Pampered By The Ruthless Underground Boss

Chapter 214

Chapter 214:

Morris stared at it with visible dread, his unease growing. The thought of its bitterness made him cringe—there was nothing he hated more. As regret for agreeing to take the medicine washed over him, Khloe gave a lighthearted smile.

“This one is bitter. Maybe next time, you can add some sugar to make it sweeter.”

Hearing this, Morris squared his shoulders and steeled his resolve. He was determined to maintain his tough-guy image and couldn’t bear the thought of Khloe discovering his aversion to bitterness, especially not during their first meeting.

With a resolute breath, Morris downed the bowl in one gulp and forced a smile. “Bitter? Not in the slightest. I’d gladly have another.”

“That’s great! In that case, next time…” Khloe began, but before she could finish, Morris suddenly clutched his chest, his face twisting in pain. To everyone’s shock, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Chaos erupted instantly as shock rippled through the room. Hurst’s panicked voice cut through the silence. “Sir, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”

an instant,

over, his face a mask of fury. “Khloe, what did you do? What did you give him? Are you trying to kill my grandfather?” Standing

calm resolve. She stepped forward, reaching for Morris. “Let me

pretending, Khloe! Who knows if you planned this? You have the audacity to act concerned

her go,” Henrik ordered, his glare like a

it meant taking this to a Watson family meeting. Watching Henrik and Khloe’s public display of affection earlier

fear of Henrik, he was unwilling to back down. “Uncle, you can’t blindly protect her. Look at Grandpa—he’s like this because of her. He even coughed up blood. How can you trust her? What if she’s been

into fiction with

expression turned stormy, his voice slicing through the air like ice. “Eric

stand by and let

voice frail

twisted in disbelief. “Grandpa, how can you still trust

voice. “I trust Khloe. She wouldn’t hurt me. Let

piercing gaze on Eric. “You