Chapter 693: Sent Flying by His Slap
Chapter 693: Chapter 693: Sent Flying by His Slap
Phoebe Sawyer didn’t want to deal with him. She pushed herself up from the ground, only to feel a sharp pain in her knee.
She hissed in pain but forced herself to walk forward.
Sidney Gomez got up and took a few quick strides to get in front of Phoebe Sawyer, blocking her path. "Phoebe, get back together with me."
Phoebe Sawyer took a deep breath, completely exasperated with him. "Leave me alone!"
She turned to walk in another direction, but her wrist was forcefully grabbed.
"Phoebe Sawyer!" Sidney Gomez tightened his grip on her hand. "It’s been this long and you still haven’t come to your senses? Where are you going to find a man better than me?"
"Let go!" Phoebe Sawyer tried to wrench her hand away, but she couldn’t break his grip. Her face flushed with anger.
Sidney Gomez then pulled her into his arms. "Phoebe, I’ve never really forgotten you."
Phoebe Sawyer was so disgusted she let out a scream. "You’re sick!"
Seeing the male human forcing himself on the female human, Inky immediately flapped its wings, flew over, and pecked hard at Sidney Gomez’s hair twice.
It wanted to peck his scalp, but the man’s hair was surprisingly stiff, and it couldn’t get through at all.
Inky blinked its beady eyes. Then, as if struck by an idea, it flew in front of the man and went for his eyes.
Sidney Gomez felt a sharp sting on his eyelid and let out a curse. "Fuck!"
He raised a hand to cover his left eye.
Seeing this, Inky immediately went to peck his right eye.
Sidney Gomez had no choice but to let go of Phoebe Sawyer. He covered his right eye, cursing, "Fuck! Where did this crazy bird come from?"
Phoebe Sawyer never imagined that a small bird would be the one to help her at such a critical moment.
"Thank you!" she said, then turned and ran.
Hearing her footsteps, Sidney Gomez waved his hands to shoo Inky away, prying one eye open to search for Phoebe Sawyer.
When he saw her running away from his car, he broke into a run to chase her.
Inky chirped in anger, "Despicable male! How dare you still chase her!"
It huffily gave chase, but its wing beats were much weaker now. The evil male had swatted its wing.
’Ouch, that hurts a little.’
But when it saw Sidney Gomez about to catch Phoebe Sawyer, it pushed through the pain and flapped its wings with all its might to give chase.
It flew in front of Sidney Gomez again, but its injured wing made it less agile than before. This time, before it could even get near his eyes, he swatted it out of the air.
Inky fell to the ground. Its tiny body twitched twice, and then its eyes closed.
Swooping in from a distance, Zephyr saw the scene unfold. Its sharp eyes narrowed. With a powerful beat of its wings, it dove low, sinking its sharp talons into the man’s scalp.
"You son of a bitch! I wasn’t even going to eat him, so what gives you the right to hit him?"
A sharp pain shot through his scalp, and Sidney Gomez stopped dead in his tracks. He gasped, his face instantly twisting into a ferocious grimace.
"Ah—what is that?" He rolled his eyes upward, only to see a sharp beak and a menacing stare.
Seeing this, Zephyr immediately lowered its head to peck his forehead.
SCREECH—
Tires screeched against the pavement, emitting a piercing sound.
Renee Jennings opened the car door and immediately heard Zephyr’s complaint.
"Renee, this male knocked that swallow unconscious!"
Renee Jennings’s expression changed abruptly. She lowered her gaze and spotted Inky lying on the ground.
"Inky!" She hurried forward, knelt beside Inky, and called out worriedly, "Inky?"
Lying on the ground on the brink of death, Inky slowly opened its eyes and said weakly, "Re...nee... hurts... Robin... really... hurts..."
Sawyer walked over, frowning. "Renee, is there anything I can help with?"
"Sawyer, you go catch up to Phoebe. I’ll contact the others." Renee Jennings’s eyes were red, her voice trembling slightly. "I have to take Inky to get treatment first."
"Okay." Sawyer agreed and set off to catch up with Phoebe Sawyer.
Renee Jennings ran to her car to get a scarf, and gently and carefully placed Inky on it.
"Inky, don’t be scared." She cooed softly, "I’m taking you to the hospital right now. Don’t be scared."
She stood up, turned her head to look at Zephyr, her tone instantly becoming much colder. "Zephyr, keep an eye on him for me."
Zephyr heard her and immediately replied, "Roger that!"
Renee Jennings opened the passenger side door, placed Inky inside, then went around the front of the car, got into the driver’s seat, and drove away.
On the way, she contacted Sylvia Brooks and asked her to go help pick up Phoebe Sawyer and Sawyer.
After a moment’s thought, she also contacted Henry Stark.
’That man probably saw Phoebe Sawyer walking alone and decided to stop and harass her.’
After finishing the calls, Renee Jennings glanced at the passenger seat and said softly, "Inky, can you hear me?"
"Robin... can..." A faint, intermittent voice answered from inside the car.
Renee Jennings frowned, her grip on the steering wheel tightening until her knuckles turned white. She forced herself to stay calm. "Inky, just hang on a little longer. We’ll be at the hospital soon."
A sudden thought struck her, and she quickly dialed the pet hospital to ask if the exotic pet veterinarian was on duty that night.
A gentle voice from the receptionist came through the phone. "Yes, ma’am, our exotic pet vet is on duty tonight. Please feel free to bring your little one in."
"Okay, thank you." Only then did Renee Jennings let out a small sigh of relief.
There was hardly any traffic, so she floored it.
Twenty minutes later, Renee Jennings parked her car in front of the pet hospital.
Despite her anxiety, she was extremely gentle as she lifted the scarf and carefully carried it into the pet hospital.
The receptionist saw her and immediately came up to greet her. "Miss Jennings, were you the one who just called?"
"Yes." Renee Jennings nodded, her expression serious. "Please arrange a consultation with the exotic pet vet for me."
"Of course, right away." The receptionist immediately ran to make the arrangements.
「Two minutes later.」
"Miss Jennings." The receptionist returned. "Please go to exam room four."
"Thank you." Renee Jennings thanked her and strode towards exam room four.
She knocked once before quickly entering the room. "Doctor, my baby was swatted out of the air. He’s unconscious."
"Let me see." The vet nodded and put on medical gloves.
「Meanwhile.」
Sawyer caught up with Phoebe Sawyer, showed her his police credentials, and explained why he and Renee Jennings were there.
When Phoebe Sawyer learned that Inky had been injured while helping her, her heart leaped into her throat. She asked worriedly, "The little Swallow is hurt. Is it serious?"
"It’s not clear yet," Sawyer said softly. "Renee has taken him to the hospital."
"I never thought..." Guilt washed over her. "If I’d known, I wouldn’t have run. Then the little Swallow wouldn’t have gotten hurt..."
Sawyer pressed his lips together and offered, "It’s not your fault."
"Can you ask which hospital the little Swallow is in?" Phoebe Sawyer asked, her voice thick with tears. "I need to know the moment he’s okay."
Sawyer glanced at the time. "I’ll ask, but we need to wait for our ride to get here before we can go."