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.

time before he could finally breathe as usual. Even though he was staring daggers at Eddie with his predator-like eyes, he didn't have much strength to do anything. "W-What are you doing

Eddie didn't need to act anymore. He put on a long face right away and smirked coldly. "Of course, I'm here to look at the

at once, and he felt as though something was stuck in his throat and was going nowhere. It was hard to tell if his face

He sighed feebly, which sounded as though he was disappointed with the situation and himself. "I

you 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

at Eddie in shock, as though he couldn't believe

Are you still not getting it? It seems

his face 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

contempt crawling all over his face. Yet, at the same time, his eyes were filled with the thrill of his revenge. "I guess you want to ask me whether I'm involved in the man-faced curse

he was so pissed and anxious. He propped his body up, wanting to sit up straight, but he didn't have any strength. Even worse, he couldn't catch his breath because of the

but wasn't able to continue his sentence. At this moment, Eddie moved slowly to sit on the chair by the bed

woeful tone, "You could've just come at me with whatever grudges you hold!

that, Eddie wasn't moved at all. "What's wrong? Are

his 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

Mike. Instantly, he held his breath and parted his lips as though he wanted to explain,

his 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 should be stabbed and