At the infirmary at Hope Health Services, Gwen had finished watching the news. She turned to see Curtis pretending to be asleep. The lights on the screen of his phone sold him out.She was perplexed. She got up and walked over to the bed. "Why are you secretly looking at your phone instead of sleeping? Do you care about your health at all?"Curtis was startled. He immediately pressed his phone against his chest and looked at Gwen. "Weren't you watching the live broadcast news?""It ended a long time ago." Gwen looked at his phone suspiciously. "Are you following the news on the attack?""I-I … Of course, I'm following the news." Curtis stuttered. "I-It's just … I was engrossed in the comments, so I didn't realize you had finished watching the news.""I see." Gwen crossed her arms and looked at Curtis intently. "Tell me. What are people saying?""The comments …" Curtis scratched his head. "They all said that the attack was really terrifying …"Seeing Curtis scratch his head, Gwen
The next morning, Gwen received news that Yvonne was going to return to Hope Health Services the following day.She looked at Curtis, who was taking his medication. Then, she decided to head to the garden.During this time, Jim and the children had moved into Hope's headquarters for their safety. Knowing Jim, Gwen guessed that he must be in the garden with the children for his morning exercise at this hour.The weather was great that day. Many patients were out for a walk in the garden.Gwen saw Jim exercising by the lake from afar. The two children were squatting down on the grass, looking at something.Her mood turned better as she looked at the peaceful scene. She hadn't felt this way for a long time. Even her steps felt lighter.She was just about to step out when she noticed a familiar figure in the distance. Her smile on her face stiffened.He was standing on a bridge. His cap was blocking half of his face. Even so, Gwen could recognize him. He was looking at Jim and the c
"Gwen has gotten in an accident!" Ever since Yvonne had received Jim's call, she had been in a trance. She immediately got on a plane and headed back to Hope Health Services. She moved emotionlessly and didn't say a single word throughout the entire journey.Stephen was following closely behind her. He didn't dare to take his eyes off her for a second.Calbert and Otto were following behind them. They looked equally glum.When they arrived at Hope, Yvonne saw Jim standing by the entrance, waiting for them. She quickly went forward and grabbed his arm. "Where's Gwen? Where is she?"Yvonne's throat was dry. Her voice trembled as utter fear gripped her heart.Jim looked apologetic. "She's in the mortuary.""No! That's impossible!" Yvonne lost it. "Grandpa, don't joke around with me, please! How could Gwen be in such a place? Wasn't she looking after Curtis?"Tears streamed down Yvonne's face. She had held it in for the entire journey. She had even thought that perhaps it wo
Yvonne locked herself in her room. She had nightmares the entire night.In her nightmares, Mark was standing right in front of her. He was shrouded in a black fog, yet it didn't hide his condescending gaze.He was mocking her for working so hard but still failing to protect the people closest to her.As the black fog dissipated, a pistol appeared in Mark's hand. Elvin and Britney were lying on the ground next to his feet.He sneered and raised his pistol, aiming at Elvin's head."No!" Yvonne woke up with a scream. She opened her eyes immediately.The room was cold, but she was sweating. Even her hair was sticking to her face. She looked at the ceiling, catching her breath. After a while, reality slowly set in.No. She had to pick herself up soon. She couldn't let Mark hurt anyone close to her again.…The sun was barely up when Stephen headed to Yvonne's room. He had just raised his hand to knock on the door when it swung open.Yvonne stood in front of him with her hair tied
Mark had deliberately looked at the camera to provoke her. He had been hinting that the game had just started.Also, Mark's target was the people close to Yvonne. He knew that this would torment her much more than it would if he were to take her down in one go.The more Yvonne thought about it, the more intense her hatred became. What followed was a fear of the unknown.She turned to look at Calbert. "I might need your help with Hope's security and also with Cory. You have to try to distract him. Don't let him help Mark again."Calbert nodded. "I was planning to do just that.""Thank you." Yvonne's gaze sharpened. "I'll arrange for Emerald Group to quickly locate Mark. He should still be in the city. This time, I'll capture him myself."Yvonne lowered her voice without realizing it. Her tone was filled with murderous intent.…After leaving the security department, Yvonne headed to the mortuary once more. Stephen was still following closely behind.As she entered the corridor,
"It's too cold in here." Curtis tried to suppress his pain. He said with difficulty, "Gwen said that she didn't like the winter because she couldn't stand the cold …"Before he could finish, tears fell from the corners of his eyes.Curtis covered his face, crying like a helpless child. "I haven't told you … that I like you … Gwen, come to my dreams. Give me a chance to say it to you in person …"He sobbed quietly. His pleas echoed in the mortuary.Yvonne's eyes grew sore, and tears blurred her vision. Her grip on Curtis' shoulder tightened.Britney didn't understand why the adults were suddenly crying, but the sadness also washed over her. She looked at Stephen with reddened eyes. "Dad, why isn't Aunt Gwen waking up? I don't want her to sleep …"Then, she started crying.Stephen walked over and carried her in his arms. He placed a hand on her head and gently coaxed her. "Britney, it's fine. Aunt Gwen is just too tired. She needs to rest.""I want her to wake up … She promised
Meanwhile, Otto and Calbert were elsewhere. Since they didn't know Gwen that well, they hadn't attended her funeral.For the past few days, the atmosphere at Hope Health Services had been quite dreary. Calbert felt inexplicably annoyed by the feeling.At that moment, he was standing next to Otto, smoking cigarette after cigarette.Otto could no longer take it. He reached out and grabbed Calbert's cigarette case. "Are you trying to smoke yourself to death?""I'm just annoyed." Calbert spat on the ground. "Mark is really a monster!"Calbert was also the boss of an organization. He could fully understand the guilt of having a subordinate close to him die because of him.It was worse than death for Yvonne. It was torture."If I capture him, I'll make sure to beat him up properly! I was really blind in the past! How could I have worked with such a monster?"Calbert was extremely resentful. He wanted to beat up Mark badly.Otto was a little moved by Calbert's outburst. He reached ou
Edith looked at Agatha, who was getting people to topple the tombstone. She was so frantic that she didn't even hang up before she ran over to them."Stop! Stop!"The workers Agatha had hired stopped when they heard someone yelling.Edith ran over to Agatha, looking flustered. "Grandma, you can't do this. This is immoral!" Agatha looked at Edith, whose face was covered in a silk scarf. She was instantly unhappy. "Edith, why are you here?""I …" Edith immediately found herself at a loss for words.Agatha soon came to her senses. "Great! I see that you're brazen enough to stalk me now!""Grandma, I …" Edith felt guilty, but the most important thing at that moment was to keep the child's grave intact.She mustered up her courage once more. "Grandma, this child has been laid to rest. Don't you think it's a little cruel to dig his body up? "Besides, he's part of the Carrington family. You've taken so long to find him …" Edith looked at the grave pitifully. "Are you planning to me