Chapter 1797


    "Mr. and Mrs. Collins, the person in the basement, her infection is gotten nasty, fever''s through the roof,


    and I reckon she won''tst another 24 hours at this rate."


    The faces around the room soured, as everyone realized the situation had taken a turn for the worse.


    "What do you think? Should we give her some meds or clean up the wound a bit? There''s still time to


    save her if we act now, but waiting until tomorrow might be toote, even for Ms. Collins."


    After all, Ms. Collins was the doctor she’d met who was renowned for her exceptional medical skills.


    If Serena''s condition worsened by tomorrow, not even Ms. Collins could perform miracles.


    "Just leave it be and go," Louisa steeled herself. If her own father could be heartless, why should they,


    mere strangers without blood ties, act any differently?


    "I bet that Erik is banking on us to save her. He''s willing to let her suffer another day rather than show


    his face and get caught. Can''t believe there''s a father out there who cares so little about his child.


    Cruel, just cruel," Keh scoffed in disdain.


    "We''re known for doting on our kids. Compared to her siblings, everyone knows she''s the darling of the


    family. Erik''s gambling on that, thinking that after eighteen years, we couldn''t possibly stand by and do


    nothing." Louisa said, her anger ring, "But this time, we''re going to disappoint him! If he doesn''t care


    about his own daughter, neither will we!"


    "Better off dead. We''ll just dump the body outside; let Erik find it. He''ll at least have to im his own


    daughter''s body, right? That way, catching him will just be a matter of days," Eunice spoke with a


    chilling indifference.


    The doctor said Serena had less than 24 hours left. They could even throw her out three or four hours


    early; Erik would surelye for her. It all hinged on Keh and Louisa''s final decision.


    "Enough of this for now. It''s gettingte; everyone should head off to bed," Bard suggested, rising as


    the night air grew cooler.


    The group dispersed, each with their own thoughts, leaving the person in the basement lying on the


    cold ground.


    The next morning.


    Sean stormed straight into the McMllian Corporation''s reception room. Romeo had just finished a


    morning meeting and was surprised to hear that Mr. Sean Collins had arrived. Why had hee?


    In the lounge, Sean was as arrogantly self-assured as ever. Just sitting there, his intimidating presence


    was enough to make the young secretary tremble, barely able to hold the coffee steady.


    "Mr. Sean Collins, your coffee," the secretary avoided eye contact as she ced the coffee in front of


    him with shaky hands.


    The rumors about Sean''s escapades were less than ttering, spreading tales of his unpredictable


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    moods and brutal nature. The fact that he kept a collection of wild animals as pets was terrifying


    enough.


    "Got Parkinson''s so young? Hands shaking that badly."


    And the stutter? Who on earth was Romeo hiring? How could someone like this even be a secretary??