CHAPTER 230: CHAPTER 230: ELIAS, SHE’S MY DAUGHTER

"Sir, we’ve found Rosalind Linton and her son in the back alley. They’re seriously injured and have been taken to the hospital, but this private room area has reportedly been requisitioned by a big shot in Kingsford. The owner won’t let us in."

Raine Kane spoke as she quickly walked into the bar with Elias Langley.

Elias Langley’s face showed no emotion, "He won’t let you in, and you just obey?"

Raine Kane was momentarily choked by his words, whispering, "The people inside seem to know you’re coming."

Elias Langley paused his steps.

As soon as they entered the lobby, the bar owner greeted them with the same arrogant smile he showed Raine Kane.

"Mr. Langley, right?"

The man acted as if he’d latched onto a big tree, his tone very cocky.

"Tierney asked me to give you a message: leave the matter in the private room today alone, and your previous settling of scores with his brother will be canceled. But if you insist on barging in..."

The bar owner let out two conceited laughs.

"...then you plan to break with the higher-ups. His superior told you to really think about how your current status and position were achieved."

Upon hearing this, Elias Langley was silent for two seconds, then suddenly kicked him into the wall.

While heading inside, he said, "Tim Paxton is a dog, and you’re not even on that level. Today, I’m going to expose the filth you’re hiding here, and you can reflect on what kind of person you are in prison."

Raine Kane rushed ahead, searching one private room after another.

Tim Paxton was squeezing Juliana Jacobs’ neck with all his might, his whole body shaking with effort.

Juliana Jacobs’ fingers slipped helplessly from his wrist, and as her vital signs vanished, the door was violently kicked open.

Elias Langley stormed in with a gust of cold wind.

Tim Paxton never expected that the power he relied on couldn’t slow him down at all.

In that moment of shock, Elias Langley was already upon him.

Though Tim weighed over two hundred pounds, Elias Langley effortlessly grabbed him and threw him hard.

With a thunderous crash, Tim Paxton, like a fat pig, smashed the marble coffee table and lay writhing in the rubble, unable to move.

Raine Kane immediately stepped forward and mercilessly punched and kicked his greasy face.

Elias Langley turned and knelt by the couch, checking on Juliana Jacobs.

A terrifying bruise marked Juliana Jacobs’ neck, and her pulse was undetectable.

Elias Langley’s expression changed abruptly, and he supported her neck, tilting her head back to open the airway.

"Hold on!"

Elias Langley pinched her nose and bent down to deliver two deep breaths, then began performing CPR on her.

"Breathe! Breathe for me!"

He cycled through compressions and artificial respiration, sweat trickling down his temples.

Time passed in a grim silence.

Nearly ten minutes later, Juliana gave a sudden shudder and coughed up a mouthful of bloody froth, regaining a faint breath.

Elias Langley immediately shifted her to lie on her side, head tilted back to ensure the airway remained open, then sternly asked those who came with him, "How long until the ambulance arrives?"

Seeing this, Raine Kane flipped over Tim Paxton, who couldn’t even scream in pain, cracked his spine, causing a high-level paralysis, and then answered Elias Langley, "It should be here soon."

As soon as the words fell, Quinn Shepherd arrived with the medical staff...

In the hallway outside the hospital’s emergency room, time seemed to freeze.

Under the lights, Elias Langley stood silently before the closed doors, his back upright yet tense.

Quinn Shepherd approached with a set of clean clothes.

"Boss, there’s likely to be some waiting here. You should change your clothes first."

Upon his reminder, Elias Langley realized his clothes were soaked in cold sweat.

But he merely waved his hand, his gaze not shifting from the emergency room door for a second.

"Only our people have contact with Miss Jacobs. There won’t be any mishaps, you..."

Quinn Shepherd’s words were cut short as Raine Kane came quickly from the elevator.

"Make ’The Gilded Sin’ bar incident public, targeting those behind Tim Paxton, but don’t disclose the victims’ identities. Withdraw the Langley Family’s investment projects in Kingsford, give Victor Langley a warning."

Quinn Shepherd understood; he wanted to prevent those behind Tim Paxton from further interfering in this matter.

"But the Langley Family is your..."

His words were silenced by a cold glare from Elias Langley.

With years of experience, Quinn Shepherd suddenly came up with a plan.

"Understood, I know how to handle this."

With a glance at the approaching Raine Kane, he left the hospital.

Raine Kane, hurriedly arriving, steadied herself, took a breath to calm down, then reported, "All biological traces related to Juliana in the private room have been completely cleaned. They won’t find any samples for identification."

Elias Langley continued to watch the emergency room door in silence.

Raine Kane lowered her voice, "Adrian Langley and his mother are being treated at Mercy Hospital; he broke a rib, and his mother had a miscarriage."

Elias Langley stated with a blank expression, "It must have been Leona Sheridan who instigated Jared Langley."

Raine Kane replied, "Mason Sheridan spent the entire day with Mrs. Langley at the Langley Residence, not going out, as if waiting for some result."

Elias Langley’s eyes narrowed slightly, "Send someone of our own to Adrian Langley’s side and offer them all the assistance they need."

"Yes." Raine Kane promptly went to handle it.

Four hours later, the lights in the emergency room went out.

The doors opened, and a weary-looking doctor emerged.

Elias Langley immediately stepped forward, his tightly pressed lips showing his anxiety.

The doctor removed his mask and nodded slightly to him.

"Miss Jacobs is in very serious condition. Firstly, she’s suffered severe compression and impact on her chest and abdomen, with significant visceral bleeding. Though we’ve performed emergency treatment, close observation is still required. Secondly, and most critically, she experienced a prolonged period of cardiac and respiratory arrest, leading to severe anoxia in her brain. She’s currently in a deep coma and must be transferred to the ICU for monitoring. You need to be mentally prepared."

As he spoke, he signaled to the nearby nurse.

The nurse handed over a critical condition notice.

The doctor said, "Mr. Langley, we still need to follow through with the hospital’s procedures."

"She’ll pull through, won’t she?"

Accepting the notice, Elias Langley restrained his trembling hand and signed his name on the line.

The doctor quickly replied, "The next 24 to 48 hours are crucial for observation. If she awakens without severe complications, the hope greatly increases."

Elias Langley returned the notice to the nurse and instructed, "Contact the best neurology and critical care experts domestically to form a team and come for a consultation immediately."

The doctor nodded, "Miss Jacobs has already been taken to the ICU; only you can visit."

Elias Langley turned and walked toward the ICU room, his footsteps particularly heavy in the empty corridor.

In his eyes surged an unmistakable pain.

Having foreseen the sinister nature of humanity and cleared obstacles for her, she was still hurt to this extent by a bunch of idiots.

His lowered hand unconsciously clenched into a fist; she had survived so many dangers before, and this time would be no exception.

Her luck must be on her side.

...

Juliana Jacobs lay with tubes attached all over, lost in a bizarre dreamscape.

In an indistinguishable environment, a man’s voice echoed.

"Elias, she’s my daughter. Are you going to sacrifice my daughter’s life for some greater good?"