Chapter 8 Evil Doctors

“I won’t let you leave!” Jocelyn objected immediately. “You’ll get yourself killed.”

Isabella sighed. “But I’ll be sitting duck if I stay in Lotus Village.”

That man’s determination to kill her couldn’t be more obvious.

Isabella worried that he would even kill her kids if he found out about their existence.

“You can go abroad,” Mr. Langley advised.

“You think I can get that man off my back by going overseas? It’ll only expose me sooner,” Isabella said with a wry smile.

“Shit. He’s the pettiest man I’ve ever known No woman would ever want to marry him!” Jocelyn was fuming. with anger.

They knew how hard it had been for Isabella to muster up the courage to give birth to the kids and how many hardships she had endured to raise them.

She had spared no effort to excel in every skill she learned and even surpassed her master.

She made such achievements partially because she was talented, but more importantly, she was also hard–working.

In the past few years, she slept an average of fewer than five hours every night.

She kept learning unceasingly.

What kept her driven was the wish to become more capable to provide her kids with a better life.

But that man was obnoxiously intent on making it impossible for her to live peacefully.

Isabella looked down to hide the melancholy in her eyes.

“Going to Dawton City is my best choice. His attention is elsewhere now, so it may not occur to him that I’ll be right there in Dawton City. Even if he finds me one day, he may only do away with me and spare the kids.”

“Bullshit. What are you talking about? You’re our beloved student. Who is he to do away with you as he pleases?”

The short and thin old man flared up.

Seeing him so angry that even his beard curled up, Isabella quickly said in a soothing tone, “Grandmaster, don’t get mad. I’m just making a guess. Perhaps he won’t be able to find me in his whole life.

finds me, as able as I am now, I’ll find

not doubt that she could

they

of that was

appealing eyes reddened, and snapped,

old man and Mr. Langley both quietly moved their

them a glare. “Don’t look at me,

saying that, she walked away

had taken it out on, moved their

“You’re one of the Holy Doctors. No one can trifle with you. You can go to Dawton City, but promise me that you’ll watch out for yourself and take

don’t worry. Do I look like someone

his

both

said, “I’ll get Jackson Vaughn to send people to

Isabella nodded.

was shoved open with a thud. Jocelyn

Greg, why didn’t you lock that cabinet? Betty opened it

reeling and almost fainted, but she quickly collected herself and managed to keep her

old man shrieked and

so abruptly that the chair under him was knocked down with a bang. The next second, he had already run out of

of them seemed more panicked than Isabelle,

already after 11 p.m., and the two kids were supposed to have gone

Betty still up? How did she open

Isabella knew her better than anyone else and was aware that Betty had more than once shown interest in that cabinet of Grandmaster’s. Betty seemed

about what was inside

had good reason to suspect that Betty had

shrewd daughter, Isabella couldn’t help but feel a

after all. Isabella

busy with thoughts as she walked

expected to see Betty unconscious, but the little girl was sitting on Grandmaster’s bed,

by adults who were all looking at her worriedly as

my love, do you hurt anywhere?” Jocelyn asked

slightly shook

how many poison…candies did you eat?” Grandmaster sounded like he

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