The moment Elizabeth ended her mother in law's call, she saw Aaron standing in front of her. "I can drop at the hospital," she heard him say. Pausing for a second, "if you are fine coming with me," he said. Elizabeth looked at Aaron and blinked her eyes slowly. The news of Liam meeting with an accident was a huge shock to her. Being in a state where she could neither talk nor think of anything, Elizabeth nodded her head slowly and followed him without uttering a word. As soon as they reached, Elizabeth rushed into the hospital and asked the receptionist about the room in which Liam was being treated.
"He will be fine," she saw Sylvia, Anthony's wife, consoling Liam's mother . "It has been two years since I met him. I_ I never thought that I would see him in this state," Elizabeth felt a lump in her throat when she saw Grace crying at Liam's condition.
"Elizabeth dear, when did you come?" she heard Fiona's voice and cocked her head aside. "I_ just c_ame now," stuttered Elizabeth.
"What did the doctors say, mother?"
"I just hope he comes out of danger." Elizabeth looked at Fiona's deep sigh and understood that Liam was in critical condition. "Why don't you go and sit beside Grace. You must be tired because of the work," Fiona suggested her. Elizabeth looked at Grace and pitied her. "I'm fine, mother," she answered and gave a faint smile.
"Did you tell Aaron about Liam?" her mother in law asked.
"I forgot my phone, the thing is Aaron and...." Elizabeth looked around for Aaron but he was nowhere to be seen. She rushed inside thinking that he was coming after her but he didn't come with her.
Before she could tell that she and Aaron came together, Fiona spoke to Ryan. "Could you please phone Aaron and ask him if he could come to the hospital, Ryan?" Elizabeth heard her mother talk to Ryan who was busy with his phone.
"Actually, Aaron knows about Liam!!" replied Elizabeth.
"Did you tell him to come to the hospital?" Fiona asked her.
Elizabeth gave a pause, " I didn't tell him anything. I just thought, someone must've informed him by now," she replied.
"Aaron and grandpa doesn't know about Liam's accident yet," answered Ryan.
Elizabeth was unable to breathe because of iodoform smell of the hospital, she excused herself from Fiona and came to stand at the corridor. She saw a man in his fifties standing at the railing. "Uncle Steve?! " she addressed when she saw Liam's father standing alone at the corridor.
He gave a dull smile im exchange and continued to look at the dark sky," you know what happened between me and Liam, don't you?" Steve started a conversation.
" Yes. I do," she replied. Elizabeth was aware that Liam cut all his ties from his parents when they opposed him from becoming a prosecutor.
"Do you believe in karma, Elizabeth?" he asked her out of context which made Elizabeth fall in a state of confusion.
"Sorry?" Elizabeth didn't understand what made the man talk about karma with her at a time like this.
"People never understand what they did to others until the same things happen to them," he said. "We both were separated for more than two years now. He left home to become a prosecutor. I was angry at first; but I was a father who loved his son more than anything else. I missed my son and I selfishly thought, if I arranged a marriage with his best friend instead of some random girl, he might stop hating me and come back to me..."
"He never hated you,uncle," Elizabeth interrupted.
Steve gave a helpless smile and in exchange Elizabeth gave him an awkward smile because of breaking his son's marriage with her. "I am extremely sorry for the decision I took about Aaron and me..."
"It was your decision to marry and I don't blame you for anything," he said. "Thankyou!!" replied Elizabeth politely.
"I have to talk to the doctor. I'll see you later," Steve excused himself.
Elizabeth didn't understand what did he mean by karma. Why was Steve thinking about something karma at this moment and what did he do that he sounded regretful. Being a curious person, Elizabeth couldn't stop herself from thinking about the things Steve said to her. When she wasn't able to come to a conclusion, Elizabeth shove away her thoughts and turned to go inside but she paused for a second and turned back to see a person standing on the empty road in the hospital premises. She stepped a little further to the railing to get a closer view. Elizabeth recollected the conversation she had with Ryan and her mother in law. Looking at the way Aaron was talking on the phone, Elizabeth suspected Aaron. "How did he even get the information about Liam unless he was keeping an eye on him or his family but why would he be interested to know about the people he never cared for?" she thought in her mind. As Elizabeth gave a thought about the things that happened since morning, her heart felt heavy about the conversation she had with Liam. One thought led to another and as she kept thinking her doubts grew deeper and deeper. Liam found out something and was supposed to meet her at the restaurant to talk about the people who might be involved in the case. But before he could talk to her, he met with an accident on his way to the restaurant. What if he met with an accident because of the case they were dealing? The speculations made by Elizabeth were something she hoped to be fallacious.