After telling Lucian and Nox to take good care of Estie, Byron hung up the phone.A sudden silence enveloped him.The ward was deserted.Byron looked down at the people on the hospital bed.What Nox said just now reminded him of the time their little family of five dined in the restaurant that night.Compared with the current situation, the hole in his heart made things even more difficult to bear."Rosalie, when will you...wake up?"Byron gently rubbed Rosalie's face with his fingertips, relying on the familiar smell of Rosalie's body to calm the fury in his heart.‘Xander Lancer!‘What the hell did he do to this little woman?‘If something happened to Rosalie, I would have the entire Lancer family buried with her!’For a whole night, Byron stayed awake and stood guard in front of the hospital bed.Right now, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was full of suppressed anger. He looked like Hades who had crawled out of hell.Byron waited until noon was approaching and cou
“Old Master Lancer.”Byron had already looked around the villa and found no sign of Xander. So, he went straight to the garden in the backyard.When he saw Old Master Lancer, he greeted him politely but in a distanced manner.Old Master Lancer put the watering can aside and nodded at Byron.The butler arrived after Byron and looked at Old Master Lancer remorsefully.Old Master Lancer waved his hand and said, “Leave us alone. I have some things I would like to speak to President Lawrence alone.”Only then did the butler feel better and heave a sigh of relief. Then, he politely excused himself and returned to the living room. “I’ll prepare some tea for the both of you, sir.”Byron and Old Master Lancer were left alone in the garden.Byron looked around the garden but saw no sign of Xander.Old Master Lancer spoke, interrupting Byron’s thoughts. “President Lawrence, may I know the purpose of your visit today?”Byron showed respect to Old Master Lancer when speaking to him. He pa
“Your grandson, Xander Lancer, has used certain means to make my wife, Rosalie Jacobs, fall into a deep coma. She still has not woken up now!”Byron repeated the statement expressionlessly.Old Master Lancer started breathing heavily as if about to get a heart attack.Byron frowned and patted Old Master Lancer’s back to appease his shock. Then, he handed Old Master Lancer the cup of tea.“I did not want to tell you this, but you left me no choice by insisting I do so.”Old Master Lancer tried his best to calm down. Gradually stabilizing his breath, he took the cup of tea and gulped as he looked at Byron in disbelief.“Maybe there is some misunderstanding. Xander would never do something like that. This is impossible…”Byron said, “I would not have come if I wasn’t certain it was him who did it.”Old Master Lancer was at a loss for words.Indeed! Byron would never visit them rashly without investigating.So…the only possibility was that Xander, his grandson, had really done th
“You bast*rd! How dare you do such a thing!”Before Xander could finish his words, someone hit his leg hard with a stick.Then, Old Master Lancer’s angry voice sounded from beside him.Xander froze and looked at his grandfather. A glimpse of disappointment and coldness flashed across his eyes as he looked at Old Master Lancer.“Grandpa, why are you speaking out for an outsider?”Old Master Lancer was still holding onto the slightest bit of hope before Xander came. He believed that Xander would never do something that could harm another’s life since he was the grandson he brought up.Even when Xander arrived and was attacked by an angry Byron, Old Master Lancer was still hoping what Byron said was not true.Unexpectedly, Xander revealed the dark side he had never seen before in his grandson.Although Xander did not exactly admit he did it, each word he said and his attitude toward Byron showed he was provoking Byron.Old Master Lancer was not a muddle-headed old man. He underst
Xander sneered. “It depends on President Lawrence’s performance whether or not I’m in the mood to give the antidote.”Then, he looked at Byron mockingly. “President Lawrence, do you think you can make me give in by involving my grandfather? Since when have you become so childish to be asking the elders to speak up for you?”Old Master Lancer was already pissed off. He started coughing violently upon hearing that. “Cough… Shut up! You are on the wrong side, how dare you make up excuses!”“All I did was for the Lancer family!” Xander said righteously.The butler saw Old Master Lancer coughing violently. Ignoring the chances of being scolded, he approached and helped Old Master Lancer return to the living room.Old Master Lancer could not even speak. He was still angry, but he could do nothing. All he could do was point at Xander, warning and hoping he would repent and make up for his mistake.However, Xander did not even look at him. Instead, he felt relieved that his grandfather h
“Now that I think about it, Miss Jacobs was so naïve. I’m starting to feel bad doing this to her…” Xander said ironically.Before Xander could finish, Byron had already rushed toward him. Then, Xander felt a blow to his gut.Xander groaned and doubled up in pain. His face had also turned pale.Byron grabbed Xander by the shoulders and retracted the fist from his stomach. His gaze was cold and dark.“How dare you say that! Rosie trusted you so much. You are a doctor like her and should be benevolent. How dare you do this to her!”Thinking about Rosalie quarreling with him because of this scumbag, Byron’s anger grew, and his grip on Xander’s shoulder grew stronger.Xander gasped for breath and tried to stand up. However, he could only bend his body and raise his head to look at Byron because Byron was pressing him down.“You don’t deserve to be a doctor!” Byron snapped coldly.Xander sneered. “I never wanted to be a doctor, and it is none of your concern if I’m not a benevolent d
Xander’s request was getting more and more outrageous.Byron’s gaze eventually turned cold, and anger overtook him.He had to endure his fury for Rosalie’s sake. With that in mind, he looked at Xander expressionlessly.“I’m sure you’d be willing to sacrifice them all, but I’m not greedy. I only want one of them.”Xander told Byron his condition calmly.Byron had no patience to wait any longer and asked, “Which one do you want? I can’t decide for Rosalie, but you can choose any company under the Lawrence Corporation!”Xander seemed displeased and frowned upon hearing that. “Since you say so, I’ll have to think about it. President Lawrence, please leave for now. I won’t be able to think of what I want immediately. I’ll contact you when I have made up my mind.”“Xander!” Byron gritted his teeth as he shouted out Xander’s name. He wanted to kill Xander right away if he could.The angrier he was, the happier Xander felt. “Don’t worry, President Lawrence. Only I can wake Rosalie up.
“Grandpa, are you still mad at me?”Xander entered the house and happened to hear what his grandfather was saying. He pursed his lips in disdain but quickly adjusted his expression and walked into the living room.Hearing Xander’s footsteps, Old Master Lancer finally found a channel to vent his fury. “What are you doing here? Where is President Lawrence?”Xander said, “He left through the back door. Are you still expecting to see him? Haven’t you spoken out enough for him?”“Bast*rd!”Xander’s words were sarcastic, and Old Master Lancer almost passed out again. He gasped for breath for a few seconds before speaking again.“I’m not speaking out for him. I’m doing this for you! If Byron got mad, the Lancer family could not hope to fight against him! If the Lancer Corporation perishes, it will not benefit you either!”Xander pursed his lips and said nothing, but he was annoyed.Old Master Lancer had lectured him like this countless times since he was young.Nothing had changed!