Chapter 4

Seeing I couldn't count on Pierce, and having no idea how long the wait would be if I joined the queue, I decided to drive the two elders to the nearest public hospital.

Just then, hospital security suddenly set up barriers around my car.

I was stunned:

"What are you doing?!"

The guard looked at me with contempt:

"Miss Young just called and said the car you drove here is hers. You drove it out without her permission—it's stolen property."

"Until Miss Young arrives at the hospital, I can't let you drive this car away!"

My face flushed red with anger:

"This is my family's car! What right does Victoria Young have to call it stolen property!"

The guard remained unmoved:

"I'm sorry, but Dr. Pierce has told us that Miss Young's orders are equivalent to his orders. Please stop making a scene."

Thinking of the two unconscious elders in the car, darkness swam before my eyes.

Victoria was committing murder!

I called Pierce, but this time the call showed I'd been blocked.

With no other option, I called the police and briefly explained that my in-laws had been rendered unconscious by Victoria's actions, and that hospital security was forcibly detaining my car.

Soon, a police car arrived at the hospital.

Just as I thought things might finally turn around, Pierce, as the hospital director, spoke with the police before I could:

"My wife had a little conflict with our housekeeper. The two elderly people just have indigestion—she's lying about an allergy to frame the housekeeper."

"And that car at the emergency entrance isn't our family's car. Although it used to be registered under my name, it was transferred to Miss Young long ago. My wife really did steal someone else's car."

"I apologize on my wife's behalf for wasting police resources. I'm truly sorry."

I was about to object when Pierce grabbed me and threatened in a voice only I could hear:

"I'll deal with you later for falsely reporting to frame Victoria!"

"But if you dare say another word of nonsense, your parents won't get any treatment at my hospital!"

I didn't care about his threats. As long as he saw who was in the car, I didn't believe he wouldn't provide treatment!

Just then, another car suddenly pulled into the hospital.

Pierce answered a phone call, his expression changed, and he hurried to the car.

The next moment, he actually carried Victoria out of the car, telling the medical staff with a worried expression:

"Quick, take Victoria to the emergency room!"

"She was cut on the neck earlier. What if she gets tetanus!"

Victoria nestled in his arms, looking at me triumphantly, then said sweetly:

"Mr. Pierce, I know you're worried about me, but I can't break the hospital's rules."

"I should just wait in line for treatment like everyone else."

Pierce paused, then seemed to think of something and looked at me:

"How can Emma compare to you!"

"She's my family member—I can't show favoritism. But you were injured by her just now, and as her husband, I naturally need to apologize to you on her behalf. This isn't cutting in line—it's completely legitimate!"

Everything happened so fast. Before I could react, a stretcher had already taken Victoria to the emergency room.

In the meantime, the police had left.

I grabbed Pierce's arm in fury:

"Pierce! Do you have any conscience?! Those people in the car are YOUR parents!"

"You won't save your own parents, but you'll save the person who harmed them. Are you even human?!"

But Pierce shoved me to the ground and said coldly:

"Emma Hart, those are YOUR parents, not mine. Besides, they just have indigestion—what's there to save!"

"I told you when we got married not to think that marrying into the Pierce family means you can abuse Pierce family resources."

"Thank goodness Victoria has been keeping an eye on you all these years. Otherwise, you'd even try to use Pierce family connections to skip the line at a hospital. Country people really are ignorant!"