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.”

flashing in her expression. “Let me see your wound,” she insisted, her fingers

if dismissing her concern. “I will 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. Come with me

the footage snapped Carrie out of her daze. The

the surveillance room, her footsteps

detail. Lise and Gracie stood on opposite sides of a room, a palpable tension simmering between them. Though there was

to a rich man, but dragging along an old burden? That is a different story. Mrs. Billie Norris has begged countless doctors

trembled as anger contorted her face. Yet, despite her fury, Lise’s cruel words

recording continued. Gracie returned to her hospital room, her expression resigned. Waiting for the nurse

to Carrie, her only granddaughter. Carrie’s chest tightened as she watched, the weight

she kicked it with unrestrained fury. The security

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