Jean could only relent.

He did not want to spend his own money, but Nina did not have any money with her either.

Seeing that Jean had nothing else to say, she took Luca’s hand and led her out of the ward.

The two women went to the basement parking lot without saying a word. After they got into Nina’s car, Nina broke the silence. “I’m sorry that you had to see that.”

“It’s fine,” Luca said as she fastened her seatbelt. “Every family has its own problems. I can understand that.”

Nina sighed as she stepped on the gas pedal. She said, “That brother of mine isn’t anyone decent. I think he has his eye on you, so you ought to be careful. Let me know if he starts harassing you. I’ll give him an earful.”

“He can’t harass me,” Luca said. She was not going to hold back.

She thought that Nina had nothing to apologize for. After all, her brother was irredeemable…

If she had not appeared at the hospital today, Jean would not have set his sights on her.

“In any case, you’ll have to be careful. He’s been a different person ever since he got out of prison. Even I have to be wary of him,” Nina said. If she did not, Jean might have looted the mansion clean.

Luca smiled. “Maybe he needs a job.”

“I’ve recommended him to a few places, but he’s greedy and lazy. He can’t do anything well, so I eventually gave up,” Nina said with a sigh.

Luca said thanks to Nina,

she

the days when she and Jean were studying overseas. Jean back then was sensible

were so

had totally changed. She would not have recognized him if

catalyst that caused his

be sorry for what happened to Jean. However, she thought that she owed Nina so much. Jean would not have revealed his true colors if that incident had not happened, and Nina would not have to suffer so

Luca sighed…

linking the bank account with

to access

he spent on her.

seemed that she would not be able to leave

had enough money, she would be able to break up with

not be relieved when she thought that she would have to stay

hospital. She knew that she could not rely

kept the debit

packed Anna’s toiletries and some of her other personal belongings,

asked for Anna’s room at the front desk, then went to the room carrying two bags of Anna’s belongings. She had only opened the door when she heard Anna yelling, “Can’t

a three-bedder,” Jean said gruffly, which exacerbated Anna’s

Nina said impassively and

at the right time. Go and pay up. Let the doctor know that I want to stay in a

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