Trash Husband, I'm the Top novel Chapter 362

“Did I wake you?”

“Where are you going?” she insisted, refusing to let it go.

Daniel was silent for a couple of seconds before answering, “Eleanor and Hans had a fight. She ran away from home.”

Thunder rolled outside, shaking the windows, and rain battered the glass.

Nora reached for his arm, gripping it from behind. “Can’t you stay?”

She hadn’t shown this kind of vulnerability in days, and now, in the half-dark room, she was quietly pleading with him.

Daniel squeezed her hand, then let go. “Don’t worry. I’ll be back soon.”

“Daniel.” Her voice stopped him.

He paused by the door, glanced back, then left without another word.

Lightning flashed, thunder rattled the windows again.

Nora stood for a moment, a strange heaviness pressing on her chest.

Even when she lay back down, sleep wouldn’t come; she tossed and turned, her mind restless.

She didn’t know how much time passed before she finally drifted off, only to be startled awake by another crash of thunder.

Her eyes snapped open. She checked her phone: five in the morning. The sky outside was still dark.

She switched off her phone and was about to curl up under the covers again when it began to ring.

Una’s name flashed on the screen.

For a second, Nora froze, then hurried to answer.

“Una?”

“Aurora, listen to me—Daniel’s been in a car accident.”

Nora’s mind went blank.

“A car accident?”

“We’re at the hospital. He’s still in surgery.”

“I understand.”

The worry that had been gnawing at her all night suddenly vanished, replaced by a cold, empty clarity.

She remembered clearly—Daniel had gone out to look for Eleanor. So the accident must have something to do with her.

She felt no urge to rush to the hospital. Instead, she lay back down and didn’t move until seven.

At seven, the housekeeper knocked at her door, voice trembling.

“Ma’am, Mr. Chambers… There’s been an accident.”

Nora studied the report. She asked Will, “Does he need surgery?”

Will replied, “The doctor says we can wait and observe for a few days.”

Nora nodded. “That’s good.”

Nothing more was said.

Unable to hold back anymore, Eleanor wiped her tears and turned on Nora. “Nora, he’s lying in a hospital bed, and you can’t even say something caring?”

“Don’t you know he’s been waiting for you to come?”

“You don’t care about him at all.”

Nora looked up, meeting her gaze. “He got hurt because of you, not me.”

Eleanor fell silent, her only answer more tears.

Nora’s voice was cold. “I imagine Ms. Quinn would be more than happy to stay and look after him.”

“I—”

“And I suppose Mr. Chambers wouldn’t mind either.” Nora’s words, calm and sharp, were directed at Daniel.

He’d gone out in that storm to find Eleanor. Clearly, their sibling bond ran deep.