You Hit My Heart
Chapter 1722: Assessment

Chapter 1722: Assessment

Carrying Alisha in his arms, Luther strode away from Athena's seasidevilla.

Jacob was responsible for driving, while Luther and Jamie sat in thebackseat.

Luther remained silent throughout the journey, holding Alisha tightly, hisexpression heavy. Before they left, Jamie had administered a smalldose of sedative to Alisha, so she was very calm at the moment.

He took a deep breath, feeling a tightness in his chest. He had justsigned the divorce agreement, how could he replace peace? He yearnedfor Joyce, yearned like a madman. He hadn't been home for over aweek, let alone every day, every hour was torment.

In the past, Joyce had given up staying in the Capital and hadresolutely returned to Khebury with him.

She had rejected three years of warlord training just to be by his sideday and night. He had promised that they would never be separated.But now?

He was helpless.

He was poisoned by an unknown toxin, unsure if it could be cured.Their daughter Alisha was being held hostage by Athena, restraininghim. Even if he had means, he couldn't use them.

It was all his fault.

Ten years ago, Athena was someone he unintentionally provoked. Now,he had to bear the bitter fruit together with Joyce and Alisha.

He regretted it and punched the car wall, feeling agitated.

Jamie looked at Luther worriedly. He had witnessed the scene just nowand clearly saw Mr. Warner sign the divorce agreement. Mr. Warnermust be feeling uncomfortable now. He could only pray in his heart.Mr. Warner was forced, hoping that Joyce could withstand thepressure.

Soon, Jacob drove the car to the nearest large comprehensive hospital.They were followed by another car, all of them Athena's people, comingto the hospital together. Athena had already made arrangements at thehospital, and they were received by the vice-president, who allocated adedicated VIP room for them.

The attending doctor was Dr. Liang, a female pediatrician in her fifties,who seemed to have a lot of experience.

Due to the special reception, Dr. Jones was cautious. She conductedvarious rapid tests on Alisha and performed bacterial culture.

The test results came out quickly, fortunately, the inflammation wasn'ttoo severe at the moment. It was still within a controllable range.

Dr. Jones administered an IV drip for Alisha. "Her resistance is weak.It's fortunate that she came to the hospital for treatment in time. Ifpneumonia recurs, she may need to be put on a respirator. We havealready administered the tetanus shot. The quick results for bacterialculture will take some time, so I'll adjust her medication accordinglyonce the results are out.”

"Doctor, how long will she need to stay in the hospital?" Jacob, whowas standing nearby, asked. He needed to get a clear answer to reportback to Athena.

Dr. Jones glanced at Jacob. "It's hard to say for now. I need to transferher to the sterile VIP ward to prevent secondary infections.”

"But..." Jacob hesitated, "Alisha can't stay in the hospital for too long. Ican't explain it to my superiors.”

Luther gave Jacob a cold glance. "You don't need to explain anything.Just stay aside.”

Jacob was afraid of Luther's chilling aura and didn't dare to speak anyfurther.

It was obvious that he couldn't offend either side. Although he servedAthena, it was clear that Mr. Warner wasn't someone to be trifled with.He couldn't determine who would win or lose. He had to leave himself away out.

Next, they waited for the handover procedures between departments.The sterile ward was being prepared.

During this time, a chief surgeon from the hospital came to perform adeep cleaning treatment on Alisha’s whip wound.

"Will it leave a scar?" Luther asked with concern.

The surgeon shook her head. "Children have strong cell regenerationcapabilities and quick recovery. The wound isn't too deep, so it shouldheal without scarring. However, the scar on her chest here, whathappened? This scar probably won't heal and will leave a mark. If itbothers her, she can have scar revision surgery when she grows up."When Luther saw the scar on Alisha's chest, his eyes turned icy.

It was more than just a scar. Buried inside was a lethal micro-explosivedevice.

In just a moment, the sterile ward was ready.

Alisha was transferred into the sterile ward.

Luther changed into a sterile suit, went through disinfection, andfollowed Dr. Jones into the sterile ward.

When Jacob tried to enter, Dr. Jones stopped him. "You can't go in. Thesterile ward doesn't allow too many people to enter. Only immediatefamily members are allowed inside. Unrelated people should waitoutside."

"Mr. Warner, I'must go inside,” Jacob hesitated, looking at Luther.Luther pointed to the transparent glass. "You can see everything we'redoing inside. What are you worried about? If there's anything, report itpromptly. What impact can you have?"

Jamie grabbed Jacob at this moment. "As Alisha's attending physician,even I can't go in. What can you do by going in? Don't cause trouble.The most important thing now is treatment.”

Helpless, Jacob could only stand outside the glass door. Apart fromhim, several black-clad individuals also stood in front of the sterileward, forming a line like door gods, afraid of making any mistakes.Once the sterile ward door closed.

Dr. Jones took off her stethoscope. "The sterile ward is soundproof, soyou won't be able to hear us outside. Please rest assured.”

Luther nodded. "Thank you for cooperating with us."

In fact, when he pretended to go out for errands in the afternoon, hehad already made the first step of his plan.

He contacted all the nearby hospitals he was familiar with and made allthe necessary arrangements. Even if Athena interfered or used herconnections, he could still have the designated doctors take overAlisha’s treatment.

This was something Athena couldn't anticipate.

Despite the Ballard Group's immense power in Khebury.

Don't forget, he was the one who could call the shots in Khebury.

He had already arranged his own channels in this hospital long ago. Dr.Jones was now his person.

Dr. Jones removed her stethoscope. "Of course, the Warner family hasbeen kind to me, and I haven't had a chance to repay that. I wonderwhat difficulties Mr. Warner encountered that led to this sudden visit?"Luther cautiously spoke, "The scar on Alisha's chest actually contains amicro-explosive device."

"What!" Dr. Jones was shocked. "So those black-clad individualsoutside the door are there to watch over Alisha?"

Luther nodded. "That's right.”

"What can I do for you?" Dr. Jones asked.

“I need you to help me assess the safe removal of the micro-explosivedevice embedded in Alisha's chest, from anesthesia to theeffectiveness of anesthesia to the removal of the device. How muchtime do you think it will take? There should be a mobile CT scannerhere. Could you please check?" Luther's logic was clear, and he haddone sufficient research.