The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

Chapter 173

“I will never forgive those who have wronged me,” Nora declared, tears trickling down her cheek.

Her fingers clenched the blanket so tightly that her knuckles turned white and the veins on her arms bulged.

“Nora, don’t fret. Once you’re discharged, I’ll make sure those who hurt you pay for their actions. And Harriet won’t get away with it either,

Bessie reassured Nora, tucking her in before leaving for home.

The room fell back into an unsettling silence.

Nora was about to rest when she heard hurried footsteps outside her

ward.

A figure in black burst into the room. Startled by the noise, Nora forced her injured eyes open and struggled to sit up.

“Who’s there?” she demanded.

Suddenly, a bucket of dirty water drenched her, making her gasp from

the cold.

to douse me? Are you courting death?”

identity due

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face, reopening her freshly stitched

to flow

face. She quickly

see who I am,” the figure

vision, Nora recognized the intruder as the same person who had saved her from the ship. She trembled, unable

man was here to cause

how dare you deceive me!”

all because of her, nearly costing him his

and saving my life. Please, you must believe

began to sob uncontrollably, her face streaked with

“Give me another chance, and I will get rid of her. She’s Delbert, and I know

again.

the picture, you can kill

black and his