Chapter: 841

“He upset her,” Theodore said simply.

There was a moment of silence as Horace processed this, understanding that Ariana must be involved. He knew Theodore wouldn’t take action without a compelling reason.

The duo descended to the dimly lit basement level three via the elevator. The floor was filled with identical, unmarked doors, all secured by fingerprint locks.

Passing by one of the rooms, they heard the distressed cries and shouts of patients inside. Theodore stopped at a corner room, and alone, he unlocked it with his fingerprint and stepped inside.

As the door shut behind him, the beeping of medical equipment filled the room, and Helen lay on a hospital bed.

Helen shifted, her eyes fluttering open to the silhouette of a man next to her bed. Trying to prop herself up, she realized with a jolt that she was still locked in anesthesia’s hold; all she could muster was a feeble whimper, aimed at Theodore.

frosty gaze her way, his smile hinting at an underlying cunning as he

cheeks. She willed words to spill from her mouth, but her voice remained stubbornly

by her evident distress, Theodore carried on, “You seemed dissatisfied with your perfectly fine heart. So I thought, why

her strength, Helen’s weak voice stumbled over two words, “Marley

face hardened, his voice chilling as he retorted, “I’ll

nose where it doesn‘t belong. Remember, Ariana is a no-go zone. Consider this a final warning. Cross me again

the iron door shutting behind him filling the

Helen had been free of her heart

tethered to her and get him to fulfill Marley’s dying wish, she had started to source shady medication that

mimic the symptoms of a heart condition: stabbing chest pains and skyrocketing heartbeat, maintaining the illusion that her heart was still a ticking time

that Theodore would expose the truth of her recovered heart. She was equally unprepared for his ruthless act of swapping her heart with a faulty

inhale now was a stark reminder of her torment. Using her only able hand, Helen gripped the bed covers, her eyes ablaze

or standing beside him. It was all down to Ariana! She had Theodore under her spell, and it was that cursed woman who was

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