Next One Is a Babe

Ian spoke up after they all sat down. “I’ll give a call to Sean in a while. If everything’s fine at the hospital, then we’ll leave the day after tomorrow. You guys will have to start packing.”

Aurora and Cindy didn’t bring much with them—they had packed light since they both knew that they wouldn’t be staying for too long. Aurora nodded. “I bet the Morgan Family will have a lot to deal with after this situation, so it’s best that we leave soon in order not to get involved.” Just the fact that Bryce had locked Leah in the basement would definitely create a huge commotion once the public found out about it. Once that happened, Ian would definitely get involved if he stayed around, so it was the right choice to leave as soon as they could.

The Morgan Family’s bad deeds had been dragging Ian down from the start, and it seemed like they had no intention of setting Ian free even as they were nearing the end of their troubles. I don’t think it’d be enough compensation even if Bryce left his entire fortune for Ian, Aurora thought. Some things just can’t be compensated with money. For example, from now onward, I know that I’ll feel guilty and self-critical whenever I recall the things that Leah said. I’d never be able to make it up to Ian no matter how much money I give him. I’ll have to spend the rest of my life fixing my wrongs to Ian, and Bryce will have to do the same.

That evening, Ian gave Sean a call to ask if there were any other issues at the Morgan Family that had to do with him. Ian added that he would leave if he had no other business there. Sean was rather surprised to hear this—he hadn’t expected Ian to leave so soon. Sean figured that Ian would only leave after the Morgan Family had completely resolved and dealt with everything.

There was a hint of amusement in Ian’s tone as he spoke. “The rest of these issues have got nothing to do with me, so there’s no point in me staying here,” he uttered.

Sean paused for a moment when he realized that Ian’s words made sense. I’ve always admired how easy it is for Ian to let go, Sean thought. If only I could do the same. If only I could go on and live my life without caring about all these things. But I can’t do the same as my circumstances differ from Ian’s. I’ve lived with the Morgan Family for so long—I’m indebted to all that Bryce has done for me. I can’t possibly pull away when the family is facing such turbulent times. I have no choice but to stay here and deal with everything, he decided.

“If you’ve decided to leave, I think you should drop by and pay him one last visit. Dad hasn’t been feeling well recently, and he keeps talking about incidents that happened in the past. I don’t know if he’s just reminiscing old memories or if he feels some guilt toward his past actions,” Sean uttered after some consideration.

That was exactly what Ian had intended to do—he had already decided that he would pay Bryce one last visit. Perhaps he wasn’t entirely eager to see Bryce, but he had to do it to ensure that the media wouldn’t have anything to say, at least. In the end, Ian agreed to visit the next afternoon.

However, just one hour after Ian got off the phone with Sean, he received another call from his brother. This time, Sean sounded much more worried than before. He told Ian to rush to the hospital, and he explained that something was wrong with Bryce. Sean didn’t tell Ian what exactly the problem was—Sean sounded like he was driving, and he ended the call after a few sentences.