Chapter 119 Deafness
Seeing Susan, Seb rushed over, shoved George aside, and grabbed Susan's shoulders. "What's wrong? What happened?" he asked urgently.
He scanned her up and down, noticing no major injuries except for the swelling on her left cheek. He felt a bit relieved.
Susan saw Seb's mouth moving but couldn't hear him. His furrowed brows and worried eyes showed his concern.
Seb's firm grip on her shoulders made her feel secure. She hadn't realized he cared so much; he must've come straight to the hospital when he heard she was hurt.
Susan now understood why deaf people often don't speak. Without hearing, controlling speech and tone is tough. Nervous, she found herself unable to talk.
Seb noticed something was off and turned to Maria. "What the hell going on?" he asked.
"She can't hear right now," Maria replied.
Seb looked at Susan in panic, then at her swollen face. "Who hit her? How did she lose her hearing?" he demanded.
Maria glanced at Seb, then at George, hesitating.
"Speak up!" Seb shouted.
Susan looked around, feeling like she was in a silent world.
"Someone hit her," Maria said quietly.
Maria worked at George and Vivian Law Firm. The person who hit Susan was George's girlfriend, Vivian. As a junior employee, Maria didn't want to risk her job by speaking out.
"Who hit her?" Seb's anger flared.
Maria looked at George.
Seb followed her gaze and glared at George. "Who hit her?" he repeated coldly.
George, seeing Seb's fury, stammered.
"Speak up!" Seb roared.
George had no choice. "Vivian came back and slapped Susan. She didn't expect it to be this bad."
Seb stepped forward and punched George in the face.
George staggered, touching his bleeding mouth.
"Are you useless? Vivian hit her, and you did nothing. Impulsive? She did it on purpose!" Seb accused, pointing at George.
Susan frowned, not knowing what they were arguing about.
George, now annoyed, argued back. "If you care so much, keep her with you. Who are you to criticize me?"
Seb, even angrier, punched George again. "I warned you to stay away from her. If it weren't for you, Vivian wouldn't have hit her!"
George didn't hold back this time and punched Seb. "She's not your property. What right do you have to warn me?"
Seb, even angrier, started trading blows with George.
Seeing the chaos, Susan got anxious and angry. She could guess it was about her getting hit.
"Stop fighting!" she tried to shout.
But they didn't listen, their punches flying, and she couldn't get close.
In her anxiety, Susan's head hurt more, her tinnitus worsened, and she fainted.
"Miss Wilson!" Maria quickly caught her.
"Stop fighting! Miss Wilson fainted!" Maria shouted at Seb and George, struggling to hold Susan.
Hearing this, Seb and George stopped and rushed to Susan.
"Susan, are you okay?" they asked simultaneously.
Seeing she had only fainted, Seb pushed George aside, took Susan from Maria, and carried her, shouting, "Doctor, doctor!"
George stood behind, his face dark, unable to approach.
Susan felt her ears ringing, her head buzzing, and her body uncomfortable.
She didn't know how long she slept. When she opened her eyes, it was daylight, and she was in a hospital bed. The ward was quiet, and she still couldn't hear.
She turned to see Seb curled up in a chair by the bed, sleeping uncomfortably.
Seeing that Seb had stayed all night, Susan felt guilty. She reached out to touch his hair but stopped halfway and withdrew her hand.
A moment later, she sat up. She saw Seb only wearing a white shirt, and it was still cold. She noticed his black coat at the foot of the bed, picked it up, and gently draped it over him.
Feeling the weight, Seb woke up immediately.
Seeing him lift his head, Susan quickly withdrew her hand.
Seb saw her sitting up and urgently asked, "How are you feeling?"
But she only saw his mouth moving without hearing. Susan shook her head in frustration and pointed to her ears.
Understanding, Seb quickly took out his phone, typed two lines, and showed it to her.[The doctor said your eardrum suffered a sudden trauma. It's not serious, and your hearing will recover in a few days, so don't worry too much!]
Seeing this, Susan knew Seb might be downplaying it, but it still comforted her.
She quickly took out her phone and typed: [When can I be discharged?]
Seb typed back.
[The doctor advised you to observe further and didn't give a specific time.]
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