The door banged against the wall with a loud sound, making Qian Qian who was lost in thought almost jump out of the bed. Wide eyed, she stared at the older gentleman with a frown. Who was this person and why had he barged into her room like this? Before Qian Qian could say anything the man gave her a once over, muttered something under his breath and came to a stop near her bed.
But once the man was inside, the haughtiness of the mayor disappeared as he said politely," Madam. It is good to see that you are awake. I am Mayor Oh of Townhall B. I understand you were in a major accident last night and have just woken up. How are you feeling now?"
Even though the man introduced himself with civility, Qian Qian did not let down her guard as she nodded politely, and said, "I am doing fine, thank you."
The mayor nodded jovially and continued," Good, good. We never want the innocent to suffer the mistakes of others. It is a pity that your husband was driving drunk last night and made his own family and others suffer. I have decided to compensate the victims and even though you were at fault for letting him drink and drive, I have decided that I will compensate you too. After all you have also suffered. I was just here to check..."
As the mayor was about to continue, Qian Qian interrupted with a scowl," What do you mean my husband was drinking and driving?"
Was she suffering some kind of side effect from the accident that she was unaware of? Firstly, when did she get married? And secondly her husband was even drinking and driving? When did that happen? And even if they were considering Matt Long as her husband, when did he drink unless the chocolate was spiked with loads of liquor!
The mayor, however did not loose his cool and continued to talk genially," Of course you must be confused because of the accident. see, last night, your husband lost control of the car because of being too impaired to drive and caused a large accident."
Qian Qian was no one's fool. Immediately she understood what the mayor was up to, though she did not know why. She snorted and cut in," Mayor Oh! You are mistaken. My partner did not lose control of the car. Two cars ignored the traffic signal and almost hit us because of their speed. If our car had been a bit faster or if Matt had not swerved the car at the right moment, we would have been crushed or worse by the speeding cars! I wonder who Mayor Oh is protecting?"
The blunt and slightly taunting words of Qian Qian made Mayor Oh drop the mask and with eyes full of contempt, he said," Very smart of you! Madam, your husband caused a major accident last night causing my son and nephew to suffer grave injuries as well ruining their cars and you claim that he was the one driving responsibly! Let me give you a word of advice, tell your husband to hand himself in and confess to his mistakes and I will request the courts to reduce his sentence as well as provide you with a compensation that would be enough for your daughter and you to live well! If he persists on shirking his responsibility, I will make sure that he is caught and pays the heftiest price for the accident! And then once he is behind bars, I will sue you for moral irresponsibility and putting the lives of the public at risk and make you pay a compensation through your nose! You understand?" He finished off the last threat with a band of his walking stick while glaring at the woman in the bed assured that he would be able to intimidate the woman. But Qian Qian was not someone easily handled and was about to rebuke him when a little girl screamed from the door and with hands on her hips in a perfect copy of big mama scolded the bad uncle. "Who do you think you are? And why are you shouting at my mother! You bad uncle!"