Her Hidden Crowns Ch 17

Chapter 17

Richard was at a loss for words. He'd been busy with work at the company and hadn't been at the villa to oversee things, only to return and find a disaster waiting for him.

He turned to Leslie and asked sharply, "What exactly did you do today while you were home?"

Leslie's face turned pale, panic flashing in her eyes. "I-

I just wanted Alan to recover faster, so I added some medicine to his food.."

She looked up at Richard, clutching his sleeve with trembling hands as she rushed to explain, "I didn't know things would turn out like this!"

If she had known this would worsen Alan's condition, she would never have done it.

Richard felt his blood boil. He raised his hand to slap her but paused and clenched his fist tightly instead. He dropped his hand and scoffed angrily, "You...

everything. If Suzanne wasn't there,

eyes. Despite her fear, she cling to Richard's arm and cried our desperately, "Our son's going to be alright, right?" She would never forgive

glare but didn't answer. Instead, his eyes turned to Alan's

dared not speak again. She stood nervously to the side, her

however, had no time for them. Her full attention was

more needles. Alan's flushed, reddened face slowly began to return to normal,

tissue from the bedside table to

thrashing violently, gradually calmed. The bulging veins across his body began to subside. An hour

removing the needles. The sudden and severe onset of Alan's condition had drained his energy completely, leaving him

looked even more haggard now. His sunken eyes and pale face

Suzanne tumed to Joe and instructed,

with relief. He

red and bleeding slightly from his previous struggles. Suzanne tended to the wounds

immediately stepped forward, his face filled with

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