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?”

by Morris’ side in an instant, holding

rushed over, his face a mask of fury. “Khloe, what did you do? What did you give him? Are you

forward, reaching

Khloe! Who knows if you planned

go,” Henrik ordered, his glare

He had a solid argument, even if it meant taking this to a Watson family meeting. Watching Henrik and Khloe’s public display of affection earlier had left him burning with jealousy, and now he wasn’t about to let

blindly protect her. Look at Grandpa—he’s like this because of her. He even coughed up blood. How

into fiction with

voice slicing through

completely biased! I won’t stand by and let

voice frail but commanding enough to silence the

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

for breath, Morris raised his voice. “I trust

gaze on Eric. “You heard him. Let her

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