Chapter 838

Before I had a chance to look to my side, a shadow fell, and lo and behold, the newly constructed stage collapsed. The large backdrop wall fell towards me and Anton. “Be careful!” A sudden cry rang out, and I was pushed hard by someone. I stumbled to one side and fell down. In the confusion, I saw the backdrop falling on Anton. My heart almost jumped into my throat, and I cried out, “Essie!” Fortunately, Anton quickly turned around and held Essie tightly in his arms. With a muffled sound, the backdrop wall broke into several pieces. I quickly got up, rushed over, and checked Essie in Anton’s arms. “How are you? Are you hurt? Tell mommy, is there anywhere that hurts?” Essie seemed stunned, shaking her head blankly. I carefully checked her all over to make sure she had no injuries, and then I breathed a sigh of relief. In the blink of an eye, I suddenly noticed that Anton’s arm was bleeding. “Are you hurt?” The broken part of the backdrop wall was lined with thin steel wires; he must have been scratched by them. Fortunately, the wound was not very deep. But just then, the backdrop really fell on him, and he shielded Essie with his whole body, so I don’t know if he was injured on his back. I asked him worriedly, “Besides your arm, are you injured on your back? Do you need to go to the hospital?” Anton shook his head at me and smiled, saying, “It’s okay, you don’t need to worry.” He paused, then patted Essie’s head again, feeling fortunate. “Fortunately, Essie is fine; otherwise, I would be heartbroken.” Yes, fortunately, Essie was fine. “Mummy, mummy, come quickly, daddy is bleeding!” Just then, Roddy panickedly called out to me.

I turned around quickly and met Reynaldo’s cold and gloomy eyes in an instant. He covered his shoulder, which was bleeding profusely, and stared at me with a look of resentment. I suddenly remembered when the backdrop wall fell just now, the “be careful” was Reynaldo’s voice, and it seemed like Reynaldo pushed me. With a tremble in my heart, I hurried over and saw on the ground a piece of steel bar as thick as a finger at the broken part of the backdrop wall, all covered in blood. Was Reynaldo’s shoulder pierced by this steel bar? My heart tightened, and I reached out to check the injury on his shoulder. However, just as my hand reached out, it was slapped away by him. He smiled at me and said sarcastically, “You just go take care of him; anyway, this little injury of mine won’t kill me.” He finished speaking, didn’t look at me again, and walked away. Roddy was so anxious that he jumped up and down, saying, “Daddy, please don’t go, Daddy…” Watching as my father walked further and further away, without even looking back. Roddy anxiously grabbed my hand and said, “Mommy, Daddy is angry; you need to go after him quickly.” I watched Reynaldo’s lonely and cold figure; my feet moved slightly, just about to catch up. Anton suddenly shouted at me in a panic, “Esmeralda, Essie seems off.” My heart suddenly jumped. I turned around quickly and saw Essie leaning dejectedly in Anton’s arms, her face blushing abnormally. “What’s going on?” I hurried over and felt Essie’s forehead, which was a bit warm. Anton said, “She must have just been scared and triggered an old illness. We need to take her to the hospital right away.” And so, Anton hurriedly took me, Roddy, and Essie to the nearest hospital.