Chapter 1384: Chapter 1384: Accident
Charlotte Thompson’s gaze was drawn to the sound.
When she looked up, she saw a woman not far away shouting loudly, while a man clad in black and wearing a mask was running forward in a rush.
As he ran, he seemed a bit nervous, glancing behind him. Charlotte, just getting out of the car, was startled and had no idea what was happening.
But as she looked up, she noticed the direction the man in black was heading toward—right where Annie Anne was standing at the entrance of the elementary school.
Annie was looking down at her phone, seemingly texting someone and naturally oblivious to the person running toward her.
"Annie!" Charlotte quickly called out to warn her, but it was a little too late.
By the time Annie reacted and looked up, the man was already in front of her.
Realizing someone was in his way, the man in black swiftly swung his arms, shoving Annie aside and causing her to fall hard to the ground.
Perhaps because of Annie’s position, it affected the man’s pace, and he stumbled slightly after shoving her.
This hesitation led to several vigilant parents nearby pinning him to the ground.
Charlotte quickly walked over to Annie’s side. Seeing Annie clutching her knee, she asked worriedly, "Annie, are you hurt?"
Annie had just been discharged from the hospital not long ago, and her injuries had only recently healed. Now, being shoved and falling to the ground again—what if she got hurt again? It would be terrible.
Though Annie frowned deeply, she shook her head to reassure Charlotte that she was fine.
Looking down, however, she noticed that the skin on her arm had been scraped.
"It’s nothing, don’t worry."
Annie said casually, then turned her attention to the man in black, who was being restrained. As their eyes met, she noticed an odd flicker of surprise in his gaze.
But Annie didn’t register this small detail. Her eyes soon fell on the wallet discarded on the ground, and she leaned down to pick it up.
At this moment, the woman who had seemingly been robbed of the wallet ran over while panting. Her face, filled with anger, made no effort to conceal her fury as she looked at the subdued thief on the ground.
"People like this are just despicable!"
The woman gritted her teeth, her fingers digging tightly into her palms.
"Is this your wallet?" Annie asked, stopping the woman and holding the wallet out to her.
The woman took one look and quickly nodded. "Ah, yes, yes, that’s my wallet. Thank you so much."
Annie shook her head, but as she reached out to hand over the wallet, the woman noticed the scrape on Annie’s arm. Letting out a startled "Oh no," the woman immediately began searching her pockets and pulled out a band-aid.
"You’re hurt. Here, use this to cover the wound."
Annie was briefly taken aback but did not refuse. She thanked the woman with a polite smile.
By then, the police had arrived to take the man in black away, with the woman following them to the station.
"Who would have thought that getting pushed like this would result in me doing a good deed," Annie said with a laugh.
But her words made Charlotte frown deeply.
"You’re certainly optimistic, but your injuries haven’t even fully healed yet. What if something worse happened when you fell like that?" Charlotte said with obvious worry.
"You make me sound so fragile," Annie teased with a light-hearted wink, her tone cheerful and playful.