Chapter 1394:


    But the team leader was already hoisting udius onto his back. “Come on. There’s medical gear in the car. He needs immediate treatment.”


    Inside the car, Kiley couldn’t stop herself from lifting udius’s shirt. The sight of the brutal scars made her eyes instantly well up.


    How could this be?


    Her father had told her udius was sent to Otruitho, to take charge of the branch there and reflect on his mistakes. Yet the truth nowy bare. Kolton had lied. He had deceived herpletely.


    But what she could not understand was why her father’s cruelty ran so deep—why he had gone to such lengths. All he needed to do was get rid of Maia, and udius would have abandoned those naive, impossible dreams. The n had unfolded wlessly, just as intended. Yet her younger brother was now hanging on by a thread.


    Kiley remembered the question she hadn’t asked earlier. “You said he took some kind of drug. What exactly is it?”


    The team leader tightened his grip on the steering wheel. His voice dropped. “You should check the USB. All I can say is—it’s a drug Cooper Group developed to temporarily boost physical abilities. But it’s still experimental.” He hesitated, and then added, “I tried to stop him. He insisted on saving Maia.”


    Kiley frowned. A Cooper Group drug? Experimental stage?


    How had she heard nothing about this?


    Neither Kolton nor udius had ever mentioned anything remotely like it.


    Shock swirled through her chest, thick and oppressive. But the man’s words revealed something important—the drug carried terrifying side effects.


    “Oh, udius… you idiot. Was saving Maia worth throwing your life away?” she whispered.


    Her phone suddenly rang. It was someone she had left back at the banquet hall.


    She answered quickly. “Ms. Cooper,” her subordinate reported, “the fire is too intense. We haven’t seen anyone who looks like Maia escape.”


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    Kiley nced at udius’s unconscious form. She said nothing and ended the call.


    Meanwhile, the headline “Fire Erupted at Cooper Group Charity G” spread like wildfire online, quickly shooting to the top of trending topics.


    “Oh my God! What happened? Everything looked fine on the livestream!”


    “What’s going on? Why are people iming it was a terrorist attack?”


    “Did anyone get out? Can someone exin? I’m freaking out.”


    “I heard someone tried to assassinate Maia. How did it escte into a massive fire?”


    “What is happening? Cooper Group needs to release a statement!”


    At the same time, a helicopter descended onto the hospital rooftop where Carsen was waiting.


    The doors opened, and armed personnel rushed out carrying a stretcher.


    Chrisy on it, ghost-pale and drifting in and out of consciousness.


    Maia followed right behind, eyes swollen and red.


    Ahead, an entire medical team stood assembled.


    Carsen had dropped everything and returned as soon as he got Maia’s call. He had even gathered every surgeon who usually operated with her.


    “Hurry! Take the patient—start the surgery now!” he barked.


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