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Chapter 2234
Despite being extremely worried about Francesca as well, Layla comforted Sloan upon
noticing how distraught he was. She said, “There's no need to worry. The average person
won't be able to harm her.”
“But—”
“I noticed there was an animal-training facility behind here. Why don't you bring me there
to take a look?”
Layla suddenly changed the subject.
“Okay.”
Francesca drove to North Hotel, the place where she agreed to meet the first lady at.
The first lady's car was already parked outside, and the hotel manager and her
bodyguards were standing at the entrance. They walked up and greeted Francesca
respectfully as soon as they saw her.
Francesca got out of the car and strode into the hotel in a hurry. “Has Mrs. President
arrived?”
“She arrived a while ago.”
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The bodyguards brought her in, whereas the hotel manager stood at the entrance, waiting
for the Atkinson family members to arrive.
When Francesca entered the hotel, she noticed there was no one in the hotel. It was
apparent that the first lady had booked the entire place.
The first lady was sipping on her tea when Francesca entered the private room, and when
she saw the latter, she beckoned her over. “Oh, you're here. Come and have a taste of this
tea.”
Francesca was not in the mood to enjoy tea, but she still sat down and waited patiently.
The first lady patted Francesca's hand and reminded her, “Francesca, I'll ask the questions
when they arrive later. Don't worry. They will not dare to hide anything from me.”
As soon as the first lady finished speaking, the hotel manager brought in the
representatives from the Atkinson family.
Francesca was dumbfounded when she turned around and saw who it was.
Hazel, who was severely injured, was wheeled into the room by Gerard.
The first lady was shell-shocked. “Hazel? When did you return?”
That was also the question Francesca wanted to ask.
“I reached home around three in the morning.”
Hazel's voice was hoarse and deep as she spoke, and there were bandages wrapped
around her head, a cast on her leg, and abrasions on her arms. To make matters worse,
she was shot in the chest. It seemed laborious for her to even sit up straight.
“How did you end up like this? What happened? Where's Danrique?” Francesca asked
anxiously.
Hazel was still too weak to explain the situation at length, so she remained silent.
The first lady queried as well, “Yeah. What happened?”
“Mr. Lindberg and I were attacked. He covered me so I could retreat first. While escaping, I
got hurt and lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was already in the hospital and had
lost contact with Mr. Lindberg and his subordinates. I have already sent people to look for
him, but there hasn't been any news. I have no choice but to return to Erihal when I was
attacked again yesterday...” Hazel explained with difficulty.
Upon hearing that, Francesca grew even more uneasy. Hazel was still severely injured
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmeven though Danrique and his men were covering her. It was evident that the firepower
from the attack was highly intensive.
“How is this possible? Who attacked you guys?” the first lady asked anxiously.
Hazel furrowed her brows. “It should be Pastor and Frank. Previously, Pastor's business
was affected when Mr. Lindberg expanded his business into the Epean market, so Pastor
has been holding a grudge against him. Moreover, the people backing Pastor wanted to
rope in Mr. Lindberg, but he did not agree. Therefore, those people let Pastor do whatever
he liked. Also, their power had grown exponentially with Frank's and the Nacht family's
assistance, coupled with the fact that we were in a disadvantageous position as Mr.
Lindberg did not bring enough men along this time...”
Gerard sighed before replying, “Danrique was careless this time. He usually brings a lot of
men with him whenever he goes out to work. Why did he only take a dozen people this
time?”
Hazel glared at Francesca hatefully upon hearing his remarks. “Apparently, he has to leave
some men behind to protect certain people at home. Mr. Lindberg was in a rush this time
and did not make proper preparations, allowing them to take advantage of the situation.”
“Enough with the nonsense. Where were you when you guys were attacked? Tell me the
precise location and situation clearly.” Francesca was unfazed by what Hazel said.
“I already explained to Gordon. I care more about Mr. Lindberg's safety than you do!”
Hazel replied coldly.
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