Benjamin, however, purposefully or not, got in his way, leaving Abel grabbing onto nothing but air.

Wonder Doctor had got into the ICU in the time it took to stop her.

“We’ll see just who you are once you’re out!”

He muttered to himself in a low voice.

An hour flew by.

It was only then that the duo left the ward.

Benjamin waved to the crowd. “Mr. Oscar is stable. He should be awake in ten minutes.”

“Thank you.” Abel handed the five-million-dollar check to him.

Benjamin didn’t bother checking it and stuffed it into his pocket.

When Wonder Doctorleft the ICU, Abel halted her in her tracks. “Do you have a moment, Ms. Wonder Doctor?”

Emmeline stopped but did not turn around. “Who do I owe the pleasure, Mr. Abel?”

She lowered her voice, making herself sound different. There was a furrow between his brows at that.

She’s not Emmeline?

He had no choice but to say, “You’ve saved my grandfather twice now. I’d like to ask you out to dinner to express my gratitude.”

“I don’t have time,” she coolly rejected him.

excuse us,

the elevator doors shut in his

of relief. What was I so worried about?

the ICU as they waited for Oscar to regain

the bathroom,

her face to wake

someone standing behind her

her spine. She swiveled

thought to herself and went back

right behind her when

Ghost!

her mouth shut before she could

that the person behind her was none other than

Emmeline?!

eyes widened in horror. Wasn’t Emmeline supposed to

is she doing behind

Am I seeing things?

could feel her knees buckling under her

hesitate to ruthlessly backhand

the wet floor and was about to scream when Emmeline picked up the dirty rag

“Ack! Blergh!”

was poured down her throat. The idea of death now sounded like mercy compared to whatever was happening to her at

“Scared?”

down and cupped the woman’s delicate jaw. “You’re such a horrible person. What a waste of a beautiful face. It would be more fitting for you to look like an

she brandished a

rested against her

“Oomf!”

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