Maia did not want Richard to get in her way at a time like this."Didn't we already talk about it? After I poison him, you find a way to destroy the surveillance. Remember to not leave any evidence behind. We'll have countless glory and wealth in the future after this."Richard's dark eyes swept across the white porcelain bottle. "Have you ever thought about what to do if you were caught?""I have no choice but to put myself at risk."Maia bit her lip and pushed Richard's hand away.Richard's eyes flashed with confusion, and he snatched the porcelain bottle from her hand."You wait here. I'll do it!""You?" Maia pretended to be shocked. "The bodyguards at Cedrick's ward are very strict. How are you getting in?""I have my way. In short, I won't put you in danger."Maia hugged Richard and wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. "Oh, Rich…" she sighed softly. "Thank you for loving me deeply. I will always remember you."Richard took a deep breath and hugged Maia even tighter.
Cedrick seemed to have guessed what Catelyn was thinking, and his lips twisted into a smug smile. "He wouldn't dare to come out without my order.""It's fine if you don't want to drink, I won't feed you."Even if the nurse would not come out, he might still be able to hear their conversation, and that was embarrassing enough to Catelyn.Cedrick raised his eyebrows roguishly when he heard Catelyn's reply. "I won't drink if you don't feed me."Catelyn stared at his pale face for a while, then turned her gaze to the warm water in the cup.The water had already become slightly cold."Is the corner of my mouth chapped?" Cedrick stroked the skin of the corner of his mouth as he spoke. There was a tingling sensation on the spot.Catelyn stared at the shameless man in front of her who was painfully dehydrated. It irked her how he could continue depriving himself from water with his antics!With a frown, she took a big gulp from the glass, held the man's head, and placed her lips on h
Catelyn felt her heart inexplicably aching. She had no idea how much she meant to Cedrick.In fact, Catelyn was a soft person. If Cedrick was forceful to her, she might just slam the door and leave. However, the moment he said kind words, she quickly lost her temper.Catelyn blushed unnaturally and snorted, "You got me locked up in your building, took my son away, and bought off the lawyers of the whole city. Did you know how I was on the verge of going insane when you refused to see me at that moment?"Hearing that Catelyn took the initiative to bring back the past, Cedrick was relieved.If she did not say anything, even if she reconciled with him because she was touched by his words, these matters would continue haunting her."I didn't take your son away," said Cedrick."I don't believe you!" Catelyn was sure Cedrick was lying. "That person clearly said that I'm not worthy to raise the young master of the Mason family. If it wasn't you, who else could it have been?"Cedrick ke
Catelyn's heart softened at this. "Well, I have three conditions.""As long as you won't hold the past against me, you can name even up to thirty conditions," replied Cedrick gently."This is what you promised. I've yet to think of thirty, but let's just start with three for now," said Catelyn.Cedrick's eyebrows jumped, feeling as if he had just dug a hole for himself.Catelyn immediately said, "First, you're not allowed to imprison me. Second, no matter what the circumstances are, you're not allowed to deprive me of the right to my children's custody. Third, you mustn't interfere with my work and personal space for friends. All exchanges are based on the premise of equality and freedom."Cedrick had no issues with the first two conditions. The boys were at Mason Estate, after all, and Catelyn would have to go back with him anyway.That third condition, however…Cedrick's eyebrows tightened, and he said in a displeased tone, "Do you intend to make friends with a man or a woman?
"I was worried that we missed an injury within Master Cedrick, so I came to take a look," said the doctor as he pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was holding a medical record book of Cedrick with a seriously worried expression on his face.The bodyguard frowned and looked at the nurse beside Doctor Robert."I haven't seen this nurse before. Please take off your mask," ordered the bodyguard dutifully.Richard Kingsley was wearing a black mask and a white lab coat. He had no other objection and took off the mask.The bodyguards did not recognize Richard, and they eyed him dubiously.Doctor Robert was worried that the bodyguard would call more men over, so he hurriedly explained with a smile, "This is a relative of mine. He just came to the hospital for an internship a few days ago.""I see... That's alright. Go on in."The bodyguard took the initiative to push the ward door open for Doctor Robert, and Richard entered the room behind him.The huge VIP suite had a ve
Doctor Robert had done everything he was told.However, Richard did not look back at him and secretly took out a needle from his bag while the male escort was not paying attention.Quietly, he injected a dose of transparent liquid from the needle into the infusion tube. The contents in the infusion tube quickly mixed together with the colorless, odorless poison.Richard watched as the liquid flowed toward Cedrick's unconscious body, and the corner of his mouth under the mask quirked upward to form a sinister grin.'Don't blame me, Cedrick. You've brought this upon yourself. You shouldn't have seduced Mai!'Doctor Robert had no idea what Richard had injected into Cedrick's medicine. Not daring to ask, he turned a blind eye instead.The male escort bent down toward Cedrick while taking his temperature carefully, completely unaware of what Richard and Doctor Robert were doing behind him.Richard thought the plan was flawless.Little did he know, Catelyn had planted a mobile phone
Maia was waiting for Richard on the rooftop.She had already taken off the nurse's uniform and was wearing her black trench coat, which outlined her slender figure.The wind on the rooftop was so strong that it ruffled her jet-black hair."It's done, Mai!" said Richard the moment he arrived at the rooftop and saw Maia.He stepped forward excitedly, and hugged Maia from behind. His palm caressed her belly, trying to feel the child within.Maia was both frightened and excited. She quickly turned to look at Richard. "Really? The drug is in Cedrick's infusion tube? Does that mean that all I have to do now is wait, and I can become Missus Mason?"However, Cedrick had a ligation operation before, and there would no doubt be some medical records of it.That did not matter. The drug was very damaging to the human brain. Even if Cedrick woke up, he would be groggy for a while.When that time came, with Draco's support, she could excuse Cedrick to be in poor health and secretly tell the
"In less than an hour, there will be one more corpse in the hospital morgue…" muttered Richard.Smack!Maia was so angry that her whole body was trembling. She swung her palm against Richard's face harshly and quickly turned her head, about to run downstairs.One hour…She could still notify the doctors to save him!Cedrick must not die!How would she become Missus Mason if he died?!Richard's eardrums buzzed after the powerful slap, and his cheek instantly reddened.Before he could do anything, he saw Maia about to head downstairs.Richard's eyes darkened viciously as put his hands around Maia's waist and hugged her tightly, trying to stop her from running away. He lowered his voice and said, "If you go down now, you'd be suspected for Cedrick's death! Do you want to go to jail?"Maia stopped struggling and gritted her teeth. "You did it on purpose!""Yes!" admitted Richard. "I can't stand how you're all head over heels for Cedrick. Didn't you tell me that you wanted reveng