My Dreamy Old Husband novel Chapter 702

A loud scream turned the voice-activated lights on, and the small staircase lit up instantly. Sophia took two steps forward and saw a person lying in a pool of blood on the stairwell one floor beneath her. Isn’t that Irene Weber?!

“Oh, my God!” she exclaimed in fright. Then, she ran to call for help. Fortunately, they were in a hospital. So, help arrived quickly, and Irene was placed in a hospital ward in a matter of minutes.

As the first person to discover Irene, Sophia hurriedly followed and waited outside the emergency room with her assistant. Within a short time, many people arrived, including Irene’s assistant, staff from the agency, leaders, members of the Fletcher Family, as well as a large number of reporters drawn by the possibility of a scoop…

“Chica!” When Michael learned of the news, he frantically ran over. Upon his arrival, he saw Sophia standing in front of the operation room with a bag of ice held up to her swollen face. She was being interviewed by a group of reporters surrounding her. Meanwhile, the security guards of the hospital and Sophia’s bodyguards were trying to chase away the reporters. However, their efforts seemed to be in vain as the reporters flooded into the room. Countless microphones, phones, and recording devices were practically hitting against Sophia’s face.

“If you didn’t, why were you the first person to discover her after she fell down the stairs?”

“Are you jealous of her because she was Taylor Murray’s first love?”

Sophia said nothing. Putting on her mask and covering her face, Hale and Gemma escorted her as they pushed through the crowd to leave.

Michael’s face turned dark at the sight before him. When somebody came to visit Sophia just now, he had taken the opportunity to run some errands. To his shock, he returned only to learn that Sophia had pushed Irene down the stairs! Moreover, he heard about it on the breaking news! Although Sophia was jealous of Irene, who was his ex-girlfriend, she was not stupid enough to push Irene down the stairs.

Upon noticing Michael’s arrival, the massive horde of reporters rushed toward him, shifting their attention to him instead. Hence, a large number of reports surrounded him suddenly.

“Mr. Taylor Murray, do you know anything about this?”

“What are your thoughts on your wife, Miss Sophia Edwards, pushing Miss Irene Weber down the stairs and endangering her life?”

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Surrounded by a large number of reporters, Michael signaled Hale with his eyes. Thus, Hale hurriedly brought Sophia back to her hospital ward. Moreover, he tightened the security outside the room, preventing reporters from entering. Sophia successfully escaped from the reporters and swiftly returned to her hospital ward.

Afterward, Michael led the reporters away, and the hospital finally became peaceful again. Even so, many leaders and members of the Fletcher family remained along the corridor.

Before Michael left, he glanced at the lights above the operation room that remained brightly lit. That sight seemed so familiar as if he had seen it before. Back then, Irene had rolled down the stairs and collapsed in a pool of blood. When she woke up again, she had completely lost her memories of him…

After a while, he successfully returned to Sophia’s hospital ward. He rushed forward to check on her face; it was still as swollen as a bun. Still, it was better than this morning. Frowning, he asked, “What happened?”

Sophia didn’t know what happened either. Hence, she honestly replied, “I don’t know either. When I arrived, I saw her falling down the stairs.”

Recalling the pool of blood on the ground, her face paled with fright. Then, he quickly comforted her by patting her on the back. “It’s okay now; it’s okay now.”

She lowered her head, not daring to look at him as she softly said, “I really did not push her…”

Sophia quickly finished her steamed egg custard and said, “I’m done eating. I want to go too.”

When they arrived in front of the hospital ward, they saw that many people were already standing both inside and outside the room. Many members of the Fletcher Family were there, including Joel and Stanley, who left not long ago but hurriedly returned to the hospital after hearing the news.

Everybody’s gaze fixed on them upon noticing their arrival. In particular, they were glaring at Sophia resentfully. In response, Sophia gripped Michael’s hand tightly. Holding her small hand in his, Michael gave her a reassuring look so that she wouldn’t be afraid.

Irene grew up without parents and was adopted by Joel’s father. As her ex-boyfriend and her family member, Joel was already there. He walked toward Michael with heavy footsteps and said, “She has been asking for you ever since she woke up.”

Upon hearing those words, Sophia seemed to realize what had happened, and her hand tightened its grip on Michael’s hand. On the other hand, Michael’s eyes darkened. Letting go of her hand, he gently said to her, “Wait for me for a bit. I’ll be right back.”

She could clearly feel her fingers that were clutching at his hand being pried off, one by one. The feeling broke her heart. Lowering her head, she made a non-committal sound in reply; she was afraid to speak.

After that, Michael pushed open the door and entered the hospital ward. He and Irene were the only ones inside—everybody else had left the room to wait outside. Meanwhile, Sophia found a place to sit. She remained silent, not daring to say a word. Even so, she could hear the people around her whispering softly. It sounded like they were talking about her.

Stanley sat down next to her, used his phone to scan the news, and discovered that some reporters had already released the news on the internet. The incident occurred at the fire escape, which had no surveillance cameras and no witnesses. However, Irene had fallen down the stairs, and Sophia was the first person to find her and call for help.

Naturally, many questions arose. Why did Irene go to the fire escape—a place where there was nobody? Why was Sophia at the fire escape too? Was it a coincidence? Moreover, witnesses were claiming that Sophia had followed Irene into the fire escape!