Chapter - 71 - Restless night

"I didn't know Mr.Ellerbrock cared for his grandson!" said Gianna, surfing her phone. "I am sorry for the unfortunate events, and thank you so much for saving my grandson again!" said Mr.Ellerbrock, sincerely. Gianna was about to say something, but Alexander called out her name and shook his head lightly. Gianna kept quiet and continued to surf, ignoring Mr.Ellerbrock.

"Is your injury serious?" "Why? Will you pay for the treatment?" asked Gianna, looking at him. The bodyguards were stunned by the way Dr.Gianna was behaving and didn't know what to do. They all looked at Mr.Ellerbrock for his command and were ready to move at any time. Mr.Ellerbrock understood Gianna was in a bad mood and didn't engage with her after that.

Mr.Ellerbrock looked at Alexander and asked, "Is the injury serious?" Alexander nodded lightly and said slowly, "5 stitches. Scalpel stab. Man's arm broke." Gianna looked at Alexander and said, "Take it slow, Alexander." Alexander blinked his eyes once and smiled at her. She smiled back and leaned back on the chair. Mr.Ellerbrock felt some sort of familiarity with Gianna when she smiled but quickly erased the doubt from his mind.

"Dr.Gianna, I will stay with my men here today. Please take a comfortable rest," said Mr.Ellerbrock, softly. "Will you stay till morning?" asked Gianna. He nodded his head, and Gianna stood up to leave. "No," said Alexander in a low voice. Gianna looked at Alexander and asked, "You want me to stay here?" Alexander nodded his head lightly and looked at Mr.Ellerbrock. Mr.Ellerbrock didn't understand what was going through Alexi's mind but he let him have his way.

"Then I will leave my men here," said Ellerbrock as he was about to leave. "You can take your men with you," said Gianna as she stood up to draw the curtain together. Mr.Ellerbrock chuckled and said, "Dr.Gianna, you are such a brave woman!" "We all have to become brave sometimes when we have something or someone to protect," said Gianna. Alexander smiled brightly and thought, 'She is protecting me!! She is indeed my sister from another mother!'

"That's indeed true, and I am indebted to you forever!" said Mr.Ellerbrock and left the room. Alexander looked at Gianna with a smile. "Your grandfather is quite an unreasonable man! You would have sneaked out a lot if you lived with this man," commented Gianna.

Alexander chuckled lightly and said, "Many times!" "I knew it! If I were his granddaughter, I would have run away from home!" said Gianna laughing. Alexander didn't respond but looked at the ceiling and thought, 'That has already happened and grandpa nearly died!'

Gianna locked the door and returned to Alexander's side. "Look at the time! It's 12:30 am. It's time to sleep." said Gianna and switched off the lights except for the night light. Alexander said, "Thank you" and closed his eyes. Gianna felt a brotherly love towards Alexander, and he constantly reminded her of Gian. 'He is such a big guy but still acts childish, just like Gian.' thought Gianna and laid down on the couch.

"I am sorry, Capo," said Albert as Rick entered the clinic. "How did you break your arm? Are you hurt somewhere else? What happened there?" asked Rick with concern. Albert shook his head and said, "As soon as you told me to escape, a man dashed into the room and started fighting me. I held on and fought back. In between the fight, he broke my joint and I had to stab his arm with a scalpel to escape from the room."

"He should be equally trained if he did that to you! Did you see his face or name tag?" asked Derrick. "No. The room was faintly lit, and we couldn't see each other's faces, but he was definitely trained well."

"As your shoulder joint is fractured, It would take at least three months to heal completely. So take proper rest and don't think about anything else," assured Rick and left the clinic. Albert nodded and thought, 'If they ever know it was a woman who did this to me, I would be humiliated for life! She is one kind of woman! She didn't even let out a groan when I stabbed her! I should have had a look at her face to take revenge the next time!'

Rick walked out of the base and dialed a number, "The plan didn't work out because of the unexpected interruption. I will contact you once I have another plan in my mind." The speaker on the other side responded with a single word, 'Alright' and hung up the call.

Rick was restless because he couldn't stop thinking about what would have happened if Gianna were the one who entered the room instead of that man! Rick went to his room and took the visiting card from his phone cover. He desperately wanted to know her whereabouts, but after pondering for a long time, he decided not to call.

That night was one heck of a restless night for Rick, and he didn't even sleep a wink. On the other hand, Gianna slept peacefully after a long day of exhaustion. Gianna heard a light knock on the door and her eyes flew open.

Gianna looked around and saw Alexander sleeping peacefully. The previous night she didn't feel any pain amid the mess, but now she couldn't move her hand. She heard someone knocking again. She tightened her fist controlling the pain and walked over to the door cautiously.

"Who is it?" asked Gianna in a steady voice. "Dr.Zane from the ER department," replied Zane, chuckling. She opened the door with a smile, and Zane walked into the room immediately. Gianna glanced at the time and it was half past five in the morning.