There were only three people left in the corridor. Linus sat with his back straight and his hands on his knees. The cold winter winds flowed into the corridor through the window. None of them moved. The atmosphere became even more chilling. Linus broke the silence. "This ambush. Someone from the inside leaked information."Ethan nodded. "I think so, too. Or else no one would be able to hurt Mr. Heath."Linus' piercing gaze fell on both of them. "If I ever found out who the mole is, the person will die a very painful death."He was clearly warning Ethan and Yale. Ethan stood with his hands behind his back. He was frightened by Linus' suspicion. He met Linus' gaze and said, "So, you think I did it?"Linus said meaningfully, "I'm not suspecting the two of you. Rather, everyone is a suspect right now. I truly hope it's not either one of you."The struggle between Yale and Ethan had become completely transparent. They were attacking each other in the open. And then something ha
She hadn't even reached the ward yet, but Olivia was already surrounded by a group of old men. They were the pillars of the medical field."Which school did you graduate from, young lady?""Who was your mentor?""That operation last night was superb!" All of them were talking at once. It was very chaotic. They also had a gleam of joy and excitement in their eyes. Joel said with pride, "I told you she could do it. What did all of you say?""Joel, there's no need to bring up the past. You made the right call. I was scared to death last night. "Lionel would be finished if Mr. Heath died on the operating table.""Young lady, you have great mental fortitude. You managed to keep your cool in such a stressful situation."Everyone was praising Olivia, but Rufus didn't say anything. He didn't care about all those things. He just wanted to know if Vanessa was actually Olivia. That was why he was hesitant to speak when he looked at her. Then, Olivia said, "My teacher once told me
Olivia walked closer to Mason, who had a bright smile on his face. "I've heard about everything that happened last night. You're young, but you have such incredible courage. You're a rare talent, indeed. "I won't be able to recover too soon, but I heard Joel say you're adept in herbal medicine. Would you be willing to stay as my chief physician and take care of me?"It was as Joel had said. Capable people are always going to be recruited by the government. Anyone else would be overjoyed by this offer. Olivia wasn't interested in the slightest. She had her own path to walk. Before she could even respond, Krystal spoke up urgently. "Dad, you don't even know her background. How could you allow her to take care of you?"Mason said kindly, "Krystal, if she really wanted to harm me, would she have tried so hard to save me last night?" "I've talked it through with Joel. Vanessa is the best person for the role. She is adept in both modern and herbal medicine.""I'm sorry, Mr. Heat
Olivia still didn't accept the offer. "Let me think about it."She was sure that Jack was the one that tried to kill Mason. But he didn't deal the killing blow. Instead, he asked her to save Mason.Jack once said that he had a sworn enemy. Was it someone from the Heath family? If that were the case, Olivia would stand firmly on Jack's side. Everything else could wait until she got to the bottom of that. Linus' gaze softened when Olivia relented. "No matter what your decision may be, you still saved my father's life. If there's something you want, other than someone's life, I can give it to you."What a generous promise. Anything except someone's life. But people in his position would be able to get anything they wanted quite easily. Olivia didn't provide an answer immediately. "I don't need anything. Can I hold on to this promise for now? I'll tell you if I ever need to cash in on that promise."Linus nodded. "Okay. This promise will always be effective."Then, he hand
Ethan replied directly, "I'm sorry, but I can't do that. My life doesn't just belong to me. Jack, I know you hate me and blame me for what happened. "But, no matter what you do, Kurt will never come back to life.""So why are you pretending to be the good guy? Kill me if you want to. I can't get away anyway."Ethan shook his head. "You're his brother. I won't hurt you."Jack sneered. "Pretentious.""Jack, we're cousins. We're a family.""I only have one brother in my family."Jack closed his eyes after he said that. Ethan knew he would react this way, so he didn't mind. "It's not safe for you here. I'll bring you somewhere else.""Don't touch me!""You were the one who tried to kill Mr. Heath. Do you think the Heath family would let you off the hook? "They will hunt you to the ends of the earth, and so will the Kingstons."After Ethan said that, Jack turned to look at him. "What do you know?""I know more than you can imagine. Yale ordered you to assassinate Mr. Heath t
In the next few days, Olivia became Mason's designated doctor. The Heaths trusted her a lot. That was likely because Ethan was the one who recommended her. Joel and Rufus also sang her praises. The only thing she didn't understand was that Mason would often space out while looking at her eyes. It was like he saw another person in her eyes. "Mr. Heath, it's time to eat." Olivia walked in with a bowl of soup.Mason was handing out work-related orders to someone. He told everyone else to leave the room. He always had a smile on his face when he was with Olivia, like he was a kindly old man from her neighborhood. Tatiana was his second wife. That was why Linus and Krystal were quite young. The story of how Mason came to power was interesting enough to be written into a book.Linus became more respectful to Olivia and treated her like an important guest as he saw his father getting better by the day."Vanessa, it's all thanks to you that my father is recovering so quickly."
With Olivia gone, Mason had talked to Ethan about this matter several times in the past few years. Krystal had also been asking Mason to talk about this a lot.But Ethan was a pretty important person to Mason, and he had always respected Ethan's wishes. So, this matter was just set aside indefinitely. Krystal had a shy expression on her face. Mason continued, "You were unwilling in the past. I know you loved your ex-wife deeply and wanted to remarry her someday."But she has been gone for four years. That's a very long time. My daughter has liked you for so many years. "I wouldn't mention it if you had someone you liked, but you've been single for so long. "I've always treated you like my son. Why don't we make our bond even stronger?"Ethan had followed Mason for many years and resolved many troublesome matters for him. He knew that Mason really held him in high regard. Once someone got to a position of power, all he would think about was his authority.Mason had gradu
Krystal rushed toward Ethan with tears in her eyes. She pounded his chest with all her might."Ethan, why are you so heartless? I gave you my heart, and you brushed me aside. You had a viable reason to reject me in the past. "But Olivia has been gone for so many years. Do you really think she would return?""Her return is one thing. Me accepting another woman is another."Ethan walked around her and got to the side of the bed. He looked at Mason with determination in his eyes. "Mr. Heath, I'm very grateful for the teachings you and Mrs. Heath provided me. The two of you will always be very important people to me. "Our relationship will never change even if I don't marry Krystal now or in the future. I will take good care of you both. "I appreciate the gesture, but it's like what I said six months ago. Krystal is getting to the age where she should start a family, but I'm not worthy of her."Ethan said humbly, "I've already been married, but it's Krystal's first. Also, I hav