The king’s orders were issued, and Ward’s dream <b>of </b><b>surviving </b>in Country Twas shattered
Moreover, it seemed that the royal family wanted to use this as a spark to gain more power from the military weaken its strength, and <b>deal </b><b>a </b>avere blow to the underworld This was essentially a contest between the royal family and the military with undercurrents raging beneath the surface.
Otherwise, Ward<b>, </b>a mere pain, would not have warranted such a <b>fuss</b>.
These were the details Debby shared with Evache afterwards. However the youngdy was smart and quick–witted, she had already figured it out herself.
What concerned her more was a name, Eden, the military officer that Leonard <b>had </b>snitched on
This matter seemed suspicious and very me.
But she didn’t have time to think about that now. All she could think about was when Thaddus would be out of danger and wake up from hiss
Ward was temporarily locked up in jail waiting to be deported, and on Elmsworth’s end, Aaron had already spoken to his superiors. He took <b>a </b>night flight with his mento Country to pick up their man
In the early hours of the morning
Everyone was in the hospitalidor, but the air was eerily quiet <b>and </b>chilly
Jareth and Elvis were constantly on the phone
One wasmunicating with Aaron, who was on his way, and the other was reassuring Lily at home, asionally ncing at the video call to see his adorable wife’s sleeping <b>face</b>.
Jh stared at <b>Mari </b>on the screen, the overwhelming longing made his eyes well up with tears
With his eyes red, he gently touched his wife’s face on the screen, closed his eyes<b>, </b>and couldn’t help but lean in for a kias
“Wow<b>, </b><b>k*ssing </b>your phone screen? That’s cheesy Elvis suddenly leaned in, startling Jareth who quickly ended the video call, afraid to wake his sleeping wife.
“No. What’s wrong with you? Why do you have toment on everything I don
“Why wouldn’t I? You’re a walking target for mockery!”
Elvis stuck his finger in his wat “If everyone was as annoying in love as you, I’d rather stay single for life.”
“With your toxic marks, you’re better off single. Any woman willing to put up with you would probably develop <b>breast </b>hypersia or uterine fibroida Jareth rted angrily.
“You want to keep going?”
Elvis raised an eyebrow ‘Keep going, and I’ll tell your girlihend about how you chased my sister and how desperate <b>you </b><b>were</b>. Let her gat angry at you and have you kneel on durians when you get home, hahaha!”
Damn it! What <b>a </b>jerk!
Jareth clenched his fists in rage, but he didn’t dare <b>to </b>wor
He wasn’t afraid of anything except his wife getting really angry!
“I don’t understand<b>, </b>aside from being clueless about romance, Thaddeus is normally a proud and cunning guy. How did he get so close to you?
The words “idiot” almost sl*pped out of Elvis‘ mouth.
“Hey! If it wasn’t for me, Thaddeus journey would have been in longer and harder!“
Ignoring his mockery, Jareth’s eyes were filled with concem for Thaddeus, “Do you think. Thaddeus really <b>doesn’t </b>like making filends? He just cant make ang
<b>Elvis </b>took a drag from his cigarette, genuinely curious, “Why? Does Thaddeus here some psychological issues?
“<b>Duda</b><b>, </b><b>do </b><b>you </b>have any manners?<b>” </b>Jareth red
The doesn’t have any major issue, why did he reject my sister back then and choose to be with that girwho cuckolded him??
After everything they’ve been through, <b>Elvis </b>had let go of his prudge against Thaddeus,
But his family had a longstanding tradition of holding grudges and digging up the past.
Every time he thought of this, he couldn’t help but want to take a job at Thaddeus, forgetting that the guy was still in there, fighting for his life
“Because of a background. Thaddeus was bullied by his ssmates. He would hide his wounds so as not to worry his mother<b>, </b>always bringing her good news and never
the <b>bad</b>.”
“Damn! That bullying! Some kids aren’t human, they’re demon spawn
Els crushed his pack of cigarettes in anger, <b>“</b><b>Was </b>Thaddeus that weak? Couldet he fight back?!
The young master of the Abernathy family getting beaten up? He should have rammed them with his Rolls–Royce
“You can handle one or two people, but what if one day, you be the target of everyone’s bullying? Jh asked, his eyes red with pain.
Elvis‘ eyes hawed, and the clenched his fists.
“Elvis, you’re the legitimate son of Chairman Emeric, born to his beloved wife. You’ve been pampered since childhood. Even me, I grew up in a simple family environment. My parents loved each other and doted on me. We’ve never experienced the pain of Thaddeus awkward status, nor the pressure of eading on thin ice in aplex family.” Elvis fell into deep thought
Indeed. Thaddeus was not born <b>to </b>the legitimate wife. He had a <b>half </b>brother who was the eldest son. Then Frederic manied the ruthless Elspeth Thaddeus life in the Abernathy family was probably bitter beyond words.
“So, <b>Thaddeus </b>has not had any friends over the years apart from me. He has a natural psychological resistance to making friends, what we call a hardened heart. Besides, he’s used to being alone, so it doesn’t matter if there’s no one around.”
Nob*dy truly enjoyed being alone,
Most of the time, there’s <b>just </b>no other choice.
1 take back what I said <b>earlier </b>Elvis suddenly said.
“What<b>?</b><b>” </b>
“The upbringing in your family, the Felhavet, isn’t bad. At least you didn’t follow the crowd. You didn’t join in when everyone was bullying one person.
Jareth’s thoughts abruptly turned to Edith Fairhaven, the chaos she brought upon her return, and the monstrous way she bulked Mari, an image that made him shudder He chuckled bitterly. He had evidently <b>failed </b><b>as </b>an elder brote, leading his sister astray
“You know you may look clueless, but you’re shapes <b>a </b>tack”
as a friend”
Elvis passed by him, patting he shoulder with a heavy hand, From now on, Thad will have more than just you as a
Jareth’s heart skipped a beat as he swtly turned around
<b>But </b>Elvis had already disappeared in the distance, like a gust of cool wind
Meanwhile, <b>in </b>theidor outside the amergency room,
Cassius and Debby had been apanying Exarine, andously waiting for Chase’s surgery to end
“Sweetie, it’s a big surgery. It might take until morning. Why don’t you find a room to nas? Debby hugged Endre, feeling her cold b*dy and slightly trembling <b>hands</b><b>, </b>worried she would exhaust herself.
“I’m fine, just wait here”
Evadne blinked hershes<b>, </b>“How could I possibly sleep of this moment”
“Evade”
Cassius at next to her asking seriously, “What do you think about Eden the General mentione
Debbyined, “Casals give Evadne a break. Can’t we talk <b>about </b>this tomorrow? Besides, I urge the authorities along won’t let you be bullied unjustly”
my husband to investigate this case. We
“It’s okay, Debby, I want to <b>talk </b>about it.<b>” </b>
Evadne patted Debby’s <b>hand </b>soothingly, then turned her serious game to C, “Cassius, your situation on Star Ind isnt simple/Your operations are highly confidential, and I know Thaddeus well. He’s always careful and meticulous, so it’s impossible for any Information to leak. Even if someone from Ward’s side did tip them all, shouldn’t they be his splics? Why would military personal step in with heavy weaponry? it’s too abnormal!
“Yes, it makes me think that the people Eden sent weren’t there to aid Ward, but to target me and Thaddeus.”
Cassius recalled Thaddeus’s word, his breath hitching slightly “Thaddeus also told me that he’s almost 90% certain of who the military personnel were sent by, but we didn’t have time to discuss it further due to the dice situation”
Evane’s eyes widened slightly. Thaddeur met Eden? How did hee into contact with people from the military?”
Cassius shook his head, “No, Thaddeus said someone domestically is colluding with Eden attempting to use military power topulus in danger
Domestic?
Evadne was taken aback<b>, </b>her heart racing.
Who would be so vicious and influential as to use military personnel against them
I’ve already sent people to investigate Eden domestically. If anyone in Elmsworth’s elite cinde has close ties with the Tide, they’ll be on my stof suspects. Cassius’s<b>‘ </b>stem expression made them all uneasy.
“When Thaddeus wakes up, he’ll be able to give us answers. Didn’t he say he almost 90% certain who did it?
Just then. Debby’s brows furrowed her eyes filled with worry
“Evadne, you look p. Are you not feeling well? <b>Cassius </b>noticed her difort and asked with co
Suddenly the emergency room door was flung open!
A nurse in bloody scrubs ran out, calling out andously. The patient has lost too much blood! We’ve run out of supplies in the hospital’s blood bank, we urgently need a blood transdusian
“I do it Evane
But then, shop immediately, rushing forward without hesitation.
She remembered when she brought a seriously wounded Thaddeus back to camp. He <b>had </b>also urgently needed a blood transfusion, but her blood type waspatible. so she couldn’t help him.
<b>Il </b><b>do </b>it” sin stapped forward
“I can do it too!” Debby used her <b>hand </b>as well.
“And us. Even if ha?’a vampire, we have enough blood for him to drink, right?“”
Divis and Jareth also stepped forward if it could save Thaddeus’s life, they wouldn’t mind giving a bit of blood, <b>or </b>even a kidney if necessary
“The patient has Rh negative blood type. Do all of you have the same type? The nurse was in a hurry to save the patient, so she <b>wasn’t </b>very ssant.
Evade’s <b>heart </b>sank and panic started to take over
to get a transfusion from another hospital, and there’s no guarantee that other
Rh negative is <b>a </b>rare blood type, and hospital stocks are usually low. There’s no time to hospitals even have the right typ
“What<b>? </b><b>Thaddeus </b><b>is </b>a panda <b>blood </b><b>type</b>? He <b>sure </b><b>knows </b>how to <b>make </b><b>a </b>fusar Elvis was shocked <b>and </b>started to blurt out words due to his anciety:
“Elvis, dont say that. We need to save him first” Cassius sternly scolded his brother
Just as everyone was at a loss, a clear and mellow voice sounded. 7 can do it. I have negative blood type. I can give him a blood transfusion right away
Debby <b>looked </b><b>at </b>her husband<b>, </b>who was hurrying towards her, her hand covering her mouth in disbelief, <b>bears </b>welling up in <b>her </b>eyes
<b>“</b>Oh my god.” Evache was also stunned, blinking hard.
brotheriw was now the powerful President of Helgen!
Just bringing a couple of people to find his wife seemed too rash and dangerous!
<i>“</i>Debby, I’m sorry I’mte” Darcy, almost forty looked at his wife with clear and youthful <b>eyes</b>.
His eyes reddened with quilt, he opened his arms to embrace Debby patting her trembling back gently and whispering in her ear, “Darling do you have any idea how scared was when I heard that you came to Country Talone? You’re so brave. What would I do if something happened to you?”
“If something happened to me, you could always find another First–Lady.”
Debby became a soft coquettish women in front of the man she loved, her voice soft and sweet. She buried her blushing face in his chest, listening to the sound of his steady heartbeat, which gave her <b>a </b>sense of security.
<b>“</b>Nonsense.”
Darcy pressed a tender k*ss to his lover’s soft hair, the warm, fluffy scent intoxicating him. “Without you I wouldn’t be who I am today. Without you, everything I have obtained would be meaningless. I would follow you anywhere, without hesitation<b>.</b>”
“Don’t say things like that or I get angry.”
Watching her sister and brother–inw’s love as <b>strong </b>as ever, Evadne felt both joy and envy. She lowered her head and quietly rubbed her eyes.
If only she could have that someday to openly embrace and spend her life with her lover.
So. Thaddeus, you need to wake up
Otherwise, the rest of my life will be tasteless.
Without wasting any time, Darcy briefly greeted everyone befom he and the nurse entered the emergency room, ready to give Thaddeus a blood transfusion
Debby stared nervously at the closed door beads of sweat appearing on her forehand due to anxiety
“Debby, I remember that your husband isn’t very healthy, and Thaddeus needs a lot of <b>blood</b>. Can he <b>really </b>handle it? Cassius asked his voice filled with
“It’s okay, Darcy will be fine. I believe he can handle it.” Dobby quickly hid her worry and gently reassured everyone.
<b>Evache </b>choked up and hugged Debby. <b>She </b>didn’t say anything but Debby knew what she meant and smiled gently. “It’s only natural for family to help family.”
Time passed agonizingly slow
<b>When </b>dawn broke, the emergency room lights turned off, and the door opened.
Everyone had red, weary eyes<b>, but </b>at the sound of the door opening, they were revitalized and immediately rushed <b>forward </b>
Evadne’s heart pounded heavily as she watched Dr. Bright, dressed in bloodstained scrubs, walk <b>out </b>with a weary b*dy.
He removed his mask, revealing a handsome, pale face. <b>His </b>striking fox–like eyes were filled with bloodshot veins, and sweat had soaked his clothes.
Cassius‘ heart ached slightly at the <b>sight</b>, aplex emotion slowly surfacing.
“Dr. Bright, how is Thaddous? Evache asked, her voice hoarse from tension
“Mr. Thaddeus,”
Chase, exhausted, swayed dangerously as
his vision blurred.
“Dr. Bright
Everyone gasped.
But a figure swiftly rushed forward, grabbing Chasel without hesitation.
“Be careful.”
Chasel took a deep breath, slowly opening his foggy eyes.
Looking into Cassius worried gaze, his heart pounded wildly, wrapped in a warm <b>surge </b>of emotion