Abandoned Super Cutie Adopted by Billionaire Clan

Chapter 72

Jeremy hadn’t explained what had happened over the phone, so when Kelvin walked in and saw the chaotic scene in the house, he nearly thought he had walked into a robbery.

“What’s going on here?” he asked, his breath catching for a mom

as he took in the sight.

He took a few steps closer, his eyes immediately landing on the three people sitting on the couch.

Jeremy stayed silent, but Yvonne’s ears twitched. She was blocked from view, and just as she was about to say something, a cool, damp hand pressed gently over her mouth–like a little duckling having her words muttled.

Kelvin moved closer, and as soon as he saw the large patches of red on Charles’s body, his face fell. The blood was so against the pale, fragile figure of Charles, making the impact even stronger.

“Charles,” he said, quickly stepping over to him, his voice suddenly tight with panic. “You’re injured.”

Charles’s pale lips barely parted as he looked up at him, stiff and uncomfortable.

“Dad. I’m fine…

He was cut off, though, by Jeremy’s sarcastic interruption.

stark

“Thank goodness Melissa showed mercy and didn’t finish the job after pushing Charles down. If she had, we wouldn’t even have Charles with us right now. What a great mom, huh?”

It was impossible to miss the biting tone in his words. It sounded as if he were thanking Melissa, Charles chose to remain silent, not wanting to disturb Jeremy’s outburst.

Kelvin, who was all too familiar with his family’s tension, couldn’t help but stiffen. At the mere mention of Melissa’s name, his muscles tightened, and something complicated flickered in his eyes.

He glanced at Jeremy’s cold expression, feeling a tightness in his chest. Slowly, his throat constricted, and his voice turned gravelly, like it had been scraped by something bitter.

later. Charles, we need

his mouth, but again, he couldn’t say anything. His long lashes lowered, his eyes filled with

I’m not going

Jeremy scoffed, clearly frustrated. Seeing Yvonne’s pale. lips, his tone softened with urgency. “Why are you hesitating? Call your assistant, do your CEO thing, and get Melissa and her vampire family out

him for a moment before replying,

frustration was palpable, and he glared at him with exasperation. “What’s wrong with you? You’re nothing like the CEOs

novels, Kelvin sighed, looking at Charles. His tone softened as he spoke again, “Please, listen to me. Let’s get

the couch, making no move

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face, he softened. “Charles is fine. Just take Yvonne to the hospital. I’m not sure if we can even

first time in what felt like ages, she was able to see clearly again. She squinted against the

unharmed, but her face was deathly pale, and her eyes were red and swollen. Even

a sense of unease.

Otherwise, he might not have made it, Jeremy quickly explained, his brows furrowed with concern. “Don’t

of confusion. “How did

do you still have

involvement had caused Kelvin’s standing in the family to plummet. As he held Yvonne in his arms, he finally walked out of the house, but not without one last lingering glance at Charles’s injuries.

the car, Kelvin told the driver, “Take us to Honghai

family’s privately invested hospitals, which had better security in terms of confidentiality than

him, clearly drifting into sleep. He whispered her

message to his assistant, instructing him to prepare a non–disclosure agreement for the doctors at the hospital. He wasn’t sure if anyone would find out about Yvonne’s

with the documents. Kelvin walked quickly toward the imaging department, where

just as the doctors gathered,

handed each doctor a copy of the non–disclosure agreement. After skimming through the documents,

equipment, and the results came back quickly. The doctors gathered around to review the films.