The second she received the news, Yvonne rushed back to Hope Health Services.Once she got out of the car, she ran all the way to the emergency room, where she bumped into a doctor.Yvonne grabbed the doctor. "What's the situation inside?"The doctor shook his head. "The patient is barely going to make it. Her blood test results just came back. We found lots of theophylline in her system."Yvonne was bewildered. "Who gave her the drug?"Theophylline could lead to severe arrhythmia, which was absolutely fatal for Jade's weak and fragile heart! "Before Jim went into the emergency room, he had instructed a thorough check on the staff who were in charge of Jade's daily medication. We'll soon find out, but …"The doctor sighed. "She might not live to get an answer.""No." Yvonne looked at the emergency room with a burning determination, yet there was no hiding the sadness in her eyes.She had never thought that Jade might not even see Howard for the last time. The universe sure wa
Six hours later, the heart transplant finished successfully. Jade was transferred to the ICU.In the emergency room, everyone said their goodbyes to Howard. Then, the nurse gently covered his body in a white shroud.At that moment, the fact that Howard had passed away properly hit Yvonne. She stumbled and instinctively grabbed onto the operating table to support herself.Jim immediately went to help her. He asked in concern, "Are you alright?"Yvonne shook her head. She sounded exhausted. "Please take Howard to the mortuary. Once Jade's condition gets better, we'll let her see him.""Hmm. I thought so too." Jim hesitated before asking, "How did Howard end up this way? Was it Leonard and Claude?""It was Mark." Yvonne grabbed the operating table harder, and her knuckles turned white. "He framed Howard."Jim was furious. "Mark is a monster! How did Howard offend him? How could he be so cruel?"Yvonne said in a deep voice, "I won't let Howard's death be in vain." She looked at
Dr. Jackson was taken away, crying and wailing. His plea for mercy echoed down the corridors. Yet, Yvonne didn't even look once at him.She looked at Stephen. "Thank you.""No need to thank me," Stephen replied. After Yvonne had gone into the emergency room, he stood outside the door alone for a very long time. He hadn't been willing to wallow in his helplessness, so he had headed to check on the theophylline incident.After checking the staff's shift schedule and those who had taken a leave recently, Stephen had only approached Dr. Jackson to try his luck. When he had reached Dr. Jackson's house, he had never thought he would bump into the man panicking and frantically packing.Dr. Jackson had claimed that he was going on a holiday, but he hadn't looked one bit relaxed.Stephen had only pressed on a little before Dr. Jackson had knelt and confessed everything. He had even begged Stephen to let him off the hook.Stephen couldn't have been bothered to deal with him, so he had
With Claude calling out to her, Jane slowly opened her eyes and looked at him, feeling lost.Claude was overjoyed. He immediately pressed the emergency button. "My granddaughter is awake! Get the doctor!"Soon, the doctor and the nurses filled the ward. After a series of simple checkups, the doctor instructed Claude to let Jane rest well and pay attention to the stitches on her injuries.After the doctor left, Jane slowly came to her senses. "A-Am I still alive?""Of course!"Claude looked at Jane with tears welling up in his eyes. "Jane, you almost scared me half to death. If anything happened to you, what would I do?"Leonard went in closer. "Jane, tell Grandpa Leonard, how did you get hurt?"Claude was instantly displeased. He shoved Leonard aside. "Jane has just woken up. How could you remind her of such horrible memories?"Anyway, what if she could remember? Yvonne has taken the murderer away! You chose to let him go! Don't pretend that you care about Jane!"Jane was perp
Seeing Mark walk closer to Jane, Claude stood up and stopped him. He barked, "What are you doing?"Mark raised the fruit basket in his hand. "I just want to put this thing down. You don't have to be so nervous, Claude. "Those who might not know any better might think that I was the one who hurt Ms. Ford."Mark looked at Jane as he said that. His seemingly friendly gaze had a hint of warning in it.Jane felt chills run down her back. This man was terrifying! No wonder Leonard and Claude had been so cautious of him for so many years!"Claude," Leonard called out. "Mark is kind enough to visit Jane. Don't be so unwelcoming.""He …" Was he that kind?Claude reluctantly stopped himself from saying what was on his mind. He reached out and accepted the fruit basket. "Thank you.""It's not a big deal." Mark looked at Leonard and said casually, "I don't think you two know about this yet, but Howard is dead."Leonard was stunned. "What?""Yvonne took Howard back to Hope Health Ser
At Hope Health Services, Yvonne had no idea that the target was slowly being redirected at her.At that moment, she had just received news that Jade was coming around. She quickly headed to the ICU, with Stephen following behind her.When she entered the ward, she walked over to Jim and asked concernedly, "How is she doing?""Not bad."Jim looked at where Jade's heart was. His heart ached. The heart that had belonged to Howard was beating well.Although Howard had left, he was still protecting Jade.Yvonne followed Jim's gaze, sharing his sentiments. Her emotions overwhelmed her once more.She quietly clenched her fists. She turned to look at Jade and asked in a feigned relaxed tone, "Jade, how are you feeling?"Jade looked at Yvonne for a while. Her lips moved a little under the oxygen mask.She had just come out of a major surgery. She had been unconscious for a few days. At that moment, she had just gained a little consciousness, so her voice was so soft that it was almost
Upon hearing that, Yvonne's intense guilt finally subsided. She remained silent for a while before looking at Stephen and smiling. "Thank you for the reminder."All this while, she had been rather emotional due to Howard's death. Luckily, Stephen could always remain sensible.First, he had discovered the mole and then silently stayed by her side. Right now, he was even reminding them not to wallow in self-blame.He was part of the group, yet also a calm observer. He was always ready to pull her back on track.Yvonne was thankful for him. She looked at him with a deep gaze. Jim noticed that and gently left. He was afraid he would interrupt them.After Jim left, Stephen went closer to Yvonne. He raised his hand and touched her face, gently rubbing her eye bags. "You should get some good rest."His voice was deep yet extremely tender. "You're about to go to war. You need to be mentally and physically ready. Otherwise, how are you going to win?"Yvonne touched his palm and smiled.
The next morning, Yvonne had breakfast in the dining room. When Stephen joined her at the table, she turned her phone on and slid it toward him. "I talked to Leonard over a call last night. He sent me this forensic report and advised me to stop looking into the incident." Stephen scanned the forensic report displayed on the phone screen. Then, he asked, "What are your thoughts about this?" "Leonard and Claude don't want to upset Mark. The best way to do that is to push all the blame on Howard, and that's precisely what Mark wants as well." Yvonne cupped her chin and added, "I've looked at the forensic report carefully and confirmed its authenticity. "In my opinion, Mark must have set Howard up since he knew how much Howard resented Jane. He had intentionally created the situation for Howard to attack Jane." Howard had a very strong motive for wanting Jane dead. Claude and Leonard would surely bring it up during the investigation, and Yvonne wouldn't be able to deny it. Yv