Charlie approached the woman with a mixture of concern and reverence, “Ms. Cicely.”

His heart was still pounding with unease. Except for that one hysterical breakdown he’d witnessed in the courtroom three years ago, Charlie had never seen Cicely lose her composure like this.

The Cicely he knew was always in control. Even when slapping someone, it was done with a nonchalant grace, her anger always tinged with a dignified elegance.

But now, Cicely was like a cornered leopardess, completely dominated by her rage, as if she wanted to tear to pieces anyone who dared to provoke her.

Danielle, though looking a complete mess, seemed oddly pleased to see Cicely this enraged and out of control. “I told you not to gloat in my presence, Cicely. What you have, I’ll make sure you can’t enjoy in peace. Are you angry? Do you want to kill me? That’s right, because I felt the same way back then. I despised you, because you were an Ellis, beloved by the Ellis family. Because of the Ellis family, I lost my dear parents, and because of you, I lost the man I loved. How could I not hate you?”

With Seth’s arrival, Cicely’s emotions had settled somewhat, but Danielle’s words brought a cold fury to her eyes. “Danielle, you’re insane.”d2

“And you drove me to it!” Danielle retorted, her eyes bloodshot with intense hatred, staring directly at Cicely. “Why is it always you? Favored and deeply loved… What’s so special about you? Why didn’t you just die in that explosio…”

Slap!

The air was thick with silence. No one dared to breathe.

Danielle sat on the floor, clutching her cheek, her disheveled hair hiding her expression.

Seth pulled Cicely behind him, his handsome face etched with icy anger as he towered over Danielle.

“Take her away.”

His somber voice fell, and the petrified assistant and nurses by the door hurriedly helped Danielle up.

Seth turned to Cicely, who looked somewhat dazed. There was a heavy silence. Finally, he looked away, “Take her to rest.”

Cicely came back to her senses, lifting her eyes to Seth, “I’ll donate blood to Grandpa tomorrow.”

“It’s not necessary.”

“Seth.”

“Didn’t you hear me? Take her to rest,” Seth’s icy gaze fell on Charlie.

Charlie didn’t dare delay, stepping forward to the stubborn Cicely, unsure of what to do.

In the end, Seth, with a stern face, picked her up and carried her out.

“Seth, I can’t let anything happen to Grandpa.”

“Neither can I.”

Cicely’s eyes flickered, looking at the man’s handsome profile, her lips pressed tight, and her gaze lowered. “If she doesn’t want to…”

“You can’t.”

He hadn’t kept the secret this long to have her scrambling to be a donor.

After placing Cicely in the car and fastening her seatbelt, Seth looked at her defiant and angry eyes in the dim car light and said softly, “Just go to sleep, and by morning, everything will be alright.”

Cicely’s expression was icy as she retorted, “Is sleep some kind of panacea for you? I didn’t know before, but now that I do. There’s no reason for me not to be there tomorrow. If something goes wrong, Seth, can you handle the consequences?”

heart, his voice strained with

said softly, “That’s a consequence

after a long silence, he hoarsely said, “What if I

him coolly, “Seth,

he lifted her from the car again.

quickly stepped into

rooms, usually vacant, and Charlie secured one swiftly. Seth carried Cicely inside. “Rest here

If Danielle backs out tomorrow, I’ll

slightly, “No

“Are you going to stop me, no

He didn’t respond.

anxious on the sidelines, intervened, “It’s not like that, Ms. Cicely. The marrow compatibility registry already has your information. You and Mr. Ellis are a match; there’s

at Seth, frustrated by his reticent nature. “Leave, I don’t want to

he looked down at her, and Charlie felt an awkward pity for him, so different from his usual untouchable demeanor. After a moment, Seth said, “I’ll leave.” He turned to go, and Charlie hurried after him, but

of care did she need?

who just had to stay. How could she

probably at the

speech replayed in her mind like a broken record. She could hardly fathom that the chaos of years past was a result of Danielle’s manipulations, exploiting

those harrowing days three years ago still pressed heavily upon

“Ms. Cicely, Mr. Diaz asked me to make sure you had something to eat,” Charlie said, setting the tray on

and then, and Seth knew it. Charlie could tell that the dinner wasn’t quite to her liking. He handed her a fork, breaking the silence about the

Cicely downplayed the importance of the food choices. Charlie hesitated before revealing, “The food that

on her

avoid these foods since they can delay healing and may

in front of her, and

just undergone a skin transplant before she was forcibly taken to the ward by Mr. Diaz… Over these three years, no matter how good Mr. Diaz has been to Ms. Danielle, it’s all based

passes away during your imprisonment, whether you will blame

but your body might not be

eyelids and started eating without saying a

atmosphere made him

*

performed a series of checks, ruled out viral infection, and inserted

degrees. This temperature didn’t rise in an

shook her head, “…..he’s very

always give us a hint when they’re sick.

to the doctor’s words, like

being bullied. He frowned, his face cold, and

body stiffened, and he shook his

“No… no complaints.”

“Damon…”

still cold. “He was bullying

heed to the doctor’s

listen, “Tired? I’ll

head, “Hugo is still asleep. Let’s wait a

“Call Cicely!”

no need to inform her. Erik is having a surgery tomorrow, and if she comes to the hospital and hears something… isn’t Seth trying to keep

someone prepare

Chloe nodded, “Ok.”

Damon came out with his phone calling someone. He saw a familiar tall figure not far away from him, and his

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