With that, I stood up and walked out of the hall, not giving Nerissa the chance to argue back.

I heard Hendrix's furious voice from behind me. "Aunt Nerissa, you know that Arianna's sick, and she's in poor health, so why are you always picking on her? If there's something you're unsatisfied about, you can vent it out on me. You don't have to make things difficult for her."

I didn't stick around for the rest of the speech. I immediately exited the villa and got in the car.

Hendrix followed me out soon after. When he saw that I was sitting leisurely in the car, he curled his lips and asked, "Have you calmed down?"

I rolled my eyes at him and didn't say anything more. I started the car and was ready to head straight to the Granger Group.

He moved quickly into the passenger's seat before looking at me and asked, "Where are we going?"

"To Granger Group!"

He frowned, "To the doctor's."

I looked at him and said

the seat and said, "Then let's go to Granger Group to settle your business first, and then we'll

to stick with me all day like I was some sort of

is to

keep

then said with a smile, "It's the same if

frowned and patiently waited for him to get

of the car and walked around the front to the driver's seat. I watched him reach out to open the door. Suddenly, I felt a rush of adrenaline within me. I squinted at

I stepped on the accelerator and swiftly took off. In the rearview mirror was Hendrix, still shell-shocked, standing in

last look at him before driving straight to Granger

Irvin, the Granger Group continued to operate

phone, I heard him ask

no hurry to go anywhere.

a little hoarse, as if he hadn't slept yet. "Give me a few minutes. I'll take you to the hospital in

felt the familiar feeling of annoyance rise up in

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