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Chapter 240 I'll Deal With You

At the celebration banquet at Seaville Hospital.

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The medical staff who had been dispatched to Oasisvale for the peacekeeping mission had all returned, prompting the hospital to arrange a celebration banquet in their honors

Among the invitees was Kelly, who had risked her life to protect her colleagues during the mission.

Over the past two years, the Lynches had seen rapid expansion. The hospital director, Irene Chasey, was promoted and reassigned to the capital. In her place, a new director had taken over, though in reality, he was nothing more than a figurehead controlled by Beau.

As the saying goes, with a new leader comes a new set of loyalists. Seaville Hospital had once again fallen under the influence of the Lynches.

At the same time, Eric, who had recently returned from an overseas exchange program, received a promotion and continued advancing in his career.

"Kelly is actually back?"

"We always thought she had died in Oasisvale. She was taken by terrorists; it must have been horrifying."

"If I were in her position, I probably wouldn't have made it out alive."

"Captured by those kinds of people ... What could possibly come of it? I even heard she had a child with one of them."

A small group of people huddled together, whispering gossip and false rumors. Instead of showing appreciation for Kelly's sacrifice, they chose to spread baseless speculation.

People's true nature rarely holds up under scrutiny.

If this had been two years ago, Kelly might have felt deeply hurt. But now, she had grown used to it.

Used to witnessing the nature of humanity.

Human nature is brutal and unsettling, and after seeing it enough times, it becomes just another part of life.

"What are you all whispering about?" Eric scowled, his voice sharp as he chastised those spreading the

rumors.

became even more eager to please him. “Mr. Gray, we were just discussing Dr. Yeager. She was

sentence could be finished, another colleague cut in. "Good thing you divorced her.

Lynches were in control, so they scrambled to

darkened, but with no one speaking in Kelly's defense, he hesitated to

day, he still lacked the authority to

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in Solmaris, right? I heard she did whatever it took to survive."

knows what kind of

reputation, let's see if anyone dares to marry

doubt anyone would want her at

then, Clarissa arrived, smiling as she exchanged pleasantries with the

was clear. She

today's Seaville, her power was absolute, and she ruled

grip.

situation that she

up!

the audacity

If I were in her shoes,

group gathered, whispering among themselves. Clarissa and Regina cast icy stares at Kelly as she walked in, intentionally brushing past Eric. "Eric, your ex-wife just

furrowed his brows but

celebratory dinner, after all, so attending was necessary. If she skipped it, Clarissa would assume she was

he walked past her. "Look around. Not a single

just to stay alive. Eric divorced you because of that, and yet, you still haven't learned your lesson. And now, you're associating with those people over there. You really have no shame, do you?

stepped forward, mocking Kelly

in the war zone? Nobody here wants

as she sat at the

be carrying? You are the future lady of

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