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

to administer medication. The wound on her head throbbed

What was going on?

supposed to

piercing her spine and the venomous concoction seeping into her spinal cord and spreading through her limbs, initiating an

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

tomment.

traditional and alternative medicine. The nation had even established a medical research institute for him, making him the country’s youngest medical

So.

she possibly survive

obsessively concocted unknown drugs in his lab and tested them on her. All in an attempt

Haha! How absurd!

this modern age of advanced medicine and science, someone still believed they could

dead!

she knew her too–it

her well–manicured fingers,

Could it be…

flashed through her

outside interrupted

nurse

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

She turned to leave.

out and

The

wrong?”

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

“Huh?”

had hit her head, but she hadn’t heard it was serious enough to cause memory loss. Why didn’t

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

what year

water from the glass still spilled onto her

in front of her

“Ms. Burnett, it’s 2023.

this. Then she started to mumble to herself, “2023, 2023,

come back! I really

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

cry and collapsed on the bed.

scared to stay in the hospital ward. The nurse quickly ran out

had not left,

him sat a man reading

a high nose, and thin but attractive lips. He exuded any of nobility, looking handsome even in a

in the medical report in

air

deep breath and couldn’t help but ask, “Jeffrey, didn’t you say Stephanie would wake up within

furrowing, and his tone was cold when he said, “She

deep breath and forcibly suppressed his

The

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

paused.

fault!” Xavier’s voice was icy as he continued, “You were too busy with work

Calling her a sister is a stretch. She’s ruthless. Milly is always targeting Stephanie and stealing her things. This time, she even pushed Stephanie

our surname!”

usually indifferent. He listened to Xavier’s chatter. Although the majority of it

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