Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 223 A Vanished Client

Lucien woke her up the next morning.

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She’d expected him to be rough last night, but he’d shocked her by being gentle, stopping after just one round.

At least the guy had some mercy.

Her outfit from yesterday was still decent, just a bit wrinkled.

“Since you love it so much,” she teased, “guess I’ll wear it to

work.”

Lucien’s lips pressed together as he stepped closer.

With a rip, he tore the tight blouse in two. “Change into something else. This one’s done for. That outfit’s just for me.”

“It’s expensive!” She stuck out her palm. “You owe me.”

“Fine! I’ll buy ten more later,” he said, but the glint in his eye made her suspicious of his motives.

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Kaia headed to the hospital with Theresa that morning.

She brought some fruit and visited the ward, where William Ford lay emaciated and motionless on the bed.

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The monitor displayed his faint heartbeat and breathing. It was hard to believe he was only twenty–eight.

Theresa wiped her tears. “Thank you, Ms. Domont, but William can’t eat this fruit. He’s on IV nutrition now.

“The doctors say lying in bed like this, he’ll get infections eventually. This heartless hospital keeps pushing us to pay fees and wants us out. I don’t know what to do…”

tissue, wanting to

like this, words

could do was fight to

ENT doctor treating William was contracted to this private hospital

was an

to the State Health Department

a staff member checked records while speaking, “We’ll investigate immediately. If Dr. Clyde Kallis is found practicing

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Center to halt operations, and report to the

happy

giving them time to file a lawsuit and set

percent

Theresa wouldn’t have to worry about her son’s

looked at Kaia with gratitude. “Ms. Domont,

my son has

gently, “Theresa, relax. Once we get a judicial appraisal, this case has

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Kaia was about to update Jude on the case

call first,” Jude said

“Thanks, Jude.”

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and a gruff male voice came through. “You’re Kaia from Vanguard Law

this?” Kaia’s

matter who I am. Think hard about who you’ve

man ended abruptly, likely to

out

them no room to argue, so they’d resorted to threatening her to drop

her when she took the case that private hospitals like this had wild connections and deep–pocketed

weren’t pro bono, Kaia probably wouldn’t

she’d taken it, she was

voice was icy. “Better watch your own backs. The corruption sweep’s still going strong. If you don’t want me exposing this

on the line paused,

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