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.

about Melissa later. Charles, we need to get you to the hospital.”

lashes lowered, his eyes filled with a quick flash of something like disappointment before his

I’m not going

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

at him for a moment before replying, “Three minutes won’t be

him with exasperation. “What’s wrong with you? You’re nothing like the CEOs in the novels. They’d

listen to me. Let’s get

on the couch, making no move to get up. “Charles Kelvin bent down, his large hand gently

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he softened. “Charles is fine. Just take Yvonne

first time in what felt like ages, she was able to see clearly again. She squinted against the light, shielding her eyes before finally glancing at Kelvin,

her face was deathly pale, and her eyes were red and swollen. Even after the ice compress she

happened to Yvonne?” Kelvin asked, instinctively feeling a sense of

not have made it, Jeremy quickly explained, his brows furrowed with concern. “Don’t ask questions right now. Just

of confusion. “How did she save

flatly, rolling his eyes. “Why do you still have to ask? Do you even care

held Yvonne in his arms, he finally

into the car, Kelvin told

the Adler family’s privately invested hospitals, which had better security

was curled against him, clearly drifting into sleep. He whispered her name sofily, getting

his assistant, instructing him to prepare a non–disclosure agreement for the doctors at the

waiting with the documents. Kelvin walked quickly toward the imaging department, where Yvonne was to

the hallway just as the doctors gathered,

the non–disclosure agreement. After skimming through the documents, the doctors all signed, agreeing to

equipment, and the results came back quickly. The doctors gathered