Chapter 329
Elizabeth suddenly got hit with how rough life was for folks at the bottom.
"I ain't gunning for the deputy director spot. Plus, I ain't got the chops for it," Elizabeth told Laura, laying it out straight.
Laura looked a bit jittery. "You really don't wanna go for it?"
"Yeah, really," Elizabeth replied.
Laura's face lit up with a curious grin. "But Dr. Percy, isn't it all about climbing the ladder at the hospital?"
"I got plenty of roads ahead of me, but you, you only got this one," Elizabeth said, cool as a cucumber.
Laura went quiet for a few seconds, then hummed in agreement. It was true.
"Dr. Dixon, you gotta hustle. Give it your all," Elizabeth said with a gentle smile.
Laura was over the moon. She quickly grabbed Howard and said, "Howard, we're set now. Quick, we gotta thank Elizabeth!"
Elizabeth didn't expect her decision to back out would make Laura so stoked.
"But Dr. Dixon, what about the others?" Elizabeth asked, a bit wary.
"Others? They ain't got what I got," Laura said, brimming with confidence.
Elizabeth just nodded, then glanced at Howard.
She thought Howard was adorable.
Elizabeth remembered when she first married Alexander; she really wanted a kid with him.
She always dreamed their kid would be beautiful and smart!
But Alexander hadn't touched her all these years. Now, Elizabeth was kinda grateful for that.
Elizabeth used the excuse of hitting the restroom to pay the bill.
It was over a grand. Laura had ordered steak for Elizabeth and Howard but didn't get one for herself.
Elizabeth sighed.
After chatting with Laura a bit more, Elizabeth drove Laura and Howard home.
In the car, the usually quiet Howard finally spoke up, "Wow, what a cool car. It's purple. Can it be a convertible? Wow, you're so cool!"
Elizabeth saw the envy in Howard's eyes.
She said, "When you grow up, you'll have all this too."
Laura and Howard lived close to the hospital in a rented place. But the area wasn't great.
Still, seeing Laura holding Howard's hand happily, Elizabeth felt at peace.
Everyone had their own life.
Laura was pretty content with hers.
As Elizabeth drove out of the small, rundown neighborhood, a black car suddenly rammed into her.
Elizabeth slammed on the brakes, and the car got pushed back. The airbags deployed, and Elizabeth's body jerked backward.
She gripped the steering wheel tight and couldn't help but wince.
Her neck hurt.
Elizabeth frowned, looking down when the car door suddenly got yanked open.
She looked up and saw a burly dude staring at her. The next second, he knocked her out cold.
As Laura was heading into the building, she glanced back and was puzzled that Elizabeth's car was still there.
Soon, a crowd started gathering.
"Looks like the driver got kidnapped!"
"Kidnapping someone in broad daylight? That's nuts!"
Laura got a bad feeling. She told Howard to go home and quickly ran over.
Sure enough, Elizabeth was gone. But her phone had fallen to the floor.
Laura quickly grabbed it.
"Anyone called the cops?" Laura asked the crowd.
Everyone nodded.
Laura scrolled through Elizabeth's phone and found Alexander's number in the call log.
She tried to dial it, but it showed the number was blocked.
Laura had no choice but to pull out her own phone and quickly dial Alexander's number!
