Chapter 688
Tristan retrieved all the hospital’s surveillance footage, but someone had destroyed the surveillance cameras on their floor.
Therefore, he had no choice but to look at other footage before finally spotting the suspicious person at the hospital’s back door.
As if knowing Tristan would find that footage, Nicholas waved at the surveillance camera before leaving.
The second Tristan saw Nicholas’ face, he balled his fists.
Even Sarah was shocked to see Tristan behaving that way.
“Tristan, what do we do now? Sophie’s too weak to defend herself. And now, she’s been taken away. Where do we look for her?”
“I have an idea since we know who took her. Don’t worry about it. Go on and take care of Ysabelle.”
No matter what, Ysabelle needed someone to take care of her.
Meanwhile, Felix rushed over when he heard about what happened.
To Felix, Nicholas was blatantly provoking them. “That’s bold of Nicholas. The hospital’s filled with our people, yet he had the audacity to come here. Were we too lenient with him? Is that why he dared to pull such an act?”
What Sophie needed most at that moment was a doctor.
Moreover, Barney and Arius were at the hospital. The treatment on her leg could not be delayed.
Otherwise, she might never stand again. That outcome would break her terribly.
That d*mned Nicholas. How dare he take her away at such a crucial time?
“Get someone to look into it.” Rage filled Tristan’s heart, but cursing at that moment was useless. Their best option was to find her as quickly as possible.
“Got it. I’ve already gotten my men to retrieve all the surveillance footage.” Still, Jetroina’s capital was huge.
Looking for someone at that moment would not be an easy task.
When Barney and Arius learned about the incident, they grew worried.
“Arius, be ready at all times. We’ll begin the operation once she returns.” Sophie’s leg would be crippled if they did not save it in time.
They were baffled that Nicholas actually took Sophie away when they were racking their brains for a solution.
“Let’s contact Nicholas, then. We can go over and perform the surgery on her,” Arius suggested. The matter could not be delayed anymore.
Sophie did not have much time left if she wanted to save her leg.
If the muscles in her thighs died, even God would not be able to help.
“Go on and contact him,” Barney prompted, agreeing to Arius’ suggestion. No matter what, Sophie’s leg was more important than anything else at that moment.
Nicholas was not the slightest bit surprised to receive Arius’ call.
At that moment, he was already preparing to leave, but he still answered it when he saw it was a call from Arius.
“I never expected you’d call me one day,” sneered Nicholas.
Arius had been avoiding Nicholas all this while.
To Nicholas’ delight, Arius had taken the initiative to call him.
“You know exactly why I’m calling you. Why did you take her away when you knew her surgery cannot be delayed? Do you hate her that much?”
If Nicholas was standing before Arius, the latter would kill him without hesitation. This *sshole keeps looking for Sophie for trouble.
“You’re wrong, Arius. I’m taking her away because I love her. I know you and Sophie are good friends. That’s why I picked up your call. However, I’ll never let you insult my love for her, even if you’re her best friend.”
Nicholas would allow no one to say he did not love her.
I can’t let her go because I love her too much. How could Arius not understand this?
“I don’t care what you’re up to. I just want to cure Sophie’s leg. Where are you? I’ll go over right now.”
“Tristan is beside you now, right? Tell him he’s never going to see Sophie again.”
Nicholas would never believe their words.
After all, they wanted to take Sophie back and Nicholas would never allow it.
“Nicholas, I know you hate Tristan, but I’m really doing this for Sophie’s sake. Just like us, you want the best for her, right? Tell you what. You don’t have to tell me where you are. You just need to send someone to pick me up. I am sure that is okay.”
Arius had no choice but to suppress his anger for Sophie’s sake.
If not, he would lose his temper at the lunatic.
Immediately, Nicholas glanced at Sophie, who was sitting in the wheelchair beside the full-length windows. He’s right. Sophie will blame me if she can’t stand up again in the future. She’s a prideful person. She’ll never let herself become a cripple.
“All right. Don’t you dare pull anything funny or I’ll take Sophie away from this place. I need you to step out of the hospital first.”
In the end, Nicholas gave in.
He, too, was worried the doctor he hired could not cure Sophie’s leg. If that happened, he feared she would not like him anymore.
Upon hearing that, Arius breathed a sigh of relief.
After hanging up, he hurried off to get everything prepared.
“So? Did he agree to pick you two up?” Tristan, who had yet to find a lead, was anxious to find out what Nicholas said.
“Tristan, what you need to do now is calm down. Dr. Smith and I will go over to treat her leg first. It cannot wait anymore.”
Tristan was dumbfounded.
All he wanted at that moment was to be by Sophie’s side, but it looked like that was going to be impossible.
“You know how cunning Nicholas can be. If he finds out we’ve lied to him, he’ll take Sophie away,” said Arius. If that happened, it would be troublesome.
Most importantly, Sophie was in Nicholas’ hands, and she needed someone to take care of her currently.
“I understand. Go on and treat her leg,” responded Tristan. He was willing to make a sacrifice because he knew how important time was to Sophie at that moment.
“Don’t worry. Dr. Smith and I won’t let anything happen to her.”
In the meantime, Alex kept shaking his head when he heard Nicholas’ response. “Mr. Nicholas, we need to leave now. We can’t stay here any longer.”
Tristan must be mad that we’ve taken Sophie out of the hospital. Staying here will only put us in danger. Even Mr. Nicholas’ father won’t be able to deal with Tristan if he makes a move.
“Who’s your boss now, Alex? Why do you keep making decisions for me these days? Perhaps I should let you take over my position, eh?”
“But, Mr. Nicholas, we’ll be in greater danger if we stay on here.”
“What danger could there be? Does Tristan have the ability to do magic? Am I not a match for him?” Nicholas was an egoistic person. Naturally, he was displeased to hear Alex’s words.
“That’s not what I meant. I just think—”
“Remember this, Alex. I don’t need you to think. What matters is what I think.”
