‘Are you that sure?” Gregory asked.
“Absolutely!” Louie said with full confidence. “Come on, I’m the love guru!”
“Love guru?” Gregory smirked. “Giselle’s standing behind you. Seven o’clock.”
Louie froze at those words, and a flicker of panic crossed his face.
“I’m just messing with you,” Gregory said with a quiet chuckle. He then brushed off Louie’s arm and walked away without looking back.
Behind him came Louie’s furious shout. “Gregory, you jerk!”
Anathea tucked Xander into the guest room bed at the Lancaster residence. When his breathing settled into a soft, steady rhythm, she closed the storybook and pulled the blanket over him.
But just as she was about to leave, Xander reached out and held her hand, his eyes blinking open.
“You’re still awake?” Anathea asked with a smile.
Xander nodded, but he didn’t ask Anathea to stay with him. Instead, he said, “D
around. But he’s actually pretty sick.”
Anathea froze. Xander’s words echoed in her ears.
took good care of me when you weren’t
“Mr. Anderson told me that Dad got really hurt inside after the car accident. He had two surgeries and was in a coma for a long time. He nearly didn’t make it…‘
His voice wobbled with emotion. He had stood outside that operating room, feeling terrified.
Even though Gregory always kept his distance from him, Xander still didn’t v
I want to lose him.
And when Gregory finally woke up, the first thing he did was comfort Xander. He told him not to cry and that he was fine.
Gregory had asked him not to tell Anathea, but Xander thought she deserved to know. So, after thinking long and hard, he spilled everything.
Anathea stopped listening after that.
Car accident?
It was probably that time when that black car rammed into her and Adam. Gregory had appeared out of nowhere and pulled her out just in time.
And in that moment, a steel rod had driven into his back, nearly skewering him.
Louie had said it almost hit his heart. But that was probably a lie. It had hit his heart. Gregory just refused to let them tell her.
He had gone that far just so she wouldn’t feel guilty?
Anathea’s hands curled into fists.
What a damn liar.
But deep inside, a strange heaviness settled in her chest, dull and tight. It made her stomach twist.
Right then, a message came through. It was news about Fiona from the sanatorium.
Anathea stood up immediately. “I need to go out for a bit. Get some rest, okay?”
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Before Xander could say anything, she was already out the door. She rushed toward her car, only to remember that she had been drinking tonight. She couldn’t drive.
Just then, a sleek black Panamera pulled up in front of her. The window rolled down to reveal Theo’s face.
“Need a ride?” he asked.
Anathea paused, but Theo was already reaching over to open the door. “Come on, hop in.”
Without another moment of hesitation, she slid into the car and gave him the address of the sanatorium.
“My mom fell while strolling in the yard. I don’t know how bad it is yet.” Her voice was tense with worry.
“Don’t worry. I’ll get us there fast,” Theo said, slamming the gas pedal. The engine roared to life. With a smooth turn, the car sped off toward the sanatorium.
When Anathea arrived, Fiona was already lying in bed. Her injured area was already swollen.
“Mom!” Anathea rushed over to her bedside. Her voice was full of concern as she asked, “Are you okay?”
“Nat?” Fiona’s face lit up with delight. “What are you doing here in Syntherra? I thought you were in Castenea.” Anathea didn’t know how to respond. She hadn’t told Fiona that she had found her biological parents.
“She’s opening a branch office here. The ribbon–cutting was this morning,” Theo cut in smo moment she heard about your fall.”
That was when Fiona finally noticed him. She asked curiously, “And you are…?”
“Nat’s pursuer,” Theo replied with a dazzling smile.
- lv. “She came straight over the
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