Blair and Mable left the prison, feeling a little down. Mable’s footsteps felt heavy. When Luke admitted the truth of her parents’ passing, Mable was livid and confused altogether. Ralph knew the plane wreck was not an accident but did not follow up on the lead. Maybe he knew the culprit was Luke. Why did Ralph not avenge Adrian and Natalie, then? He let Luke on the loose for years, and that was the thing Mable could not figure out. Blair took Mable’s hand and stared into her tearful eyes. His heart went out to her, and he stopped, pulling her into his arms. “I’m sorry, Mabes.” Blair held Mable, feeling sorry like never before. His father took her parents and grandfather away from her. He had also hurt her unintentionally. It would take more than a lifetime to atone for the sins Blair and his father had committed. Mable looked up at Blair. She was upset at first, but his warm embrace and soothing words brought a lump to her throat.“Blair…” Mable looked at him wi
That afternoon, the doctor came to redress Blair’s wound. Standing in a corner, Mable looked at Blair’s abdominal injury and told the nurse, “I’ll do it.” Although she could not perform surgery anymore, she could still handle simple tasks like dressing wounds. The nurse handed the items to Mable and left the ward to give her space. Lying in bed, Blair cocked his head and looked tenderly at Mable’s profile. Redressing wounds could be painful, so she moved with deliberate care, her touch as gentle and precise as possible.Mable sat Blair up and wrapped bandages around his abdomen. “It’s your third gunshot wound.” Mable looked up at Blair, revealing the guilt in her eyes. He took a bullet for her in Ashdale and hurt his shoulder. Back then, she surgically removed the bullet for him. Later, Blair suffered a gunshot wound to his right arm when retrieving the Ice Jade Flower from Isaac. This time, Blair was shot in the stomach for saving Spike. It dawned on Mable that h
Blair contacted the hospital yesterday to retrieve the medical records of Mable’s mother.He took the records handed over by Amos and passed them to Mable without looking at them.Mable felt a bit uneasy. However, in the end, she mustered up the courage to take them and open them.Blair watched her. Although he had not read the contents of the record, he already knew the result from Mable’s expression.Seeing that he was not needed, Amos silently exited the ward.After a long time, Mable closed the record and looked at Blair with a blank expression.“Blair, what should I do? I’m really not my parents’ biological daughter...”The content of this medical record was more detailed than the one Marissa showed her. Her mother indeed had a difficult delivery when giving birth to her brother, so the doctors had to remove her uterus to save her life. Thus, she could not conceive again...Could what Marissa said be true? Was she really an abandoned baby her parents picked up by the roads
“You’re awake!”A surprised voice sounded beside her. “Quick, go call Dr. Jacq. The patient is awake!”...Kyle had just finished handling the matters in his hands when he received a call from the hospital saying that the patient he had sent a few days ago had awakened.He hung up the phone and went to the hospital.Along the way, he kept thinking about how to retaliate against her and offset the hatred in his heart.Or, what method he would use to force her to reveal Secret’s plan.It was said there was a kind of truth serum developed on the Santaviz battlefield used specifically for interrogating spies. No matter how stubborn a person was, they would answer any question honestly as long as they were injected by the serum.That method might be worth a try.Kyle’s mind was filled with thoughts, already conjuring up at least four or five torture methods.However, when he saw the woman sitting barefoot, curled up in the corner with tears streaming down her face, all those thoug
“Mr. Goodman, based on the examination results, the lady’s situation doesn’t look too optimistic.”The doctor took out Zoe’s head CT and MRI scan reports and showed them to Kyle, explaining, “Intracranial bleeding and damage to the brain tissues. These have caused varying degrees of impairment to her neurological functions, especially the memory nerves. This is the main reason for her amnesia. The most severe part is...”The doctor paused and then continued, “A brain contusion and laceration have resulted in a decline in her intelligence. Judging from her condition after waking up just now, her current IQ is only about six or seven years old.”Kyle’s back stiffened, unable to believe it. “Her IQ is only six or seven years old?”“Yes.”Kyle looked at Zoe on the hospital bed, his jaw tense and a complicated expression on his face. “Is it possible that she’s just pretending?”“Well...”The doctor was stunned for a moment before shaking his head. “Mr. Goodman, that’s not very likely
Zoe did not dare speak to him. After hesitating for a moment, she pointed to her head.Her head hurt a lot, and she still felt dizzy.Kyle glanced at her bandaged head. It was true that her injury was quite severe. She had almost become a vegetable.“In that case, lie down and don’t move!” He said with a cold expression.Zoe pouted, feeling aggrieved...Less than twenty minutes later, the bodyguard brought a steaming bowl of chicken soup.Kyle looked at Zoe. “Do you want me to feed you, or do you want to eat by yourself?”Zoe did not dare let him feed her, so she slowly sat up on the bed.Kyle set up the small table by the bedside and placed the soup in front of her.Zoe was truly hungry and picked up the spoon, eagerly taking a sip...“Ah!”It was too hot.Zoe teared up from the hot soup and opened her mouth, using her hand to fan her tongue. “Hot, hot...”Kyle pinched his temples. Even a six or seven-year-old should know to check the temperature before eating. Why was sh
“Who am I?”Kyle looked at Zoe and smiled playfully. “I’m your daddy!”“My daddy?”Zoe looked at him, her clear eyes filled with curiosity. “Why do we have different last names, then? Also, you don’t look old at all.”Kyle snickered and pinched her face. “It seems you’re not completely stupid.”Even a child had some discernment capabilities.Then, the next second, he heard her pitiful voice.“Daddy, am I really stupid?”Kyle’s lips twitched. This damned woman...She really called him ‘daddy’.She looked at him and asked again, “Daddy, who’s my Mommy?“Daddy, I...”“Shut up!”Kyle rubbed his temples, his fists clenching with a cracking sound.He took back what he said. She was completely stupid!Zoe bit her lip and looked at him with a pitiful expression, not understanding what she did to anger him again.Kyle took a deep breath to suppress his anger and looked at her teasingly. “Zoe, I meant the other kind of ‘Daddy’!”Zoe blinked in confusion, not understanding what h
Kyle turned to look at her and ordered, “Lie down. Be a good girl and go to sleep.”Zoe was afraid of making him angry and immediately lay down obediently. However, her gaze was tightly fixed on him as she asked softly, “Will... Will you come back?”In Kyle’s eyes, Zoe’s expression revealed fear and insecurity. His heart softened, and he nodded. “I’ll bring you something delicious tomorrow.”Zoe’s eyes brightened, and she nodded with a smile. “Okay.”Kyle walked out of the ward, his expression returning to its usual cold demeanor. “Any news about Anthony?”“Yes. He didn’t go far after leaving Monafett. He’s been lingering in the north of the Black Sea on a cruise ship.”Kyle frowned, finding this a bit unexpected.Originally, he wanted to ask Zoe about Anthony’s whereabouts after she woke up or figure out how he managed to escape, but she was in this state now.“Has the specific location been confirmed?”“We only know he’s in the Black Sea now, but the exact coordinates are un