"As Vanguard's former chief financial strategist, I did not come to validate these lies. I came to expose the criminal syndicate led by this man next to me," Edward stated, pointing right at Marcus's now-paling face.Edward pulled out a flash drive and tossed it to the technician at the edge of the stage. "Display this on the main screen!"Within seconds, the giant screen behind the podium changed. The screen no longer displayed the Vanguard logo; instead, it showed copies of Arthur's genuine medical records juxtaposed with bank mutation reports."Vanguard accuses BioCore's drug of destroying the kidneys of the man in that wheelchair?" Edward mocked with a thunderous voice."I dispatched an independent medical audit team to examine his original medical records at the central hospital! This man's kidneys deteriorated due to cirrhosis and heavy alcohol consumption over twenty years! Not a single drop of BioCore's drug exists in his bloodstream!"Arthur, who had been sobbing earlier, now

Seth snorted. "You are just a machine that cannot even last long. Your arrogance is highly amusing."Seth actually liked the Affinity Index feature, but he would find it hard to like his System's new 'personality'. At least, that 'personality' did not remain active all the time.Whatever it was, interacting apparently drained a lot of energy, forcing the System to revert to its default text-only mode after a while."Alright... I will get ready."Seth stood up, intending to coax Dustin to sleep. After that, he would resume formulating his plan for St. Jude.***The next day, in the CEO's office, Seth still sat in his chair, tapping his fingers on the desk. He had finished his work reviewing today's reports, so his mind returned to St. Jude.As an initial step, he wanted to enter that hospital as a patient so he could observe the situation better. He could not wander around there without raising suspicion.Moreover, several nurses recognized him as Leila's husband. He needed to be there

The VVIP ward of St. Jude Medical Center looked more like a five-star hotel penthouse than a hospital room.The floor was layered with warm marble, a genuine leather sofa decorated the small living room area, and large windows offered a sweeping view of London.Although Seth had repeatedly picked up Leila and had been treated there himself, this was the first time he realized such facilities existed at St. Jude.Even so, being there was not his choice. Kael insisted on securing the best room the moment Seth was allowed to leave the ER. Seth did not refuse, as he indeed wanted to be there to easily meet Morgan.According to Chloe's records, most of Morgan's patients stayed in the VVIP ward."Are you feeling better?" Kael asked from the side of the bed, his posture rigid and his face filled with guilt."I truly apologize, Boss," Kael said softly. "The X-ray results showed a hairline fracture on your seventh rib. I almost—""Kael, that's enough," Seth cut in. He really did not care anymo

"Are you too stupid to understand such a simple instruction? I thought you were smart all this time!" Alastair hissed."It's not like that, Grandfather." Seth tried to calm him down.Grandfather? Morgan tilted his head. He could not process why Seth would call the clearly powerful man his grandfather."Then what? Why did you choose to come here?" Alastair demanded an explanation Seth could not give in front of Morgan."That..." Seth tried to find an excuse. But the nurse, who had been confused since earlier, moved closer to Morgan."Excuse me, do we still have to move him to the general ward?" They could not stay there forever, as they had other waiting tasks."A general ward mixed with other patients?!" Alastair's sharp question struck the moment he heard it. "Why should my grandson be in a general ward?!"Alastair did not even want Seth visiting any hospital other than the ones he appointed to keep his secrets; he was naturally furious hearing Seth would be mixed with other patients

"Are you still in pain?" Kael asked, while tidying the edge of Seth's blanket and sitting beside the bed.Seth, who had just finished swallowing the bland hospital breakfast, narrowed his eyes. "I think you are being overly attentive. I am not Lily."Seth felt like a child because Kael kept asking the same question repeatedly since yesterday. Kael treated him exactly like Lily—his daughter."My bad..." Kael smiled wryly. He knew he was overdoing it, but he could not help himself as he still felt guilty.“You might want to lower your affinity index toward me." Seth did not think there would be any negative consequences to a high affinity index—aside from Tracy constantly trying to flirt with him—but apparently, Kael also exhibited rather excessive side effects. "Affinity what?" Kael naturally looked confused.Seth could not explain it, but fortunately, something distracted them. His phone on the nightstand vibrated violently.A highly encrypted email had arrived. Seth opened it and wa