CHAPTER 180: CHAPTER 180: HENRY PRESTON INJURED

"Okay, my parents should be back soon." I nodded, and after a while, I went downstairs. The food was already prepared.

After dinner, I went back to my bedroom to read and pass the time until Tiana O’Connell appeared at my bedroom door. I thought I was seeing things.

"Tiana, what are you doing here?" I asked in surprise.

"Henry Preston got hurt. Crystal Dawson called your driver to ask him to tell you. Didn’t you know?" Tiana sat down beside my bed. "She and Silas Lockwood are at the hospital. They don’t dare to tell Henry’s parents, and they can’t let the media know either."

I was quite surprised. "Henry Preston got hurt? Is it serious?"

"It’s quite serious, which is why I came to tell you," Tiana sighed repeatedly. "He got a head injury and needs to be hospitalized."

How strange! Henry Preston getting beaten up like that?

"It’s none of my business," I replied.

"He’s still drunk and refusing to cooperate with the doctors. Otherwise, Crystal wouldn’t have asked me to find you. None of us want you to get tangled up with Henry again," Tiana said, puzzled. "Is Henry usually this immature?"

It’s not immaturity; he’s just venting his anger on himself.

At that moment, Silas called Tiana and asked her to hand the phone to me.

Silas pleaded sincerely for my help, "Zoe, please come over and talk to Brother Henry for us! We really don’t know what to do with him!"

Hearing Silas’s pleading tone, I thought of how I had stood Henry up the other day...

"I’ll come over later, but Henry’s drunk. I can’t guarantee my words will have any effect." I pinched the bridge of my nose, feeling a bit worried.

"Okay, okay, we’ll talk when you get here!" Silas replied happily.

Simon Sinclair also came today. He was having tea and chatting with my parents.

When he saw us coming down, he started to cover for us, "Uncle and Aunt, I have a friend I’ve arranged to meet. We’ll have dinner together and bring Zoe back afterward."

Meeting him for the first time, my parents found it difficult to refuse. "Alright, Zoe, come back early."

"Okay," I replied.

Then, I followed Tiana O’Connell and Simon out, and we headed straight to the hospital.

Henry Preston was currently lying in a private hospital room, with Silas Lockwood, Crystal Dawson, and Jason Forrest keeping watch. The sheets were stained with blood, and the room was filled with the pungent smell of alcohol and blood.

The wound was on the back of his head, and he was lying on his side. Blood had stained the pillow, turning it bright red.

"Zoe, you’re here!" Silas’s eyes lit up immediately.

Henry seemed to move a little when he heard him.

I walked straight to the bedside, examined his wound, and asked, "How old are you? Getting drunk and fighting like this, don’t you realize you’re your parents’ only son? Do you want them to lose you in their old age?"

Henry kept his eyes tightly shut, his long lashes still stained with dried blood.

He deliberately pretended not to hear and didn’t respond.

Seeing this, Silas led the others out and shut the door.

"Alright, if you don’t want to listen, there’s no point in me staying here. Take care of yourself," I said, turning to leave.

Henry reached out and grabbed my wrist, his voice still a bit strained, "I’m listening."

That’s more like it. Saved me some time.

I immediately shouted toward the door, "Crystal, call the doctor!"

Soon, medical staff came in, took Henry away for examination, and treated and bandaged his wound. Before he was wheeled away, I intended to head home, but Silas and Jason both blocked my way.

"Zoe, could you please stay a little longer? Just until his wound is treated and you give him a few words of advice before leaving?" Silas was truly a good brother to Henry, deserving of all the kindness Henry had shown him.

"Yes, yes! Help him out completely!" Jason nodded vigorously, both of them afraid Henry would stop cooperating again if I left.

I frowned, "Who did Henry get into this mess with?"

Jason answered, "Leonard Lane!"

After Leonard sobered up, he tried to make amends. He arranged for an opportunity and invited Henry to drink and apologize.

During the apology, another fight broke out.

"And where is Leonard now?" I asked. That old scoundrel is quite tough, daring to split Henry’s head open this time.

Jason replied, "He’s still in the ICU."