Chapter 60

Charlotte was loving her massage,a sweet smile on her face.

"We're almost done here, but the real effects and details will take a bit.When we see Jasper later, I'll ask him to check it out and give me some tips."

"Cool, let's head out. Jasper's already waiting at the restaurant."

Taylor wheeled Charlotte out of the company.

Just as they were about to hop in the car, a business car came speeding towards them.

"Mrs. Percy! You need to come with me,now!"

Ryan jumped out of the car,looking super stressed.

Taylor didn't know him. She stepped up, shielding Charlotte,"Who are you? Back off, or you'll regret it!"

"Taylor, it's fine. He's my butler."

Charlotte reassured Taylor, then turned to Ryan, "What's going on? Why are you freaking out?"

"Mrs. Percy, Mr. Percy got hurt in an explosion. He's in bad shape and they're trying to save him at the hospital. Before he passed out, he made us promise not to tell Mrs. Anouk Percy or the Percy Family." "What?" Charlotte was in total shock, unable to process what she just heard. She hoped she had misheard.

Her voice shook as she urgently asked, "Why didn't you call me? Let's go now."

"Mrs. Percy, your phone was off. If I didn't know your schedule,I wouldn't have found you so fast."

Charlotte realized her phone had died.

"Let's go, we can talk on the way."

Charlotte headed to the car, apologizing to Taylor, "Sorry, I need to check on Frederick. Please tell Jasper, and I'll make it up to you both with dinner another day."

Taylor forced a smile, "Okay, you go ahead."

Honestly, Taylor didn't wwant Charlotte to get involved with Frederick.They were about to divorce, so whether he lived or died shouldn't matter to Charlotte.

But seeing the worry on Charlotte's face, Taylor couldn't say it.

Charlotte and Ryan got in the car, which sped off like a bullet.

"What exactly happened to him?"

Charlotte felt a chill in her hands and feet that wouldn't go away,no matter how much she rubbed them. "I'm not sure. The guys who were with Mr. Percy said he went to the outskirts for some reason and got ambushed. When the explosion happened, Mr. Percy reacted the fastest, so he got the least hurt. The others were badly injured and might need amputations."

"Amputations?"

Charlotte gasped. "Where did they go, and why was there an explosion?"

"I don't know the details. We'll only know when Mr. Percy wakes up."

Charlotte pressed her lips together, knowing Ryan was right. They'd have to wait for Frederick to wake up since he was the least injured.

But her heart was still in turmnoil, unable to calm down.

At the hospital, Charlotte was immediately asked to sign a consent form for emergency surgery.

As she inscribed her name, a wave of sadness hit her.

No matter what had gone down between them, at this critical moment, she was still the closest person to Frederick besides his family.

After waiting for what felt like forever, Charlotte's mind was a mess.

On one hand, she knew Frederick didn't want to worry Anouk by telling her. But What if something really bad happened to him?

While Charlotte was lost in thought, the doctor came out.

"Who's Frederick's family member?"

"I'm his wife." Charlotte stepped forward right away. Her legs were numb from sitting so long, and she almost stumbled as she stood up. The doctor caught her and spoke gently, "Don't worry too much. Frederick's not in life-threatening condition. But he won't be able to walk for a while, and the other injuries are just superficial. He'll be moved to a regular ward soon. We haven't found any neurological damage, but we can only be sure when he wakes up."

"Thank you so much."

Charlotte felt a bitrelieved hearing the first part, but the latter part made her tense again.

Sometimes, people with minor external injuries might have internal damage,especially neurological damage, which might not be visible but could be serious.

When Frederick was wheeled out of the operating room by the nurse,Charlotte saw him and immediately burst into tears.

Frederick was covered with a blanket, hiding his injuries, but his exposed shoulders and neck were full of wounds, and even his face had various abrasions.

The wounds had been disinfected and cleaned, and the deeper ones had been stitched, but they still looked terrifying.

Charlotte couldn't help but reach out and hold his hand, feeling as if her heart was being gnawed by tiny insects.

Why did Frederick suddenly go to the outskirts?

And how could he be so careless to get injured like this? After Frederick was taken to the VIP ward on the top floor of the hospital,Ryan directed someone to place Frederick on the bed and then asked them to leave,giving Charlotte some time alone. Charlotte sat by the bed, looking at the still unconscious Frederick,and found herself unable to resent him anymore.

The door to the ward was flung open, and Serena tried to rush in but was held back by Ryan and others.

"Charlotte! Let them go! Or you'lI be in trouble when Frederick wakes up!"

Charlotte frowned, not wanting her to continue making a scene at the door.

So Charlotte said, "Let her in."

Serena immediately broke free and rushed to Frederick's side,tears streaming down her face.

"Frederick! How could you be so badly injured? Oh my God, if you were to die, I certainly wouldn't go on living either."

"Stop pretending."

Charlotte looked at her with disdain, finding her noisy.

Serena turned to Charlotte, glaring angrily. "What? You can show concern for Frederick,why can't I?"

Charlotte looked at Serena speechlessly, her worry and sadness slightly alleviated. She said calmly, "He's still under general anesthesia and hasn't woken up.He can't see your act. There's no need to put on a show in front of me.Aren't you tired?"