch in prison. How could anyone possibly hurt her?”
The stood quietly behind Skylar, her gaze avoidant.
One of the officers argued, “We have specific prison wardens keeping watch every day. There’s no way that she was harmed inside. Ms. Shelton was already injured all over when she first entered the prison. If she was actually harmed behind bars, she would surely have told the wardens.
‘But she hasn’t mentioned anything to the wardens the entire month.”
Marcus refused to let it go. In a firm voice, he said, “Sir, please pardon my straightforwardness. As a surgeon, I have the basic ability to judge whether or not the injuries on Ms. Shelton are old injuries from before or new injuries from the past month. As for why she hasn’t mentioned anything to the wardens, I believe”
He paused slightly. Directing his suspicious gaze toward Skylar, he continued, “Someone probably stopped her from saying anything. They probably made her too afraid to say anything, so she had no choice but to suffer the bullying in silence. Don’t you think so?”
Unable to continue pushing the blame, the officer replied, “The wardens at the prison will take what you’ve just said seriously and run a proper investigation into this. If something like that is indeed going on, we’ll ensure that the guilty party is severely punished. As for the wardens who neglected it ”
Before he finished speaking, an upset–looking Skylar Interjected, “Injuries like these couldn’t possibly be from before. Officer Brucks, I need you people to explain yourselves to me. Are her cellinates still around?”
While he spoke, he brushed Elaine’s hair aside, revealing a knife wound at the back of her ear. When he rolled her sleeves up, he could see stab wounds and burn injuries all over her neck and arins. He was absolutely certain that she had sustained these injuries in prison.
Thures Brooks glanced over. A look of disbelief came across his face as he exclaimed, “How could this be? According to the prison warden who’s in charge of her cell, Ms. Shelton has never told blan that she was being harmed, Why didn’t she say anything?
With a frigid expression on his face, Skylar questioned, “Officer Brooks, is that question meant for me?”
He appeared to have heard a ridiculous joke. “You’re asking me this when something horrendous has happened to the person I sent to prison?”
Thomas panicked momentarily. “I’m really sorry, Mr. Frey. Please calm down for now. We’ll look into this seriously and give you a proper explanation.” Upon saying that, he signaled to one of his subordinates who had come with him to the hospital. He instructed that subordinate to call the people at the prison to question them immediately.
His subordinate left to make the call and returned soon enough. In a low voice, he reported, “Beth, the woman in Ms. Shelton’s cell, was released from prison after serving her sentence. From what I’ve heard, she has left Tenby
“As for the two prison wardens who neglected this matter, the others at the prison said that they were no–shows after taking time off work.”
It was only at this point that Thomas realized the severity of the issue. He roared, “Who was so bold to do such a thing in prison
Skylar sneered, interrupting him, “The culprits escaped? Officer Brooks, I want a clear and complete explanation in a week’s time. I’d like to meet the culprits personally.”
Thomas had no choice but to repeatedly say that he would locate the people involved and
nd bring them back as soon as possible. After that, he left with his subordinates.
Skylar stared fixedly at Elaine, who was lying in bed, with a tense look on his face. He commanded, “Get out, all of you.”
Everyone left, but Thea still wanted to stay. Seeing that Skylar was standing with his back to her without so much as taking a glance at her, a sense of diffidence rose in her heart. In the end, no matter how dissatisfied she was, she had no choice but to leave the ward for now.
With no one else in the ward, Skylar lifted the covers ov
over Elaine
Sensing the movement around her, Elaine was alarmed. She started shivering even though she was still unconscious. She reached out frantically, trying to grasp onto something around her for support. At the same time, she mumbled, “No, don’t… Don’t touch me. Don’t hit me.”
Skylar’s hands froze in mid–air. He couldn’t understand it. Only a month had passed. How was it that Elaine ended up
up like this?
He looked at her wrists, which were clearly much leaner than before. After a month of not seeing her, she might have lost about ten pounds.
The prison uniform usually covered her up pretty well. Now that she was in a loose–fitting patient gown, hideous bruises and scars could be seen on her arms, calves, and neck, which were exposed.
was even too afraid to stare at her for too
abling. He was even
Though he was a man, he felt a shiver run down his spine as he looked at her. His hands started trembling. long.
It had only been a month. What in the world had she gone through?
