Chapter 1553: Who Is That Woman Really?

Thomas was firmly opposed, and Alice Turner was just as determined about going back to the company to explain things, but she didn’t argue with him anymore.

She glanced at him, pushed the door open, and walked into the ward.

At this point, Benjamin Shaw still hadn’t woken up; his eyes remained closed as he lay there in a passive sleep.

Alexander Shaw and Isla Lane were standing by the bed, heads lowered as they looked at Benjamin on the hospital bed, their gaze fixed, their expressions intent.

Even when the three people outside all came in, the two of them didn’t notice; they just kept standing there, motionless, staring at their son.

"Uncle, Auntie, you two should sit down." Alice pulled over the two chairs that weren’t far away and let Alexander and Isla sit.

Hearing her voice, Isla only tilted her head to glance at Alice, then lowered her gaze again to continue looking at her son, Benjamin.

Alexander slowly turned his body toward her, looked at her, and asked, "What did the police want with you?"

"The police asked Alice some questions about what happened."

Before Alice could open her mouth, Thomas, standing slightly behind and to her right, had already answered for her.

Alexander’s gaze moved away from Alice and shifted to Thomas. "Did they catch the attacker?"

His son had been stabbed into such a state; that assailant absolutely could not be let off lightly.

"The hotel security caught her on the spot."

This time, Alice answered, because Thomas hadn’t been there at the time and had no idea what had happened, whereas she had witnessed the scene herself.

Hearing that the attacker hadn’t gotten away, Alexander’s grim expression eased slightly, though it was still harsh. "Why did that person attack you?"

There had to be a reason. No one just randomly hurts someone for no reason, and this was clearly done with lethal intent.

Judging from the injuries, it was obvious the attack was fueled by deep hatred, with the intention to stab him to death.

"That woman was trying to stab me. Benjamin got hurt because he was saving me from her." Alice gave a truthful account of what had happened, but she deliberately left out the reason why that woman wanted to kill her.

A woman?!

Seeing how badly Benjamin was injured, Alexander had always assumed the attacker was a man—some big, burly guy who’d trained in fighting—but what he heard now was a completely opposite answer.

If a woman could injure someone this badly, either that woman was extremely vicious, or his son was far too weak.

He’d rather believe the former; that way, as a father, it was a little easier to accept.

"Who exactly is that woman? Why did she come at you with a knife? Does she have some kind of vendetta against you?" Alexander fired off three questions in a row; these were the things he most wanted to know right now.

"That woman is one of Anthony’s enemies. Alice just got dragged into it for no reason." This time it was Charlotte Shaw who rushed to answer for Alice. Out in the hall just now, she had already gotten a rough idea of what had happened.

She was still digging into the details, but she believed she could get everything clear.

Alexander didn’t react right away to who exactly Anthony was, and looked at Charlotte in confusion. "Who’s Anthony?"

He’d barely finished the question when it suddenly hit him—Anthony was the young boss of AK International.

"Anthony is..."

"Benjamin! You’re awake?"

Isla’s voice burst out suddenly, full of delight and excitement, cutting off the conversation between the four of them, and all four turned their eyes toward the man in the bed.