Ch. 1111..1120
Chapter 1111
Madelyn stood up unsuspectingly and said, “Alright, I understand.”
When she left with the nurse, she noticed that something was off after walking for a while. They were not heading toward the blood test lab at all.
The corridor was quiet, and the lights were dim. Madelyn stopped in her tracks and questioned the fake nurse, ” You’re not a nurse from this hospital. Who the hell are you?”
The fake nurse knew she had been exposed. She immediately turned around and ran toward the other emergency exit. Madelyn gave chase and found out that both emergency exits were locked. When she returned to take the elevator, the elevator continued to go up. However, it got stuck halfway. She was stuck in the elevator.
Madelyn banged on the elevator door and shouted, “Is anyone there!? Open the door!”
‘No wonder the fake nurse used the stairs. The elevator was broken. Who was she anyway? Was it Yvonne? It couldn’t be her. She was still having her surgery. She couldn’t have reached her so fast,’ Madelyn thought.
Suddenly, Madelyn caught a whiff of a strange odor coming from the ventilation shaft. After a while, her body felt heavy, and she fainted.
When Kai found Lana, Lana was being pestered for directions by a man. The man was up to no good, but thankfully Kai arrived in time.
“I’ll be careful next time. It felt suffocating in the house, so I thought I’d take a walk outside,” Lana explained.
Kai replied, “The next time you go out, call me. If not, have the nanny accompany you. I worry whenever you go out alone.”
During their conversation, the nanny brought out the last dish. Kai asked her, “What about Madelyn? Why isn’t she here?”
The nanny proceeded to inform him about Madelyn’s absence, “A nurse came just now and said there was an issue with Mrs. Jardin’s blood report. She was gone for a while and has yet to return.”
Kai furrowed her brows and thought, ” How could there be an issue? The report for her examinations was sent to me five minutes ago.’
“Something’s not right, Lana. Don’t leave this place regardless of what happens. I need to go check something out for a bit,” Kai told her. Before Lana could call him out, Kai had already left while calling someone.
Everything happened in a flash. It seems they have been targeting Madelyn since the start. Kai contacted the security department and searched through the surveillance footage. The last place he saw Madelyn leave was by the staircase. Any footage after that was lost.
At the same time, someone cried out, ” Oh my god, there’s a fire!”
The nurse on duty rushed from upstairs while covering her mouth. She told Kai, “Dr. Stewart, a fire has occurred upstairs.”
“Is there anyone upstairs?” Kai asked.
The nurse shook his head and replied, ” No, I didn’t see anyone go upstairs. I thought of trying to put out the fire, but it grew so fast, I couldn’t extinguish it. The fire hose reel had been tampered with, so I came here to inform everyone.”
“Alright, go and call emergency services. I’ll go upstairs and take a look, “Kai ordered.
“Be careful, Dr. Stewart,” the nurse advised Kai. As Kai ran upstairs, the nurse’s gaze turned malicious.
When Kai reached the floor upstairs, heavy smoke blew past him. If Madelyn were to die here, Zach would have his head for it. Kai felt something by his feet and picked it up. It turned out to be a ring.
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‘She’s definitely here,’ Kai said as he picked up the ring. She had to be here since this thirty-million-dollar ring was not something that she would lose so easily.
Ignoring the dangers of the fire, Kai searched for equipment in the fire. He tried to open the cabinet to the fire hose reel and attempted to extinguish the fire. At the same time, Kai heard some noise from the emergency exit. When he went to open it, the door was locked.
However, it was not the time to investigate it. Fortunately, Kai arrived early by a few minutes. The fire would have been unstoppable if he were a few minutes late.
‘Madelyn was definitely locked on this floor. Or else, these bastards wouldn’t have gone to such great lengths to trick Madelyn and set this fire on her,’ Kai thought.
While the fire was slowly being extinguished, Kai covered his nose and searched every room on that floor. By the time the firemen arrived, Kai had inhaled too much carbon dioxide and his body was struggling to move, but he pushed through anyway and continued to search for Madelyn.
‘I won’t let you be hurt. I promised Ms. Wood that I’d take care of you. I’ve been hurting you all this time. I’ll keep you safe this time, even if it costs my life, Kai promised himself.
In the end, Kai passed out in the elevator. Fortunately, the fire did not spread to him. The firemen rushed in from the emergency exit and put a respiratory mask on Kai before pulling him out.
“Captain, there’s someone in the elevator!” One of the firemen cried out.
Madelyn woke up from her coma and tried to knock on the elevator door with her remaining strength. The elevator door was opened in a few minutes, and they found the unconscious Madelyn.
After Zach got the news, he left Eternal Seasons without any hesitation. Cecilia pulled him back and said, “Zach, you need to think this through. I’ve tried my best to find Mr. Steven. If you leave now, the development project will become someone else’s.”
Zach flung Cecilia’s arm away. He did not hesitate to accept the call and left. Mr. Steven came over and asked, “Ms. Samford, did something urgent happen?”
Cecilia sipped her tea and smiled, “It’s a sudden emergency, so unfortunately Mr. Jardin needs to leave for a while. However, I believe him coming here shows you our sincerity. How about this, Mr. Steven? I will represent the Jardin Corporation as its Deputy CEO to sign this contract. Either way, it wouldn’t affect our collaboration.”
“Uh,” Mr. Steven hesitated before saying, “Since Mr. Jardin had to leave, I think we should postpone our meeting until next time. I’m sure we’ll have more opportunities to work with the Jardin Corporation. I believe in Jardin Corporation’s ability to bring profit to my company. We can discuss the details of the contract when we have time.”
Cecilia chuckled and replied, “If that’s the case, naturally, we’ll comply with your wishes. I look forward to our next collaboration.”
After Mr. Steven left with his secretary, Cecilia’s expression fell. She flung her teacup and smashed it to bits.
“I’ve helped you distract Zach long enough, Yvonne. Don’t let me down,” She muttered under her breath.
Kevin drove as fast as he could to the hospital. On the other hand, the firemen had put out the fire as soon as possible. There had been no casualties since the hospital was well-equipped to combat fires, which prevented the fire from spreading to other floors.
Madelyn and Kai were both sent to the operating room for emergency surgery.
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After an hour of surgery, Zach arrived at the hospital and stood outside the operating room with Lana. Zach’s expression was cold as he questioned Lana, “What the hell happened! Why would there be a fire out of nowhere!?”
Lana was still worried about Kai’s injury. Her eyes were still puffy from crying. When Zach interrogated her, Lana could not respond. She did not know why it happened.
Instead, the nanny taking care of Lana explained the situation to Zach. Zach scowled and ordered Kevin, “Find the surveillance footage. Do whatever it takes to find the culprit.”
Kevin nodded and said, “Yes, Mr. Jardin.
Kevin received the surveillance footage of the sixteenth floor. He noticed that the suspect was wearing a mask. Her features were unrecognizable. When the police came to investigate it, the forensic artists could only deduce the person’s features. It was the only clue they had for now.
By the time Madelyn was sent to the ICU, Kevin had returned from his investigation. He reported to Zach, ” Mr. Jardin, we’ve done our investigation. This person is not a nurse from the hospital. Some of them have said that they have never seen her before. It seems someone was impersonating a nurse. Besides, that floor requires an identification card, and the nurse who entered the sixteenth floor was a male. It wasn’t the person we were looking for.”
Zach loosened his tie in frustration and asked, “Which floor is Yvonne on?”
Kevin answered, “The twentieth floor.”
Zach turned around and went toward the elevator. Kevin followed behind and asked, “Do you suspect Ms. Young was the one who planned it, Mr. Jardin?”
He continued, “But she’s still under our surveillance. I don’t think she did it.”
Zach asked him back with a side-eye glance, “Do you know her that well?”
Kevin kept quiet and thought to himself, ‘If Yvonne did order someone to do it, she’d be digging her own grave. Besides, shouldn’t she be focusing on dealing with the burns on her face? She of all people should know that Zach loses his cool when it comes to Madelyn.
A situation like this…I wonder if Zach gets anything out of it?’ Kevin was still unsure whether Yvonne really was involved in this.
At the 1208 sick ward on the twentieth floor, a nurse was helping Yvonne take off her bandages. When she heard her door being kicked open, Yvonne was startled. Yvonne turned around in a panic in fear of letting him see her face. She swiftly covered her face with a scarf.
“Why are you here?” She asked.
Zach had lost all common sense as he went up and grabbed Yvonne by the throat. He pinned her against the wall and glared malevolently at her while she struggled.
The wind blew away the scarf and revealed her ugly face to Zach. He growled, “If I find out that you’re the one who did this, I’ll kill you.”
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Yvonne cried while her scarred hands gripped Zach’s wrists. She spoke with much difficulty, “What are you talking about!? I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, Zach. When will you stop trying to hurt me? You’re the reason I’m in this state now. Do you want to ruin my entire life, too?”
Zach was utterly ruthless, which scared the nurses who dared not move. Zach stared at her furiously, “Do you really think I care about your life at all?”
Zach grabbed her face and slammed her onto the table. He then grabbed hot boiling water and forced it into Yvonne’s mouth. Yvonne screamed as her hands flailed in the air.
Zach’s hands were being scratched, but he tightened his grip. Everyone watched on with horror as Yvonne went limp after struggling. When she was left with her last breath, Zach finally let her go.
Yvonne slipped off the table slowly and laid on the floor, her eyes wide open. Zach was unfazed as he stared at her. Zach’s hands had also been scorched by the boiling water. Yvonne, whose throat was burning with agony, was currently unable to speak.
“Remember this pain,” Zach threatened her. He pulled a handkerchief out and wiped the water off his hands. The handkerchief was then thrown into the bin.
Then, Zach told Kevin, “I’m giving you a day to find out who set the fire and to send them to Ventropolis Prison.”
Kevin obliged, “Yes, Mr. Jardin.”
When Madelyn was pushed out of the ICU and transferred to a normal sick ward, it was already twelve midnight. Zach had stayed by her bed the whole night.
Searching for the person who set the fire was not difficult. Kevin found the fake nurse at an abandoned medical station in the hospital. She had been sent to this medical station for making a mistake while caring for a patient, but no one had expected her to try and take revenge. Even after Kevin had sent her to Fred, she was still stubborn, but eventually, she had broken down and confessed to everything.
At the hospital, Kevin reported, “Mr. Jardin, this is her information. She has a record of mental illness. She started to go mad after being placed under Fred’s care for only half an hour. It turns out the mastermind had contacted her through her phone. We’ve tracked the source of the call, and it looked like it was sent by an illegal international organization.”
Zach did not look at the files. Kevin continued his report, “We also found out that this person had accepted a sponsorship from Rosario and graduated from medical school. She suspected that Rosario’s death had something to do with us, which is why she made an attempt on Mrs. Jardin’s life.”
Zach held onto Madelyn’s hand and then placed it under the blanket. He stood up and walked to the window to light a cigarette. Then, Zach asked, “Is she still alive?”
Kevin answered, “She’s barely alive.”
Zach took a puff and kept silent for a while before saying, “Teach her a lesson, then release her.”
Kevin knew Zach was letting her off easy because Rosario had worked for the Jent family for many years.
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Although Rosario had been dead for many years, she had still been able to sponsor a student. Sparing her life was the greatest kindness Zach could give her.
Kevin commented, “Actually, I think it’s odd that the person behind this…”
His tone became more serious as he spoke, “Do you know who’s behind this, Mr. Jardin? Could it be Cecilia?”
Zach stared outside thoughtfully. He said, “Cecilia has grown a little stronger and now she thinks I can’t do anything to her. But there’s no rush, I’ll take back what is mine soon. What has she been doing recently?”
Kevin told him, “Every day, Cecilia goes to work for us while trying to buy shares of other shareholders behind our backs. Besides Cecilia, the Young family should have the most shares. If the Young family and Cecilia were to team up, I’m afraid…”
Zach put out his cigarette and interrupted him, “She said I was the one who made her this way. She’s getting quite ambitious, but she still isn’t worthy of taking over the Jardin Corporation.”
“Even if she managed to take hold of the whole Jardin Corporation, she wouldn’t be able to shake its foundations. Keep an eye on any transactions Joey makes. Once he makes a move, hand him over to the authorities,” Zach continued.
Kevin asked him, “Are we not going to interfere in her plan?”
Zach answered with his hands in his pockets, “Too many parties are involved in this. Handling it by ourselves will bring too many issues.”
Kevin nodded, “I understand, Mr. Jardin.”
Zach turned around and stared at Madelyn. Then, he asked Kevin, “What is Blake’s position in the company right now?”
When Kevin heard Zach mention Blake, he was shocked. He had never heard Zach even mention the name of anyone under him.
“She’s still working by Cecilia’s side. She refused the offer to switch positions,” Kevin replied. Zach questioned him, “You didn’t tell her?”
Kevin answered, “Don’t worry, Mr. Jardin. I’ll watch over her.”
Zach kept silent.
Madelyn, on the other hand, was stuck in a coma for two days and was awoken by the sound of furious voices. Everything looked blurry to her while her throat was in agony.
A doctor answered, “I apologize, Mr. Jardin. Mrs. Jardin’s situation is serious. We’ve tried our best to heal her, but the damage done by breathing in the harmful gasses is irreversible. It would be impossible to cure her in a few months. It requires constant care.”
Zach bellowed, “If you can’t cure her, then what use are you to this hospital? I don’t care what method you use; heal her immediately.”
The nurse by Madelyn’s bed saw Madelyn wake up and quickly shouted, “She’s awake!”
Madelyn’s vision was still blurry, and she could barely recognize anyone. She lay in Zach’s arms weakly. She wanted to speak, but no words would come out. She could not muster the strength to speak. Her eyes were open for half a minute before she slipped back into her coma. This happened over and over again.
Zach’s patience was growing thinner, making everyone at the hospital feel like they were walking on eggshells.
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At midnight, Madelyn coughed, and Zach immediately called for the nurse. After the doctors and nurse came in, they gave her a complete body checkup.
Zach asked worriedly, “How is she?”
The doctor saw the data, and his expression relaxed. He told Zach, “Mrs. Jardin is out of danger, but she’ll need to stay in the hospital for observation for a while. If there are no further problems, she can be discharged.”
“When will she wake up?” Zach asked.
The doctor shook his head thoughtfully. He said, “She should be waking up soon. However, there might be other complications based on Mrs. Jardin’s previous medical history. This time, she inhaled a large amount of harmful gasses, which may have caused her to be in a coma for a long time. Her condition is still well, so she may wake up in a few days.”
Zach had heard of this many times. The doctor saw his expression and stopped talking. They then left the sick ward.
However, not long after they left, Madelyn regained her consciousness. She called out to him, “Zach.”
Zach stopped rubbing his temples and immediately rushed to the side of her bed. He dared not hold her hand too tightly. He replied, “I’m here.”
Madelyn felt the warmth from his hand and said, “I feel terrible.” Her voice was frail. Zach comforted her, “It’s fine. I’m here. I’m going to call the doctor.”
Madelyn shook her head and said, ” Zach, I think I’m dying.”
Zach felt his heart ache when he heard her say that. It was just like how he had felt last time when she had been near death. This time, Zach was even more afraid of losing her. He brushed her hair to the side while pretending to be calm. “You won’t. How could I let anything happen to you? Rest for a bit longer, and you’ll feel better tomorrow.
Madelyn had been semi-conscious throughout her coma and knew that she had been asleep for a long time. She mumbled to him, “Mhm.”
After that, she closed her eyes. Zach stood up and took his phone out. He walked out and stood outside the door. Madelyn opened her eyes and saw Zach’s silhouette. She also heard Zach’s conversation on the phone clearly.
‘Who knew Zach would make a move on Cecilia one day? If you loved Cecilia so much, why would you hurt her? Didn’t she tell you about everything in your past life since her reincarnation?
You two were such a perfect match, and you even had kids together!’ Madelyn thought.
The voices from the call grew softer and softer. In the end, Madelyn slipped back into her coma as she could not stay conscious any longer.
During the night, Madelyn had a fever. While everyone was busy with Madelyn’s condition, Cecilia took on one project after another and also held several important board meetings.
Everyone saw what Cecilia was doing, and thought that her way of doing things and her efficiency were almost comparable to Zach’s.
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After the meeting ended, outside the door, Cecilia heard the voices of a few directors who had not yet left the meeting room.
“Our CEO is really neglecting the company more and more. He’s been having his assistant manage the company’s operations for so long now.”
“I know right? I really don’t know what the CEO’s thinking. He’s neglecting the entire company just for a single woman.
Blake was very busy these days and had no time to slack off. She occasionally followed Cecilia to travel around and learned a lot working under her.
After the lesson learned from last time, Blake would bring hangover medicine with her whenever she went to business events, so as not to end up drunk again.
Blake rarely saw Kevin in the company these days. Even Susan, who spent most of her time working in the company, had not seen Kevin in the company for a long time.
Blake followed behind Cecilia, and the two walked to the elevator. Cecilia said, “I’ll be leaving the company for a while later on, no need to follow me.”
Blake responded, “Okay, Ms. Samford.”
Cecilia said, “These few days must’ve been exhausting for you.”
Blake responded, “Not at all, I’m fine. I’ve learned a lot by following you. Rest assured; I’ll do my best working with you.”
Cecilia was dressed in a purple suit. She, with her hands crossed, turned her head and glanced at Blake with appraising eyes as she smirked. She stepped into the elevator when it arrived.
Blake said, “Goodbye, Ms. Samford.”
After the elevator doors closed, Blake sighed in relief and relaxed.
After Cecilia packed up in the office, she took her car keys and changed into casual clothes before leaving her office. She then locked the door and took the dedicated elevator to the basement.
There were hardly any people in the underground parking lot, as it was still working hours.
Just as Cecilia dialed a number on her phone, a man suddenly came out from a corner and covered her mouth with a cloth. Cecilia struggled for a moment; having learned self-defense, she was about to counterattack. However, the assailant was well-prepared. Cecilia, who had breathed through the drugged cloth several times, lost consciousness very quickly.
The effects of the drug were short- lived, only lasting a few minutes. Cecilia woke up with a hood over her hand. She was lying on the ground with her hands and feet tied.
A man standing near her grabbed her hair to make her stand up. Soon, Cecilia could feel a sharp pain in her stomach.
Her mouth was stuffed with a cloth, so her shout could not be heard. She continued to endure a series of intense punches and kicks, one after another.
Then, someone untied the ropes binding Cecilia’s hands and feet. She lay limp on the ground.
“The boss said to keep her alive, so don’t beat her to death,” someone instructed. It seemed like the assailant purposefully came for Cecilia.
When the hood was removed, the surroundings were cleaned up, and the perpetrators left.
Before Cecilia fell unconscious again, she only saw the man’s back as he left. Her private parts bled profusely, causing her to fall unconscious.
Meanwhile, the man had already got into an MPV in the underground parking lot and made a phone call.
“Mr. Harrison, we’ve taken care of the things that you instructed. Rest assured; her unborn child won’t survive.”
Kevin said something on the other end of the call.
“Yeah, she’s alive, in the safe passage on the first floor of the company. Someone will discover her soon. She won’t die, but she’ll definitely suffer. She’ll be bedridden for at least three to five months.”
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Blake received a call from the hospital at three o’clock in the afternoon.
She was working on the Eternal Seasons matter. Upon hearing the news of Cecilia being hospitalized again, she immediately delegated her tasks to other staff and drove to the Community Hospital.
After Blake got out of the car, she hurried to Cecilia’s ward. She stood just outside the door when a cup thrown from inside the ward nearly hit her.
Inside the room, Cecilia furiously said, ” Get out, all of you. A bunch of useless people! You can’t even keep a baby alive? Get out of my sight!”
Blake wondered, ‘Child? So Ms. Samford was pregnant? Whose child could it be?”
Previously, when Cecilia was hospitalized, Blake did not know what happened. Since it was a matter involving her superior, Cecilia, and she was just a normal employee, she did not delve deep into understanding the situation.
Blake covered her mouth at the door, looking shocked, not daring to make any sound. Lately, Cecilia had been wearing loose clothes, frequently asking Blake to buy blueberries, and preferred sour food.
Blake had suspected that Cecilia might be pregnant. She never thought it turned out to be true. She pondered, ‘Could this child possibly be… No, it couldn’t be. It absolutely couldn’t be Mr. Jardin’s child. He loves Madelyn so much, he’d never betray her.
‘If he doesn’t love Madelyn, why would he spend so much effort to prepare such a grand wedding? He even handled many of the wedding matters personally.’
A nurse hurriedly walked out of the ward with a medical tray. Blake suddenly snapped back to reality. She quickly composed herself and pretended not to have heard anything.
Blake walked in and saw a mess on the floor. She wondered what had happened here before she arrived.
“M-Ms. Samford, are you okay?”, she stuttered, as if trying to hide her uneasiness. Cecilia masked the anger she had shown just now and put on a pale smile as she looked at Blake. “What’s wrong, Blake? Did I scare you?”
Blake shook her head. “No. Ms. Samford, what happened to your face? Are you okay? Did something happen? Do you need me to call the police for you?”
There were bruises on the corners of Cecilia’s lips, and her left leg was suspended in bandages, suggesting her situation was not good.
Blake could also vaguely see a large area of bruising on Cecilia’s arm under her sleeve.
Cecilia said, “”The police are already handling this matter. Blake, I hope you can keep this matter confidential. The company still has several important projects in hand, and we can’t afford any delays. If you have time, go back to the company now and unplug the USB drive from my computer. I need to work on the contract documents.”
Blake responded, “Considering your current condition, you should focus on resting now. No matter what happens at the company, your health should be the number one priority. You can only spend the money you earn once you’re in good health, am I right?”
When Cecilia heard her last sentence, her gaze toward Blake suddenly intensified. In her mind she saw a childish voice, accompanied by a small face.
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The voice said, “You have to get better quickly. Once you’re well, we’ll spend all this money and buy delicious food for you.”
Cecilia quickly came back to her senses and said, “Our clients’ matters are definitely the top priority. Blake, after you fetch the medicine for me later, please get me my laptop.”
Blake did not try to dissuade Cecilia. ” Okay, I got it.”
After Blake took the medicine for Cecilia, she drove to the company.
Cecilia used her phone to assist Blake in unlocking the door to her office. Blake then walked to Cecilia’s desk and indeed saw a laptop. When she found the laptop bag and unplugged the laptop’s power cord, the laptop screen suddenly lit up. To her surprise, the screen background was actually a picture of Zach’s back, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with one hand in his pocket.
The sky in the picture was pitch-black. Upon closer look, Blake noticed something. Reflected on the floor-to-ceiling window was a bed, surrounded by luxurious decorations. It seemed to be a high-end presidential suite in Ventropolis. And on the bed, there was a woman wearing black, sexy lingerie. Blake was surprised to find that the woman was Cecilia.
Shocked, Blake’s hands trembled, causing the mouse on the desk to fall. When she bent down to pick it up, she noticed a stack of photos in a partially open drawer.
She was curious. She knew it was not right to see the photos, but she could not bring herself to ignore it.
Blake took out those photos eventually.
She looked through the photos one by one. Beyond the shock and anger, she felt a strong sense of injustice on Madelyn’s behalf.
All these pictures featured Zach with Cecilia, and some of them Blake could not bear to even look at. Upon hearing footsteps outside the office, Blake quickly put down the photos and stood up.
On the way to the hospital, Blake was absentminded throughout the journey. Before she arrived at the hospital, she even bought a pack of nutritious soup.
In the ward, Cecilia stared at Blake who was busy. “When you got me my things, you didn’t leave anything behind, did you? Or… Did you see something else on my desk?”
This suggestive remark made Blake’s hands tremble, unable to resist the indirect implication. She hurriedly said, “I didn’t. I followed your instructions and absolutely didn’t touch anything else.”
Blake’s words showed her unease.
Cecilia noticed Blake clutching her clothes with her fingers. She scrutinized her for a while before turning away saying, “You’re my assistant. Of course, I trust you. You can get back to your work. Zach asked you to decorate the wedding venue, right? You can go and do your work now.”
Blake responded, “Okay, Ms. Samford. I’ll come to visit you after work later.”
After walking out of the Community Hospital, Blake felt overwhelmed by what happened. Holding her phone, she struggled with whether or not to tell Madelyn about it.
Two or three days later, the police launched a full-scale manhunt for the person who had assaulted Cecilia. The surveillance cameras in the underground parking lot were still under repair at that time, so the attacker’s face could not be captured.
Cecilia seemed like she did not care about the incident apart from the child, as if someone else would take care of this incident for her.
A man caressed Cecilia’s face. “I’ve found that person for you. Just as you expected, Zach indeed hired him. Zach showed no mercy to you, what a jerk!”
Cecilia sipped on the soup. She then smiled and said, “No matter what, he’ll still be mine in the end. Once I gain control of Jardin Corporation, I’ll leave him with nothing. Then he’ll kneel before me, begging and pleading for mercy.
“If he doesn’t behave, I’ll use chains to lock him up. That way… He’ll be mine for life.”
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That man thought, ‘Cecilia is indeed ruthless; otherwise, I wouldn’t have chosen her.’
Women like Cecilia, very calm at work, tended to be dominant in relationships. They had zero tolerance for any form of betrayal. Such individuals were absolutely ruthless when confronting their enemies.
However, women like that had a fatal weakness-they could be distracted by the men they loved.
Blake still did not know that something happened to Madelyn. She had been busy these days and did not have the chance to call Madelyn.
After some hesitation, Blake decided to call Madelyn. Listening to the weak voice on the phone, Blake asked with concern,” Madelyn, your voice sounds a little off.
What’s wrong? Are you sick? Which hospital are you in? I’ll come visit you.”
After Madelyn had a high fever, she woke up. Fortunately, her high fever had subsided four hours ago.
Zach was holding Madelyn’s phone for her. She glanced at him and remembered that Blake was afraid of Zach. Just like Mya, whenever Blake saw Zach, she would feel terrified.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Madelyn finally agreed, “Yes, I’m at SereneCare Hospital. You can come over. Drive safe.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll drive safe.”
After the call ended, Madelyn said to Zach, “Blake is coming over to visit me now. She’ll definitely feel scared if she sees you here. When you leave later, could you please buy some food for me?
Zach’s gaze intensified for a moment. ” Sure, but she can only stay for ten minutes. What do you want to eat?”
Madelyn’s voice was a bit hoarse as she said, “I want the soup from The Deli.”
Zach responded, “Okay. Wait for me.”
After Zach left the ward, with his suit jacket hanging on his arm, he gazed sharply at Kevin. “Keep an eye on them. You know what to do if anything goes wrong.”
Kevin nodded, “Yes.”
He thought, ‘Blake is quite bold. If Madelyn hadn’t made a request, Mr. Jardin wouldn’t have allowed Blake to visit her.’
Kevin glanced at Madelyn who was inside the ward. ‘With her current state, Mr. Jardin will surely grant her every request.’
Blake arrived at the hospital with the flowers Madelyn liked the most. Kevin reached out and stopped Blake. ” You only have ten minutes.”
Blake rolled her eyes at Kevin. “Mind your own business.” She then pushed his hand away. After entering the ward, Blake was shocked. She did not expect Madelyn’s condition to be more serious than she had imagined. She was even hooked up to a ventilator.
Madelyn asked, “You look very troubled. What’s wrong? Is there a problem with Eternal Seasons?”
Blake replied, “No, everything is fine over there. I just couldn’t resist wanting to show you the venue I decorated.”
She decided to wait and tell Madelyn about what she had found out about Cecilia in the future. She did not want Madelyn to be upset because of it.
However, Blake wondered if Madelyn would truly be happy after marrying Zach, considering he had done such a thing.
Blake was about to show Madelyn photos on her phone, but she immediately stopped herself. “No, if I show you now, there won’t be any surprises later. Why don’t I tell you about something that happened recently instead?
“Let me tell you quietly…”
Blake discreetly glanced toward the door to check if anyone was eavesdropping before saying, “Ms. Samford got attacked, and she’s now in the hospital.”
Madelyn pretended she did not know about it. She asked, “I heard you’re working under Cecilia now. Are you okay with it? If not, I’ll have Zach change your position. I imagine Cecilia’s not easy to work with.”