The hospital operating room was surrounded by people.
When the surgical light went out and the metal door opened, Zoey walked out from inside, her face showing a slight fatigue.
Marlene tearfully held Zoey's hand and inquired about Carolyn's condition.
Zoey nodded, "Succeeded."
Marlene felt relieved and her body suddenly fell backwards, fainting. Braylen stood behind her and caught her just in time.
Zoey quickly took Madam's pulse and let out a sigh of relief. "She just relaxed after being overly nervous, it's a process of releasing stress. Taking her to rest for a while will be fine."
Marlene was arranged by Troy to rest in the vacant ward.
Alonso's expression remained serious and tense as he asked, "Zoey, is Carolyn out of danger now, but does she have any aftereffects?"
Zoey pursed her lips and spoke honestly, "Carolyn was hit in the head by a stone, causing extensive brain trauma, with the hippocampus, which controls memory
The atmosphere in the interrogation room was tense.Reagan stared at Zoey with a fierce gaze, veins popping on his forehead, and angrily said, "What did you say?"Zoey leaned back in her chair and chuckled, "You're contradicting yourself. During the explosion on set, you clearly wanted to kill me, and when you kidnapped Carolyn to lure me out, Ariana was excited because she thought she could transplant my heart. Your intention all along was to kill me, and you never once considered giving Ariana a new heart. So Ariana is not the precious one you claim she is. There are only a few people involved in this case, so Lola is the one you call precious! Lola is the mastermind!"Reagan's hand, clenched into a fist, trembled slightly as he uttered a few words through his teeth, "It wasn't like this!"Zoey smiled faintly, "It's okay, your death sentence has been pronounced. The mastermind behind it is currently facing the consequences of their actions. Even if you
Zoey slept until half past three in the afternoon.She rubbed her eyes and sat up, and when she looked down, she found that she had already changed into pajamas, with a faint scent of shower gel on her body. It seemed that Russell had bathed her.She picked up the phone from the bedside table, replied to Leanna's message, and then got out of bed, dragging her slippers to the bathroom.After freshening up, she walked out of the bedroom and entered the kitchen, smelling the aroma of food.I watched the man's tall and slender figure, walked over and wrapped my arms around his lean waist, pressing my cheek against his back.Russell smirked slightly, "Why didn't you sleep a little longer?""I have already slept well, thank you.""What do you thank me for?" Russell stirred the ribs in the pan and then set down the spatula, covering the pot.He turned around and wrapped his arms around the person, saying, "Tell me, what do you thank m
Zoey woke up hungry and realized that Russell was not by her side.Glancing outside for a moment, the silver moonlight spilled in, gentle and beautiful.She put on her pajamas and slipped on her slippers as she walked out of the bedroom.The living room was not lit up, and Russell sat in the wicker chair by the window, smoking a cigarette.Hearing footsteps, he turned around to look.Seeing Zoey approaching, he quickly extinguished the cigarette and pressed it into the ashtray.He reached out his hand towards Zoey and said, "Would you like to sleep a little longer?"Zoey placed her hand on his palm, allowing him to carry her and sit her on his lap.She wrapped her hands around the man's neck and said, "You rarely smoke, what's wrong? Do you have something on your mind?"Russell hooked a strand of her hair with his fingertips and gently twirled it around. "It's nothing, just wondering how to make Lola slip up," he said.
After Zoey woke up, she saw Russell lying on his side, looking at her."Awake?""Um." Zoey snuggled into his arms and closed her eyes. "What time is it now?""Seven fifty."Zoey suddenly opened her eyes, "It's time to get up. Let's go to the hospital later to have Carolyn checked and receive the injection.""Okay. Brodie went early in the morning and said Carolyn's condition was stable."Zoey hummed and jumped out of bed to freshen up, then changed clothes and had breakfast with Russell.After dinner, the two of them went to the hospital.Outside the ICU ward, Braylen and Aubrie saw Zoey pushing Russell towards them, with a smile on their faces.Aubrie excitedly approached and shook Zoey's hand, "Zoey, Brodie and I have seen Carolyn, her complexion has improved a lot. Thank you, Zoey."Upon hearing this, Zoey felt even more guilty in her heart. "Sister-in-law, the whole thing started because of me, and yet you are
Zoey did not have the police interrogate the kidnapper about the robot dog because asking would not have yielded any results.If the robot dog had any issues, it would have definitely been taken care of.The only direct evidence now is Carolyn.Zoey could guarantee that she woke up, but she couldn't guarantee whether she would have amnesia or not, and whether the amnesia was temporary or permanent.She had no idea either.Here, Ariella's mother received a call from Aubrie, expressing her heartfelt gratitude.They transferred the elderly person to another hospital as soon as possible.In the evening, Zoey saw Ariella's grandmother and the Bowman family.After examining the elderly person's condition, Zoey expressed only a 70% certainty because the tumor was exerting significant pressure on the nerves and its location was unfavorable.Stella immediately agreed to let Zoey have the surgery because the experts at Greycoast H
The weather in November became colder and colder, and it seemed that the first snow of this year came earlier.The indoor temperature was warm like spring, completely different from the outside.A thin layer of mist had formed on the window.Russell's slender and clean fingers slid gently, and a corner of the night scene entered his sight.He chuckled lightly and said, "Guess."Royce pursed his lips and uttered two words.After receiving Russell's affirmation, his hand holding the phone was trembling.After a long while, Royce said in a low voice, "I understood," after listening to Russell's words.The phone hung up, and Russell lit a cigarette, quietly pondering, one thing after another, as a bold speculation unraveled a shocking secret from twenty-two years ago.He felt that this was not a coincidence, but a conspiracy.After smoking two cigarettes in a row, Russell finally formed a rough outline of everything i
The Maddox Group, President's Office.Russell was reviewing the documents when the sound of a message coming in on his phone reached his desk.He took it over to have a look, and it was a photograph.The man and woman in the photo were Brodie and Zoey.He glanced and saw an unfamiliar number.Not many people knew his personal number, so the ones who could send him such photos must have had a conflict with him and Zoey.Counting carefully, it is only Nathalie who could do such things.He scoffed lightly, deleted the photo, and blocked the number.This kind of person was not worth his reply, not even a single word.Zoey had previously informed him that she was going to have dinner with Brodie later, as she needed a favor from him, and it was understandable that he wanted to ask some questions while having a meal together.The most important thing was that this man was no one else, so he felt at ease.He sent
An hour later, Dahlia changed her card and called Stella.The other party was just in a state of no answer all the time.I dialed five times in a row, and it wasn't until the sixth call that the phone was answered.Dahlia was furious and shouted, "Why didn't you answer the phone? Do you want your mom to die quickly?"Stella pretended to be very scared, "I didn't hear anything."Dahlia angrily grounded her teeth and said, "I left a blue box in the corner of the utility room. It contained half of the antidote. Go and get it for your mother to take. This way, it could prolong her life."Stella busily said she knew and then proceeded to do as instructed by the other party.Half an hour later, Dahlia called again to ask about Stella's condition.When he learned that the old man's condition had indeed improved, he began to manipulate Stella. "Taking only half of the antidote will accelerate the process of death. In four hours, your m
Russell fell silent. He didn't care about his own life or death, but he cared about Zoey and the child.Roland, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "Zoey actually hinted at me when she was getting in the car. She said if a blizzard is coming within two weeks, we should enjoy this beautiful scenery while we can."Madeleine asked, "Zoey said this, but I didn't think much about it. What does it mean exactly?"Roland sighed lightly, "The antidote still has half a month of experimental time. Zoey's suggestion is to inject Mr. Maddox with the antidote in case of an emergency. Although there may be some side effects, it is still better than being controlled by Gilberto's drugs. As for Zoey, I believe she has her own plan."Russell's thin lips were trembling, "Her plan was to save me, and she was working hard to find a solution to the chip. If it didn't work, she would go down with Gilberto. I can't let anything happen to her."Roland said, "The probl
Sitting in Gilberto's car, Zoey turned her face away from the window, her eyes devoid of focus and any trace of vitality."Do you particularly hate me?"Gilberto couldn't bear the silence and oppressive atmosphere any longer, so he cleared his throat and asked.Zoey did not answer the man's question; silence was the best response.Gilberto clenched the steering wheel, and suddenly changed lanes, heading towards a large tree on the side of the street.Just as they were about to collide, he abruptly slammed on the brakes.The car barely stopped ten centimeters away from the big tree, and he looked at Zoey with an expressionless face, still gazing out of the window.He grabbed Zoey by the back of her head and turned her towards him, anger filling his eyes. "Tell me, do you really hate me?"Zoey chuckled lightly, "And what if not? Your grandfather wanted to possess things that didn't belong to him, to kill others, and felt that eve
Russell and Zoey hid in the corner of the alley, leaning against each other, enjoying a long-lost tranquility.Zoey recounted all the past events that Alonso had told to Russell.Russell had never imagined that Zackary had held a grudge for over forty years, and had sent his grandson to seek revenge on him."How dare Zackary, who killed so many people in the Maddox family, have the audacity to seek revenge on us?" Zoey exclaimed angrily. "This person has no moral compass and has always believed that he should be the head of the Maddox family, that he should have supreme power. He is just a branch of the Maddox family, and he should be grateful to receive any dividends from the Maddox family. How can he shamelessly try to take over the Maddox family like this?"Russell sighed heavily from his nostrils, "Desire is at play. He intensely longs for what he does not possess, wanting to seize it for himself. He does not consider this to be wrong."Zoey fe
In order to not stand out, Zoey wore all black.As she walked, she said to Madeleine, "Do I look like a blind bear now?"Madeleine laughed and said, "Where did this adorable blind bear come from?"Zoey curved her lips, and Madeleine lifted the scarf up to cover most of Zoey's face.The two of them went out through the back door and saw a black Volkswagen parked at the entrance.The driver's cabin door opened, and Roland ran to the back door of the car. "Zoey, get in."Zoey nodded and sat inside with Madeleine.Roland looked around cautiously and then got into the car and drove away.During this period, Roland was assigned to the research institute, where he would stare at the experimental data every day and inform Zoey of any developments immediately.Roland glanced at the rearview mirror and said, "Zoey, I observed that the experimental data was stabilizing, but the mice exhibited some symptoms of drowsiness."Zo
Brodie revealed that Zoey's heart had been implanted with an explosive chip."Carsen, do you have any way to unbind the chip?"Carsen furrowed his brow, "Unless I know the code of the chip, I can only try to unbind it, otherwise I am helpless."Brodie mentioned the risks of the surgery, which gave Carsen a headache.Because besides this, there was no other way to see the chip code.Both of them fell into deep thought.Downstairs.Royce set off several sets of new fireworks, and each firework burst into the night sky, looking especially beautiful.Madeleine shouted, "Royce, why do you act like a reckless teenager?"Royce smiled helplessly and said, "Only you dare to say that to me!"Madeleine pouted, "I used to have a sister-in-law, but I wouldn't dare say that to you anymore!"Royce was about to say something when he picked up a phone call. He squinted his eyes and grabbed a magic wand, giving it to Madelei
Russell raised an eyebrow as he looked at Toby's stern gaze and said, "Of course, I can."Toby squinted his eyes and said, "I didn't know how you became like this."Russell leaned back against the chair, "I was always like this, it's just that you fools couldn't see through me."Toby poked his cheek with his tongue and said, "Zoey had a miscarriage, and as the father of the child, you didn't even have a bit of remorse. You really are an animal!"Russell looked at the person in front of him with a gloomy gaze and suddenly laughed, "What's there to be attached to? It's just an embryo. If you care about Zoey, then go and spend some quality time with her. I believe Leanna and Zoey are so close, they won't be jealous!""Do you know what you were saying, Russell?""Weren't you here to end our partnership? You were the one who spoke those pointless words! Zoey and I are just missing a divorce certificate. If you really like her, then persuade her t
Leanna saw a tall man standing there, her hand with the hair tie paused, and a look of astonishment appeared in her eyes."You, you, you, how did you come back?"Toby curled his lips and did not answer her question, "Was this intentionally worn for me to see?"Leanna denied, "Of course not! I just found it while tidying up my clothes. I bought it back when I was a freshman! I just wanted to see if I could still fit into it.""Did you buy it when you were a freshman?" Toby walked over and leaned against the side of the dressing table."Yeah!" Leanna didn't want Toby to see, but he had already seen, so there was no need to hide anymore.She tied the hair of the wig neatly, looked left and right, quite satisfied, and then stood up and turned around.Unexpectedly, when I turned around, my waist tightened, and I was pulled into the man's arms.Toby lowered his gaze and looked into her eyes, "You can still wear the clothes from our f
Upon hearing the words, Alonso's pupils contracted slightly.His body couldn't help but shake, "You said, you said Russell was poisoned since childhood?"Zoey briefly recounted what had happened recently."Did you guys actually go through so much?" Alonso fell into deep thought."Think carefully, do you have any enemies?" Zoey recalled the man Natalie had mentioned. "We went to Mirland before, and there was a woman named Natalie in Butteriron Village who said she had helped a man who was being chased over forty years ago. That man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, very handsome. Unfortunately, Natalie couldn't remember his exact appearance. Later, Natalie died, and this man became a mystery. I don't know if this information I'm sharing will be helpful for the person you need to consider, but it's just a clue."Alonso's murky eyes revealed a hint of helplessness and sadness. "The Maddox family is a large clan, and we are the legitimate branch with ma
When Zoey woke up again, the sun had already set.Since she got pregnant, she has been feeling a bit sleepy. Coupled with her previous emotional distress, now it feels like a tightly stretched string suddenly relaxing, making her feel particularly tired.Leanna walked out of the kitchen carrying a fruit tray and saw Zoey wake up. Just as she was about to greet her, she saw her jump up from the couch and run towards the bathroom.Zoey leaned over the toilet and vomited for a while, which was a consequence of taking medication earlier.Leanna brought a glass of water and gently tapped her back."Brush your teeth."Zoey nodded and slowly got up after rinsing her mouth.She walked up to the washstand, propping her hands on the countertop, looking at her pale reflection in the mirror. She closed her eyes and sighed, "I hope Gilberto won't think too much about me running to the restroom just now.""I don't think much of it once or tw