Benjamin stormed down the stairs. The blood stains on his forehead were gruesome to witness.Emma had been comforting Susan the entire time.Back then, when Benjamin saw Emma doing this, he believed she had a kind heart to cherish someone who wasn't her granddaughter. But now, he simply found her actions ridiculous.When Susan saw Benjamin's sinister expression, she became even more frightened and hid in Emma's arms. "Ben!""Never call me that ever again. You don't deserve to do so!"Upon hearing Benjamin's words, Emma became even more anxious. "You brat!""Also, you'd better scram if you don't want to die. I won't be so kind when I come home tomorrow," Benjamin spat. Then, he turned to leave.When Susan heard his cold and heartless words, she felt her body going cold. She shuddered and looked at Emma. "Grandma, Ben doesn't want me here anymore."She didn't know that tampering with those samples would have huge consequences. She just didn't want that woman to be found. She was
Right now, things with the Winchesters were in chaos. However, things with Kathryn were no better. She didn't have time to deal with Krista, and Jessica's health was deteriorating. Waiting for a matching bone marrow was a very torturous process for her.Meanwhile, Tally, who was far away in Montiwood, was injured. "Ow! That hurt!" She, who had always been strong, was sitting on the ground, shivering in pain.Victor looked at her thigh, which was scratched by the stone. He took off his shirt and wrapped it around her thigh. His skillful movements allowed him to do this in one fell swoop.At this moment, Victor also gave some terrifying news. "Our phones have no signal." He had come here to visit the site for the tourism project, so he had split up from the group.Along the way, Victor and Tally were recording their geographical locations. As expected of Montiwood, the scenery here was breathtaking. It was so spectacular that Tally forgot how difficult it was to transverse these mo
It was wolves.Tally couldn't believe that they had encountered wolves. There were even two of them."V-Victor!" Tally's heart skipped a beat. Her arms, which were wrapped around Victor's neck, tightened. She couldn't understand why there were wolves.Were the wolves attracted by the smell of the blood from her wound?Victor lowered his gaze and noticed that Tally was trembling with fear. Her face had gone pale as well. Yet, his tone still sounded calm in a situation like this. "Are you afraid?""C-Can I say I'm not?" Tally's voice quivered as she spoke words that went against her true feelings. Undoubtedly, she was terrified."Could you stand?" Victor asked. He sounded calmer than Tally, who trembled as she spoke.Tally was breathing intensely. "Y-Yes."She had no other choice at the moment."Slowly put your feet on the ground, then.""Alright." Tally was still trembling with fear. Yet, she tried her best to stay calm and gingerly placed her feet on the ground.She could fe
Tally was still in a trance even though Victor had repeatedly assured her that the wolf was dead. She was no doubt scared witless by what had happened.She gently extricated herself from Victor's embrace. It was then she noticed that his arm was injured.The wolf must have attacked him when he pushed her away. Blood was continuously oozing out from his wound.If it weren't for him, Tally might have been attacked by the wolf instead.Tally's eyes welled up with tears. "You're bleeding."There were lots of blood.Noticing that Tally was sobbing intensely, Victor said, "It's not the time to cry. We have to leave here immediately. The smell of the blood might attract other wild animals. There might be more wolves around."We'll be in big trouble if there's a wolf pack."Tally's heart skipped a beat upon hearing the possibility of a wolf pack. The two wolves had almost taken their lives. There wouldn't be any hope for them to survive if they had to face a wolf pack."Let's go, t
Both Tally and Victor had lost a lot of blood. Tally, after pushing herself to make a final phone call, eventually succumbed to the blood loss and passed out. When they regained their consciousness, they found themselves in Montiwood's hospital.When Tally opened her eyes, she found herself in a room filled with the scent of disinfectant. "V-Victor!" she exclaimed subconsciously, attempting to sit up. However, an excruciating pain shot through her leg as she moved.Markus, who had been by her side, heard her call Victor's name upon waking. His expression turned completely dark upon hearing that, and he grew even more infuriated seeing her face pale from the pain. "It's painful, isn't it? That's why you should be staying still."Tally's body stiffened at the sound of Markus' voice. She forced herself to endure the pain in her leg and slowly turned her head to look at Markus.She couldn't believe it was really him, and annoyance flooded her at his presence. "H-How did you …"
Markus seethed with anger in his thoughts while Tally, enduring the pain from her wound, slowly approached the ward's doorway.The nurse immediately sensed the tense situation when she came in."Gosh, what are you doing, Ms. Johnson? You mustn't be moving right now. Please go back and lie down on the bed," the nurse urged Tally, preventing her from leaving. Looking at Markus, who exuded an icy demeanor, the nurse remarked, "What are you doing? As the patient's family, you should be aware of the condition of her wound. Why can't you talk to her nicely?""Nicely? Do you think that's possible?" Markus erupted instantly. Tally had never once listened to him. It was impossible for him to talk to her nicely.Tally shot him a fierce glare. "I can't talk to him nicely either. Where's Victor?""Are you still trying to find him? Do you want him to send you to hell? Tally Johnson, you're such an idiot!" Markus felt his sanity slipping away. He had never dealt with a woman so resistant to
Victor was momentarily taken aback when he saw Tally entering his ward. "What are you doing here?"Walter also took notice of Tally's presence. He had heard how Randall had raised Tally even though she was the apple of his eye. She was the Johnsons' only heir, which was why Randall had very high expectations of her. Randall had pushed her to earn her own money and had cut off her expenses when she went to the Albert Group to learn.Tally hadn't let Randall down. She had proven herself after returning to the Johnson Group.Markus' actions had undoubtedly caused her significant torment, and Walter acknowledged that the Johnson Group might not have survived without Victor's assistance. Nonetheless, Walter acknowledged that Tally had indeed demonstrated considerable business and management skills."I-I …" Tally struggled to express herself in Walter's presence. She looked toward him and greeted him politely. "Hello, Walter."Walter appeared pleased as Tally greeted him. He sto
Victor pondered briefly after hearing Tally raising her voice. After a pause, he nodded. "I believe Markus truly did save us since he was adamant about it." Tally was speechless. She couldn't believe it. It would be truly unfortunate of her if that were the case."But it was because I called the police in the first place. How would he have found us if I hadn't?" Tally was reluctant to acknowledge that Markus had saved their lives. Her annoyance was palpable, a departure from her usual demeanor.Victor sighed. "Of course, of course. Whatever you say.""I will not be grateful to him or repay him for what he had done." Tally sounded extremely determined about it."Alright, anything you say." Victor knew it was best not to dispute his fiancée's stance in her current infuriated state. He understood that trying to reason with an angry woman was a futile endeavor.In Tally's eyes, Markus had become her enemy, and she expressed her grievances against him. On the other hand, Markus