Chapter 211: Reluctance

Eleven hours, less than half a day, used to feel like it passed in the blink of an eye, but now, eleven hours seemed unbearably long. Many people called during this time, originally to offer New Year's greetings, but everyone present didn't feel like dealing with them. They brushed them off with simple and unenthusiastic responses. Randall called during dinner, by which time Isabella had been in the hospital for over nine hours and still hadn't come out. Since he was familiar with Hall now, he called him instead. He didn't know about Isabella being in the hospital; he just wanted to invite Hall to the Liangs' house for the New Year. He talked casually and extensively on the phone with Hall, not waiting for Hall to respond before rambling about his plans for tomorrow. Hall silently listened to him and then said, "Isabella is in the hospital now, so you don't need to come to the Liangs' house tomorrow." "What?" Randall's voice rose sharply. Hall felt like his eardrums were about t