<b>Chapter </b><b>485 </b>


    Caught between fear and survival, the doctor finally gave in.


    “This is thest time. I won’t do anything more after this.”


    Tessa’s lips curled into a slow, satisfied smile as she read his reply


    She knew he’d cave.


    He wasn’t exactly clean to begin with–so why pretend to have principles now?


    “Don’t worry, that little matter of yours? I’ll keep it buried. No one will ever find out, as long as you do exactly as I say.”


    Reading her message, Gary Scott adjusted his sses, his right hand trembling slightly.


    He had no choice.


    Everything about these powerful families was rotten.


    He hadn’t wanted to get involved, but now? There was no turning back.


    “Aurora Walton, don’t me me for this. me your sister. I tried to say no. I really did. But she wants you gone.”


    A cold glint shed in Gary’s eyes before he stood up and left his office to check which room Aurora had been assigned to.


    He was the head of orthopedics at Central Medical Center, and tonight just so happened to be his shift.


    The tenth floor was nearly deserted, just a few nurses on rotation.


    When they saw him, they greeted him respectfully.


    “Dr. Scott, it’s your shift tonight?”


    He gave a small nod, pushing up his sses. “Yes. I’m making my rounds.”


    “Understood. Thank you for your hard work.”


    He offered a faint smile and moved on without further conversation.


    Over the years, ever since that incident, he had carefully rebuilt his image.


    Within the hospital, his reputation was spotless.


    Colleagues sought his help, patients praised him, and his demeanor was always warm and dependable.


    So much so that most people had long forgotten what kind of man Gary used to be.


    Gary finally managed to find the hospital room where Aurora was staying.


    When he saw that she was only suffering from acute gastroenteritis, he couldn’t believe her own sister had hoped she wouldn’t wake up.


    There was a flicker of pity in Gary’s eyes.


    The affairs of the wealthy–people like him could never begin to understand them in this lifetime.


    Compared to all that, what he’d done in the past seemed trivial–nothing worth mentioning at all.


    It was just child’s y.


    That thought made him even bolder.


    He avoided the surveince and slipped into Aurora’s room.


    The IV drip she was on contained a sedative, so she was sleeping deeply and didn’t notice anyone entering the room.


    Gary stood at her bedside, staring at her beautiful, delicate features


    A trace of awe shed through his eyes.


    He couldn’t help but mutter inwardly, “No wonder her sister didn like her. A woman this stunning would overshadow anyone.”


    He had seen Tessa too.


    She was attractive, but next to Aurora, she didn’t evene close


    The difference wasn’t just a block or two–it was worlds apart.


    Gary reined in his admiration.


    This was a hospital, after all.


    Whatever thoughts he had, he needed to keep them in check.


    Since Aurora was in a private room and disliked having cameras around, theck of surveince only made it easier for him to


    act.


    He pulled out the syringe he’d brought and injected it straight into the inside of Aurora’s upper arm.