The Queen They Let Go (Alice and Eric) novel Chapter 18

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Chapter 18 Bad News

Alice licked her slightly chapped lips, a glint of madness sparking in her eyes.

It had been a long time since she’d felt this thrill.

“If you’re fine, then hold on tight!”

With that, she suddenly slammed the gas pedal.

The tires screeched as they scraped against the guardrail, shooting white–hot sparks into the air.

Just ahead of them was the city overpass.

If they couldn’t pull this off, the two of them weren’t just looking at a wreck–they could cause a massive chain of car accidents.

The other drivers, startled by the sheer speed of her car, instinctively pulled over. It was unlike anything they’d ever seen.

It left them insanely terrified

On the overpass, all the vehicles came to a standstill.

Below, drivers on the ground–level highway also sensed danger and quickly moved out of the

way.

Alice spotted a concrete barrier ahead and yanked the wheel. At the last second, she slammed on the brakes.

Bang!

The impact was deafening.

The car smashed into the barrier. The force flipped the concrete block, and the vehicle finally came to a shuddering halt.

The airbags deployed in an instant.

Blood trickled from Eric’s temple as he slumped forward against the airbag, unconscious.

Alice unbuckled her seatbelt, grimacing from the pain that spread through her body after the

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crash.

Then the sound of ambulance sirens was heard.

She exhaled slowly and shoved the door open..

The jolt from the collision left her sore all over, but she pushed through it.

Alice took a deep breath and waved to the approaching ambulance before rushing to the passenger side.

Paramedics arrived and pried open the passenger door, lifting Eric onto a stretcher.

“I’ll save him!” Alice said firmly.

One of the medics frowned. “Ma’am, you need to be checked out too. Don’t push yourself.”

“I’m a doctor. Her body ached, but it wasn’t enough to keep her from doing her job.

Still, the paramedics didn’t give her time to explain and hauled Eric into the ambulance.

Alice quickly caught up with them. She ignored those who tried to stop her and climbed into the back with them.

“Wait!”

She interrupted just as the nurse was placing an oxygen mask on Eric.

The nurse was ready to scold her for interfering with the doctor order, but Alice moved fast.

Before the nurse could stop her, she plunged a silver needle into Eric’s chest.

“What are you doing?!” the nurse cried, alarmed.

Check the monitor!” Alice barked.

Her gaze stayed locked on the needle in Eric’s chest, as she took a deep breathed.

The medics turned toward the monitor, and their eyes widened.

Eric’s vitals–once dangerously unstable–were now climbing back to normal. Heart rate. Blood pressure. All leveling out.

The nurse and doctor exchanged a look, then glanced down.

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The silver needle had turned black.

At the Nolan Mansion.

Oscar was doing much better since waking up.

Today, he could finally get out of bed and walk.

Ruby supported him gently, said something amusing, and the two of them exchanged at glance and smiled at each other.

From a distance, Irene watched them with quiet contentment.

But the moment was shattered when Hugh came rushing up. He leaned in close to Ruby and whispered a few words.

Though his voice was low, Oscar still caught it.

“What did you say? What happened to Eric?”

Hugh hesitated, unsure whether to speak the truth.

Irene, alarmed, quickly joined them.

“Hugh, tell me what happened to Eric!”

No matter what Eric had done to embarrass the family in the past, Irene was still his grandmother. Blood ties ran deeper than old grudges.

Hugh sighed. There was no point in hiding it.

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