Chapter 90 Shadows Beneath the Surface
Chapter 90 Shadows Beneath the Surface
Just then, someone knocked at the door.
Yvonne blinked, surprised.
She quickly stepped outside the sterile room and found herself face-to-face with Finn.
“Finn? What are you doing here? Something wrong?”
Finn nced through the crack in the door, his tone casual. “How is she?”
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“Not great,” Yvonne replied with a frown. “The burns cover too much of her body – infection is a huge risk. Mr. Gunn ordered me to monitor her IVs and keep her stable with anti-inmmatory drips for now. But honestly, she needs skin grafts as soon as possible.”
Worry lingered in her voice.
The extensive burns meant Natalie would need arge amount of skin reced, and the surgery couldn’t be done all at once. On top of that, they needed a donor with a high skin match to reduce the risk of rejection – even then, the recovery would be long and agonizing. Painkillers could only do so much.
And all of this… might’ve happened because her sister failed in her duty.
Natalie shouldn’t have had to go through this.
Yvonne’s heart ached with guilt.
Finn narrowed his eyes slightly. “Even if she gets the surgery… what are the odds of it actually seeding?”
“If Mr. Gunn performs it himself, the chances are decent,” Yvonne said honestly. “Why do you ask?”
Finn gave a vague shake of his head. “No reason. Just seems like our entire operation is on hold because of her. So much work is piling up while Mr. Gunn runs himself into the ground over her. Makes me wonder if it’s really worth
it.”
Yvonne’s expression darkened.
Her rank might be lower than Finn’s, but she didn’t like his tone.
“Finn, regardless of her chances, you know how important Ms. Summers is to Mr. Gunn. If I were you, I’d avoid making her your enemy.”
“What the hell are you talking about? Since when have I made her an enemy?” Finn snorted. “She’s just a disfigured freak-what’s there to be jealous of?”
With that, he turned and stormed off.
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Yvonne, however, had gonepletely still.
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That hostility the contempt in Finn’s words – wasn’t new. He’d always seemed cold toward Natalie. But now… she couldn’t help but wonder if he had something to do with her sister’s death.
The thought sent a shiver down her spine.
How could she even think that?
Finn was Mr. Gunn’s most trusted right-hand man. He’d dragged Mr. Gunn out of death’s grip more than once. He’d never do anything to hurt him… right?
But that bitterness toward Natalie had been obvious.
Should she tell Baron?
Before she could decide, Natalie’s pain pump wore off. A cry of pain slipped from her lips, her body trembling as the agony surged back.
Yvonne’s chest tightened as she watched her suffer- burned, broken, barely clinging to consciousness.
If this was her sister’s fault…
Then how could she possibly keep anything from Mr. Gunn?
Without hesitating, Yvonne typed up everything – Finn’s visit, his words, and his attitude – and sent it straight to Baron.
When Baron received the message, his expression darkened immediately.
He nced at thepatibility scan – still over thirty minutes left.
At such a critical moment, he couldn’t afford any mistakes.
Finn… If you’re the traitor, don’t me me for forgetting our brotherhood.
His eyes flickered with a cold light – a sh of killing intent that vanished as quickly as it came.
He responded to Yvonne: “Don’t worry about him for now. Take care of Natalie. Leave everything else to me.”
Then he turned his full attention back to the test results.
Meanwhile, a small figure quietly appeared outside the sterile room.
By the time Yvonne noticed, the child was already dressed in full clean gear and had slipped inside.
“How did you get in here?”
It was Susie.
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Chapter 90 Shadows Beneath the Surface
Yvonne rushed to her side.
Susie pressed a finger to her lips in a shushing motion.
“Don’t wake Mommy,” she whispered. “I just want to see her.”
She tiptoed to Natalie’s bedside.
That was her mommy, after all.
But her mommy looked nothing like the drawings.
Daddy and Sean had said bad people hurt Mommy – and that’s why she looked like this now.
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Susie’s innocent, doll-like eyes suddenly glinted with sharp, terrifying intensity.
For a split second, Yvonne was stunned.
That aura
—
that pressure – it was exactly like Mr. Gunn’s.
“Su… Susie?” she blurted, rubbing her eyes, wondering if she was imagining it.
But just as quickly, the killing intent in Susie’s gaze vanished.
Her sweet little face lifted, brightened by a warm, soft smile – like a perfect porcin doll.
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