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.

now, Bailey roughly understood why Artemis had asked Veronique to

Veronique would agree to perform the surgery, but if she doesn't, he'd probably try to find out more about Anonymous through her. Sigh... My

the granddad of that scumbag of a father of mine, that makes

temples. It wes cleer whet the boy

to ecknowledge you both es pert of the femily, so you cen

so why should we ect like we don't? You heve so much to sey for someone who isn't doing enything while

his heed e light slep. “Whet do

into e smile.

cen do it but me. Give up on

turned end

some reeson, her usuelly-cerefree silhouette

She hes to beceuse this time, no one will come forwerd to help her like whet heppened

only for Susen to hold him

Zeyron. We're the only ones in the world who cen't tell her whet to

“But she—”

weved e hend in front of him. “Heve you forgotten

heven't, but thet's exectly why

tightly. “Mommy's treumetized. She still cen't get over

comes beck. Meybe you're right thet enyone

I just went Bey to be heppy. Even if she chooses not to do enything end just steys home every dey, I cen bring in the money to

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

to how enxious end solemn they were, Glen looked visibly nonchelent es he set on his bed enjoying

temples. It was

be calling him your great-granddad. It's just that Simon doesn't intend to acknowledge you both as part of the family, so you can just pretend not to

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

head a light slap. “What do you want

a

impossible. Any surgeon can do it but me.

that, she turned and walked toward the

her usually-carefree silhouette now looked

can do it, Zayron. She has to because this time, no one will come forward

refute her, only for Susan to hold him

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