ra sat on the hospital bed, her eyes flickering with a cold light as she heard those words.


    "Are you done yelling?"


    Eden, seeing ra in such a sorry state, felt a wave of satisfaction wash over her.


    "Not even close! Did you forget how pathetic you lookedst night when I had you pinned down? Ha, there''ll be plenty more times like that. You''ve got trouble now that I''m watching you. Just wait and see how I deal with you!"


    She spoke with the smugness of a schoolyard bully.


    ra got off the bed, grabbed a cup nearby, and chucked it at Eden. Then, she picked up a chair and threw it too.


    Eden, caught up in her gloating, didn''t expect ra to fight back, and she got hit hard, her vision going ck as she nearly fainted.


    Simon hadn''t expected ra tosh out either, especially not with such force.


    "ra! Calm down!"


    But it was toote the chair had already hit Eden square on the head.


    Eden went pale and passed out right there.


    The doctors, alerted to themotion, rushed in and swiftly took Eden for emergency treatment.


    ra was still simmering with anger, feeling intensely unsettled, needing to let it out somehow.


    But before she could act, Dn hurried in, pushed by Aiden, who wore a stern expression. The two of them waited in the hallway.


    Megan, seeing all this, nervously clung to ra''s arm.


    "ra, what do we do? Mr. Dn looks really mad."


    ra knew Dn cared a lot about Eden, but she hadn''t thought he''d leave an important meeting toe.


    She pressed her lips together, unsure of what to say, when she heard Dn demand.


    "Who did this?"


    Simon quickly stepped in front of ra, taking all the me.


    "Dn, it was me. I was just messing around with Eden, didn''t mean to hit so hard. I''ll apologize when she wakes up."


    Just as he finished, Dn called out, "Aiden."


    Aiden walked up to Simon, and before Simon could react, Aidennded a sharp p on his face.


    The p echoed through the hallway, sharp and clear.


    Simon didn''t fight back. Everyone in the Ferguson family knew how much Eden was cherished, especially by this heir.


    And Eden was his sister. He hadn''t protected her, so he felt he deserved it.


    ra saw the harsh mark of the p on Simon''s cheek, her heart aching. "Mr. Dn..."


    But before she could say more, Simon grabbed her hand, "ra, I need to talk to you."


    With that, he led ra back into the hospital room.


    Megan was left standing there, feeling awkward, and could only stand quietly.


    Inside, Simon pushed ra down into a chair.


    "I''ve already taken a hit for this, so don''t go saying anything to Dn. Do you want to get pped too? Don''t say I didn''t warn you, between you and Eden, Dn will always pick Eden. Everyone in the Ferguson family knows how much she''s loved."


    ra''s chest felt tight, that suffocating feeling bubbling up again, needing an escape.


    Taking a deep breath, she heard Simon continue, "It''s been a whole day, and your boyfriend still hasn''t checked in? He really doesn''t care about you. Maybe you should break up, ra. You deserve someone better."