The two women in the ward seemed to have heard the noise outside and quickly quietened down.

Seconds later, Frieda got up and opened the door.

Upon seeing the men, she panicked so much that she had to clench her fists tight to calm herself down.

“Lucian, have you come to visit Aubree? Her injuries are pretty bad. I blame—”

Unfortunately, before she could finish her sentence, Jonathan interrupted, “Shut up! This is for Lucian and Aubree to discuss between themselves. I want you to come here right now!”

Stunned by her brother’s sudden outburst, Frieda glared at him and was about to retort when she saw Lucian’s cold-eyed stare.

promptly swallowed her words and walked out with

on the other hand, said nothing and entered

Frieda stood outside, dazed and frozen from

the time Lucian walked in, she had plastered a look of surprise

she still managed to keep her smile and quickly added, “Come on. Take a

the bed and stared her down.

as she calmly shared

the case, I figured you must’ve

at her injured arm and choked out, “I believe I was very polite and reasonable. After all, I only wanted to take Essie home before Mrs. Farwell showed up. However, Ms. Jarvis ignored my

glimpses

matter how miserable she made herself seem, the man remained stern and cold. One thing was for sure—the atmosphere around him was growing increasingly tense by the

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