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

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

What was going on?

supposed to be

concoction seeping into her spinal cord and spreading through her limbs, initiating

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.

medical prodigy, proficient in both traditional and alternative medicine. The nation had even established a medical research institute for him, making him the

So.

she possibly survive after falling into

lab and tested them on her. All in an attempt to resurrect the woman in

Haha! How absurd!

advanced medicine and science,

dead!

woman, she knew her too–it was

noted her well–manicured fingers, free of

Could it be…

bold thought flashed through her

outside interrupted her reverie. Stephanie lifted her

young nurse

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

She turned to leave.

and stopped the

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wrong?”

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

“Huh?”

but she hadn’t heard it was serious enough

angrily threw a glass at the nurse when she hesitated to answer,

year is it?

frightened and stepped back. However, the scalding water from the glass

scream and reminded herself that she needed this job. The woman in front of her was the Burnetts heiress, and she couldn’t afford

“Ms. Burnett, it’s 2023.

this. Then she started to mumble to herself,

back! I really

hand was dislodging, and blood was oozing from the

to cry and collapsed on the

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

not left, but he

man reading a

short, neat hair, chiselled features, a high nose, and thin but attractive lips. He exuded any of nobility, looking handsome even in a plain white

was engrossed in the medical report in

air

took a deep breath and couldn’t help but ask, “Jeffrey, didn’t you say Stephanie would wake up within ten hours? It’s been twelve hours, and she’s

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

took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his

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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

paused. He asked,

continued, “You were too busy with work to come home

and stealing her things. This

our surname!”

Xavier’s chatter. Although the majority of

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