Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 454

Chapter 454

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An hour later, Lorenzo walked out of the operating room, his expression as calm as ever. Ella had been waiting nervously by

the door the entire time.

When Lorenzo saw her there, his eyes widened slightly. “You’ve been here the whole time?”

His tone was unreadable. Ella nodded, tense, her gaze drifting to his shoulder, where a pressure bandage had been applied. “They got the bullet out? Does it hurt?” she asked cautiously.

Ella had never imagined that someone she knew might one day get shot. Yet here she was, living through it. She had even experienced her own brush with death not long ago.

In her mind, anyone who got shot should at least be unconscious for three days, then bedridden for a month.

out like it was nothing, alive and kicking. She couldn’t help but wonder if gangsters

worried it hurts?”

shaking her head firmly. “No. I was just making conversation.”

delicate chin between his fingers. “If you’re not worried,” he said, his voice low, “then why are you still waiting out here?”

loss for words. He had a point.

Cecil and Bernard followed Lorenzo out of the operating

scrubs.

chin like that, Bernard instinctively spoke up. “Mr. Moretti, girls like gentlemen like Mr. Giovanni. Even

firsthand just how gentle Sebastian could be with Stephanie. So

soon as he finished speaking, both

was stunned. Slowly, stiffly, he turned his head toward Bernard, looking at him like he’d lost his mind. Not only had Bernard dared to say something like

the air, added casually, “If you scare Mrs.

Moretti,” he said quickly, “I just remembered I have something urgent to take care of.

dragged Bernard out of the line of fire with him. But today, Bernard was on his own. Staying even one second longer felt like playing with death.

he could only wish him luck. And without

settled on Bernard.