It turned out that Uncle Miller, who runs the supermarket, had already noticed something was off outside while he was in the store. After the rain stopped, he took a flashlight and went into the neighborhood. You could say Nancy Stewart was lucky—when the entire neighborhood had lost power, he saw Nancy Stewart lying on the ground. Uncle Miller immediately called Emily Stewart, then called the police and an ambulance, and that’s how Nancy Stewart was sent to the hospital.

According to the doctor, after Nancy Stewart was brought to the hospital, his heartbeat was extremely weak and could stop at any moment. On top of that, Nancy Stewart had severe burns on his back, covering seventy percent of the area. If not treated in time, the complications from the burns alone could have been fatal for Nancy Stewart.

At the time, the doctors had already issued a critical condition notice for Nancy Stewart. He stayed in the ICU for a whole week, and only after his vital signs stabilized was he transferred back to a regular ward. But the doctor’s prognosis wasn’t very optimistic—they said that after being electrocuted, Nancy Stewart might have suffered damage to his brainstem nerves. If he could wake up, it wouldn’t be a big problem, but if not, he might remain in a vegetative state for life.

“Money!”

Nancy Stewart spat out a single word. For some reason, even though he still couldn’t move his body, his mind was very clear. As soon as he heard the word ICU, Nancy Stewart thought of the medical bills, because when his grandfather was critically ill, he’d also been in the ICU, and the daily cost was about ten or twenty thousand yuan. This time, he’d been there for a week, and his own savings were nowhere near enough.

“Bro, when it comes to money, we really have to thank Big Brother Carter for his help.”

Emily Stewart immediately understood what her brother meant and said, “When you were sent to the hospital, I called Big Brother Carter. He rushed over that night with a hundred thousand yuan. Without that money, the ICU probably wouldn’t have admitted you. But I’ve already paid Big Brother Carter back…”

“Huh? You got in touch with… Dad?” If there was anyone in the world Nancy Stewart could rely on, it would undoubtedly be his father, John Stewart.

“Dad? Who knows which ocean he’s off fishing for sharks in now.” Emily Stewart curled her lips at this. Since she could remember, she’d seen her dad only a handful of times. If John Stewart didn’t always bring back lots of tasty treats and fun things to coax her, she might not even acknowledge him as her dad.

“It was still Big Brother Carter who helped. The next day, he went to find the power company…” Emily Stewart began to explain.

Hearing his sister, Nancy Stewart finally understood—his medical expenses had all been covered by the power company, and there were two people he needed to thank: one was the supermarket owner Uncle Miller, and the other was Big Brother Carter.

The night of the accident, besides calling an ambulance, Uncle Miller also called the police. When the police arrived, they first investigated the scene and determined that it was an accident caused by a power distribution box leaking electricity during a thunderstorm, which led to rainwater conducting electricity. Nancy Stewart was simply an innocent victim of “bad luck.”

With the police investigation report, David Carter brought a group of people to the power company’s department the next day to make a scene. First, it was a fact that the distribution box was old and poorly maintained. Second, David Carter and his group weren’t easy to deal with. They didn’t fight or smash anything; each of them just brought a thermos and sat in every leader’s office. Even when the company called the police, the officers couldn’t do much about them.

As the saying goes, “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” and it’s absolutely true. Under the demands of David Carter and the coordination of the relevant departments, the power company first paid out two hundred thousand yuan to cover the hospital bills, then handed over another three hundred thousand yuan in cash to the family member Emily Stewart, and promised to cover Nancy Stewart’s future medical expenses.

The previously advanced two hundred thousand yuan had already been spent a few days ago, so David Carter took people there again and got another two hundred thousand. As David Carter put it, the power company has plenty of money—there’s no reason to let them off easy.

“So that’s how it was.”

After hearing his sister’s explanation, Nancy Stewart closed his eyes and finally felt relieved. Of course, he wasn’t going to say that he’d slipped and crashed into the distribution box himself. The police had already said it was the box leaking electricity that caused the rainwater to conduct, which led to him hitting the box. Hmm… that explanation was reasonable and perfect—Nancy Stewart felt there was nothing to add.

As for the matter with Brian Cooper and the others, Nancy Stewart certainly wasn’t going to mention it. Last time, when he was in a car accident, he’d been too honest and took full responsibility himself, which meant the driver who hit him only paid five thousand yuan for his hospital stay and bought some supplements. Later, Nancy Stewart found out the other party’s car was insured, and the tens of thousands he’d spent could have been covered by insurance.

“The college entrance exam? Xiaoxiao… you didn’t take it?” Nancy Stewart suddenly thought of something, opened his eyes, and looked at his sister. He himself had missed the exam before because of a car accident. Though he never said it, he always felt a bit regretful. He hadn’t expected that this time, because of another accident, his sister would also miss the exam.

“Bro, are you silly? I was already specially admitted, why would I take the college entrance exam?” Emily Stewart stuck out her tongue and said, “Once you were hospitalized, I stopped going to school. They were still fighting for the last twenty days, but I was napping here with you every day. It was so comfortable, you have no idea.”