Chapter 236 Car Accident
Fannie hadn't explicitly forgiven Martin, but her attitude towards him had significantly improved a lot.
She; she no longer chased him away.
TAlthough she still hadn't called him 'Daddy','Daddy,' for Martin, this was already a good start.
He, and he believed that it wouldn't be long before Fannie fully accepted him.
Feeling betterWith the improvement in their relationship, Fannie seemed to recover particularly quickly.
Since, and since Martin and Fannie had reconciled, Martin took on the responsibility of caring for her, allowing Patricia to rest more.
That day, as dusk fell, Patricia's pregnancy symptoms were getting severermore severe. She was lethargic all day, drowsy, and listless.
Noticing her poor spirits, Martin suggested with much concern, "You should go back first. I'm here for Fannie. I'll take good care of her."
"Then I'll leave her to you!" Patricia's ," Patricia replied, her eyelids fell too sleepyheavy to make pleasantries,. sShe nodded, grabbed her bag, and left.
Martin looked out the window.
The at the harsh cold wind howleding outside.
The weather was gloomy, like a heavy net pressing down on the ground.
The snow fell like fluff, covering the ground with a thick layer of white, compressed into a transparent sheet of ice by the traffic and pedestrians.
Worried about her safety, Martin said, "The roads are slippery with snow. I'll have Alan drive you."
Patricia waved her hand dismissively, "No need, I'll just drive slowly. It would be a bother to have Alan come all the way to the hospital to pick me up."
Martin dismissed her concern with, "It's his job."
Patricia gaveoffered a wry smile in response, "His job is to take care of you, not me! I'm just your ex-wife."
It was precisely his unconscious tenderness and attentiveness that had once made her fall for him again.
She , yet she knew she couldn't allow herself to continue obsessing with be drawn back in by his tenderness.
She kindness; she had to move on.
Her words madeseemed to strike a chord with Martin run cold, and he , who stared at her, as a low chuckle escamped from deep within his throat.
"You're right, we are divorced! He indeed has no obligation to drive you."
A Patricia felt a pang of sorrow hit Patricia's heart, a chill spreading from the bottom of her heart to her limbs.
Without another glancelook at Martin, she took her bag and left the hospital room without, not looking back.
This was followed by , leaving behind an awkward silence.
Martin's face fell, and demeanor changed as he sat on the sofa in silence, brooding alone.
lost in thought. Fannie, who had never encountered unaccustomed to such a situation, didn't dare to breathe, stealthily observingtension, watched Martin's expression, fearing her jerk dad would flip the sofa in a fit of rage. warily, afraid he might lash out in anger.
Not wanting to frightenTo ease the atmosphere and not alarm Fannie, Martin managed to calmeventually calmed his emotions afterand offered a while and forced a smile,. "Fannie, are you hungry? Want some fruit? Shall Daddy peel an apple for you?" he asked.
Fannie nodded blankly. , still somewhat dazed by the recent exchange.
Martin wentthen proceeded to the kitchen to wash, washed some fruit, cut it into pieces, placed them on a fruit fork, and handedoffered it to her. Fannie with a gentle, "Here you go."
"Thank you!"
," Fannie thanked him and began eating.
said, starting to eat. Although she still hadn't called himyet referred to Martin as Daddy, Martin was already very satisfied.
He knew he was content with the progress they were making, understanding that some things needed time and couldn't be rushed.
They had to be taken step by step.
After finishing the Fannie finished her fruit, Martin went to the washroom to fetchfetched water for her to wash up.
As if he had done it , moving with the ease of someone who had performed this routine countless times.
After eating the fruit and cleaning up, it was With it still being early, and Fannie couldn't sleep, sonot ready for bed, she turned on the TV, lookingsearching for a cartoon to watch.
While changingHowever, while flipping through the channels, she accidentally switched to the news channel.
"Ten minutes ago, a severe car accident occurred on Parrot Road, resulting in a multi-vehicle pile-up, the situation is dire. It is confirmed that there are three fatalities and one injury, with more people still being rescued—"
Fannie didn't pay attention and changed the channel to cartoon station.
Martin, who was in the washroom, suddenly rushed out, asked, "Quick, turn back to that channel."
Fannie looked confused and said, "I... I don't know which channel it was! I accidentally pressed the wrong button! What happened?"
Martin didn't have, pressed for time to explain, he , took the remote from her, and began flipping through the channels one by one.
Unfortunately, there were toowith so many channels.
The further he searched, the grimmer he looked.
to sift through, his search grew more desperate, and his expression turned increasingly grim. His hand holding the remote trembled slightly with as he held the remote, a mix of nervousness and fear. evident in his movements.
Seeing Martin's distress, Fannie wasbecame terrified, thinking something terrible had happened, and. She asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you okay? Daddy..."
Martin's mindMartin, however, was completely focused onso engrossed in finding the news, not noticing Fannie's calling channel that he didn't even register Fannie addressing him
as 'Daddy'.
After almost goingan exhaustive search through nearly all the channels, he finally foundlanded on the right news station.
InOn the screnen, a beautiful anchor stood in front of the camera, her backdropa chaotic scene, with fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars.
in the background. The entire road was completely blocked, traffic unable to move.
Thickand thick smoke billowed.
Despite effortsfilled the air, while emergency services struggled to disperse the crowd, there were still those who fearlessly squeezed in to watch.
of onlookers. The anchor, pointeding to the chaotictumultuous scene behind her, reportinged urgently, "As you can see behind me, firefighters are trying their best to rescue. The identities of the three deceased have not been confirmed, and eight injuries have been confirmed, with the number still increasing..."
In theThe footage, showed medical personnel were busyfrantically lifting injured people onto stretchers and rushing them into ambulances.
Fannie also noticed the content, catching a glimpse of the news, content, voiced her face full of worryconcern with a worried expression, "Mommy would have to pass Parrot Road on her way back from the hospital..."
Her words successfully shatteredbroke through Martin's forced composure.
Indeed,attempt to remain composed, the realization hitting him hard. Patricia would indeed have been driving on Parrot Road when around the time of the accident occurred.
If so, then...
Martin didn't dare to think further, . The possibility of her being involved in the incident was too much for him to bear, and he phonedimmediately tried to phone Patricia.
"Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later." ," the automated voice informed him. The call didn't connect.
Not connected...
Undeterred, heRefusing to give up, Martin dialed again.
The, only to be met with the same voice answered.
automated response. A bad premonition welled up insense of dread began to swell within him.
Fannie also sensed something was wrong, becoming, picking up on the gravity of the situation, became increasingly agitated,. "No, I need to find my mommy. My mommyMommy. Mommy won't be in trouble,; she definitely won't be..."
Martin quickly held her down, comforting her with, "You wait here for me, I'll go find her.
Don't worry, no matter what, I'll bring back a whole and healthy mommy for you."
"But..." —"
"You're only going to be in the way if you go like this. Be good and wait here..." ."
Martin was assertive.
Fearing toshe might cause more trouble, Fannie dared not move.
Before leaving, Martin called both Alan and Frank.
made two calls. He instructed Alan to gohead to Parrot Road to find outassess the latest situation.
He and asked Frank to come to the hospital to look afterwatch over Fannie.
HeWithout further delay, he himself rushed to Parrot Road without delay. .
Upon arriving at the , Martin was confronted with a scene, he realized the situation was far worsegrimmer than he had imagined.
Due to the anticipated. The snow, had led to several roads were closed and road closures, rendering them impassable, with the ground covered within a thick layer of ice, that made vehicles gliding over the road slide as if on ice.
The accident washad been caused by an oldelderly driver who, relying on overconfident in his decades of driving experience, didn'thad failed to slow down, leading toresulting in his tires slipping and a drifthis car drifting before crashing into the carvehicle in front.
The situation happened so suddenly,The suddenness of the incident meant the cars behind couldn't brake in time and collided as well.
Then the , leading to a multi-car pile-up occurred. .
The old driver died on the spot.
Because the scene was too chaotic, it was impossible to see clearly which vehicles were involved, only that many were severely deformed, some even completely totaled on the spot.
Billowing smoke rose to the sky, making the already dark heavens even more oppressive.
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