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

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

What was going on?

supposed to

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

nothing to alleviate the agony. And that godlike

tomment.

and alternative medicine. The nation had even established a

So.

could she possibly survive after falling into

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

Haha! How absurd!

and science,

dead!

knew her too–it

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

Could it be…

thought flashed

coming from outside interrupted her

nurse entered the

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

She turned to leave.

called out and stopped the nurse from

199 The

wrong?”

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

“Huh?”

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

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

year

However, the scalding water

swallowed her scream and reminded herself that she needed this job. The woman in front of her was the Burnetts

“Ms. Burnett, it’s 2023.

heard this. Then she

I’ve come back! I really came

back of her hand was dislodging, and blood was oozing from the puncture, but she seemed oblivious. Stephanie continued to laugh wildly.

to cry and collapsed

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

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

him sat a man

a high nose, and thin but attractive lips.

the

air

ask, “Jeffrey, didn’t you say Stephanie would wake up within ten

and his tone was cold when he said, “She should wake up soon. Let’s

took a deep breath and

The Crazy

saying, “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.

fingers paused. He asked,

icy as he continued, “You were too busy with work to come home and meet her,

a sister is 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 witch; it’s a shame

our surname!”

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

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