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

up. She 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

What was going on?

supposed

concoction seeping

nothing to alleviate the agony. And that godlike man, her beloved brother, stood expressionless beside her bed, watching

tomment.

nation had even established a medical research institute

So.

possibly survive after falling

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

Haha! How absurd!

medicine and science, someone still believed they

dead!

knew her

well–manicured fingers, free of the terrifying

Could it be…

thought flashed

of footsteps coming from outside

young nurse

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

She turned to leave.

out and stopped the

The

wrong?”

trembling as if clinging to a lifeline. She

“Huh?”

She 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

asked you, what year

back. However, the scalding water from the glass still spilled onto her leg,

woman in front of her was the Burnetts heiress,

“Ms. Burnett, it’s 2023.

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

come back! I really came back!

the back of her hand was dislodging, and blood

began to cry and collapsed on the

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

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

man reading

nose, and thin but attractive lips.

in the

air

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

took a deep breath and

199 The Crazy

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

fingers paused.

too busy with work to come home and meet her, so you

Stephanie and stealing her things. This time,

our surname!”

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

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