"I-I'm just …"Jane realized she had crossed the line. She frantically pretended that she was aggrieved. "Cory, you don't know that Yvonne and I—""I have no interest in your grudges," Cory interrupted her coldly. "Go back to your room and stay away from me."Ever since the other night, Cory had his men keep Jane locked in her room. Aside from giving her three meals a day, no one was allowed to talk to her or go near her without his permission.Jane overheard Cory's men talking when the household staff was serving her meals. That was how she had found out about Mark setting the factory on fire. When she saw Cory trying to force her back to her room, she said rather resentfully, "Cory, how much longer are you planning to keep me locked up? All because of the incident that night?""Shut up!" Cory seemed triggered. He raised his voice.His subordinates standing guard by the door perked their ears up. Everyone was curious about what happened the other night that had infuriated Cor
Calbert's men from Beck and Call had gone through the entire scene of the fire. Yet they still hadn't found Mark's body in the end. The area behind the abandoned factory led to the woods. Searching for someone there was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.Even if Otto had arranged for a huge group of men to sweep through the woods, there wasn't much hope that they would find anything. The possibility of finding Mark was even lower after the huge downpour.When Calbert heard about it, he sprang up and said, "Even if the chances are slim, we'll have to continue looking! Yvonne is still in the ICU. How could we let Mark go just like that?""I know." Otto's head hurt. He rubbed his throbbing temple. He was just about to say something when he heard a knock on the door.Outside the door, Jade anxiously yelled, "Mr. Carrington, Elvin is missing!"Otto was alarmed. He immediately went to open the door. "What's going on?""We were playing hide and seek. It was Elvin's turn to
There were flames everywhere. There was nowhere to go.The pain from the burns was all around. It hurt.Yvonne was trapped in the same spot, surrounded by flames. She saw two children playing nearby while Stephen was standing next to them. She reached her hand out, but she was burned by the flames.She opened her mouth, but no words came out. It was as if her throat was stuck.Slowly, her consciousness became blurry. She fell to the ground and watched the flames slowly head over to the children.No! No!Yvonne opened up her eyes suddenly. The flames were gone. Instead, what she saw was the cold patient's ward. She slowly registered the sound of medical equipment running.Her burns felt even more real now. Since it hurt, she was sure she was still alive.She had actually survived that huge fire. She had thought that she was never going to return.She only felt lucky for a moment. The pain all over her body made her realize her current condition. She looked around and saw her
When Stephen heard what she said, he was stunned. Then, he held her hand tightly. "I will never leave you. Don't think too much about this.""Leave!" Yvonne used all her might to yell. Her throat hurt so much that she coughed violently.Jim immediately went over to tug on Stephen's arm. "Yvonne just woke up. Don't aggravate her."Then, Jim looked at Yvonne pitifully. "Yvonne, don't worry. I'm here. I'll help treat you."Yvonne said nothing. She turned her face away and looked to the other side.She didn't want to see anyone or listen to anyone at that moment. She only wanted to be left alone in silence.Jim could tell what was on Yvonne's mind. He pulled Stephen away and said softly, "Let's go."Stephen hesitated for a while. In the end, he reluctantly let go of Yonne's hand. He followed Jim out of the ICU."This is really normal," Jim slowly said. "Many burn patients find it difficult to accept their own bodies when they wake up. They also don't want the people closest to them
The next day was the day Yvonne had her bandages changed.Flesh and blood were almost stuck to the bandages. Blood had already seeped through them. Every time the bandages were taken off her, it felt like someone was slicing her flesh off. Yet Yvonne didn't let out a single sound. Her face was already as pale as a sheet. She was sweating profusely, but she merely gritted her teeth and endured the long torture.The nurse helped the doctor while crying quietly. She softly persuaded Yvonne, "Ms. Miller, if it hurts, you can let it out. You'll feel better that way."The nurse had changed bandages for many patients before. Even a buff man would wail out in pain. She had never seen someone like Yvonne, who would rather crush her teeth to pieces than yell out in pain.The nurse had often seen how cool and amazing Yvonne usually looked. Now that there was a huge comparison, she felt extremely sad about it."Ms. Miller, don't hold it in. Should we give you some anesthetics? You might suf
In less than two days after her bandages had been changed, Yvonne's injuries became infected. She had a high fever of 41 degrees Celsius. She fell into a coma once more.Jim panicked. He yelled at Yvonne's doctor. "Didn't you say everything was normal? Why is there still an infection? What the hell are you all doing? How could you not treat such a simple injury?"The doctor lowered his head. "Ms. Miller's condition was already not that great to begin with. The area of her body that was burned is too huge. Getting infected is quite predictable.""Nonsense!" Jim was furious. He spat, "You guys are just terrible at your job! How dare you say it's predictable? You are doctors! You're supposed to prepare for the worst-case scenario! How dare you tell me this?""I …" The doctor was at a loss for words. He lowered his head even more."What is the worst-case scenario?" Stephen asked.The doctor timidly replied, "If we can't get the infection under control, Ms. Miller might go into sept
After leaving Hope's infirmary, Otto returned to the mansion. The moment he entered, Calbert immediately went up to him and asked about Yvonne."Did you see Yvonne? I heard that her situation is quite serious."Seeing Otto distracted, Calbert shoved him. "Are you alright? I'm talking to you! Don't tell me that Yvonne has …""No." Otto immediately shut down the terrible thought in Calbert's mind. "She's still there, lying in bed. Her situation is just bad. Everyone is trying to get her infection under control."Calbert was a little perplexed. "What were you thinking then? Your expression frightened me!""I saw Stephen." Otto furrowed his brows. "The night of Ms. Miller's accident, he almost strangled me. But today, he actually asked me for forgiveness. He even thanked me for saving Ms. Miller.""This is good, right?" Calbert looked in disdain. "Are you a masochist or something? Do you want Stephen to treat you badly?""No. It's just a little unsettling." Then, Otto waved his ha
"I don't think what I said was malicious in any way, right?" Otto immediately grabbed Elvin by the shoulder when he saw that the boy was about to leave. He bent down. "I don't think I've ever offended you, right? Or did I do something to make you unhappy?"Elvin was already upset and annoyed, and now he had to deal with a relentless adult. His expression was extremely ugly.Otto immediately thought of Stephen. They looked really alike."You're still a child. You can't run around." Otto coaxed gently, "I don't care whether you like me or not; I have to take you back.""I don't want to go back.""Why?""No reason." Elvin tried to shrug Otto's hand off, but Otto was way too strong for him. He glared at Otto. "I'm not a child. I can look after myself."Otto didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "How old are you?"Then, he pulled Elvin along. "If I let you go now and if anything were to happen to you, your mother would never forgive me.""Will Mommy get well?"Otto stopped in h