Chapter 1016

At that precise moment, Jessica's doctor returned from outside and bumped into Krista, who was engrossed in a phone call.

Her phone tumbled to the floor, the screen shattering into countless pieces.

The sight of her now-ruined phone pushed Krista, already on the brink of a breakdown, into a fit of enraged screams.

Only someone who had experienced a breakdown could understand her feelings. She couldn't release her anger at all, even by shouting.

Jessica's doctor, Arnold Burton, was shocked when he saw how hysterical Krista looked. He was momentarily stunned. He then bent over and picked Krista's phone up. However, Krista swiftly seized it back from him, commanding, "Don't move!"

"Mrs. Preston, you—"

Before Arnold could finish his sentence, Krista tightly clutched his shoulders like she intended to claw into Arnold.

"I'll give you five million dollars for Jessica's life," she declared through gritted teeth.

The call from Atlas Casino was the last straw, and in her distorted ra