A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

Chapter 221 Two Days Later, the Jewell Group.

Nobody had expected Horatio to suddenly lose the ability to walk.

He had been in a meeting, but as soon as it ended and he stood up, his legs gave out beneath him. "Mr. Jewell! Are you alright?"

"Someone get help! Mr. Jewell just fell!"

A few employees who hadn't yet left the room rushed toward him to help him up.

But Horatio could feel it - his legs were completely numb, just like before. All of a sudden, he couldn't feel anything on his legs. His upper body was fine, but his legs... they had lost all strength.

"Mr. Jewell, what happened... to your legs?" one of the employees asked, still holding onto him, glanced down.

Horatio had been fully conscious when he fell, and everyone in the room had seen it. There was no mistaking it - something was wrong with his legs.

company knew about his crippled legs. Years ago, Horatio had struggled with the severe leg condition, leaving him wheelchair-bound for a long time. It had nearly

miraculously, his adoptive sister Lisette had helped him recover. The entire office had marveled at her skill. She was already a force to be reckoned with in the company,

for years. So why was this

been paying attention knew something was off. They suspected Horatio's legs would be a

made the

made, he couldn't move his legs an inch, his

their eyes on him as if they were watching something amusing They probably thought this was hilarious, that he turned

"Mr. Jewell?"

hesitated before speaking cautiously again "Can you walk? Should we take you back to your office? Maybe

mind snapped back

Lisette. Help me to

to stand, to walk on his own, but it was useless.

to his office. Not