Seeing that Anthony was not bothered, Bianca suppressed her temper and stared daggers at Anne.Just then, the light above the operation room door was turned off and Anne jolted as she watched the door open and Kathryn stepped outside.Dorothy and Bianca hurried over and asked, "How did it go? Did the surgery go smoothly?""The surgery went well, but his brain has been severely damaged and he is currently in a vegetative state," Kathryn said.Both Dorothy and Bianca instantly fell into silence.Sarah lost her strength and collapsed onto the ground, while Anne stood dazedly as she stared at the door.She walked up to Kathryn and asked, "Doctor Brown, will my dad wake up in time? Vegetables wake up at some point, too, right?"Kathryn turned to look at Anthony, his dark expression and sharp, dark eyes pressuring her. "I'm sorry, but the brain injury he suffered was too severe. Waking up from that...is almost impossible.""No...no way. Doctor Brown, not even the slightest chance?" A
Anne tensed when she saw the bodyguard standing in front of the door and summoned the courage to approach.The bodyguard stopped them as soon as they got closer."There's no one in there now. Can you just let us in? We will come out right away," Anne pleaded."No." The bodyguard would not budge.Sarah started to panic, not expecting to be stopped by the bodyguard even after Dorothy and Bianca had left. "Anne, what should we do?""Don't panic." Anne took out her phone and walked to the side to call Anthony, who answered after three seconds. "Can you let me and my mom into the room to see my Dad? Just for a little while, okay? I want to see how he's doing..."When Anthony did not respond, she panicked and tears welled up in her eyes. "Please. Let me see my Dad!""Anne..." Sarah tugged at Anne's arm.Anne turned around and saw Anthony walking out of the doctor's office with his phone in his hand without hanging up.She hurried over and begged, "Let us in, okay? We will come out r
Anne looked at Anthony, doe-eyed and paused, before walking over. "Anthony, my Dad has treated you with kindness, right? He took care of you before, right? Can you...can you find a way to get the best experts here to help him? That way, he might wake up! You can ask me to do anything you want! As long as...as long as he wakes up!""So you are willing to stay by my side now, then?" He did not waver and simply narrowed his eyes coldly."... Yes..." She lowered her gaze.Anthony could tell her reluctance, but she never truly had any leverage to bargain with him to begin with. Without another word, he turned to leave."Anthony!" Anne hurried after him and grabbed him by the arm in tears. "Please, don't be so cruel. If something happens to my dad, I will be a fatherless child. He means a lot to me. He...he is also the triplets' grandfather. They like him a lot. Just do it for the kids, if not for me."He scowled and stared at her with his deep, brooding eyes."I shouldn't have said th
"Mom, Anthony has hired the top experts all around the world. They will be here tomorrow. Let's go home for now and come back tomorrow.""You should go. I'll stay here. Someone has to stay with him." Sarah did not want to leave Nigel."There are nurses here with Dad who can take better care of him. There are even bodyguards outside the door. He's going to be fine. Besides, if we run into Dorothy and Bianca again, we are all just going to end up arguing. That's not going to help with Dad's recovery," Anne said.Sarah hesitated and Anne directly dragged her out of the room.On their way back, both Sarah and Anne sat in the car quietly. Neither had thought that something like that would happen during their trip. Not only was Anne worried about Nigel, she was concerned for Sarah as well as she had never seen her mother so devastated before.After arriving home, Sarah returned to her room and Anne did the same. Instead of showering, she sat on the edge of bed dazedly.She could not un
If Sarah was at the hospital as well, Dorothy and Bianca would definitely try to provoke, or even hurt her.Anne was concerned. She did not want her mother to get hurt when her father was still unconscious.The door to the meeting room flew open and there were men and women sitting by the long meeting table, to whom Anne assumed were the experts Anthony had hired.Anthony sat at the further end with Kathryn on one side and next to him were Dorothy and Bianca.Both Dorothy and Bianca stared at Anne coldly and she simply proceeded to take her seat next to Kathryn.Anthony glanced at his watch and Kathryn took it as a hint to start the meeting. "Everyone should have a copy of the medical report. You all know that he is currently in a coma. Anyone here who manages to improve his condition even by the slightest will be rewarded handsomely."Everyone knew what she meant by it, that payment was not an issue if they had the talent worthy of it.One of the men looked at the report and sa
"Relax, there won't be an issue in applying that to a human being. The worst outcome would simply be no outcome at all," the expert said."It's settled, then. Kathryn, report the daily progress to me," Anthony commanded."Yes, Mr. Marwood."Anne was relieved and overjoyed that there was hope, however slim.Anthony got up to leave, and Dorothy and Bianca followed.Anne walked behind them and took out her phone to call Sarah.Sarah answered right away and said, "Anne, how was it? Can they cure him?""Only three of the experts stayed and said that they can try, but there's no guarantee," Anne said truthfully.Feeling as though a rock had been moved from her chest, Sarah said, "The doctors would never make promises even for simple surgeries. That means that your dad is definitely waking up!"Anne did not dare to agree considering how severe her father's brain injury was. However, she could not deny her mother hope as well and said, "Let's wait for him to wake up. However long it t
"Even if you need to read the will, we don't need outsiders here. Mr. Stahl, Nigel has nothing to do with Sarah. Sleeping with him a few times doesn't count. If she insists on getting paid, we can pay her a thousand for each time she slept with him."The insult was distasteful and Robert felt extremely awkward to be put on the spot.Bianca felt pleased to see the suppressed anger on Anne's face and said, "Mom, we all know about it, so why bother saying it out loud? It's so embarrassing."She was clearly implying that it was embarrassing for Anne and was being sarcastic about it."That's the thing, though. Both Sarah and Anne are mentioned in the will," Robert said."What?" Dorothy lost her senses. "Sarah, too?""Yes."Both Dorothy and Bianca glared daggers at Anne, who was surprised as well.It made sense that she was to inherit a portion of her father's property because she was his daughter, but her mother was not legally bound to Nigel in any way.Bianca kept Dorothy down an
"Why would Dad write such a will? He left them with his most valuable, and what did he leave me and my mom? I don't care about money, but I won accept his either!" Bianca threw the paper onto the ground. "Me and my mom are supposed to be the beneficiaries.""I'm sorry, but this is what Mr. Faye intended," Robert said, before turning to Dorothy. "Mrs. Faye, I believe that you've signed a prenup when you married Mr. Faye stating that you have no right to his money upon his death.""What?" Bianca gaped at Dorothy.Dorothy lowered her gaze gloomily. "Yes! But what about Bianca? Why isn't Bianca the first beneficiary? The money in his bank isn't even one third of what his funds are worth. Does he take us for beggars? Mr. Shahl, something is wrong!""I was shocked as well and asked Mr. Faye if he was sure, but he insisted."Anne had remained quiet the entire time, but decided to speak up, "I think that something is wrong as well."Dorothy shot her an enraged look. "Is that so? What exa