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

her and continued to administer medication. The wound on her head throbbed with pain, and she could hear the constant murmur

What was going on?

she supposed to be

spine and the venomous concoction seeping into her

clawing 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 her

tomment.

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

So.

possibly survive after falling into his

in his lab and tested them on her. All in an attempt

Haha! How absurd!

this modern age of advanced medicine and

dead!

she knew her

noted her well–manicured fingers, free

Could it be…

flashed

Thud! The sound of footsteps coming from outside interrupted

young nurse entered the

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

She turned to leave.

called out and stopped

The Crazy

wrong?”

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

“Huh?”

her head, but she hadn’t heard it

a glass at the nurse when she hesitated

just asked you, what year is

scalding water from the glass

in front of her was the Burnetts heiress, and she couldn’t afford to

“Ms. Burnett, it’s 2023.

this. Then she started to mumble to herself,

back! I really

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

she began to cry and collapsed on the bed. She

encountered such a patient before. She was too scared to stay in

He had not left, but he was waiting in

man reading a

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

was engrossed in the

air

on 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 he said, “She should wake

breath and

199 The

couldn’t suppress his frustration, 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. This was all Milly’s doing! If I’d known she was so vicious, I would never have let

paused. He

icy as he continued, “You were too busy with work to come home and meet her, so you don’t know.

and stealing her things. This time, she even pushed Stephanie down the stairs. What a wicked witch; it’s a shame she

our surname!”

of it was

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