While Maria complimented Anastasia, she wanted to take credit for herself, insinuating that Anastasia would not have lost this much weight and looked much healthier without her help.Anyhow, she believed Cameron owed them a big favor. They must get to the end of things with him regarding this matter.“If she had drunk it, she wouldn’t look like this now.” Rhea sneered and coldly glanced at Anastasia.Anastasia shook Maria’s hand off, stood up straight, and walked toward Rhea as she said, “What should I look like then? How do you know what medications the miracle doctor prescribed to me? How do you know their effects? Rhea, do you understand medicines too?”Maria was puzzled and hurried to explain, “Ree was a medical student. Have you forgotten…”“Rhea learned about modern medicine,” Anastasia interrupted, “I didn’t know she learned about medicinal herbs as well and being this good at it?”“You’re ignorant and haven’t performed well in your studies. What would you know?” Rhea said
“Do you know your dad will treat you differently once you have a stepmother? No matter how nice he was to you before, he would give all his love and attention to your stepmother once they married!”Maria continued earnestly, “Plus, God knows what that woman truly wants. She might just be interested in your dad’s wealth and influence. If you are not careful, you might be miserable in the future!”“Exactly!” Fabian agreed. “Also, don’t you feel sorry for your late mother when you’re ignorant toward these things?”“My mom passed away over twenty years ago. I’m sure she wants my daddy to be happy as well. Also…” Anastasia paused as she looked at Fabian and Maria. “Uncle Fabian and Aunt Maria, I don’t think you two should get too involved in my daddy’s personal affairs. If the two of you have any objections, you should tell him straight up instead of coming to me.”“This…”The couple exchanged glances, and Maria tugged Anastasia’s arm soon after. “Silly girl, your mom is no longer arou
“Tasia!” Cameron took two quick steps forward, threw his briefcase onto the sofa, and crouched to look at his daughter in a panic.Anastasia’s half-opened eyes gazed at her father as blood streaked down her scraped forehead. “Dad…”“Don’t say a word. I’ll send you to the hospital!” Cameron felt sorry for her and looked anxious.“Rhea…” Anastasia turned her head toward the stairs and pointed in the woman’s direction.Rhea wanted to go upstairs but had stopped hearing Camron’s voice. She stood there and felt awkward being pointed at by Anastasia.Following the direction the finger was pointing, Cameron saw his niece, whom he had not met for years.Rhea met his gaze, and her lips moved. “Uncle.”“Hmph!” Cameron did not answer and grunted, then bent over and tried to hold his daughter up. However, Anastasia was too heavy, and he could not lift her. “Give me a hand!” he shouted angrily.“Dad, I’m all right!” Anastasia struggled to get up. Besides her aching head and body, she did no
At the hospital, Anastasia had just been bandaged. She looked at her father, who was busy taking care of her, and said, “Dad, I’m okay, I truly am.”Sitting down by the bed, Cameron gazed at her tenderly. “I know.”“You’re still-"“You need to rest.” Cameron said, “Just rest well and stop worrying. I’ll take care of everything.”“Dad…” Moving her lips, she wanted to say something, then shifted her gaze thoughtfully and decided against it. “What’s the matter?” Cameron asked gently. At this very moment, he was just an amiable father and not the strict and fearsome Secretary Rollins.“Nothing.” She smiled and said, “Sorry, I made you worry.”“Silly girl, there’s nothing to apologize for.” He pulled her blanket slightly upward. Anastasia was fine and did not need to be hospitalized, but Cameron insisted she lay down for a while so the doctor could make further observations. The doctor did not dare to say no to him and could only agree. “Dad, I’ve made you worry my entire life
Cameron recognized Lily and nodded slightly. “Are you here to visit Tasia?”“Yes.” Nodding, Lily said, “I heard she was injured and hospitalized. What happened?”“Lily.” Tasia tried to sit up from the bed, and Lily hurried over to hold her down. “Don’t move and lie still, okay?”“I’m fine!” She blushed, thinking that she was treated like a critically ill patient and made to lie down even though she was all right.“Look at yourself. How could you say you’re fine?” It was a scary sight, with the wounds on her face dressed with merbromin and her forehead bandaged. Lily wasn't sure how Anastasia got hurt, but she could tell her injuries weren't minor. “I’m really okay. These are external wounds. It’s my father... who wants me to stay for further observation.” She blushed like a child who had done something wrong and glanced at him. “It’s for your good!” Seeing that her injuries were not that serious, Lily relaxed. “What happened? How did you get injured all of a sudden?”“I…” An
At the mention of “miracle doctor," Lily was reminded of Austin and sighed inwardly, not knowing how he was. “Then... has your father investigated it?” Lily asked. “No idea.” Shaking her head, Anastasia was not sure. “He was shocked and angry when he found out about it, but he hasn’t talked about it since. Perhaps he saw I was getting better and decided to let it go.”Puzzled, Lily shook her head. “That’s unlikely.”‘Mr. Rollins is so protective of Anastasia and wants her to be hospitalized even for minor injuries. How could he not try to investigate the chronic poisoning? If he doesn’t talk about it, he’s probably doing it in secret or is bidding his time for…revenge?’She had seen such patience in Alexander and knew that these seemingly calm men could be ruthless when taking their revenge. ‘They’ll erupt like a volcano and become unstoppable!’“Well, all I know is that he hasn’t mentioned it again.” Anastasia thought about it and decided not to dwell on it. “How did you know
There was silence over the phone all of a sudden.‘Jeez! This little boy must’ve done something bad again!’Lily resigned and let out a sigh. “Galen, can’t you be kinder a bit to grandpa?”“I’ve been very kind!” He said immediately, feeling that he was a good boy.“You little brat, where have you run off to? Hey, why are you holding the phone? You…” Dominic’s voice sounded from afar.“Mommy…” Galen seemed to be talking to Dominic.Lily then heard Dominic grumble, “What mommy? She’s busy and has no time for you! Anyway, if your mommy finds out you peed on my bed, she’ll kick your little a*ss…”“Mommy…” Galen emphasized again, and Dominic finally caught on. “What the…”Lily then heard Dominic’s gruff voice over the phone. “Hello?”“Old man…” Lily addressed him.“Have you reached Burnwken? Hmm, the signal is not bad!” Dominic said throatily, thinking that Lily had already left and was calling from there.“No, I didn’t leave the country. I’m still in Kingsland,” Lily answered.
Lily discovered that her phone was getting hacked.Alexander had previously installed an anti-hacking system in her phone that would alarm her with a siren. When Alexander tried to install it on her behalf, she even teased him for being overly cautious.She was a perfumer, after all, and no one would want to hack her phone to eavesdrop on her calls, not to mention she had no secrets to hide. Now, she had to hand it to Alexander for having such foresight.After hanging up her phone, she stared at her phone thoughtfully.‘If I got hacked, my conversations with Dominic and Alex might have leaked. I can’t wait for bad things to happen, so I might as well go on the offensive.’Lily turned her car around and went to get herself a new phone and a new number, which she then used to call the number Alexander had called her. However, no one answered.Thinking that he might have refrained from taking unknown phone calls, she did not worry too much and drove straight to the research institut