Rowena was kicked into the corner of the wall while Daniel loosened his tight tie, his gaze gloomy and sulky. “B*tch, are you regretting your decision and plan to betray me now?”Rowena shuddered and climbed to his feet. “No, I really didn’t betray you. Maisie asked someone to bring me there and tried to threaten me. I really didn’t say anything, I swear!”Daniel leaned over and pinched her chin with her fingertips. “Rowena Summers, you know too many secrets now. Do you think I’ll believe in what you say?”Rowena trembled from head to toe.Daniel had always been a suspicious man and especially hated traitors the most. Even though she had not said anything, she now knew a lot of secrets that she should not know, including the virus incident!“I swear, I really didn’t tell her anything. Mr. Kent, you have to believe me, I really didn’t tell her anything! I’ve been set up!”Rowena was crying and begging. It was her fate that Daniel had found her.‘I can’t go back to the Night Banqu
Nolan lowered his gaze, kissed her head, was going to say something but suddenly started violently coughing. Maisie got up, her heart in knots. “Nolan, are you alright?”Nolan raised his hand to stifle the cough and moved his face away. He noticed some sticky substance in his palm and was surprised, but since Maisie didn’t notice anything, he curled his hand into a fist and smiled at her. “I’m alright. I just choked on saliva.”Maisie pursed her lips. “Are you hungry then? Do you want some food?”Nolan’s eyes were soft. “I’m hungry now that you mentioned it. I want to eat something that you made.”Maisie stood up, “Alright, I’ll go make something, hang tight.”She walked to the door, saw Erwin, and said, “Uncle Erwin, could you help me look after Noles for a bit?”Erwin nodded. After Maisie left, Erwin walked into the room and saw Nolan looking at his open palm. “Did you cough blood?” Erwin knew. Nolan paused and closed his hand. “Yes.” He thought of something and looked
But once the incubation period was over, the infected would constantly cough up blood, and the immune system would worsen drastically—cancer cells would deteriorate quickly for those with cancer, metabolism would speed up, platelet count would become abnormal, and within a year, the person would pass.Nolan chuckled sadly, “So how long do I have left?”Erwin frowned. “Based on your current situation, about three to four years.”…Maisie brought the dinner that she made over to the hospital, and when she stepped into the room, she saw Nolan staring out the window while Erwin was nowhere to be seen. “Nolan, I made dinner for you.” She walked to the side of his bed and placed the dinner on the table. Nolan looked at her and smiled. “Okay, I want you to feed me.”Maisie didn’t oppose. She opened the container and fed him while sitting next to his bed. When she saw Nolan eating, she asked, “Has Uncle Erwin left?”“Yes, he left because he had something on.”Maisie continued to sen
Nolan calmly answered, “Yes, there’s no need for me to stay in the hospital.” He then looked at Quincy. “Get me a ticket to go home for the morning after tomorrow.”Quincy froze. “But your body—”“I know my condition.” Nolan had made up his mind. Quincy guiltily looked at Titus, who shook his arms and said, “He can just go if he wants to. I have no say in this anymore.” He angrily swung his arms and walked out. Maisie bit her lip and walked to Nolan. “You should listen to Grandpa. It’s not too late to go back a few days later.”It was a long flight. What should they do if his wound opened up mid-way?Nolan looked at her coldly, his lips tightly pressed together. Maisie felt cold for an instant because she was not used to this. “Nolan?”“I have to get back.” He got up without an explanation and walked to get his clothes. When he took off his gown, Maisie could clearly see the bandage on his back. Other than the bullet wound, there were new knife wounds, probably from the fight
Maisie’s hand that was holding the teacup stopped in mid-air, and she looked down. “No, it was with my business partner.”Maisie hadn’t seen Nolan since he left the hospital, and not even Cherie knew what he was up to.She took a sip of the tea but suddenly felt sick and ran to the washroom while covering her mouth.“Ms. Zora?”Even though she knew that Jones was calling for her, she couldn’t reply. She ran into the washroom and threw up in the sink. Everything she ate during lunch came back out. She turned on the tap to wash away the vomit, but she threw up again. It repeated until there was nothing left to throw up, then she washed her face and dried it with a hand towel.She realized that Jones was waiting for her when she got out of the washroom. Seeing that she was looking sick, he asked, “Are you not feeling well?”“I’m fine. It was probably something I ate.” Maisie waved her hand. “Do you need me to send you to a hospital?” Jones asked. Maisie shook her head and sque
Maisie hugged him and pushed her face into his chest. “Alright, I believe you.”Nolan looked down, but his eyes were in a vortex that turned dark. …Daniel received a message and threw his phone against the wall. The men behind him lowered their heads and didn’t say a word. One of them carefully said, “Erwin is involved in this now, and since Titus Goldmann is back and knows that his grandson was injured, I don’t think he will let our men off.”Daniel stood in front of the window and took a puff of his vape. The vapor lingered on the glass and blurred out the reflection. “The men who are caught by Titus will not be coming back.”The man looked horrible. “What should we do then?”He breathed out vapor and asked, “What did Roger say?”The man answered, “He wants you to settle this matter. One more thing, the hospital has probably found out that Nolan has been infected.”Daniel’s eyes darkened as he slowly turned around. “Get rid of the men. Don’t let too many people know about
Looking at them, Maisie could more or less guess what had happened, but she did not ask anything.Erwin turned his head, put his hand on her shoulders, and said, “Khan and I still have something to attend to, so Zee, you can go back first.”Maisie nodded and saw them away.At the same time, Cherie rushed up to her and said while huffing heavily, “Mrs. Goldmann, so you're here. I thought you had gone somewhere.”“What’s wrong?’Cherie took a few seconds to calm herself down before saying rapidly, “Mr. Goldmann isn't doing very well now, and Elder Master Goldmann wants to see you.”Maisie hastily followed Cherie to the room. Inside the room, other than Quincy and Titus, she did not know the rest of the people. She reckoned that they must be the members of the Night Banquet.Nolan was lying on the bed. His face was pale, and his forehead was filled with sweat. A specialist Titus had hired was checking his body temperature. After getting his body temperature, he turned and asked Qui
“Yeah,” Maisie lowered her head and replied, “I’m sorry. I didn’t know that you had a low fever.”Nolan reached out and put his hand on the back of her cold hand. There was a smile tugging at the corner of his lips as he said, “I don’t want you to worry about me, so I didn’t tell you. I’m the one who should say sorry, Zee.”After all, he was hiding a secret from her.He knew he was infected with the virus, and now he was in the infection period. He would experience symptoms such as persistent low fever, hemoptysis, and deterioration of health. He had only three to four years left to live.Just when Maisie wanted to say something, Titus appeared. “Nolan, you’re awake!”“Yeah.” He nodded.Titus glanced at Maisie and ordered, “You, go out. I have something to say to Nolan.”Maisie pressed her lips tight and did not say anything. She rose to her feet and went out. Nolan looked at her figure, and light slowly left his eyes.It was only when both of them were left in the room that Ti