"The patient has an external injury on his forehead where he got cut by glass. We've already treated and bandaged it. He also has a second-degree concussion, but other than that, there aren't any big problems."Upon hearing this, Grace breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Benjamin was fine. "Thank you, doctor. My son is fine! He's fine." Susan thanked him profusely, feeling like a weight had been lifted off her shoulders. "The patient is awake. We'll be shifting him to a ward soon.""That's good. That's good."After the doctor left, the nurses wheeled Benjamin out of the operation theater.There were bandages wrapped around his head and a few dried streaks of blood on his face. He didn't look as refined as he usually did. Susan dashed over, almost in tears. "Ben, are you alright?"Celia, who had remained quiet until then, also said in concern, "Ben, you scared us! Good thing you're alright."Benjamin looked at them. He comforted them. "I'm alright. Don't worry."Susa
He had thought that their relationship would become less tense after this incident. However, Grace just took a check out of her pocket. Benjamin's face darkened. "What do you mean by this?"Grace raised her eyebrows. "A new Bentley only costs 5 million dollars. The remaining balance is just to express my gratitude to you, Mr. Hawkins."Benjamin was furious. 20 million dollars? She was just throwing money at him. He had only done what he did out of a basic instinct to protect her. That was all. Why did it seem so different in her eyes? Seeing his grim expression, she remained silent. Grace continued, "20 million dollars should be enough. If you don't think it's enough, just tell me a number.""Grace! What do you think of me?" Benjamin looked angry. He was still a patient. Didn't she care about the relationship between them? Susan and Celia were watching beside them, flabbergasted. Was 20 million dollars nothing to Grace? There was even a hint of envy in their
What Benjamin had done today couldn't erase how much he had hurt Grace in the past. "If you have so much time on your hands, then read more books and gossip less. Mind your own business!" Grace snapped at Frederick in a hostile tone.Her stance was clear. Frederick laughed awkwardly. "Alright then, let me go and see how Ben is."With that, he escaped as soon as possible. When Grace came out from the hospital, she got a call from Luke. "I've checked the car. The owner of the Volkswagen is May Elliot, and she was the one driving the car today."Upon hearing that name, Grace snorted. "Her target must have been me." "Yes, Ms. Lewis. But it doesn't seem like a premeditated crime. It seems as if she just committed a crime on the spur of the moment."Grace pressed her lips together. "Who else does she have in her family?""I've also checked that and found that she's an orphan. She grew up in the orphanage, and after that she got into Pamore University based on her own ability.
Grace responded with a soft hum."Damn it, did he suddenly grow a conscience? Even if he did, you're not going to forgive him that easily, are you?"Grace shook her head slightly. "I've repaid the favor."That statement piqued Emily's curiosity."How? Did you offer your body or something? Let me tell you. If you dare to forgive that guy or even reconcile with him, I ... I'll crash my head into a pillow."Grace quickly grabbed her. "Hey."Seriously, she continued, "I told you that I'm over him. I won't make the same mistake again."Emily believed her words. "That's good. Forget about him. Let me take you out to have some fun."However, Grace remembered that she had a date with Xander. "I can't. I have plans with Xander.""Tsk, tsk. You only have Xander on your mind. Why not ask him to join us?"Grace hesitated for a moment. "Let me ask him.""Come on! Why do you need to ask? Just send him a location. I'll teach him a lesson if he doesn't show up."Emily's words rendered Grac
"She's something. Normal people can't do anything to her." Celia didn't want to provoke Grace. If Benjamin found out, she might not be able to stay in Pamore any longer.Yet Wendy was itching for revenge.She said, "If it hadn't been for her, I wouldn't have lost my job. Now I'm jobless, hanging out in bars every day. Don't you think she's detestable?"Celia nodded in agreement, but she didn't say much. She knew she couldn't get involved in Wendy's feud with Grace."Wendy, if you hate her so much, why don't you teach her a lesson?"Hearing that, Wendy smiled, and her expression changed. Instead of responding to Celia, she said, "You also hate her, don't you?"Celia shook her head. "Even if I hate her, I can't do anything about it. I can only hate her in my heart."Wendy scoffed. "Are you so timid, or are you afraid you can't beat her?"Her words provoked Celia and stirred her anger.Despite having gone against Grace so many times, she had never won once. Deep down, she felt re
After she gave the waiter instructions, Wendy's eyes gleamed with malicious intent.She patted Celia's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Don't forget to record a video. I want to make her go down in disgrace and leave Pamore for good."Hearing that, Celia felt a shiver go down her spine. This version of Wendy was unnerving."I ... I can't do that."However, Wendy didn't give her a chance to refuse. "Even if you can't, we're on the same boat now. Don't you think so?"Her words carried an implicit threat.Celia glanced toward Grace, her eyes deepening in thought. She made a decision.Meanwhile, upstairs in the bar, a man strolled over and said teasingly, "What brings you here, Mr. Fulton?"When Xander noticed the man, he raised an eyebrow and extended his fist for a fist bump. "It's been quite some time.""Indeed. You've been in Pamore for some time now, and you didn't come looking for me." Evan Martin walked up to Xander, the dim light highlighting his face."What brings you
Xander was the first to react. Without any hesitation, he immediately turned and headed downstairs.Grace was sitting at a table and scrolling through her phone. Just then, a waiter approached her with a tray."Miss, this is a complimentary drink from our bar tonight. Would you like to try it?"Without waiting for Grace to refuse, the waiter placed the drink in front of her.Grace picked up the glass, but before she could take a sip, Xander's voice interrupted her. "Gracie!"His steps were noticeably hurried. With just a few steps, he reached Grace and swiftly took the glass from her hand.Puzzled, Grace looked at him, and their eyes locked.Xander reached out and pulled her close. They seemed quite intimate to onlookers. In truth, he was using this as an opportunity to whisper in her ear, "The drink is spiked."Grace immediately knew what she should do."Where have you been, Xan? Why did you come so late?"Xander affectionately smiled. "I've been here for a while. This bar i
Grace's gaze shifted to Celia, who was beside Wendy in the footage, and she couldn't help but sneer. "Are those two in cahoots now?"Xander also noticed Celia and decided it was time to take a firm stance against her continuous meddling. "Leave this to me."However, Grace interjected, "Since they want to cause trouble for me, let me handle it."Hearing that, Xander agreed. "Alright."Evan immediately caught on and asked, "Ms. Lewis, how do you plan to deal with this? Rest assured. No matter what you choose to do, I'll support you unconditionally."Grace's eyes turned dark as she uttered, "It's simple. Let them have a taste of their own medicine."With those words, she picked up the glass containing the spiked drink. "Since there is some good stuff in here, let's have Wendy try it too." She smirked.Evan understood what she meant. "No problem. Leave it to me."…In the bar area, Wendy couldn't find Grace, so she assumed that her plan had succeeded. Happily, she called over a wa