Marrying the Man in the Dark

Chapter 309 This Is Not a Novel or Drama Plot, Right

“You guys

don’t seem like typical country folks. I’d suggest finding a more specialized. doctor to help with her treatment.”

“It seems like there are some issues with her brain. I’ve tried everything possible, but she just won’t regain consciousness.”

Damien furrowed his brow and urgently called Jacob to the villa. By the time Jacob. arrived, it was already midnight.

Jacob could only do so much alone, but fortunately, Cherise and Lucy, both medical students, were there to assist him.

“This is the twenty-third.”

Cherise accepted the objects Jacob extracted from Mandy’s body, her brow knitting in

concern. “She…”

“These are all just accessories.”

Jacob delicately removed the last crystal from beneath Mandy’s skin. “I hope I’m wrong, but a chip might be inside her brain.”

“These are just components. They’re basically the accessories that receive signals from that chip.”

Cherise was left in shock, unable to find her words. Damien had been correct.

dose into Mandy’s bloodstream. “Her face certainly

undergone at least ten plastic surgeries.”

quickly flowed through

her gaze fell upon the small cluster of crystals

the table.

was momentarily taken aback and then smiled.

as he watched her.

breath, Mandy summoned the strength to rise

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mirroring the expression of Danielle Lenoir, who had disappeared thirteen years ago. “Please,

want to be a

had enough.

age of seven when her family had asked

enthusiasm, she

anyone. Her father had questioned whether

had consented to their coaxing.

onward, she had been chosen to serve as S’s stand-in because of her remarkable resemblance

whose face had been disfigured. She had endured whippings and harsh scoldings from her. A chip had been implanted in

facial features had been surgically altered to make her look nearly identical

she was meant to become the next Danielle Lenoir.

had no desire to be anyone’s second. All she yearned for