CHAPTER 8

Amanda sat still besides her father. She watched as the life machine beeped in sequence.

It was a very long night. The machine clock that hung suspendedly on the wall beeped as the time hit 11:00pm. It was quite dark outside.

The room was dead silent, and one could hear the drop of a pin.

Mr. Winston was quite an elderly man who had an unstable health. The slightest fear could increase his blood pressure.

Ever since Mrs. Winston died, her husband's health just deteriorated immensely.

"What exactly happened?" Amanda finally asked Miss. Kristen, her father's personal assistant.

"Well, miss, I wasn't practically there at the hall the moment the hoodlums attacked, but, thanks to his security personnels, he was quickly grabbed and carried away.

He fell to the floor on the process and had a fracture in his left arm" Kristen answered and lowered her head.

Amanda's mind was swelling with questions. Was this a set-up? Does Colton have anything to do with this? No! He ca