Chapter 1874"If the paparazzi found out that Mr. Mason had remarried shortly after losing his wife and reported it, the stock price of the Mason Group might plummet."Ralph echoed, "Anyway, it's just a formality, not a wedding ceremony. Evelyn, I'm sure you can understand."Evelyn pouted and complained.It would be an honor for her to marry Cedric, but she could not flaunt it."If you don't like it, we can wait until Catelyn's death is announced.""No!" Evelyn got anxious upon hearing this. It took her a lot of effort to get Cedrick to agree to marry her, waiting might bring about changes. She hurriedly said, "Just let the staff come and register our marriage. But tell them to take this as a priority, or I won't let them go!""Okay, Mrs. Mason."Braylon said with sarcasm, turned around, and left.The happy news came too suddenly. Evelyn was elated and felt it was surreal.She covered her chest and felt her beating heart. It was the most amazing news, was it not?She intende
Chapter 1875Suddenly, Cedrick shouted, “Wait.”The nurse paused. The others all looked at Cedrick. He came up to Catelyn quietly, kissed her cheek gently, tucked her IN, and said lightly, “I’m sorry that I forgot to give you a morning kiss.”Catelyn was motionless and didn’t give him any response.Cedrick had gotten used to it. He smoothed away a wisp of hair from Catelyn’s eyes. “I dreamed you last night again. In my dream, you were still a student. You wore a blue school uniform and went to school with a group of peers. There was a cherry tree at the school gate. I saw you standing under the cherry tree and smiling happily. Don’t you feel amazing? We didn’t know each other at that time, but I felt that it was how you looked like. You were carefree.”After he smoothed away her hair, he stood up and signaled to the nurse to push Catelyn in.The lights were turned on outside the oxygen treatment room. The treatment resumed.The door was closed tightly. Cedrick sat on the bench i
Chapter 1876"The patient's blood pressure is dropping and her temperature is dropping..." "Damn! Hurry up! Prepare for resuscitation..." The shrill alarm sounded and broke the peace in the operating room. All the doctors and nurses panicked. They rushed to prepare all kinds of instruments for first aid. The air in the operating room was tense. Bee-- Suddenly, a pitched alarm sounded. The Heart Rate Monitor showed a horizontal line, which meant Catelyn's heartbeat stopped! Cedrick immediately held his breath. His bloodshot eyes stared at the horizontal line. He was desperate to see the horizontal line change in the next second. But after a few seconds, the line didn't change, and Cedrick felt like it was a century. The alarm tone was piercing... Cedrick was freaked out. Suddenly, his pupils dilated and he vomited blood! Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth and stained his white shirt... Cedrick felt dizzy and the world faded away. He then fainted.
Chapter 1877At times, her mind was flooded with images of Evelyn's relentless harassment in the ancient village. Other times, the scene shifted to her being overpowered by Gerald. And all of a sudden, the image turned into a terrifying hand firmly clasping her head, submerging her underwater and suffocating her."Go to hell..."The chaotic fragments of memories continuously flashed through her mind, and the last recollection appeared to freeze: She dangled in mid-air, a hundred meters above the ground, resolutely releasing the safety buckle of her parachute.In the very next moment, she descended like a kite with a severed string, devoid of equilibrium or assistance, plummeting into the chilling depths of the sea.That terrifying suffocation feeling struck again...She couldn't breathe at all.What should she do?"Don't..."Catelyn suddenly woke up from the nightmare, and her abrupt movement accidentally tugged at the intravenous line in her right hand. She glanced around the
Chapter 1878Catelyn was stuck for words.‘Even if Joanne is reluctant to tell me what happened, there is no need for her to run away.’...Several minutes later, Cedrick and Yale pushed open the door and walked in again. Cedrick’s eyes were as deep as the rough sea. Hesitation welled up in his eyes. He strode towards Catelyn.“Cedrick...”“Let’s go to a place.”Cedrick lifted the quilt and carried Catelyn in his arms.Catelyn put her arms around his neck habitually and felt his warm breath.Cedrick walked out of the medical base. Eason had arranged a helicopter in advance. When Catelyn saw the helicopter, her pupils contracted. She looked at Cedrick in confusion.“Is the place far away?”Cedrick observed her expression.‘Yale is right. Catelyn is afraid of helicopters subconsciously.’Cedrick shook his head, “No, not at all.”...The propellers started to rotate, and the helicopter took off gradually.Catelyn sat in a safety seat and didn’t have the guts to look down.
Chapter1879Catelyn froze in Cedrick's arms. "You've been to that village? What about you and the kids’ condition?" "The virus originated from that village. There is a cure. Don't worry." Catelyn should have been happy about Cedrick's news, but she felt sore in her heart. She was silent for a few seconds before she said, "Can we go home now? I want to see the kids." Cedrick hesitated for a few seconds. Then he replied in a deep voice, "Ollie's still in therapy and you just woke up. Yale said you need to be under observation. When you feel better, I'll bring the kids to see you." Catelyn nodded. She didn't insist. "I want to have a video call with them." "No problem. I'll have Albert arrange it." ... During Catelyn's stay at Yale's medical center, she rarely went on the Internet. She was only allowed to watch TV shows occasionally to kill time because Yale said her nerves were broken and she had to stay emotionally calm. News on the Internet might disturb her pe
Chapter 1880However, Edwin had just carried Puffy to the bathroom when the cell phone in his pocket rang.Catelyn's cell phone had broken, and she hadn't used it recently.Hearing the ringing, she shouted at the bathroom, but the sound of the running water in the bathroom drowned out her voice. When Catelyn heard the phone ringing constantly, she took it.Kelly's name was flashing on the caller ID. Catelyn wondered if there was something urgent. She was about to answer it when the ringing stopped.At that moment, news popped up on the screen."Cedrick's ex-wife died! Recently, he has been photographed going to a luxury hotel with his new love...""The messy love affairs of the rich! A few days ago, Catelyn, the Atherton family's granddaughter, was rumored to have fallen into the river. It's unclear if she's still alive, but the court has announced her death because Cedrick is going to marry his new man..."'Fell into the river? Announced my death? Went to a hotel with his new
Chapter 1881Hearing this, the folk healers felt a mixture of flattery and anxiety. Cedrick's generous benefits, including a satisfactory salary and the promise of a prime location villa in Sapphire City for each of them, made everyone willing to work for him.After briefly interacting with the healers, Cedrick approached Yael, who was deeply engrossed in studying herbal medicines.Yael glanced at Cedrick momentarily but quickly turned back to his medical experiments.Before Cedrick could say anything, Yael picked up a transparent glass dish and exclaimed, "My goodness, I must admit that Evelyn, as ruthless as she is, is truly a genius in the realm of medical poison! I have never come across such an exquisite prescription before, with a ratio of seven parts poison to three parts medicine. This modulation ratio optimizes the efficacy of the antidote...."Inside the glass dish lay a black pill, which was the antidote Evelyn had provided to Cedrick.Initially, Evelyn used acupunct