Chapter 998:

Caden said, “I don’t have a screen protector.”

Alicia quipped, “Oh, then I must have been seeing things.”

Caden couldn’t help but be charmed by her cheeky humor.

Except for Corey’s backside, Alicia had seen all the photos capturing his injuries. His wounds were serious and unlikely to heal quickly, which meant prolonged suffering. Caden was still unsatisfied.

“Corey got off too easily,” he remarked.

With a mischievous glint in her eye, Alicia said, “Why not bribe the nurse to switch his antiseptic with pepper water?”

any future errors he might make. He joked, “You must

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buzzed with a new message. Alicia looked down and saw an array

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investigating Pierre?” she inquired,

He was delving into Pierre’s background because something didn’t sit right. The previous night, he had discovered that

theory by offering her black tea. She accepted and drank it without hesitation, even though black tea was contraindicated with heart medication. Furthermore, if Gemma truly had a heart issue, Corey would certainly be aware. Pierre must have had ulterior motives for revealing Gemma’s heart condition. He intentionally

information. Years earlier, Pierre had traveled to Terriland with a woman. But following an incident, he returned alone and without

Pierre’s past intrigued Caden, prompting him to

“You introduced Pierre to

so focused on Corey all of

keep this from Alicia, but it was clear she felt something was

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