A Replacement Bride

Chapter 293

When Lexie heard that, she believed Eddie without a shadow of a doubt, immediately showing him to Mike's room on the second floor.

At that moment, Mike had just woken up from his sleep and was taking his medicine by the side of the bed. When he heard the noise, he lifted his head slowly to look over. It only took one glance for his rheumy eyes to be filled with shock.

"You…" He parted his lips and wanted to say something, but he couldn't breathe smoothly. As the air blocked his airway, he couldn't help but cough.

Seeing that, Lexie quickly went over to pat him on the back to help him breathe.

Suddenly, ruthlessness flashed in Eddie's eyes, but he still had an innocent look on his face when he went forward with a smile. "You can rest now. I'll take care of him."

When Lexie heard that, she was stunned for a moment. "But—"

"Why? You don't trust me? Mr. Fraser and I have been friends for many years."

As Lexie hesitated, she lowered her head to look at Mike, who was catching his breath, and noticed that he showed no signs of rejection. So, without any suspicion, she nodded and left the room.

In the end, only Mike and Eddie were left in the room.

usual. Even though he was staring daggers at Eddie with

face right away and smirked coldly. "Of course, I'm here to look at the karma you're receiving! Do you think that I'm here to visit you and see how you are doing? I'm just

as though something was stuck in his throat and was going nowhere. It was hard to tell if his face was beet red from anger or

changed again as he slowly exhaled. "Alas." He sighed feebly, which sounded as though he was disappointed with the situation and himself. "I

finally admitting that you're the perpetrator?" It looked as though fire was burning in Eddie's eyes as he glared fiercely at Mike. "You did this to yourself, Mike! You shouldn't be alive! However, you've said one thing right. Not only do I wish

Mike. Instantly, he looked at Eddie in shock, as though he couldn't believe his own ears.

Are you still not getting it? It seems like you're sick, so sick that your brain can't

turned disgruntled all of a sudden. As he opened his mouth, his lips couldn't stop quivering. Then, he asked shakily, "A-Are you saying that the illness we have had all these times was because

at the same time, his eyes were filled with the thrill of his revenge. "I guess you want to ask

wanting to sit up straight,

slowly to sit on the chair by the bed and glared at Mike with a devilish smile. "You what?

voice, he said in a woeful tone, "You could've just come at me with whatever grudges you hold! W-Why

all. "What's wrong? Are you feeling

gaze turned sharp, as though it was a knife stabbing right at Mike with so much hatred. "What about them? Have you ever thought that those people died innocently at that time too?! When you did what you did, have you ever thought that they were supposed to be living

he held his breath and parted his lips as though he wanted to explain, but

anger at once, and his hatred, which had been piling up for all these years, exploded at this very moment. "Why? You don't dare to talk about it? Or do you have nothing to say? You don't deserve to be alive, Mike! God was blind for all these years. Letting you die alone on the street is just too good for you! People like you