Chapter 67

“We have a meeting with Mr. Leo’s sponsors in the afternoon.”

As the hockey season was in full bloom, sponsors had requested to discuss media strategy. I didn’t pay much attention to it and focused on the heaps of pending files. Then I went to attend the meeting at our fixed time later.

But Mr. Leo was late!

As his manager, his absence created issues for me. As soon as I entered the conference hall, the company representatives fired off multiple questions in quick succession.

“Where is Leo, Miss Becker? Didn’t you inform him? When will he come?”

Leo was undoubtedly a punctual man, giving prime importance to his business every time. His questionable disappearance also confused me. So, I asked my

“Contact Mr. Leo’s assistant, Brandon.

Why hasn’t he arrived yet?”

assistant.

Brandon forgot to deliver me Leo’s message and at that crucial moment, he scratched his

ear nervously.

“Mr. Leo had taken sick leave due to high fever, ma’am. He is unavailable now.”

Sick leave?

It was the preference of every athlete to maintain his health and fitness. And due to his strong immunity system, Leo rarely contracted any illness. Then all of a sudden, how come

he fell ill?

However, it was none of my business!

Since he had already signed all the follow–up projects, he would pay the perfalty himself because of breaching the contract.

The meeting got canceled, and the sponsors didn’t appear happy due to this predicament.

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So, Brandon suggested it to me.

“Ma’am, you must go to investigate this matter. I’s so unlikely of Mr. Leo.”

Why should I go?

I was about to snap at my assistant when my cell phone rang, I excused myself to see my brother’s name flashing on the screen.

found a doctor you

Whoa!

news immediately overwhelmed me with a rush of emotions as I found myself burning with a fire of revenge. The feeling of being closer to

with Doctor Max from the village. More precisely,

talk to you, Miss

response as the urgency to see the key witness hastened my steps, I barged into the room

“Doctor Max?”

figure lying on the bed was definitely the worst version of that village doctor as the paleness on his old face made him look like a patient.

oldie in just a few

away, Doctor Max also refused to accept that I was the

are Laura. Tell me your blood

it was quite natural to not acknowledge

on

blood group, Doctor Max. You told me

blood loss.

ordinary village infirmary couldn’t receive the ordered blood from the blood

he took

told

heaviness of his tone hung in the air as he

seriously ill, I would like to share with you that the doctors

But unfortunately…

eyes sparkled with tears as he sniffled, playing the pity game.

doctor who can’t afford expensive

doctors have assured me

long report about his illness ran me out of patience. I cut him off

impatiently.

dilemma. I need my reports from three years

internal trauma, my

appeared on Doctor Max’s wrinkled face, he spoke like

“Just written reports?

mind–blowing secret

my patience. Then he continued his statement after a small

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on it, responding to hii professionally.

is my blood group, Doctor Max. You told me that I fell into a coma

the blood bank back then. The haze of

I told you that!”

in the air as he stared

you can see that I am seriously ill, I would like to share with you that the doctors have diagnosed

But unfortunately…”

eyes sparkled with tears as he sniffled, playing the pity

an ordinary doctor who can’t afford expensive

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