Meanwhile, a deeply anxious ire was making her way to Sacred Heart Hospital in a hurry.


    She was filled with worry after hearing that her mother had suffered a broken leg. ire feltpletely in the dark about what had transpired with her mother over the past two days.


    After ine hung up the phone, she clutched her right leg, which was throbbing with pain, and broke out in a cold sweat.


    At that moment, ine could no longer contain her frustration. She urged her driver with irritation, “Can you speed up this broken car a bit? Why are you going so slowly? Don’t you realize that I’m in pain?”


    The cab driver responded matter-of-factly, “I have to obey the speed limit while driving in the city. I must adhere to these regtions. If I speed, not only will I lose points, but it also endangers pedestrians.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    “Who are you putting in danger?” ine shot back, her anger boiling over. “Can you just drive faster? I’m in agony! Are you trying to milk more money out of me? If I end up disabled because of your slow driving, I’ll make sure to settle this with you!”


    The driver, appearing unfazed, replied, “I’m already driving as fast as I can. If you think I’m too slow, feel free to get out and find another cab!”


    Without thinking, ine snapped, “What kind of attitude is this? Do you really think I won’t file aint against you? You’re going to lose your job today!”


    The cab driver, now irritated, shot back, “I’m following the traffic rules. What could you possiblyin about? Are you going to report me for not speeding when you demanded it?”


    Seething with anger, ine cursed, “I’ll tell your employer that you were acting inappropriately and harassing me!”


    The cab driver burst intoughter. He nced at ine through the rearview mirror and said scornfully, “Did you take a good look at yourself today? You don’t even have your two front teeth, and you’re iming I harassed you? I’d be thanking my lucky stars if you didn’t harass me!”


    Stunned into silence, ine hadn’t anticipated such a sharp retort about her appearance. Infuriated, she shot back, “What’s your name? Whichpany do you work for? I’m going to call andin about you right now!”


    Hearing this, the cab driver lost his patience. He pulled over to the side of the road and said dismissively, “If you want toin, go ahead. I’m done taking you anywhere. Get out of my car!”


    ine, refusing to back down, yelled, “You want me to get out now? Who do you think you are? Start driving this instant! If my treatment for my broken leg is dyed because of you, I’ll make sure to fight you on this!”


    The driver switched off the engine, sneering, “Sorry, but my car is broken and I can’t move it. If you don’t want to get out, feel free to wait with me.”


    ine was taken aback; she hadn’t expected her threats to fall t. As she continued to fume, the driver opened his door, stepping out for a smoke.


    Charlie, sitting in the front passenger seat, couldn’t help but find the situation somewhat amusing.


    His mother-inw seemed utterly clueless about how to handle the situation. She was the one with the broken leg who needed immediate treatment, while the driver had no injuries and was in no rush. What was she achieving by being rude and shouting at him?


    Now that the driver had refused to take her to the hospital, wasn’t ine the one prolonging her treatment?


    Yet, Charlie didn’t mind. He asked, “Mom, what’s our next move? Are we really going to sit here?”


    ine was about to explode but knew she had to get to the hospital quickly to treat her broken leg. The thought of potentialplications terrified her.<fn3ff7> This text is hosted at find?novel</fn3ff7>


    Thus, she quickly instructed Charlie, “Get out and hail another cab for us!”


    Charlie nodded and exited the car, walking to the roadside to wait for a new cab.<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>