2025-05-14 21:36:19“Don’t worry, I’ve got him wrapped around my finger. Even though he’s broke ... now, he still used the last of his money ... to buy this cruise.”
As if remembering something funny, Isabelle giggled. “I even changed the order secretly to include a ticked for you. Otherwsie, how would we have this happy week together?” “You little canny vixen,” Lucian laughed and pinched her nose. “I can’t wait to see his face when he finds out the truth that you merely targeted him for his bone marrow. What a pathetic sucker.” Isabelle lifted her chin proudly, “He should be honored I even chose him!”Adrian felt like his heart was being ripped apart.
He never imagined the truth would be this ugly… this cruel.
And he had never found Isabelle’s voice as harsh and grating as he did today.
“Poor guy. You’ve really ruined him.” Lucian laughed. “You pity him?” Isabelle rolled her eyes. “Hell no!” Lucian laughed, then he sneered mockingly. “If his bone marrow hadn’t been a match, do you think I’d watched you marry him? He fucked my woman, so I’m gonna drain him dry.” “Alright, stop bragging,” Isabelle gave him a glare and urged, her breathing growing heavier, “let’s ... hurry up.” Outside the bedroom door, Adrian stood frozen, his limbs icy cold. Everything had been a lie. Their love story? A joke! Their marriage? Just a convenient front for benefit! She had teamed up with his rival to destroy his company ... spent his money to sleep with her lover ... And now, it turned out even the baby wasn’t his!Adrian’s breath turned ragged, his eyes bloodshot as veins bulged across his temples.
Rage surged through him like a storm barely contained.
“Did you prepare the drug?” Lucian asked. “When you drink with him later, make sure he takes it. Don’t screw this up.” “I... I got it ... covered. Ahh~~Ahhh~~~~” Feeling Lucian moving faster, Isabelle gasped more heavily, her eyes rolling back, but her mind remained active.“Hey Luc,” Isabelle added suddenly, “there’s been some men in black hanging around my place lately asking about Adrian. You don’t think he’s hiding something, do you? Like in those dramas—some secret identity?”
“Pfft. Him? Secret identity? Get real. His company’s out of money—they’re probably debt collectors.” Lucian sneered mockingly.
Hearing this, Isabelle felt relieved and giggled, without the slightest trace of guilt.
That poor sick girl wasn’t his real sister, but the granddaughter of the old crippled man who once saved his life.
Adrian owed him everything.
After the old man died, Adrian promised to take care of the girl like family.
And now ... these bastards wanted to kill him, take his insurance, and sell her to some damn sex island?
Enough!!!
“Goddamn it—go to hell!” he roared, fury exploding like a firestorm.
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CHAPTER 80- On Your Knees!
The silence stretched on.Dozens of physicians, men and women with reputations that shook the medical world, stood frozen in place, unable to meet Adrian’s eyes, unable to process the miracle they had just witnessed.Aldric’s voice cracked like thunder.“Kneel! Everyone of you promised, now honor it. Apologize to him!”The hall trembled with the echo of his command.For a second, no one moved. Then… the neurologist, whose face was pale, lowered himself to his knees. His voice shook with remorse. “Adrian… I was wrong. Forgive my arrogance. I… I sincerely apologize.”One by one, the others followed. The cardiologist clenched her fists so tight her knuckles turned white, but finally she sank down too.“I mocked you. I doubted you. I'm sorry. Please accept my apology.”The murmurs grew louder as the chain reaction spread. Men who had spent their lives never bowing to anyone, women whose names adorned the walls of prestigious hospitals, all dropping to their knees in front of the man they
CHAPTER 79- Back From the Dead
Adrian’s lips curved into a slow, confident smile.“Fine,” he said, his voice carrying easily over the hushed hall. “If I fail, you can do whatever you want with me. Ban me, jail me, drag my name through the mud. I won’t resist.”“But…” His gaze swept over every face, especially the vice chair. “If I succeed, every one of you will apologize sincerely to me.” The vice chair smirked as though he’d just been handed the easiest bet of his life. “Agreed.”Adrian set down his bag and rolled up his sleeves.Alaric’s breathing was shallow, and his skin had the gray colour of someone who was already crossing over.Adrian checked his pulse.It was too weak. People began closing in on him, eager to see what technique he was going to use. “Clear a space. No one touches him but me.”They all reluctantly stepped back.He pulled out a sealed pouch of dark powder, a small vial of amber liquid, and a strip of clean linen.The powder hissed as he poured the liquid over it in a shallow mortar, releasi
CHAPTER 78- No Invitation
Adrian's car rolled to a stop in front of the hall.He came down, not in a hurry but taking deliberate steps towards the entrance.At the grand hall’s entrance, two broad-shouldered bodyguards stepped forward, their expressions hard.“Invitation, sir,” one said, planting himself in Adrian’s path.“I don’t have one,” Adrian replied flatly. “I was called here because there was some emergency.”The guards exchanged skeptical glances.“Then at least show us your medical ID.”“I don’t have that either.”The air thickened. One guard’s hand shifted toward Adrian’s shoulder. “Then you can’t—”The heavy doors banged open with a violent crack.Aldric stormed out. “MOVE!” His voice thundered.The guards hesitated for just a fraction of a second, and Aldric's palm lashed out with a sharp crack, sending one guard stumbling sideways, a red print blooming on his cheek. “Do you have any idea,” Aldric roared, “what it took to get this man to come here?!” His voice was filled with fury and desperation
CHAPTER 77- The Outsider
Adrian was seconds away from hanging up.“Wait!” Aldric’s voice broke through, urgent, stripped of its usual composure. “Listen to me, Adrian. He’s offering you everything.”Adrian heard someone cough in the background, he knew it was Alaric.Adrian could hear his faint and weak voice. “Adrian… the rare herb we wagered. The vault. Any ingredient you want. And a favor… I’ll owe you a favor for life... anything, just… come and save me..”Adrian thought about what he was offering.“Please Adrian, only you can save him.” Aldric cut in quickly. “If you don’t come, he’ll be dead in minutes.”Through the phone, Adrian could hear Alaric gasping, each breath weaker than the last. He could also hear the faint sounds of chaos in the background. Adrian went silent as he leaned back in his chair, across the room, his sister lay on a narrow bed, the MindPulse still shimmered faintly at the corners of her lips, but she had passed the crucial observation period and no longer needed him at her side
CHAPTER 76- Last Lifeline
Alaric’s head rolled to the side, his breath coming out in ragged gasps. His eyelids fluttered. His fingers twitched… then slowly, weakly he lifted it toward Aldric.“Help… me…” Those words managed to escape his lips.Aldric’s face hardened. “I told you to listen to Adrian but you were too stubborn.” Regret washed over him as he continued to beg as he was on the brink of death. "Please... Do something... I don't want to die like this."Aldric didn't respond to the dying man. He dropped to his knees and opened his kit.He drew out things the others hadn’t expected: a small mortar, a tin of crushed dried roots, a vial of dark, viscous liquid, and a handful of powdered herbs that smelled ancient.The room leaned in, holding its breath, as they watched Aldric work.He crushed the roots in the mortar, the grinding echoing in the silence. A sour scent filled the air when he added a single drop from the black vial.He folded a strip of linen into the mixture until it was completely soaked
CHAPTER 75- Helpless Legends
Alaric grinned after making his speech, most of which was him boasting of expertise. “To the brilliant minds in this room—”He stopped.But suddenly the glass slipped out of his hands as he suddenly felt heavy muscle spasms in his hands and legs.The glass came down with a loud crash it shattered on the floor.The entire audience shifted in shock.Alaric smiled through it, even though his hands were visibly trembling. "It's nothing..."But before he could finish saying that, he felt seizures unlike anything before, he steadied himself on the podium and his smile snapped. The laugh in the room turned into silence.Alaric’s throat bulged. His fingers clawed at his collar; he ripped at his tie, suddenly he felt like he couldn't breathe.People were confused what was going on before anyone could make a move, he collapsed to the floor as the podium could not longer support him.“Sir—” someone rushed forward.Before they could get to him, foam began to rush at the corners of his mouth. His
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