She Got A Better Man

Zach froze for a moment but didn't look at her. Carrying her back to the car, Elvira realized her kisses no longer had the power to ease his mood; he was seriously upset this time.

She took the initiative, perched herself on his lap, and planted another kiss on his lips, coaxing, "Look at me, I'm alright, aren't I? Let's not be mad, okay?"

"I'm not mad at you; I'm frustrated with myself," he sighed deeply, caressing her face. "Where are you hurt? Tell me, don't wait for me to find out."

Elvira intended to downplay her injuries, but knowing he'd insist on checking, she admitted, "Just a bump, really, nothing else."

"Where did you get hurt? Show me," he said, reaching to check under her clothes.

"Let's get to the hospital first," she suggested, noticing the bustling traffic around them and stopping his hand.

Knowing that people might see their road-side check-up, he reluctantly settled her back into the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and drove off to the hospital.

Meanwhile, Marsh had been taken to the hospital by Zach's men, treated for a neck injury, and was now killing time with video games in his room.

He barely acknowledged Elvira's return, not even bothering to look up.

Irritated, Elvira grabbed the phone from him, rebuking, "I nearly died trying to save you, and here you are, playing games? Have you lost your humanity?"

"It's your fault I was in danger! They were after you. If not for you, I wouldn't be in this mess. And you have the nerve to yell at me? Give me back my phone!" he retorted, his anger evident. He was genuinely fed up with Elvira's nagging. Elvira was stunned by his lack of gratitude. 'I have risked my life for his, yet he is not grateful and blames me instead?' shej thought furiously.

In a fit of anger, she twisted his ear, "Marsh, you ungrateful brat, do you really think I can't discipline you?"

Zach intervened as Marsh screamed, reminding Elvira that agitation wasn't good for her wounds. He advised, "Beating him won't help. What he needs is to be taught a lesson."

Elvira knew it was useless but couldn't help wanting to straighten him out immediately.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

"You're going to apologize to the kid you hurt, right now! If he doesn't forgive you, I'm calling the cops!" she threatened him, who was too rebellious to be afraid of any bluffing.

With a smirk, he responded, "Who are you kidding? I'm not even thirteen. I wouldn't go to jail even if I killed someone!" confidently echoing Amber's words.

Hearing that, Elvira was so infuriated she could barely contain herself.

Zach, seeing her frustration and feeling a surge of annoyance himself, was less concerned with the boy's fate than with preventing Elvira from getting upset. Thus, he stepped in to discipline the troublemaker.

He grabbed Marsh by the neck without holding back. Immediately the boy felt the terrifying crunch of his bones, his face reddening, and the fear of imminent death as he struggled for air.

Elvira's heart skipped a beat, but then she just watched, expressionless.

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"Respect your sister. If you upset her again, I won't hesitate," Zach warned, tightening his grip. Marsh's terror-filled eyes and burning face revealed his fear. Despite his defiance, he was just a kid, and in that moment, the fear of death became very real to him. He desperately clawed at the hand choking him, but it was unyielding, leaving him to silently confront the encroaching darkness of death.

Only when Marsh's eyes began to roll back did Zach finally release his grip. He collapsed on the bed, struggling to catch his breath before bursting into terrified sobs.

Elvira couldn't care less. She dragged him off the bed by his ear and marched him straight to the injured child's parents.

Facing the parents, March was terrified and dared not act out, especially under Zach's grim stare. He tearfully apologized. The parents hastily forgave him.

"They are so lenient? The kid's head's broken, and they seek no fuss or compensation, just readily forgive him?' she wondered in surprise.

"Ms. Willis, my child actually gets good out of misfortune," the child's mother explained..

It turned out her child had a tumor in a dangerous part of his brain, discovered only because of the incident and the subsequent CT scan. The doctors said it was fortunate it was found when it was; a month later, and it might have been too late for effective surgery. So, they bore no grudge against Marsh.

Elvira was rendered speechless.

'Can things really work out like that?' she thought.

Marsh, having overheard the explanation, smugly perked up, only to shrink back under Zach's stern look, cowering behind Elvira like a scared kitten, afraid to even lift his head.

Once the matter was settled, Zach, regardless of the audience, scooped up Elvira to have her injuries checked.

Elvira was at a loss for words.

Can you at least pretend to notice the people around us?' she thought.

Left behind unceremoniously, Marsh, fearful of Zach, thought to sneak home, but was promptly returned to his room by two bodyguards.

Marsh was making a scene for his phone. They handed him his phone, proposing a deal, "Heard you're into gaming. Beat me, and you're free to go."

"That's your loss. I've never lost a game," he boasted proudly, undefeated among his peers in primary school.

"Enough talk, let's play," the bodyguard challenged, starting a game after befriending him on the app.

Marsh lost the first game, fared worse in the second, and was utterly defeated in the third.

Beaten and in tears, he lost all joy in gaming, suddenly finding it pointless.

After examining Elvira, the doctor noted the bruising from the impact and asked if she felt discomfort anywhere else. "Just pain, nothing else," she responded. 2/3-

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"Observe at home, and apply medication to the bruises," the doctor advised, prescribing her treatment.

Zach, once again, carried her out, prompting embarrassed glances from the doctor. Elvira tugged at his shirt, "Could you not carry me around all the time? I can walk on my own."