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, Mr.

at a loss once the elevator

relief. What was I so worried about? Wonder Doctor is not someone the Rykers can afford

restlessly at the entrance of the ICU as they waited for

to the bathroom, wanting

splashed water onto her face to wake

was when she noticed someone standing

spine. She swiveled around only to find…no one behind

tired than I thought. She thought

standing right behind her when she

Ghost!

clamped her mouth shut before she could

the person behind her was none other than one Emmeline

Emmeline?!

in horror. Wasn’t Emmeline supposed

she doing behind

Am I seeing things?

feel her knees buckling

hesitate to

was about to scream when Emmeline picked up the

“Ack! Blergh!”

The idea of death now sounded

“Scared?”

a waste of a beautiful face. It would be more fitting for

she spoke, she

blade rested against

“Oomf!”

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