“As long as you keep your head down and play it smart, forget about that eight million–just using his name, you could easily work your way into high society and snag yourself a rich husband. That’s your ticket up the social ladder.” Tricia gave her shoulder a quick pat. “I need a hundred thousand, and I want to see it in my account by the day after tomorrow.”

Once Tricia headed upstairs, Loretta clenched her hands without realizing

it.

A hundred thousand, and she still dares to claim she’s not after their

money!

But even as resentment simmered inside her, Loretta knew she could only grit her teeth and swallow it for now.

Right now, she had to focus on figuring out how to get that money out of

her father.

Two days later.

Sunlight filtered through the thick green canopy in the park, breaking into a thousand shimmering fragments that danced across the ground. Hiram sat in his wheelchair, with Charlotte behind him, guiding him slowly along the winding path.

Evander’s bodyguard and two nurses followed at a discreet distance.

Charlotte brought the wheelchair to a halt by the edge of a deep blue man–made lake and crouched down beside him. “You’ve been bedridden for so long. It’s good to get some sunshine–help your body recover. The view here is beautiful. I think you’ll like it.”

Hiram blinked, slowly and deliberately.

He’d been comatose for so long that his brain was still recovering. He couldn’t speak, nor could he stand yet.

But at least he could understand her.

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Chapter 300

“I’m glad you

glanced at the screen–Judd

of the nurses stepped forward and said, “Mrs. Howard, we can take care of Mr. Sterling from

the call. She hurried to the hospital, changed into her scrubs, and headed to the internal medicine wing

dozen follow–up cases alone, not counting new patients–the corridor outside was crowded

find Judd working alone, while

into her seat and whispered, “Sorry

a prescription for a patient, waited until they left,

for a moment. “My brother woke

looked at her,

She nodded.

“That’s great news.”

door in a panic. “Professor Carstairs, there’s an HICH patient who needs an emergency craniotomy right now. Every other surgeon’s already in

furrowed. He turned to Charlotte. “Is your hand steady

lead surgeon, her hands had to be

unable to promise. “I can’t be sure…”

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Chapter 3uu

bad is the

critical. They can’t wait any

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