Chapter 362

The VIP lounge was buzzing with tension the moment Bryant stepped in, transforming the air into something palpable. Everyone’s expression shifted dramatically, except for Gregory, practically radiating hostility.

Klein’s fury seemed to dissipate, leaving behind a veneer of a businessman’s composure and shrewdness. “Mr. Ferguson, your wife… is Ms. Webster?” he inquired, his gaze finally acknowledging my presence, granting me an identity.

Bryant’s voice was chilly as he retorted, “What do you think?”

“Mr. Ferguson, it would be smart to tell the difference between your wife and your ex–wife,” Gregory suggested coldly, though his firm stance was unmistakable.

“Don’t worry. I’ll be sure to send you an invitation when we remarry,” Bryant quipped, attempting to pull me away from Gregory.

But Gregory stood firm, causing the tension to rise even further.

The fear of an impending blood draw had momentarily distracted me from the discomfort in my body, but Bryant’s arrival comforted me. And yet, the itch was unbearable.

Struggling against Gregory’s grip, I said, “You should… take care of Lilliana’s situation

first.”

the circumstances, if Gregory left with me and something happened to Lilliana, he’d

Gregory seemed to

you? Let Mrs. Ferguson

ex–wife!” Gregory

fragile in her wheelchair, wheeled by a

moment Gregory’s attention shifted, I pulled away and

Bryant didn’t object, and I wasn’t in a place to refuse, feeling as terrible as I did. Comfort was

the door,

doorstep. If I had known Ms. Webster

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you judge people by appearances?” York responded with a

few more words, and ever diplomatic, York would likely keep the conversation

to the domestic market and couldn’t afford to make too many enemies, especially not the Ford family, a powerhouse in

Bryant, asking,

the IV, he adjusted the flow rate. “At the Myers family gathering, you disappeared

“Why were

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