"No! Tim, no!"
Maia had never hated herself like today for she was powerless to help.
If she were good at fighting, she wouldn't be his burden.
Without him, Tim could have handled these people and avoid being hurt.
But now, Tim bore all these and did not fight back. Even in the case, he looked at her tenderly. Maia
couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Don't cry, Maia. Don't cry."
Tim still looked at her gently.
Maia cried and felt hard to breath. She saw Tim fell down, bleeding and twitching. But she could do
nothing to help her.
"Stop it! Stop! He will die if you continue! Stop! Please stop!"
Maia struggled to get rid of the man and even bit his wrist. She didn't care if the knife would cut her
face. As the blood was spattered, she could feel her skin burning.
All of a sudden, she hit into the man with her head.
The man felt dizzy and almost fell.
He didn't expect a woman could hit him so hard.
Maia broke free from the man's control and immediately crouched down to pick up the phone. Then
she immediately called the police.
"Hurry up. We are in the underground parking lot of Hengyu Avenue. They are killing him."
Maia cried out, her voice echoing throughout the parking lot.
They were beating Tim in their excitement. Hearing Maia talking with the police, they stopped and
glowered at her.
The man who had controlled Maia before suddenly cried out.
"What are you looking at? We should go!"
"But this bitch..."
"We were ordered to kill this man, not the woman. We should go now!"
Scarcely had he fled away when he said that.
Maia ran up to Tim at once. Looking at Tim who was in a pool of blood, she cried her eyes out.
"Tim, are you alright? Answer me. Please!"
Only then did she realize that she had been deep in love with Tim.
Maybe she fell for him when Tim protected her from being hurt by Liam's people or even earlier before.
Maia had no idea. But she felt so heartbreaking that she could hardly breathe.
Tim felt that every part of his body hurt.
Though not clear about the injury, he could feel his ribs were broken and his lungs were severely
injured.
These guys were ruthless. They kicked at his vitals. Without his strong body, he might have died.
However, he could tell that those people really wanted him dead.
Looking at Maia who was crying a lot, Tim thought she was not the decisive lady he knew.
He suddenly was delighted.
It was so good to be valued by someone. Even though his entire body was in such a great pain, he still
felt very sweet.
He held Maia's hand and said, "Call an ambulance, Maia. Don't cry. I'm fine."
Maia cried even more, but she still took out her phone and called the ambulance.
It came soon.
The doctors and nurses took Tim into the vehicle. Maia was with him.
Tim was sent to the emergency room.
Maia seemed to lose her mind and didn't know what to do.
She had never experienced this before. What should she do now?
In Maia's panic, she suddenly thought of Nicole.
She took out her phone and sent a message to her.
"Lady Bush, something has happened to Tim. Please help me. I want to have an advance on my
salary."
Nicole and Samuel had just buried Zama. Though still sullen, he had accepted the truth.
He had already done everything he could do for Zama. It was enough as he son.
Blair took Lucas out for a walk.
Receiving Maia's message, Nicole was shocked for a moment. However, she was nervous after
reading it.
"What happened?"
Samuel asked, noticing the change of her look.
Nicole answered, "Something has happened to Tim. Maia asked me for an advance on her salary. It
must be serious, or she won't do it."
"So you mean we should go there and help them?"
"Yes. Tim is our friend. He came for me. I cannot leave him in the lurch."
"I didn't say we will stand by. You think I am selfish?"
Samuel touched her head and laughed at her.
"That's not what I meant. I mean, oh, you know what I mean."
Nicole felt that Samuel had definitely said it on purpose.
Samuel chuckled, "Give her the money first. I guess they really need the money. It will take us at least
an hour to get there even by plane. What if we she is in dire need?"
"Right. I'll give her the money now."
Nicole replied to Maia.
"What happened to Tim? How much does it cost?"
Maia shed tears of gratitude when she saw the message.
She replied, "It is a long story to tell. Tim and I were besieged by a group of strangers. To protect me,
he was beaten and sent into the hospital. I think he was severely injured. He's in the emergency room
of the Central Hospital now. Lady Bush, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry."
"Idiot, you don't have to say sorry to me. Tim saved you because he was willing to. Nobody forced him,
right? So, Maia, don't say sorry to me. You didn't do anything wrong to anyone. Listen, I'll transfer
100,000 yuan to you. Samuel and I will be there soon. Let's talk after we meet."
After sending the message, she raised her head to say something to Samuel. Yet she saw Samuel had
walked towards the car.
"Get in the car. There is still time for us to pack. I have booked the latest flight online. There's still half
an hour left, so we have to hurry up."
Hearing what he said, Nicole was so grateful.
"Samuel, thank you."
"Don't mention it. Hurry up."
Yet he was obviously very happy for he was smiling.
They returned to the homestay soon. While they were packing, Samuel called Blair. He told her to take
care of Lucas and let him find the CCTV of the parking lot.
After arranging everything, Samuel drove Nicole to the airport and arrived at the hospital an hour later.
"How's it going? Has Tim come out yet?"
As soon as Nicole spoke, Maia was shocked.
"Lady Bush, your have recovered?"
"It isn't important now. How is Tim?"
Maia then answered her question.
"Well, Tim has been in the emergency room for more than one hour. He hasn't come out yet. I saw
nurses bring blood in plastic bags. Lady Bush, was he..."
"No!"
Nicole suddenly interrupted Maia.
Tim would be fine!
Absolutely would!
Her body trembled slightly.
Samuel stepped forward and held her in his arms. He whispered to her, "Don't worry. Tim is tough. Only
punches and kicks won't hurt him. At most, some of his ribs are broken. You know, he is good at
fighting."
But Maia immediately said, "Those people are really cruel. I saw that he was lying in a pool of blood.
I..."
"What do you mean?"
Nicole asked.
"I don't know. It was only kicks and punches, but I don't know why he bled profusely."
Maia cried again as she spoke.
"It's all my fault. Without me, he wouldn't hurt so much."
"Don't blame yourself. Trust me. He will be fine."
Nicole comforted Maia, but in fact she was worried a lot.
Soon the light in the emergency room went out.
When the doctor came out, Maia ran up to him first.
"Is he alright?"
"Are you the patient's family?"
Nicole and Maia were frightened as they heard this.
In general, if doctors said like this, it meant the patient was injured severely and might die.
Maia almost fell onto the ground.
Nicole held her up.
"We are the closest friends of him. Is he alright? Can you tell us?"
The doctor paused for a moment and then said, "You had better call his relatives over. He lost too
much blood, with three broken ribs. There was blood stasis in his lungs. He needs to rest. What
happened to him? The patient has hundreds of cuts in his body. He would have died if you took him to
the hospital later than ten minutes."
"What? Hundreds of wounds?"
Nicole frowned.
The doctor sighed, "It was probably because the men that had beaten him got blades between their
fingers. As they punched him, the blades cut his body and he bleeds a lot."
Nicole's face turned dark when she heard this.
Who did it to Tim?
Who was so vicious?
He definitely meant to take Tim's life!
Nicole clenched her fists while Maia cried so sadly.
"Is he alright now?"
"We can't say we're out of danger. If he didn't have a fever within 24 hours, he will be all right. So you
must have someone by his side."
"I'll stay. I'll stay."
Maia said.
Nicole did not say anything. She was eager to know who wanted to kill Tim. Did he provoke someone
after she had left?
Seeing her eyebrows furrowed and her fists clenched, he took her in his arms and whispered, "Lucas
has already gone to see the CCTV. Trust me, we will find those men who had beaten Tim. No matter
what you want to do to them, I will support you."
Nicole looked at Samuel, bit her lower lip and nodded.
Then Samuel's phone rang.
It was Lucas.
Maybe he had some clues.
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