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"What took you so long, Aland?"

Pete asked anxiously. Earlier, he had been pacing in front of the lobby after making sure Aland was no longer in the press conference room because the wedding party had been abruptly stopped before its time. He approached Aland, who had just come out of the lift on the right side of the hotel lobby, in a hurry.

"I just felt bad when I remembered Arthur's expression earlier. That's why I checked upstairs. What's wrong? Why do you look so worried?"

Aland's question left Pete confused. He opened the car door before finally getting in and immediately nodded to the bodyguard sitting behind the wheel. "Shannon fainted shortly after arriving home. And I took her to the hospital because her heart rate suddenly weakened. That's why—"

Hearing the news of Shannon's unconsciousness, Aland widened his eyes. He tapped the shoulder of the bodyguard, who was now driving the car with Pete hard. "Speed up the car now!"

"Calm down, Aland. I get her t