Chapter 393

Gregory returned to his usual flamboyant and unpredictable self, leaving everyone around him guessing his next move.

Meanwhile, in the Myers family, Bryant had pulled some strings to find a reclusive medical guru to help Ramona. The expert came out of hiding to examine her, attempting to detoxify her from the roots. The reason Ramona had been in a coma was due to toxins affecting her heart, something the hospital’s emergency treatments hadn’t addressed at the core.

After a company dinner one evening, Molly lagged behind the rest of the

employees, walking beside me, a

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employees, walking beside me, and asked tentatively, “Do you ever think you never loved my brother?”

I knew she was asking for Gregory. But just the day before, Klein had called to

warn me.

I just smiled and said, “Never.”

“Never what?” Bryant came striding over, confidently stopping before me, “Honey, I’m here to pick you up.”

These days, he was the picture of a doting husband, always there to drop me off and pick me up from work, no matter the weather.

once we returned to the Ferguson Mansion, I’d head straight to my room and lock the

make me smile. But for some reason, it all felt wrong. In some things, once the moment passed, no gesture seemed to matter anymore. I saw a reflection

self in him.

open the door. I got some milk for you. It might

staff told me you

open, he’d keep knocking. Just like at the dinner table, he wouldn’t let me leave if I

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took the glass, forced myself to drink it all, and handed him back the empty glass. “Happy

closed the door again, relocked it, and

I took a pen and crossed off the day’s date on the calendar

were left. In seven

improved my work efficiency, staying late with Jeff

for a caffeine boost, the cup slipped from my hand, shattering and splashing hot coffee over my foot. My heart

office, looking panicked.

I looked up from my

took a deep breath, trying to look casual as she grabbed my phone. “My

charger? I can lend you one,”

reached to unplug mine, but Christine shook her head, “No need. It’s charging. It gets too hot

a gaming enthusiast, I didn’t think much of it and

to sit on my desk, playing games, and asked, “Did you go for a follow–up at the hospital these past few

didn’t look up.

all these orders, you’ve hardly looked away from your sketchpad. Try to rest your eyes on something green once in a

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