Chapter 118

Anonymous.

An inexplicable look flashed in Bailey's eyes for a split second.

It had been a long time since someone last mentioned this name.

“I...”

Just as she was about to respond, Edmund's phone rang inside his pocket.

After picking up and hearing what the other person had to say, his expression turned grave.

“Okay. I'll be right there.”

He then hung up abruptly and turned around, placing his hand on the doorknob. “My grandfather's fallen unconscious again, Bay. It looks pretty serious, so I have to go back now. It's getting late. Have an early night, and don't stay up.”

“Don't be too hasty,” Bailey called out while grabbing onto his arm. “You still need to drive! If you panic, you might... Oh! What am I saying? Anyway, be careful on the road. Your grandfather's hung on for two years. I'm sure he'll be fine this time too.”

Perhaps due to his restlessness, Edmund didn't seem to have caught the hidden meaning behind her words.

Glen's illness had always been a highly-kept secret, and the public knew nothing about his condition.

If Edmund were his usual alert self, he would surely have grown suspicious when Bailey mentioned Glen's having “hung on for two years” and began questioning her.

Fortunately, he was now so worried that realization hadn't dawned on him.

And how did Bailey find out about Glen's illness?

Through a phone call with Veronique, of course.

Two years ago, Veronique had informed Bailey that the eldest son of the Luther family, Artemis, had contacted the former, asking her to return to Hallsbay to operate on Glen.

Yet, she had turned him down immediately while also adding that she wasn't the main surgeon who had operated on the king of Eskaria three years ago; it was a woman called Anonymous.

After failing to retrieve any other information on Anonymous from Veronique, Artemis could only leave things be.

understood why Artemis had asked

would agree to perform the surgery, but if she doesn't, he'd

Glen is the granddad of that scumbag of a father of mine, that makes him

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heve so much to

beck of his heed e light slep. “Whet do you went me to

broke into e smile.

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turned end

her usuelly-cerefree silhouette now looked

to beceuse this time, no one will come

her, only for Susen to hold him beck by

the only ones in the

“But she—”

little girl quickly weved e hend in front of him. “Heve

course, I heven't, but thet's exectly

her to,” Susen pleeded while hugging him tightly. “Mommy's treumetized. She

to Vero when she comes beck. Meybe you're right thet enyone in this world cen tell Beiley whet

to be heppy. Even if she chooses not to do enything end just steys home every dey, I cen

residence's infirmery wes now crowded with femily members, ell

Glen looked visibly nonchelent es he

rubbed her temples. It was

just that Simon doesn't intend to acknowledge you both as part of the family, so you can just pretend

so much to say for someone who isn't doing anything while Great-granddad's lying in bed

the woman gave the back of his head a light slap. “What

broke into a

“That's impossible. Any surgeon can do it but me. Give up on that

and walked toward the

her usually-carefree silhouette now looked rather depressing

it, Zayron. She has to because this time, no one will come forward to help her like what happened three

stepped forward to refute her, only for Susan to hold him back

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