After thinking for a moment, the janitor found an excuse and spoke, “Ms. Granger instructed me to come and clean up inside so that Mr. Granger will have a better living environment.” The bodyguards looked at her suspiciously. If this was an order from Ms. Granger, they dared not stop her. However, Grandma Granger made it clear that nobody should enter, knowing that Grandma Granger did this to protect Guy from getting hurt. The janitor was only going to clean, and since it was an order from Dior, there was no need to stop her. A guard looked at the janitor before letting her in. “Go in, hurry!” “Okay.” The janitor took out the cleaning tools from the janitor cart and walked into the ward. Guy was laying in bed as he thought of Charmine’s wellbeing when a janitor came in and rolled up his shirt. His face sank as he quickly looked around. “What are you doing? Get out!” he snapped. “Transfusing blood to you,” said Nial as he quickly took out the blood packet stored at
Grandma Granger and Momo only got their queue number after about ten minutes, and Grandma Granger then brought her to a doctor. Little did she know that a man had his eyes on them for a long time… Inside the ward, the nurse looked at the young girl’s arm and then at the young girl. She frowned. “Why is it so severe? It would’ve been too late.” Grandma Granger felt guilty about that. “It’s all my fault. I wasn’t familiar with the procedure, so I took too long.” She usually had a private doctor and would go to her own military hospital. No waiting was needed. There was no procedure at all! The nurse cautiously cleaned Momo’s wound as she gently said, “It’ll be quite painful, so bear with it, okay?” Momo bit her lip. “I’m not scared.” “Good child.” Grandma Granger looked at her and felt a pang in her chest. If she did not leave her phone number for this girl, what would have happened to her? Seeing that Grandma Granger was frowning, Momo reached out her other arm and h
Momo looked at the old woman asleep on the chair and then at the blanket by the edge of the bed when an idea occurred to her. Climbing over to take the blanket, she could only use her free arm to carry the blanket since the other was injured. She then cautiously blanketed Grandma Granger with it, who was so tired that she was not aroused from slumber. At that, the door of the ward gradually opened… Momo looked over and thought it was a nurse, but she saw a man instead! The man met her gaze and a flash of panic appeared in his eyes. He halted and did not take a further step. Drats! The two of them were asleep earlier! Why was she awake all of a sudden?What could he do? The innocent Momo, who thought the person went to the wrong ward, asked gently, “Uncle, did you enter the wrong room?” The man’s eyes gleamed with faint malice as he walked toward her. “I’m not.” “Huh?” Momo was baffled. “But this is my room.” “I know.” The man stood by the bed and eyed Momo. As M
Grandma Granger finally caught up to them. When she saw the foot mark on Momo’s body, she asked out of concern, “Poor child. Are you alright? Are you hurt? Tell me…” “I’m fine.” Momo laid on the floor and returned the jade ring with an innocent smile. Grandma Granger’s eyes widened at the sight. She was a little girl, yet she managed to take this back from an adult man! Her heart shriveled as she felt very grateful. Guy and Dior were all grown up yet had turned more rebellious; they had not treated her so well for a long time. She helped the girl up on her feet, grateful and genial. “Good child. Thank you—I truly appreciate you. I’ll treat you as my actual granddaughter!” “Grandma, don’t worry. You treated me well.” Momo got up from the floor and comforted her. The emotional Grandma Granger could only bring her back to the ward, and Momo limped as she followed behind her. The nurse came to clean Momo’s wound when they got to the ward, and Grandma Granger’s heart a
At Violet Residence... Charmine sat on the sofa as she sorted out some matters when the phone on the table beeped with a notification for a text message. Her beautiful fingers grabbed it as she eyed the notification. It was a text from Nial. [The final blood transfusion to Guy has succeeded. He’s now more stable. From today onward, he doesn’t need blood transfusion anymore.] Charmine let out a sigh of relief and put down her phone. She thought of how Grandma Granger had yet to return, thus she said to Anthony who was by the side, “Anthony, why don’t we visit Guy?” “There are ten bodyguards outside,” said Anthony. “Even a mosquito can’t get in.” Charmine frowned. “There must be a way, no?” “No. We don’t have to go,” insisted Anthony as he helped her to sit down. Charmine was just as persistent. “I want to have a look.” Anthony’s face turned cooler. She insisted on visiting Guy? Although he was unwilling to, he did not want his woman to worry about another man.
Guy saw how tortured Charmine seemed, thus he urged, “Hold on, Ms. Jordan. I’ll ask Dr. Nial to come over to transfuse blood into you right away!” He then pressed on the ring, and since Nial was his primary doctor, Nial would be notified right away. “No, I’m fine.” Charmine’s migraine came in waves. Even her response sounded shaky as she uttered, “I can hold it.” Anthony held her as she writhed, and in the next second, her head felt as though thousands of knives were stabbed into it. It was so frequent that she could no longer fend off the whimper she bit back. “Argh!” It felt as if the pain extended from her head. Even her heart, organs, and body started to ache! Charmine’s entire being was in agony as she writhed out of Anthony’s arms and to the ground... She lost her rationality as she grasped her head. The veins at her neck and temples protruded, proving to be a distressing sight. “Argh…” Charmine cried out as she struggled. Anthony knelt before her and took h
Guy’s face straightened. He recognized those footsteps. Grandma Granger was back! Nervous, he urged Nial, “Hurry up!” Nial saw how anxious he was and got to work. He took out the needle and pricked his skin when suddenly... Before the needle could touch on the skin, the door of the ward opened. Grandma Granger walked in with a young girl when she saw that a few more people were inside the ward. Nial was about to extract blood from Guy! Her face turned cold. “Stop it! Who allowed you to touch my grandson!?” Nial was shocked and dared not to move! “Grandma, just once,” pleaded Guy, “Charmine is having a migraine.” “No way.” Grandma Granger looked at Charmine who was in pain and scoffed, “As I said, I won’t allow you to give her any more blood!” Anthony’s face hardened. He looked at Charmine who was in pain and then at Nial. “Do it!” “Huh?” Nial was confused at what to do upon hearing Anthony’s order. His brother would offend the Grangers for Charmine! Guy
Dior explained, “We just need to prick once. We won’t take brother’s blood.” “No way!” Grandma Granger insisted. “Guy just woke up, and he can’t take this! If anything happened, an elderly woman like me would have to guard him day and night!” She only had one grandson, the only heir from the Granger family. If anything happened to him, how would she face their ancestors? Yes, the needle looked like any ordinary one, but who knew what side effects it had? Who could save Guy if anything happened?! No way! At that moment, Charmine groaned loudly in pain as she grasped her head with both hands, her veins protruding in the process. She was deep in pain without relief. “Grandma…” a soft and childlike voice was heard. Everyone looked over to see an adorable young girl standing by the side, and they frowned. Since when was there another girl? She called her ‘Grandma, too. Grandma Granger looked down and, seeing how scared the girl looked, felt somewhat guilty. Had she be
There was an unnoticeable glint in Sonia's eyes. She nestled herself further into Harry's arms as she added, "Let’s go to Pares. We'll come back after I give birth to the baby.""Alright."Harry stayed by Sonia's side as he watched over her, cared for her, and talked to her until she finally slept in his care.He stood up tiredly and walked out of the room to sit in the living room.Thuck!Something fell out of his pocket.He narrowed his eyes to the source of sound and spotted a USB.Since when did he have a USB in his pocket?With a small frown on his face, Harry curiously picked it up and noticed the front side of the USB glowing. Something was carved onto its surface, too.[Granger].Was it Dior’s USB? Why was her USB inside his pocket?Harry’s clear fingers held on the USB tightly. He thought for a moment before he took out a laptop, turned it on, and plugged in the USB.A moment later, the screen showed what seemed to be peculiar surveillance footage with a descriptio
Dior was still lost in her storm of thoughts when a shadowy figure zipped past her and ran toward Harry.When she spotted this familiar figure, she reacted quickly and held onto him."Let go of me!" growled Guy. "How dare he slap you and misunderstood you? I have to beat some sense into him!"Harry broke free and chased after Harry.Dior, despite having lost all hope and life in her, mustered the last strand of her will to chase after Guy and reeled him back. "Brother, don't," she muttered, "spare your energy…" Her sorrow clouded her eyes as she mumbled, "He’s the man I love. Even though he hates me, I won’t allow you to hurt him. As for the explanation…"Dior smiled ironically. "Whatever. That slap decimated every beautiful daydream I have about him, anyway."She no longer expected anything from him.He had no trust in her, so what would it matter if she finally got him? He did not even love her, and he did not trust her either.Dior smiled elegantly, but her eyes were fille
Dior looked forward to that new shift.She watched as Harry made his way into the restaurant silently, unable to deter her mind from the daydreams she had of him, of the new chapter of their story they would have.He would apologize to her, trying to redeem himself, and kiss her dearly as he embraced her. Later down the line, they would have a child of their own, too.Harry's long legs walked in strides, his dark gaze trained on Dior.The bright light shone on Dior’s delicately stunning face, and she also wore a red dress.He remembered her wearing this back in Mount Village.He could remember how alluring she looked back then, how they stayed in the same room, how she put down her ego to treat him with so much gentleness.Harry’s cold face mellowed down, but recalling a certain memory, the vague wistfulness in him vanished and he sat in front of her.Dior looked at him fondly, like she always would. "Long time no see."Her eyes burned brightly as if she wanted to drink in his
Dior examined the footage the moment she received it.True enough, it showed Sonia and George talking about their little deal. It also showed how Dior was telling the truth while they both ganged up on her.Dior’s frail heart felt as though it was rejuvenated once more, feeling as though blood was once more pumped into her heart. Her dull eyes devoid of hope regained their lost luster once more.Not thinking twice, she dialed Harry's number with this evidence, though he had to be busy, seeing as he did not pick up even after the phone rang for a long while.Just as she was about to hang up, Harry picked up the phone."What do you want?"On the other end of the call was the voice that she had missed for so long. His low, hoarse voice sounded so cold and emotionless.Hearing his voice brought Dior back to the image of his handsome face, and her heart skipped a beat.She tried her best to restrain her fluttering emotions as she tried to speak calmly, "Do you have time? I’d like to
At Mount Village…Inside the elegant bamboo house was Dior, dressed in a beige dress. She sat in the front yard as she took sips of her wine.The sunlight shone past the leaves and illuminated her, yet she exuded an air of loneliness.She swirled the glass and could not help recalling the moments she spent with Harry.In the beginning, she was attracted by his looks; he looked so gentle and elegant.She gave him money, kept him company, and continuously showed up around him in hopes of conquering him.Alas, she ended up in this state.The time she spent with him in Mount Village was the happiest time she had ever had. They had lived inside the bamboo house together, where he took care of her and claimed her to be his woman.They even laid inside the same room.Everything was so beautiful.Cursed was her luck, however, that it was just an illusion. He had been using her from the start, while he chose to stay with the woman who lied to him and even hurt him!No matter how mu
"Although Susan was unhappy, she should've voiced out her displeasure instead of bottling things. Cheating is wrong, regardless. Furthermore, if she wanted a career, she didn't have to stay home and depend on her husband."Grandma Bailey halted.Was that what Charmine truly thought of?Grandma Bailey thought Charmine would find Susan too aggressive unto herself.Charmine glanced at Susan again and apathetically commented, "She doesn't want to make money on her own, but she wants to be rich while complaining about her man not making time for her and taking care of her? If a woman has no ability of her own and also blames others for her miseries, all she's worth is to sit quietly at home and wait for her husband to come home. She also has no right to cheat! This is how the world works."Charmine patted Grandma Bailey’s shoulder and held Anthony’s hand, her words met with everyone's evidently surprised gazes and their silence.Grandma Bailey was shocked. Sure, Charmine sounded rathe
The colossal cruise started to drift away from the pier.Eric stood on the cruise and let the wind blow at him, loneliness and hatred still oozing from his being.He stared at the blue ocean ahead of him as Charmine's words rang in his mind unceasingly.'Will you really feel good after you've killed them?''You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?'"Forgive them and yourself.'Deliberating everything carefully, his lips curled into a bitter smile.It was true, after all, that Charmine understood him the most.Eric poured himself another drink and downed it with loneliness as he allowed the cruise to bring him wherever it would take him.…Susan was still inside the operating room when Charmine and the rest of the Baileys rushed into the hospital.Darryl stood before the room, his expression blank, his figure lonely and helpless.So many things had happened in half a day.He found out about his wife's inf
"No one's stopping you now. Eat!"Anthony clenched his hands tightly and took another glance at Charmine. He was more determined than before, and he was close to eating the pills in the bottle.Charmine, who was held hostage, gradually opened her eyes at that moment. Her gaze drifted toward Eric before she asked, her tone challenging, "Will you really feel good after you've killed them? You saw Susan suffering from a serious wound; would you still kill the one sibling you have left in the world?"Eric halted, and his eyes darkened.Charmine had just woken up, yet what she said…He cast a cold glance at Charmine. "It's my business, and it has nothing to do with you!"They were his family, and he did not want a family like this!Charmine looked squarely at him. "Eric, I don’t care if you used me or plotted against me all these years; I've treated you like a true friend, nothing more nor less. You were the only person who stayed by my side in the past five years, so I hope that you
Anthony's breath hitched when he saw Charmine.He clenched his fists and, without doubting himself, relented "I can agree to your terms, so let her go right away. This has nothing to do with her; you only hate me after all. As long as you let her go, I'll take the pill. Everything will end right away."Susan shook her head. "We'll die after eating the pill. I’m not taking that!"She had just reunited with Eric, and she did not want to die yet. She looked at Eric and begged, "Please let Anthony be, why don't you? He’s your brother, after all, and he doesn’t even know about your existence. If you’re really angry, just kill Charmine, and I'll make it up to you—"Anthony's expression contorted in sheer fury upon hearing Susan's plea, and he glared at her with murderous intent."This was all your fault, so what right do you have to make Charmine take your blame?!""What on earth are you going on about?" snapped Grandma Bailey. "Charmine has been kidnapped because of you, yet you want