Chapter 424

Jeanna teasingly brought up the incident with the white roses from before, earning Sophie's disdainful eye-roll, who was feeling slightly puzzled.

'I haven't heard of any business X Corp. has in Gallia, so why would he suddenly go on a business trip there?'

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At the hospital, Cedric laid in the ICU, his complexion though still jaundiced, looked much better than the ashen look he had when admitted.

Sean, sitting beside him with his legs crossed, wore a miserable expression as he peeled an apple and complained, "Why am I so unlucky? You decide to compete in a drinking contest with a minor celebrity, and now I'm stuck here at the hospital playing the role of a part-time caretaker. I'm the infamous Mr. Cheshire, for goodness' sake! Can't you hire a professional nurse instead of dragging me into this? I'm missing out on precious time Jean because of you!"

"Evander is busy overseeing the renovation of my office and handling some matters for X Corp., so he can't come," Cedric explained,