Valerian looked at Lisette as if she were a stranger. He gently pushed her away, offering a strained smile. "Callie might've gotten hurt. I'm heading to the hospital to check on her. You should head home."
"What happened to her? I want to go to the hospital, too!" Lisette exclaimed, worry etched on her face.
"Be good. It's getting late, and you should go home," Valerian insisted, entrusting Lisette to a friend before driving to the hospital.
Nigel got rushed there after the accident. The doctors performed a thorough examination. Despite being unconscious, he was mostly okay, save for a minor fracture. If it weren't for Calliope's timely intervention, he might not have made it.
Calliope had sustained burns on her hands and some shrapnel injuries on her back, which the doctors quickly treated. Once she got patched up, she headed to Nigel's private room.
Wade, Nigel’s assistant, was by his boss's bedside. When he saw Calliope enter, he quickly turned to her.
"Ms. Jewell, I heard you saved my boss. I got a video from a friend. Thank you so much for risking your life for him."
"Just doing what anyone would," Calliope replied nonchalantly. "How's Mr. Howell?"
"Just a minor fracture, thanks to you, he didn't even get burned. You protected him during the explosion, so he’s doing well," Wade said with gratitude.
"Any other injuries?" she asked, concern lacing her voice.
"Just a few scratches on my back, nothing serious," Calliope reassured her with a smile. "I’m fine."
"I was scared to death during the explosion," Portia admitted, turning to Wade with a pointed glare. "Callie got hurt saving your boss. Ensure you remember that!"
Portia was well aware of how the Jewell family had once mistaken the identity of the real savior, and she was determined to ensure that mistake wasn't repeated.
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