How many people in this world were able to live without any desires?In any case, Mable knew she could not do it. Blair definitely could not, either.Paul explained, “Having no desires is a bit of an exaggeration, but you get what I mean.”Mable said, “Yeah.”She knew the key was to avoid significant emotional fluctuations.For example, he had to avoid extreme anger as it could trigger his manic symptoms. Otherwise, his emotions would become increasingly uncontrollable over time.After discussing the matter, Mable was just about to hang up when Paul thought of something and asked, “By the way, is there any news about Zoe?”Mable was stunned. “Zoe? What happened to her?”Paul was also puzzled. “You don’t know?”Mable hurriedly asked, “I haven’t seen or contacted her for a long time. What happened?”Paul said in a solemn tone, “A month ago, Rory sent her on a mission. The mission failed, and the thirteen people who went with her... all perished. As for Zoe, her current whereabo
Mable felt a rush of anger at Rory’s words. “Rory Hammond, do you have to be so heartless?”“Heh.”Rory seemed to hear a joke and said indifferently, “Is this the first day you’ve known me?”Mable took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart. “Fine, I won’t ask about the mission. I just want to know if Zoe has been found yet.”Rory was silent for a while before saying, “No.”A heavy blow struck Mable’s heart.If even Secret could not find any clues, then...Mable clenched the phone and said solemnly, “Rory, no matter what, please find Zoe.”She had to be found, dead or alive.On the other end of the phone, Rory did not respond and simply hung up.Mable held the phone, her heart filled with worry.She thought about it, then walked out of the room.Blair was working in the study. However, he was not there when Mable went to find him.She headed downstairs and saw him in the living room with Kyle sitting across from him.He was supposed to be in Monafett. When did
Besides anger, what Mable felt more was worry.She hugged Blair, her heart full of unease. “I hope Zoe is fine.”...Kyle left Royal View Villa and took a car back home.As soon as he arrived, his phone rang. He looked at it and saw a voice message from Zoe.He opened it and heard her soft voice.“Ky, I can’t sleep... When are you coming back? I miss you.”It was already late at night in Monafett.Zoe’s sleep had become erratic, perhaps due to the serious head injury. She would wake up after sleeping only two or three hours at night and often felt drowsy during the day.Kyle replayed her voice message, a faint smile appearing on his lips.He returned to Dorland two days ago, but Zoe sent him a dozen messages every day, asking when he would return. Every time, she would say she missed him.Now, she was particularly reliant on him.Kyle held the phone and typed out a reply.[I’m coming back tomorrow.]The moment he sent the message, Zoe replied instantly. [Great!]Kyle put
At Zoe’s answer, the expression on the nurse’s face stiffened for a moment, and then she revealed a strange smile.So, they had that kind of relationship.The nurse’s gaze when she looked at Zoe became disdainful.She thought that Zoe and Kyle were siblings. It turned out that Zoe was just a woman that Kyle was keeping...Oh, it was very likely that she was a mistress!“Ow! It hurts!”Zoe suddenly covered her head, looking at the nurse with a pained expression.The nurse changed her tone from the previous gentle one and looked at Zoe coldly. “You’re so dramatic. Of course it’ll hurt when applying medication. Just bear with it.”She spoke while continuing to change Zoe’s bandages, her movements noticeably rougher than before.Although Zoe had low intelligence, she was not foolish. She could tell that the nurse’s eyes were different from before. It was a little hostile. She bit her lip, not daring to cry out again.She lowered her head and looked at Kyle’s profile picture. “Ky.
He originally had an early morning flight back to Monafett. The plane would touchdown at 7 PM, so he could go to the hospital to have dinner with Zoe.However, he received a call from home on the way to the airport, so he had to return home at the last minute, delaying him for half a day.After getting off the plane, Kyle turned on his phone, and notifications flooded in.He opened it to find over a dozen messages sent by Zoe.“Ky, good morning. When are you coming back today?”“Ky, are you coming back to have lunch with me?”“Ky, why aren’t you replying to my messages?”“Ky, why aren’t you back yet? I miss you...”“Ky...”Kyle listened to the voice messages from Zoe. From morning until evening, her tone changed from anticipation to disappointment. The last voice message even had a hint of sobbing.She must be feeling wronged that he lied to her.The driver who came to pick Kyle up at the airport asked, “Sir, are we going back to the villa?”Kyle turned off his phone and sa
Kyle saw her limping toward him and quickly stepped forward to embrace her before she could reach him.Zoe held onto his hand tightly, bursting into tears. “Ky... Don’t dump me... I’ll be a good girl and take my medicine... I’ll sleep well. Don’t abandon me... Ky...”Kyle frowned. Did she think he did not want her because did not reply to her messages?“I won’t dump you, Zoe.”Zoe latched onto him like an octopus, crying so hard she gasped for breath. “You didn’t reply to my messages... You said you’d come back today, but it’s already twelve, and you still didn’t come back... I wanted to call you, but my phone is broken...”She became sadder the more she spoke, “I wanted to find you, but...but I didn’t know where you are... I hate this place. It’s full of stairs... I kept walking and walking...”Zoe had stayed here for nearly a month and had only gone downstairs twice. When she ran out earlier, she forgot about the elevator and went toward the stairs when she saw it, descending f
Soon, the doctor arrived.Kyle temporarily set the matter aside and let the doctor examine Zoe....Zoe’s sprained ankle did not affect the bone, so after applying medication for bruises, she just needed a few days of rest to recover.As for the injury on her head, the doctor found that a part of the wound had reopened. Fortunately, it was not severe, and would recover in a few days after reapplying medication and bandaging.After the examinations and treatments, it was almost dawn.Kyle stopped the doctor who was about to leave and said flatly, “Have all the nurses who entered this room yesterday wait for me in the office.”The doctor was stunned for a moment before nodding nervously. “Yes, Mr. Goodman.”“Ky...”Zoe lay in bed, never letting go of Kyle. She always held on to either his hand or his clothes.Kyle sat on the chair beside the bed, held her hand, and tucked it under the blanket. “Does your head still hurt?”“No.”He picked up the phone on the bedside table and
Faced with Kyle’s chilling gaze, the younger nurse could not hold back and began to explain with a trembling voice.“Mr. Goodman, I... I didn’t mean to. I was changing Ms. White’s dressings, but she didn’t want to cooperate and even threw things at me. I accidentally bumped into her when I dodged, but I didn’t expect her to fall off the bed...”Kyle crossed his legs, his bony fingers tapping on the couch armrest occasionally, and said in a neutral tone, “Zoe has always been obedient. She wouldn’t have refused to cooperate if you didn’t make her angry, let alone throw stuff at you.”The nurse lowered her head and tried to explain. “I... I was just chatting casually with Ms. White. I didn’t expect that my words would upset her...”“So, you’re saying that it’s Zoe’s fault?”“No... That’s not what I meant...”The nurse quickly raised her head but saw Kyle’s sharp and irritated gaze, his body exuding a sinister aura.She stiffened and felt an overwhelming pressure, quickly apologizin