Chapter 17

“Just what…?”

When he said those words, he felt a gush of sharp pain in his chest. He tightened his brows while he clutched onto his chest. He continued, “What’s wrong with her?”

“Miss Sanders, she…”

“Argh——” His thoughts got interrupted by a call of help. “Skyler, help me…”

Not far to where he was, Camilla was awkwardly on the floor as she held on to her ankle in pain. A little boy stood next to her while she looked on helplessly. He had an old football in his hands.

“Director Flynn…?” Zayne called out impatiently as he did not get a reply from Skyler.

Skyler did not hear a word Zayne said just now. He regained his composure and replied, “I’m here but Camilla’s hurt. I need to check on her. Please help me settle the matter in the hospital first.”

“But Director Flynn, Miss Sanders, she…”

“She still insists on dragging out the divorce procedure right?”

“No, it’s not that. Listen, Director Flynn, Miss Sanders doesn’t have much time to live. She’s in the ER!”

“Skyler, I’m in pain…” Camilla wailed louder.

“I’ll go check on Camilla. Estelle must be up to one of her tricks again. She tricked me so many times and I’m not falling for it anymore. Bye.” Skyler hung up the call right away.

After he hung up, he took big strides toward Camilla. He crouched down by her and checked on her injury.

Her ankle was bruised and slightly scratched. He asked gently, “Are you okay? What happened?”

Feeling sorry, Camilla bit her lips and asked, “...I’m all right. Skyler, did I interrupt your work? What did Zayne say?”

“It’s nothing. You don’t have to worry. I’ll take you to the hospital.”

Skyler lifted her and noticed the little boy still standing in place. His eyes were teary and he reached out to tug on Skyler’s shirt. “I’m sorry, sir.”

Skyler’s face turned slightly dark as he could not bring himself to scold the little kid. “Don’t kick the ball around at places with many people, you might hurt someone.”

“I understand, sir. I’m sorry.”

“It’s alright now”

“Are you planning on bringing ma’am to see the doctor? It’s costly to see the doctor. Here, I have some money, you can take it…”

As he said that, the little boy reached into his pockets and pulled out several banknotes. It was five and one-dollar bills but it was arranged neatly in a stack. He showed the bills to Skyler and continued, “Sir, this is all that I can give you.”

Skyler noticed a wound dressing on the back of the kid’s hand. He thought that he must have just gotten an injection. The injection wound seemed extremely large on his small hands.

“Where’s your mommy?” Skyler asked.

“My mommy works as a cleaner in the hospital. She spent all her savings for me to see the doctor. There was a kind-hearted lady who gave me a lot of money, but it still wasn’t enough to cover the hospital bills. I only have all this much left...Sir, I didn’t do it on purpose. I was holding my ball firmly but it was ma’am who knocked into me. I did not…”

Tugging gently on his collar, Camilla said softly, “Skyler, I feel sorry for the little boy. I’m all right, let’s just let this slide.”

Skyler chuckled lightly and said, “Okay. Let’s go to the hospital.”

After half an hour, Camilla was checked thoroughly by a doctor.

The doctor informed Skyler, “There’s nothing to worry about. The skin’s scraped and there’s slight damage to the soft tissue. She’ll get better after a few days of rest.”

“Okay. Thank you, doctor.”