Chapter 244
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The smite frore on Hannah’s lips . Hannah clutched her bag , had a flash of ferocity in her eyes , and quickly collected herself . “ Oh , I didn’t know that Ma Saxon is here . ”
She wondered , “ Why does Owen drive Aria’s car ? Why are they so close ? ”
Hannah kept her composure despite her inner doubts . “ Owen , I am clear that my relationship with Ms. Saxon is awkward , but it doesn’t mean that she and I should be at odds . Ms. Saxon grew up in Jamelan , so she doesn’t want her folks to suffer , does she ? I came to help her folks , so I think she won’t mind giving me a free ride . ”
The meaning between the lines was that Aria was narrow – minded if she refused to give a free ride to Hannah who had come to help her folks .
In the passenger seat , Aaron heard Hannah , turned around , and said , “ Ms. Gibson , why did you get out of the car just now ?”
Hannah had an awkward expression . “ I saw Owen and came to say hi .”
“ Hi , there . Goodbye . ” Aaron was mad at Hannah because she had misled him to misunderstand Aria .
He hated hypocrites , so he didn’t mind offending Hannah .
He then urged , “ Let’s go , Mr. Shaw . There is a lot on our plates . ”
Owen got in the car and said , “ Sorry , Ms. Gibson , we can’t give you a ride . ” He closed the car door before Hannah argued .
The car sped off and kicked up a lot of mud . Hannah’s white coat was tainted with mud .
With a long face , Hannah took a deep breath and then called her colleagues .
Nobody answered her call , and she then tried a few times .
“ What’s wrong with them ? ” she said grumpily . Angry , she had to walk to the village alone .
“ When did you feel sick? What were your symptoms ? Where did you go ? What did you eat ? Tell me everything , ” Aria said .
Sitting opposite Aria , the woman answered all the questions in detail .
“ What do you keep ? ” Aria asked again .
“ Some hogs , cows , and a kitten . ”
Aria took notes . She left some medicine and advised , “ Don’t go out if you can , Call me if you feel worse . ”
The woman whispered , “ I don’t have your contact information . ”
“ You’ll soon . ” Aria looked at the boy beside her . “ Could you show me your pigs and cows ? ”
The boy nodded . “ Sure ! ” As Aria stepped into the backyard , a noise drew her attention .
She looked over and caught sight of a gray rat squeezing through the crack in the door and scurrying away .
Rats were common in the countryside . Aria asked , “ What’s kept behind that door ? ”
“ Corns ,” the boy replied . Aria checked on the pigs and cows and found them unsteady on their feet and breathless .
The livestock in three families had the same symptoms . On the way to Betty’s house , Aria texted Winston . [ Let me into the group chat . ]
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Winston : ( Why ? ]
Aria : To explain the situation . ]
Thanks to Aria’s previous donations , Winston had a brief hesitation and did as requested .
Because of the quarantine , the villagers couldn’t go to work anymore ,
Out of fear , they locked themselves at home and were active in the group chat .
Ralph Marshall sent a photo together with a message . [ The medical team arrived . There are so many chicks . ]
A villager highlighted a tall nurse in the photo . [ I like this one . What a pity that I am not there ! ]
Braden Colton : [ Watch your mouth . They are here to help us . ]
Ralph : [ Braden , we said nothing offensive . ]
Nobody had died of the virus or was severely sick yet , so the villagers still had the mood for jokes .
Boston Webb : [ In my opinion , none of them can beat Madelyn in appearance . Madelyn is pretty and rich . I regretted not having her as my child bride when we were little . ]
Beckham Colton : [ Henry became crippled and is rotting in jail . Do you want to end up like him ? ]
Boston : [ Henry asked for it . Madelyn would stay true to me if I were good to her . ]
Alena Livingston : [ Come on ! She deserves a better man than you . ]
Winston : [ Shut up ! Look who is here . ]
[ Who ? ]
Aria : [ Hi , I am Aria . ]
The chat ended abruptly .
Scared , Boston sent a message to Winston . [ Why didn’t you warn us before you let Aria into the group chat ? ]
Winston ignored the message .
Aria : [ The sick elaborates on your symptoms here . Let me know if your livestock is sick too . ]
The villagers wondered about the relationship between the virus and the sick livestock , but none of them dared to ask Aria the question .
Except for the sick , nobody sent new messages into the group chat anymore .
Every villager knew the miserable ending of Dominic and his family .
It took Hannah twenty minutes to walk to the meeting point . Then , she complained about her colleague who didn’t answer her calls .
He rolled his eyes at her and said , “ Ms. Gibson , didn’t you tell us to leave first ? We were too busy unloading the equipment to pick you up . It is not far . Aren’t you here now ? ”
His tone was unfriendly , so she said with a frown , “ You … ”
“ Good houses have been chosen . Why don’t you go find yourself a place to stay instead of wasting your time here ? ”
Hearing this , Hannah hurried to find Winston for her accommodation .
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Winston said , “ Only one house is available now . It became vacant after its owner died there .
Instantly , Hannah’s face darkened . She snapped , “ How can you arrange such a house for me ? ”
Winston hated to displease Hahnah who was supposed to come to help his folks . He racked his brains for a while . Then , he clapped his hands , look Hannah’s suitcase , and said , “ Come with me . ”
“ Thank you . ”
Winston led Hannah to Betty’s house and asked , “ Betty , how are you feeling ? ”
Betty was listening to the radio in the living room . At the sight of her visitors , she turned off the radio and said , “ Much better now . ”
Winston cut to the chase . “ Betty , this is the doctor who came to help us . She needs a place to stay . I remember that you have a vacant room . Can she live
here ? ”
Betty shook her head . “ Winston , Madelyn lives in that room . ”
Hannah said , “ I don’t mind sharing the room with her . ”
Before Betty made a response , Winston said , “ She minds . ”
Hearing this , Hannah frowned in displeasure and thought , “ How dare she ! ”
All of a sudden , Betty coughed violently , bent down , and retched . Winston rushed over . “ Doctor , help ! ”
After a flash of resentment in the eyes , Hannah walked over and checked on Betty . She then produced an antibiotic . “ Take this .”
Winston helped Betty take the medicine .
Betty gradually caught her breath . Winston heaved a sigh of relief . “ Thank goodness the doctor is here , ” he said .
Hannah held her chin high and said , “ Winston , my accommodation … ”
Right then , Betty spat out blood . Aria was back and witnessed that terrible scene .
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