Chapter 2234Despite being extremely worried about Francesca as well, Layla comforted Sloan upon noticing how
distraught he was. She said, “There's no need to worry. The average person won't be able to harm
her.”
“But—”
“I noticed there was an animal-training facility behind here. Why don't you bring me there to take a
look?”
Layla suddenly changed the subject.
“Okay.”
Francesca drove to North Hotel, the place where she agreed to meet the first lady at.
The first lady's car was already parked outside, and the hotel manager and her bodyguards were
standing at the entrance. They walked up and greeted Francesca respectfully as soon as they saw her.
Francesca got out of the car and strode into the hotel in a hurry. “Has Mrs. President arrived?”
“She arrived a while ago.”
The bodyguards brought her in, whereas the hotel manager stood at the entrance, waiting for the
Atkinson family members to arrive.
When Francesca entered the hotel, she noticed there was no one in the hotel. It was apparent that the
first lady had booked the entire place.The first lady was sipping on her tea when Francesca entered the private room, and when she saw the
latter, she beckoned her over. “Oh, you're here. Come and have a taste of this tea.”
Francesca was not in the mood to enjoy tea, but she still sat down and waited patiently.
The first lady patted Francesca's hand and reminded her, “Francesca, I'll ask the questions when they
arrive later. Don't worry. They will not dare to hide anything from me.”
As soon as the first lady finished speaking, the hotel manager brought in the representatives from the
Atkinson family.
Francesca was dumbfounded when she turned around and saw who it was.
Hazel, who was severely injured, was wheeled into the room by Gerard.
The first lady was shell-shocked. “Hazel? When did you return?”
That was also the question Francesca wanted to ask.
“I reached home around three in the morning.”
Hazel's voice was hoarse and deep as she spoke, and there were bandages wrapped around her
head, a cast on her leg, and abrasions on her arms. To make matters worse, she was shot in the chest.
It seemed laborious for her to even sit up straight.
“How did you end up like this? What happened? Where's Danrique?” Francesca asked anxiously.
Hazel was still too weak to explain the situation at length, so she remained silent.
The first lady queried as well, “Yeah. What happened?”“Mr. Lindberg and I were attacked. He covered me so I could retreat first. While escaping, I got hurt and
lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was already in the hospital and had lost contact with Mr.
Lindberg and his subordinates. I have already sent people to look for him, but there hasn't been any
news. I have no choice but to return to Erihal when I was attacked again yesterday...” Hazel explained
with difficulty.
Upon hearing that, Francesca grew even more uneasy. Hazel was still severely injured even though
Danrique and his men were covering her. It was evident that the firepower from the attack was highly
intensive.
“How is this possible? Who attacked you guys?” the first lady asked anxiously.
Hazel furrowed her brows. “It should be Pastor and Frank. Previously, Pastor's business was affected
when Mr. Lindberg expanded his business into the Epean market, so Pastor has been holding a grudge
against him. Moreover, the people backing Pastor wanted to rope in Mr. Lindberg, but he did not agree.
Therefore, those people let Pastor do whatever he liked. Also, their power had grown exponentially with
Frank's and the Nacht family's assistance, coupled with the fact that we were in a disadvantageous
position as Mr. Lindberg did not bring enough men along this time...”
noveldramaGerard sighed before replying, “Danrique was careless this time. He usually brings a lot of men with
him whenever he goes out to work. Why did he only take a dozen people this time?”
Hazel glared at Francesca hatefully upon hearing his remarks. “Apparently, he has to leave some men
behind to protect certain people at home. Mr. Lindberg was in a rush this time and did not make proper
preparations, allowing them to take advantage of the situation.”
“Enough with the nonsense. Where were you when you guys were attacked? Tell me the precise
location and situation clearly.” Francesca was unfazed by what Hazel said.“I already explained to Gordon. I care more about Mr. Lindberg's safety than you do!” Hazel replied
coldly.