"It'll be fine, it'll be fine."
Lance couldn't believe that something had happened to Deanna. Trembling, he comforted himself while pushing through the crowd, trying to get to the front.
Xavier, who was behind him, also reacted and moved forward with a pale face to help Mr. Mercer disperse the crowd.
"Please move aside, let us through, we are family."
He was anxious too and wanted to see how his missus was doing.
Of course, he didn't believe that his missus would jump off a building.
At this moment, some people recognized Lance and Xavier and made way for them.
On the other side, Nightingale saw her miss lying on the safety mat and immediately rushed forward to check on her.
She first checked Deanna's breathing and found that she was still alive but unconscious, which made her sigh in relief.
Without waiting for the nearby firefighters to act, she picked up her miss and instructed her subordinates, "Prepare the car, we're going to the hospital. Remember to notify Mr. Martinez!"
After giving these instructions, she started to leave with Deanna in her arms but ran into Lance and Xavier who had just pushed their way in.
"Mr. Mercer."
Nightingale called out in a daze when she saw Lance.
She had never seen Lance looking so disheveled.
Lance ignored her, staring intently at Deanna in her arms, trying to determine if she was okay.
Nightingale noticed Lance's tension and fear and quickly explained, "Mr. Mercer, don't worry. Miss is fine, just unconscious. But I don't know if she's injured. I was planning to take her to the hospital for a check-up."
Hearing this, Lance calmed down a bit. He took Deanna from Nightingale without allowing any refusal. "I'll take her to the hospital. You follow and explain what happened on the way!"
Leaving this command, he turned to leave but was blocked by reporters who had arrived after hearing the news.
The reporters looked at the unconscious Deanna in Lance's arms and excitedly held up their microphones for interviews.
"Did Miss Jones jump off the building and get rescued?"
"Mr. Mercer, why did Miss Jones jump? Is there a problem in your relationship?"
"Mr. Mercer, can you tell us about Miss Jones' current condition?"
Facing these reporters blocking his way, Lance's face turned icy. "Get out of my way!"
His voice was so loud that it startled all the reporters present.
The reporters were taken aback.
Especially when they saw Lance's grim face and the almost tangible anger emanating from him, they all fell silent and stepped aside to make way.
Seeing this, Lance coldly carried Deanna away with large strides.
Xavier followed closely behind and ran ahead to open the car door for Lance.
The atmosphere in the car on the way to the hospital was very tense.
Nightingale sat in the front passenger seat, uneasily observing Lance through the rearview mirror.
Lance noticed but didn't speak immediately. Instead, he checked Deanna's head and limbs for any wounds or fractures.
Fortunately, after a thorough check, he found no issues. Only then did he address Nightingale.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"
"I'm not entirely sure. I just saw Miss receive a phone call and then she was hypnotized and given a suggestion to jump off the building."
Nightingale explained everything she knew.
Lance listened with a sinking heart, a storm brewing in his eyes.
Logically speaking, Deanna's phone was under his supervision. It should have been impossible for strangers to call her!
Meanwhile, news about Deanna's jump spread online, immediately attracting public attention.
"What's going on? The Mercer family's missus jumped off a building? Is there trouble between her and Mr. Mercer?"
"I'm dying of curiosity! Why mention the jump but not the reason?!"
"I'm asking the editor: aren't you afraid we'll send you razor blades for such scant gossip?!"
Netizens were very curious about the reason behind Deanna's jump.
Even Mercer Group's stock was affected.
Lance had just received Xavier's report about the online situation when he got a call from Logan and Samantha.
As soon as he answered, they anxiously asked, "What's going on with the news online? Did Deanna really jump?"
Their anxiety was understandable; the news online had pictures and seemed very convincing.
Lance didn't hide anything and truthfully told them what he knew.
"Deanna was hypnotized again and given a suggestion to jump off the building. But she's fine now; you can rest assured."
"How can we be assured? We're coming over to see her."
Logan and Samantha asked for the hospital address from Lance and hung up.
But before Lance could put down his phone, another call came in.
This time it was Eula.
She had also seen the news online and called out of concern. "Lance, I saw online that Miss Jones jumped off a building. Is she okay? Which hospital are you at? I'll come over."
But before she could finish speaking, Lance refused her request.