Chapter 89 The Cost of Protection
Chapter 89 The Cost of Protection
All Sean wanted was for Mommy to get better as soon as possible.
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Baron looked at his son and felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
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“If your mommy knew what was in your heart, she’d be really proud of you. But I can’t go against her wishes. If I really used your skin, she’d never forgive me.”
“Daddy, isn’t that why you brought me and Susie here in the first ce? For Mommy’s skin graft surgery? Susie’s a girl she can’t have scars. But I’m a boy. I can take it. As long as you don’t tell Mommy, she won’t know.”
Sean’s words made Baron hesitate.
He had nned to go out and search for apatible donor. But Natalie’s condition was deteriorating. If they couldn’t find a donor in time, the risk of infection – even death — was very real.
It wasn’t a hypothetical.
And yes, part of the reason he’d brought the kids from the ind… was exactly for this.
“Daddy, don’t hesitate. Go ahead and test me and Mommy. I won’t stop you from going to find another donor, but at least have a backup n. What if something happens while you’re away and she needs an emergency graft?”
Baron sighed. As much as he didn’t want to admit it, the boy had a point.
He crouched down to look Sean in the eyes.
“Skinning someone hurts. A lot.”
“I’m not afraid. My life belongs to Mommy. What’s a little skinpared to that?”
Sean’s gaze was steady, shining with rity and determination – and that moved something deep inside Baron.
“…Alright. I’ll run the test on you and your mom right now. And if it’s a match, I swear I’ll do it in a way that doesn’t hurt you too much.”
“I trust you, Daddy.”
Baron scooped Sean up in his arms, and father and son headed into theb.
Back in the room, Yvonne was adjusting Natalie’s IV when her phone buzzed.
She nced at the screen and froze.
Another email. Same mysterious address.
This time, there was no text-only a string of photos.
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Chapter 89 The Cost of Protection
Yvonne’s eyes widened in horror.
“What… what is this?”
She scrolled through them rapidly every image was a nude photo of her sister, Phantom.
Her heart flipped.
Her sister wasn’t that kind of person. She would never take photos like this.
And yet… in the images, Phantom’s eyes were dazed, her expression ssy.
Drugged.
Someone had drugged her and taken these pictures.
But who could have drugged Phantom?
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She was one of the most skilled operatives in their circle. Mr. Gunn wouldn’t have ced her at Natalie’s side if she weren’t exceptional.
If Phantom had truly been drugged… maybe that was why she failed to protect Ms. Summers that day.
Yvonne’s mind raced as tears welled in her eyes.
If this was true – if Phantom’s failure had led to Natalie’s suffering – then she owed both Mr. Gunn and Natalie far more than she could ever repay. <fn9ab7> Original content can be found at find?novel</fn9ab7>
And since her sister was gone now, Yvonne would be the one to bear the consequences.
She quickly typed a reply: “Who are you?”
The response came instantly, almost as if the sender had been waiting.
“If you want to know what happened to your sister,e to National Tower, Suite 303. You’ll find your answers there.”
Yvonne stared at the address, frowning deeply.
Her first instinct was to go – immediately.
But she stopped herself.
Mr. Gunn had made it clear before leaving: her top priority was Natalie.
Her sister’s mistake had already brought harm to Natalie. She couldn’t let it happen again – not on her watch.
She remembered what Baron had said and sent him everything.
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Chapter 89 The Cost of Protection
Meanwhile, Baron was still in theb, processing the skinpatibility tests for Natalie and Sean.
The results wouldn’t be immediate.
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Sean’s little face had gone pale, but he stayed silent and followed all of Baron’s instructions without a singleint.
Once the samples were collected and the data fed into the system, Baron had someone take Sean back to rest.
Theputer could handle theparisons automatically.
Only then did Baron finally check his phone.
The moment he saw Yvonne’s message, his expression darkened.
Someone had deliberately chosen this time to lure Yvonne out.
But why?
Was this how Phantom had been drawn away, too?
Who were they really targeting – Natalie… or him?
Baron’s face turned grim.
If they were after Natalie, he would make them suffer a death so brutal it would be legendary.
If they were after him, but had dared to hurt Natalie in the process…
He would grind them to dust.
After sending the message, Yvonne put her phone aside. She would wait for Mr. Gunn’s response – and whatever he decided, she’d follow.
But until then, her only mission was to stay at Natalie’s side.
No matter what.
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