Chapter 252

A nervous–looking nurse who kept glancing at the chrysanthemums led us to the VIP floor. As soon as we entered the large room, I realized that the “old man” that Alexander wanted to visit was Ben Wilde. He looked like he had seen better days. There was a white bandage wrapped around his head, a giant cast on his right leg, and purple and green bruises all over his face. The worst of the bruises were his swollen eyes that had turned purple.

I couldn’t help the inappropriate laugh that came out of my mouth. But I didn’t feel too bad after what Ben had done. He deserved being stuck in a hospital bed, broken and bruised.

When he noticed us, Ben’s eyes narrowed. Then, his gaze fell to the funeral flowers in Alexander’s hands. “What the hell did you bring those for?” he demanded.

Instead of leaving like I desperately wanted, Alexander led me further into the room.

*Olivia*

Alexander walked over to Ben’s bedside and carefully set down the flowers. “How are you feeling?”

I stayed as far away from Ben as possible, inching over to the corner of the room. Crossing my arms, I squinted at Alexander, wondering why the hell we were here and what kind of game he was playing. In the back of my mind, I wondered if Alexander had paid someone to beat up Ben. Honestly, I hoped he did after what the other man had done to him.

Ben seemed to have the same thought as me. He narrowed his eyes at

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but I know it’s for nefarious purposes,” he said and eyed the chrysanthems warily. “Nobody brings those kinds of flowers to someone that they wish well upon.” He let out a long, slow breath. “I just want you to know that there

tell that Alexander was playing Ben, and I bit my lip so I wouldn’t smile.


through me when I

Good.

a lot of bad

just wanted to tell you how thankful I am for the gift that you gave me last time that we were together,” Alexander said, referring to the fact that Ben had drugged him. “So, I brought you

say that I blamed him. The vindictive part

But there weren’t any hospital

of my mind, I wondered

been his intention.

Ben begged in a small

said and began to back away. “I

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