Chapter 600:

The coppery taste of blood spread in Carrie’s mouth, jolting her back to her senses. She released him abruptly, her hands trembling as they covered her mouth.

Her gaze dropped to his arm. “Does it hurt, Daxton?” she asked in a small, broken voice.

The white shirt clung to his skin, soaked with blood, the vivid stain stark against the pale morgue.

Carrie’s tears flowed anew, burning her cheeks with their heat. “I am sorry,” she whispered, her voice thick with guilt and sorrow.

“I am so sorry, Daxton.”

Daxton ruffled Carrie’s hair with a playful smile, his tone light. “It’s alright, really. No big deal. How hard can you bite, anyway? You are just a girl.”

as she reached out, determination flashing in her expression. “Let me see your wound,” she insisted, her fingers already moving toward his

head to the treatment room later and clean it with some iodine.” Before she could press further, he shifted the topic seamlessly. “I have finished reviewing the surveillance footage.

the footage snapped Carrie out of her daze. The cloud of confusion lifted from her gaze, replaced by sharp,

a word, she followed Daxton to the surveillance room, her footsteps quick and

the scene unfolded in stark detail. Lise and Gracie stood on opposite sides of a room, a palpable tension simmering between them. Though there

people—it is one thing to cling to a rich man, but dragging along an old burden? That is a different story. Mrs. Billie Norris has begged countless doctors to help certain individuals. Honestly, some people are better off

her face. Yet, despite her

resigned. Waiting for

clear—she could not bear to be a burden to Carrie, her only granddaughter. Carrie’s chest tightened as she watched, the weight of

chair before her crashing to the floor as she kicked it with unrestrained fury. The security guards

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