Chapter 283: Karma Comes Knocking
"Oh this will be interesting," Amelia said good-naturedly as she watched the nurses wheel Emmeline back into her ward.
Aiden stared after them, horrified. He felt all his hair stand on his body the moment Emmeline cast his eyes upon him. In fact, for someone who took so much pride in his handsome features, he had never wanted more than to go under the knife and take on a new face.
"She seems so much nicer without her rationality, as odd as that seems," Amelia continued. She then turned and looked at Matteo. "How long do you think this state will last?
"Not long enough, unfortunately," Matteo said with a doting smile. He then looked at Aiden, his expression turned teasing. He grinned almost a little too cheekily before he said, "Have fun. You will need to look after her."
"Why should I?!" Aiden asked with a huff. "I could just go home right now!"
"And face the wrath of our sperm donor?" Matteo shot back, watching as Aiden’s face paled. "Yeah, I didn’t think so."
"He wouldn’t hear the news so quickly..." Aiden trailed off, looking left and right. But even he knew that was a stretch.
There were too many people in the hospital, and even if Elysium Heights Hospital wasn’t a medical center where anyone and everyone could enter, no one would keep their lips shut. There were too many people roaming these halls who knew the Montgomerys and the Hawthornes, some even personally. It was only a matter of time.
"I actually think I should head home right now," Aiden said. "I think I’ll have just enough time to grab my shit and run to the next town. Do you think that Walton bastard will have a spare room― ow!"