Chapter 16: Beat You to Death

Hearing how dire the situation was, the girl's relatives were all in shock!

"She won't make it through the hour. Even if we rush her to the hospital in the city right now, it's already too late," someone said.

Samuel frowned and turned to me, "Dennis, can you save the girl?"

I shrugged, "I don't know, I need to check her out first."

"Come with me."

With a life on the line, I followed Samuel into the emergency room.

The girl's relatives were in a frenzy, and no one noticed us slipping in.

The three of us entered the emergency room and saw the girl hooked up to all sorts of machines, her vital signs dropping fast.

Fiona asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Samuel frowned deeply, "That's the issue. Despite all the tests and lab work, we can't figure out what's wrong, so we can't treat her. We're just watching her slip away..."

Fiona was stunned. She realized it was serious, but not to this extent.

I squinted and saw a black mist above the girl's head, just like when I first saw her!

After studying with Lorenzo for a few months, I had a better grasp of the situation.

I turned to Samuel, "I can give it a shot."

Samuel's face lit up, "Really? How are you gonna save her?"

I frowned slightly, "If it were anyone else, they might not believe me, but since you and Mr. Williams are family, you should trust me. The method I'll use is what Mr. Williams taught me."

Samuel thought for a moment and then nodded, "I trust you. Are you sure about this?"

"Nine out of ten."

"Alright, go ahead. I'll give you..."

I shook my head, "But I have one condition."

"Name it!"

"Have the girl's mom apologize to Fiona!"

Neither Fiona nor Samuel expected that. Fiona's face lit up with satisfaction, her eyes sparkling as she looked at me.

Samuel, on the other hand, looked troubled. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Dennis, to be honest, this girl's family is not ordinary. If you save her, they'll reward you handsomely and might agree to other conditions you have..."

I cut him off, "I don't want anything else, just what I said. She talked trash about Fiona in front of everyone, and I want her to publicly say sorry."

"This..."

Without another word, I pulled Fiona out of the emergency room.

Samuel followed us out and went to talk to the girl's family, who were still in chaos, and called the girl's father aside to speak quietly.

Fiona held my arm, "Dennis, your condition makes me so happy. Thank you!"

I smiled, "Fiona, your happiness is my happiness!"

In that moment, my emotions for Fiona intensified.

Samuel came back, "Dennis, I won't lie to you. The girl's last name is Clark. Her father is Ronald Clark, the Deputy County Executive and Police Chief. Her grandfather is a retired high-ranking official from the city. I just told Ronald your condition. He's under his wife's thumb, so..."

He then changed his tone, "But he said if you save his daughter, he can give you anything, whether it's money or a job!"

Fiona was a bit tempted; having Ronald as an ally would be beneficial!

I shook my head, "No matter what, I won't change my condition."

Samuel looked troubled, but seeing I was firm, he sighed and went to talk to Ronald again.

Ronald had no choice but to go straight to his wife and tell her about it, knowing it would be pointless to come to me himself.

Upon hearing Ronald's words, his wife immediately got angry. She stormed over and swung her right hand, aiming to hit Fiona!

No one expected her to be so unreasonable and strike in public. They didn't react in time, and the slap was about to land squarely on Fiona's face!

At this critical moment, I stepped forward and grabbed the woman's hand!

Fiona was stunned. In the orphanage, she was the best and had never been bullied. Just stepping into society without any support, she believed she could endure insults by swallowing her pride. However, never in her wildest dreams did she anticipate being publicly struck!

"Bastard, let go!" The woman trembled with anger when she saw me stop her, "You two siblings are so bad. Last time you almost killed my daughter, and now you want to deceive us and make me apologize. I'll beat you two parentless brats to death, I..."

I could tolerate the earlier insults, but I couldn't stand her calling us parentless.

So, I slapped the woman back.

The whole room fell silent.