Chapter 199 Stephanie’s Rebirth

hospital now!”

Jordan was still covering Milly’s eyes even though the commotion downstairs had subsided.

Jordan, is it over? You can let go now.”

No response.

Jordan?”

Jordan seemed to come back to his senses and said, “Okay.”

His hand slowly moved away.

The sudden brightness made Milly flinch, having just adjusted to the darkness. She blinked several times, trying to get used to the light, and gradually felt more comfortable.

Immediately after, everything went dark again!

Jordan pulled Milly into a tight embrace. His cold scent enveloped her. She could feel him trembling.

“Jordan, you…

“Milly, trust me. I will protect you, no matter what.”

Milly was confused.

Did he believe she was scared of Xavier? Because Xavier mentioned jail and she needed to pay the blood debt with her life?

She patted his back reassuringly and said, “It’s okay, Jordan. There are security cameras here. I’m not afraid.”

Milly wouldn’t gamble with her life.

She had already noticed the surveillance cameras, which was why she was so calm, knowing Stephanie wouldn’t succeed with her scheme.

Jordan’s voice was still hoarse as he answered, “Mmm, you’re brave and you’re not scared, but I am.”

He feared losing his sister again. Jordan feared seeing her lying cold and unresponsive; he feared her sudden disappearance; he feared so many things.

His genuine fear wasn’t lost on Milly

Jordan, are you okay?”

This was the first time she’d seen him like this, and it unnerved her.

Jordan buried his face deeply into Milly’s shoulder, the warmth he felt barely pulling him back to sanity. Stephanie’s near–lifeless state just moments ago had brought back haunting memories of seeing Milly in

the morgue.

This time, he was here, and he would protect Milly.

Chapter 199 The Crazy Jeffrey

The VIP hospital room was luxurious.

F

wound on her head throbbed with pain, and

What was going on?

supposed

spine and the venomous concoction seeping into her spinal cord and

pain had her clawing at her hair and screaming incessantly, but it did nothing to alleviate the agony. And that godlike man, her beloved brother, stood expressionless

tomment.

nation had even established a medical research institute

So.

could she possibly survive

He obsessively concocted unknown drugs in his lab and tested them on her. All in an attempt to resurrect the woman

Haha! How absurd!

medicine and science, someone still believed they could

dead!

she knew her too–it was

she noted her well–manicured fingers, free

Could it be…

thought flashed

of footsteps coming from outside interrupted her reverie.

young nurse

delight, “Ms. Burnett, you’re awake! That’s wonderful! It means you’re

She turned to leave.

Stephanie called out and

The Crazy

wrong?”

voice was trembling as if clinging to a lifeline. She asked, “Nothing much, but I

“Huh?”

hadn’t heard

glass at the nurse when she hesitated to answer, which coincidentally shattered on her

you, what year is it? Are you

scalding water from the glass still spilled onto her leg, making

The woman in front of her was the Burnetts heiress, and she couldn’t afford

“Ms. Burnett, it’s 2023.

she heard this. Then she started

I really came back!

needle on the back of her hand was dislodging, and blood was oozing from

began to cry and collapsed on the bed. She sobbed uncontrollably,

nurse had never encountered such a patient before. She was too scared to stay in the hospital ward. The nurse quickly ran out of the room to fetch the

about Stephanie. He had not left, but he was waiting in the doctor’s

a man reading a

high nose, and thin but attractive lips. He exuded any

the medical report

air

help but ask, “Jeffrey, didn’t you say Stephanie would wake up within ten hours? It’s been twelve hours, and she’s still not awake. Could something have

his tone was cold when he said, “She should wake

took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed

The Crazy

“Jeffrey, you had no idea. She pushed Stephanie off the third floor, leaving her lying in a pool of blood and barely clinging to life. This was all Milly’s doing! If I’d known she was so vicious, I would never have let her back into the

fingers paused. He

with work to come home

stretch. She’s ruthless. Milly is always targeting Stephanie and stealing her things. This time, she even pushed Stephanie down the stairs. What a wicked witch; it’s a

our surname!”

usually indifferent. He listened to Xavier’s chatter. Although the majority of it was furious grumbling, he still

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