Love in the Limelight

Chapter 307

Bernice did not expect Astrid to disregard their past friendship, and she was left speechless. “Star…”

“He is indeed sick, but not to the extent that he could die at any time. To tell you the truth, he’s just pretending to be seriously ill to gain my sympathy.”

“Bernice, did you forget that I was once a medical student? I’ve already read Hawthorne’s medical records. As long as he doesn’t hurt himself on purpose, he can still live for at least another decade.”

“He tries to gain my sympathy by starving himself, then let him starve!”

After saying those, Astrid slammed the door shut and stormed off.

Bernice stood where she was, her face of sadness quickly faded. She wiped the tears from her face, her eyes filled with sorrow.

In the corridor, Gaines saw Astrid coming out and immediately asked, “How’s Bernice?”

“She’s awake, you guys can go rest now,” Astrid said. Gaines, along with everyone else, breathed a sigh of relief.

was holding a small

cut him off, “It’s just an anesthetic for his vocal cords with a bit of hot sauce, he will recover in a few hours. If Randal talks nonsense about me next time, I might just throw some

Sulfuric acid?

got chills all over his body from Astrid’s cold gaze.

Bernice’s condition, but

expression, he

had powerful backing. Crossing her might make his life difficult.

this world; all

and left with Gracie.

asked, “Is Bernice okay now?”

to get close to you, don’t give away too much about me.”

Astrid grabbed a bag of chips and sat on the couch, “Because she’s Hawthorne’s relative. She came to apologize on behalf of Hawthorne, hoping I would give

scoop, “Bernice is Hawthorne’s relative? No

would do this. Hawthorne has done something unforgivable. As Hawthorne’s relative, she must know what