Chapter 243

Emmie immediately got ready. When she arrived downstairs, Michael was already waiting for her in the car.

Emmie headed to the hospital under Michael's "supervision". She went to the inpatient building while he remained in the car. He narrowed his eyes as he thought, "Elijah has left, so there is no need for me to go in."

"Ms. Woodworth has arrived in Dragfort, Mr. Xanthos," the bodyguard said.

Michael froze when he realized she was keeping tabs on him. "Stir up some trouble and make her go back," he drawled, with a cigarette between his fingers. As long as Emmie was by his side, he didn't want anything to do with Lia, Leah, or anyone else.

The ICU wasn't a place where anyone could just walk in, so Emmie could only peer at her student through the door. She then met with her student's parents, who had rushed over from another city, before leaving.

Michael's car was still parked in the same spot, and the rear window was slightly ajar, revealing the cold profile of the man inside an