The ward fell silent after everyone heard Nikki's words. It was not just Jim and his assistant who were shocked; it was hard for Sean to digest, too.'Why would Jim want to poison Bonnie?' Sean thought."Sean, you need to trust me." Sensing the disbelief in Sean's eyes, malice flashed past Nikki's eyes for a brief moment before she flung herself into Sean's chest, faking being the victim of circumstances. "Sean, I'm telling you the truth! Jim Landry poisoned Bonnie and said that if she's dead, no one will ever know that he had been together with Bonnie before."If she's dead, then you, Sean, will fall into deep misery. He's using this to take revenge on you…because Ms. Hamilton chose you and Mr. Wheeler instead of him!"Nikki's every word felt like daggers that stabbed into Sean's heart. He stared at the man before him, the man that he should call his brother.How much hatred did Jim have toward Lucy and Sean that he could bring himself to try and kill Bonnie, the woman he used to
Sean had to remain so he could take care of Bonnie.Even if…Even if Bonnie would not get better, Sean wanted to stay by her side and accompany her to live the last few days of her life."None of you can leave!" Jim sneered as he glanced at Nikki's face maliciously. "What a good lie. You know it better than anyone else who had injected the poison into Bonnie."Nikki pursed her lips. "B—But I don't know how to give an injection!" She bit her lip and looked at Sean with a pitiful look. "Sean, you know me. When I was admitted to the hospital, I was so scared when the nurse tried to give me an injection. How can I even stomach using a needle to inject someone?"She sniffed. "But Mr. Landry is different. His adoptive mother is a renowned researcher specializing in poison, and his best friend is also a doctor. It's only normal that he knows how to."Jim squinted once Nikki finished."That's right." Sean quickly pulled Nikki behind him to shield her. "Jim, I never knew you'd have such
Nikki was slightly startled by what Sean said. She bit her lip and grabbed Sean's arm, "Let's just drop it, Sean. Let's just go!"We don't have to see the surveillance footage or hear the voice recording. There's already solid evidence to prove Mr. Landry murdered Ms. Craig. It's useless for him to deny it! We…"She bit her lip. "Let's just leave now. We don't want to let him have the opportunity to say that Ms. Craig and he used to date, that both of us strangers conspired together to frame him."However, Sean was not convinced. "Then we should stay so when the cops come, they could prove our innocence!"He looked at Jim, proud with righteousness. "I want to see this man arrested!"Jim scoffed at what Sean said. With his arms crossed at his chest, he snidely commented, "We'll soon know if it's me or that girl in your arms who'll be arrested."Not a second later, the best medical team from the hospital rushed into the ward. Both Joshua and Jim had expressed to the higher manageme
"Let's go, Sean."Sean furrowed his brows. "Nikki, why do you keep urging me to leave?"'Aren't they supposed to stay and watch Jim get arrested by the cops so Nikki could be proven innocent? Why does Nikki keep on wanting to leave?' Sean thought."She's afraid of being arrested, that's why," Assistant Coleman chimed in. "Mr. Wheeler, how can you not tell this when this woman is acting so obviously? She's the one who injected the poison into Ms. Craig's body. Why else would she be so afraid of the cops? Why does she keep on insisting on leaving?"Sean squinted and unconsciously let go of the hand that held Nikki's. He did not think that the people who worked for Jim could be good people, but…Assistant Coleman was making sense.If Nikki was truly innocent, why did she insist on them leaving? Why could she not wait for the cops to arrive?"I…" Nikki bit her lip and was silent for a while. Finally, unable to refrain herself, she burst into tears once more. "That's right, I'm afraid
Jim chuckled. "Did I push the blame to your sister, or is it the other way around?"Jim glanced at Nikki's tear-stained face. "Ah, that's right. What did you say? You don't want to go to the police station to remember the memory of when you were raped, do you?"Nikki Wheeler, have you truly been taken advantage of by a man?"The words from Jim slammed Sean's heart like a sledgehammer. He lifted his head and glared at Jim angrily. "What did you say?"Filled with unadulterated rage, Sean let go of Nikki and rushed over to grab Jim by his collar, his eyes burning with fury. "You locked Bonnie in the car, and I had to go rescue her. That's how my sister got raped! You were the perpetrator in this! How dare you speak like this? Jim Landry, are you a human being at all?!"Jim narrowed his eyes and sneered, "I'm not a human being?"He looked at Nikki. "I'm sure you know very well if I was telling the truth."Jim's intense domineering gaze was too much for Nikki to handle, so she uncons
"Don't worry." Sean swore that he would protect Nikki this time. "Even if the cops are here, we have nothing to fear since we didn't do it, so…"Before Sean could even finish his sentence, the cops approached them and showed Nikki their identification badge. "Ms. Wheeler, we have evidence to prove that you've committed the crime of a murder attempt on Ms. Bonnie Craig, as well as raping Mr. Terry Simmons. We're authorized to arrest you. Please cooperate with us."Sean was flabbergasted to have heard this. He paused and looked at the cops incredulously and subconsciously stood before them, shielding Nikki. "H—Have you made a mistake?"Nikki was the victim, was she not? It was Jim who had hurt Nikki, and Terry was the one who had stolen Nikki's innocence, no?Why was the police saying otherwise?"Sir, without proper and solid evidence, we wouldn't arrest anyone," answered one officer sternly. "If you're the relevant party, then we're allowed to show you the evidence. Otherwise, plea
Jim paused upon hearing that voice. Sean might not know whose voice that was, but Jim was more than familiar with it.As Jim spaced out momentarily, Sean's fist slammed right into his face, and it was obvious how much strength was put into that swing. Sean had given his all.Blood oozed out of Jim's nose as he staggered a few steps back before he regained his footing."Jim!" Breaking free from Charles' support, Rosalyn ran toward Jim. However, her body was too weak to support herself, her legs failing her just after running for a few steps before she fell to the floor, her face slammed in the process.She got up on her feet soon after and ran toward Jim as though it did not even faze her."Jim! Are you alright?" asked Rosalyn.Assistant Coleman was there to support Jim, too.Jim's vision was slightly blurred, yet he could make out how Rosalyn ran toward him worriedly. His heart felt hot and humid, as though it was summer after a downpour."Let me see it." Rosalyn ran toward Jim
"You're much better than my father, I'll give you that."Sean then walked past Charles and was prepared to leave.Jim, who was quite far away, furrowed his eyebrows and looked at Sean.His heart began to race at that moment. He had not told Charles and Rosalyn about Lucy having survived the incident, despite everyone thinking she was dead. He was afraid that Sean would talk about Lucy and their familial status after telling Charles that Charles was better than his father.Sean, unexpectedly, said nothing else after that, but Charles grabbed Sean and squinted. "Your father isn't too bad, kiddo. Don't belittle yourself; you're too humble," spoke Charles, his voice gentle and sincere. "Something was special about you and your father that Lucy gave up on me and Jim."The hallway fell silent the moment these words were uttered. Both Jim and Sean looked at Charles with shock."Dad…" Jim gazed at Charles. "You…"Charles smiled. "Your mother and I found out about it. We know that all of