q“Go and guard the door,” Layla ordered in a low voice.

“Understood.” Kerrie turned docile all of a sudden. She slowly walked over to the door and stood guard there like a statue.

Layla immediately opened the window, upon which a gust of cold wind hit her in the face. Phew! Fortunately, it's only the seventh floor here!

Then, she pressed the watch on her wrist. In no time, a familiar voice drifted out. “Ms. Layla!”

“We're moving now.”

“I'll make the arrangements right away!”

After ringing the alarm, Layla hurried over to Francesco and deftly removed the needle from the back of her hand. She draped a coat over the latter before helping her to the window. “Can you make it?”

“Yes!” Francesca strugglingly held on to the window sill to support herself while Layla dropped the rope down. Subsequently, she grabbed onto the rope and got ready to jump down.

Knock, knock! At that precise moment, a knock suddenly sounded from outside the door.

Stunned for a moment, Francesca reflexively glanced back over her shoulder.

“Ms. Felch, Mr. Lindberg asked us to drive you back. We'll depart in an hour. Is that agreeable to you?” It was Sean's voice.

that, Francesca had no choice but to respond to him first. “Go back? My injury

castle, it'll be difficult if

Lindberg said you're not comfortable staying at the hospital, so he had someone build a clinic in the castle. Dr. Wright will also be moving into the castle with her medical

hearing that, Francesca felt a touch

quietly. With me leaving now, he'll definitely fly into a rage,

to leave later, that's fine as well. You have the final say,”

Francesca hesitated and was no longer as decisive as

expression, Layla whispered, “Why don't you reconsider it? I can tell that he cares about you

more he cares about me, the more I've got

resolve. She clutched the rope tightly, deciding to still

started vibrating. She instantly answered the call. On the

screeching sound drifted out

the heels of that, the line

awry,

she urgently instructed before she was even steady

it into the toilet bowl

knocking rang out outside

Sean smashed

gasped in pain as

She collapsed onto the bed and pretended as

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