When Alice left and the crowd gradually dispersed, Rachel and Lea went to the counter to pay for the
damages.
But they suddenly heard a loud noise outside.
Shocked, everyone turned their head to look outside. One of the waiters ran outdoor to check what
happened, then hurriedly went back to report what he saw. Nervousness was all over his face as he
stammered, "There's a car accident. It's the woman who has just left." He then turned to Lea and
added, "She is the woman that you have talked with just now. Would you like to go out and have a
look?"
The white Maserati Alice drove was rammed by a roaring BMW down the road.
The driver might have lost control and swerved towards the road lamp. Then a truck crashed into its
back.
The scene looked terrifying. The Maserati was askew towards a telephone booth. Its bumper was badly
damaged since it hit the road lamp, and the tail that was hit by the truck was sunken.
The door of the passenger seat was open. The woman in the driver's seat was still awake, but her face
was covered with blood. It seemed that she was also in shock.
She raised her hand and touched her forehead, and when she saw the blood, she looked terrified.
Lea, who was standing outside, called her name anxiously, "Alice! Alice! Are you all right? Alice!"
Dumbfounded, she turned her head and saw Lea's worried face. Instead of answering, she just
pressed her lips as blood continued to gush from her forehead.
She suddenly broke down and sobbed like a child. Since the lower part of her body was stuck, she
couldn't get out of the car.
She raised her hands to cover her face and continued crying out loud.
The ambulance arrived in just a short while, so Alice was immediately rushed to the hospital. Rachel
and Lea followed them.
According to the policemen, the car was badly damaged. She was lucky enough that she had only
gotten some scratches and abrasions on her forehead and ankles.
Although she knew that Rachel and Lea were there to accompany her, she chose to ignore them.
Lea wouldn't take the initiative to talk to her either. She didn't say anything ever since they arrived at
the hospital. When Rachel went to the cashier to pay Alice's hospital bill, she just followed quietly too.
After paying, Rachel talked to the doctor first, and then they sat down to wait. They were told that a
lawyer was coming to deal with the legalities of the car accident.
They also needed to wait for the Qin family to arrive.
Alice left the house secretly, so none of her family members knew that she was outside.
They didn't even know that she drove a car. She had actually invited Lea to meet at the cafe, but she
didn't bring a single penny with her.
At first, Lea was worried that she would have been aggressive and violent. Fortunately, she didn't
cause too much trouble.
The doctor said that Alice didn't have any severe injuries.
Lea heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing it. After all, Alice was Henry's aunt. Although it wasn't her fault
that she had an accident, she still felt responsible for what happened to her.
She was afraid that if something bad happened to Alice, Henry would hate her.
She had already called him a while ago, but it would take a two-hour drive from his location to the
hospital.
All they could do now was wait anxiously. She leaned on Rachel's shoulder, took a deep breath, and
said regretfully,
"I shouldn't have come to meet her.
And I shouldn't have said those words to her."
She thought that what she said annoyed Alice.
After all, her boyfriend became a remote relative and having three miscarriages were something Alice
couldn't bear.
Rachel patted her slightly plump face and comforted her, "You can't take back what you have already
said. Don't blame yourself so much."
She thought that Lea should have learned a lesson from today's incident.
But all of a sudden, her mood changed. She murmured, "I didn't regret what I said at that time. You
knew how much I wanted to strangle that woman. I wanted to beat her!"
She couldn't help gnashing her teeth in anger.
How could she forgive the person who had insulted and hurt her when she was young?
Seeing Alice again aroused the hatred that she had been hiding deep in her heart.
Rachel understood what Lea was feeling right now, so she was there to support her.
She knew that Lea was an independent woman who would always want to deal with her problems by
herself.
But this time, she needed someone to be with her.
The only thing that Rachel needed to do was comfort and guide Lea.
And this was something she was good at. A few hours later, Henry, his grandmother, and Gregory
arrived at the hospital.
Lea talked to them and explained what happened.
Whatever they were thinking about her, she couldn't tell. The Qin family had some issues recently, and
this accident added up to their load.
They couldn't even understand why Alice had to go out and meet Lea.
On the way to the hospital, Henry's grandmother had a lot of speculations about what happened. But
now that she was seeing her daughter lying in bed, she was in a daze.
Before she could say anything, tears welled out from her eyes. When Alice saw her crying, she
immediately comforted her, "Mom, don't cry. I'm fine now."
Jack was the last one to arrive. As he entered the room, he saw Henry and Lea at the corner. The old
lady was still crying in front of the hospital bed.
Gregory, who was standing beside her, kept on comforting her in a low voice. Looking at the scene in
front of him, a complex expression appeared on his face.
He looked around and found Rachel standing quietly beside the door, watching the whole scene too.
"Rachel," he called in a low voice.
She immediately turned her head to his direction.
When he noticed the unusual look on her face, he couldn't help feeling nervous. He walked up to her,
wrapped his arm around her shoulder, and whispered, "Is something wrong with you?"
She shook her head and answered, "I'm fine. Only Alice got injured."
He was actually in a meeting with Henry's father earlier about their possible partnership, when Henry
suddenly came downstairs in panic and said, "Dad, Lea just called me. She said Aunt Alice had a car
accident."
Jack and Henry rushed to the hospital immediately. While driving, Jack got a message from Rachel.
He called her, but the signal inside the hospital was too weak, so they were not able to talk clearly.
Worried that she also got hurt, he sped up.
Now that he saw her, he felt relieved that she was okay.
The old lady stopped crying, and the room became quiet.
Jack whispered to Rachel, "I think we have to leave first. Maybe they need time to deal with this as a
family."
Before they came here, Henry had said that he would solve the problem as soon as possible.
Lea was his wife now. Whatever conflict she had with Alice in the past, it wouldn't change the fact that
they were a family now.
The fact Alice had secretly come to find Lea made him alarmed.
Lea was more important to him than Alice was, especially now that they would soon have a baby.
He couldn't just let his aunt vent her anger on his wife.
The only thing he could think now was to take Lea away from her.
When he received the call earlier, his only thought was on the safety of his wife and baby. He never
really cared about Alice.
He had seen how crazy his aunt was.
That was why he insisted on his family that this matter must be resolved now.
As long as Alice was awake, they could have a talk with her.
Luckily, the other members of the Qin family agreed to him, so they were ready to close the door to talk
about the issue in private. For Henry, this was the best time to solve the problem.
If they waited for Alice to be discharged from the hospital first, she would definitely find a way to gain
his grandmother's sympathy.
His grandmother was softhearted, especially to her children. Although she often said harsh words to
them, she still cared a lot for them.
She would do anything to protect Alice.
But since Lea was the one involved this time, Henry would fight for his wife.
Rachel was reluctant to leave because she worried about Lea, so she said in a low voice, "Can't we
just stay? Lea is still here."
Jack replied, "It's inappropriate for us to stay. Lea is now a member of the Qin family, so she has to be
here. Don't worry. Henry will protect her."
This time, Lea helped Jack to convince Rachel to leave. "Henry and I have something to deal with too.
You should go now and have some rest. I'll just see you tomorrow."
Rachel frowned and said helplessly, "Don't be too impulsive, okay? Don't forget the baby in your belly."
Lea laughed. "Don't worry too much. I will be careful."
Finally, they left the hospital. But instead of going back home, Jack decided to drive to a hotel.
After checking in, they went out to walk around the city.
It was already dark, so Jack thought of having dinner.
However, he felt that Rachel was still preoccupied. Thinking that she was still worrying about Lea, he
asked, "What's the matter? Are you still worried about Lea? We can go back to the hospital if you
want."
Rachel turned to him with a bright smile on her face. "Haven't you told me that they need to solve their
family problem in private? I'm not worried about her anymore." But then, the smile on her face gradually
dissipated.
She took a few steps forward and stretched. Looking up to the darkening sky, she said, "My home was
not far away from this city."
Jack was a little stunned. It took him a few seconds to understand what she meant.
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