"I'm going to the hospital right now."

The moment Liberty heard that Kathryn had been rescued and taken to the emergency room, sleep was no longer an option. She threw off the covers and got out of bed immediately.

Duncan quickly followed.

"Darling, it's still dark outside, and the spring nights in Jensburg are freezing. You should rest a little longer," Liberty said, worried about her husband's limited mobility and how the cold might affect him.

She could handle this alone.

But Duncan was already changing. "No, I'm coming with you. I might not be able to walk far, but I can manage. I'll call the bodyguards so you won't have to worry about me."

Kathryn had willingly put herself in harm's way, but that didn't mean Duncan was comfortable letting Liberty go to the hospital alone.

He knew Marco and the others had considered targeting Liberty too. The only thing that held them back was the sheer number of powerful people protecting her. They knew that if anything happened to her, they wouldn't survive the consequences. Worse, their own children would be affected.

In the end, they had chosen to go after Kathryn instead.

they despised her. And if she died, as her closest relatives, they would inherit everything

massive fortune

anything for money.

didn't argue any

and Duncan

bodyguards were already

they saw the couple step

to

Without delay, they rushed to the

already been

curled up to protect her head during the attack, so even though Noel had beaten and kicked her, the damage wasn't critical. Her body was covered in

a deep gash from a kitchen knife. After stopping the bleeding, the doctors ordered several days of IV treatment to prevent

also developed a

much time exposed to the sea breeze had let the cold

Pedro carefully folded a wet

fever medicine, but

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