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

fixed her eyes on the IV drip above her and continued to administer medication. The wound on her head throbbed with pain, and she could hear the constant murmur of nurses and patients in

What was going on?

she supposed to

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

screaming incessantly, but it did nothing to alleviate the agony. And that godlike man, her beloved brother,

tomment.

and alternative medicine. The nation had even

So.

could she possibly survive after falling into

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

Haha! How absurd!

medicine and

dead!

knew

hand, she noted her well–manicured fingers, free of the

Could it be…

thought flashed through

The sound of footsteps coming from outside

nurse entered

awake, she exclaimed with delight, “Ms. Burnett, you’re awake! That’s wonderful! It means you’re out of danger. I’ll

She turned to leave.

called out and

The

wrong?”

a lifeline. She asked, “Nothing much, but I would like to know, what year

“Huh?”

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

threw a glass at the nurse when she hesitated to

year is

was frightened and stepped back. However, the scalding water from the glass still spilled onto her leg, making

this job. The woman in front of

“Ms. Burnett, it’s 2023.

froze when she heard this. Then she started to mumble to

back! I

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

and collapsed on the bed. She sobbed

never encountered such a patient before. She was too scared to stay in the hospital

was worried about Stephanie. He had not left, but he was

man reading a

nose, and thin but attractive lips. He exuded

in the medical report in his

air

the wall. He took a deep breath and couldn’t help but ask, “Jeffrey, didn’t you say Stephanie would wake up within ten hours?

His brow was furrowing, and his tone was cold when

breath and

The

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

fingers paused. He

continued, “You were too busy with

a 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

our surname!”

Xavier’s chatter. Although the majority of it was furious grumbling, he still caught the

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