Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover

“Can I fly back home to receive treatment?” Edmund asked.

Right after he said that, the doctor glared at him angrily. “Are you serious? If you insist on boarding the plane, you’ll die on the way back!”

Edmund fell silent.

“All right, he’ll stay. I’ll pay the fees now!” She grabbed the notice from the doctor and left to pay the medical expense for him.

A few minutes later, Edmund’s subordinate arrived. He noticed that Edmund seemed pleased, though he was lying in bed. No one would’ve known that he had been beaten to a pulp a while ago!

“Mr. Edmund? Are you okay?” he asked carefully.

“Mm?”

Edmund put on a calm look and sat up to look at his subordinate.

“Have you settled everything?” he questioned tersely.

“Yes. You told me. Mr. Cooper would be there soon, but he didn’t show up, though I waited for two hours,” the man stated doubtfully.

Edmund looked away.

He was back to his usual aloof self. Impatiently, he said, “How would I know? Those men told me he would be there soon when they released me.”

to learn

me join them. I said yes, so

subordinate turned pale. This

called Benedict, who was still on his

you here?

Benedict, who had just gotten off his plane,

just told me he agreed to work

expected, Benedict blanched

his smartphone as his

he a fool? Why did he agree

Cooper, those people must’ve tricked him. He told me they claimed you agreed to let

to work for them.

was no way Benedict would allow any of the Coopers to

son had been roped

rage. He rushed out of the airport and hailed a cab to

Hospital, Edmund had no idea how serious the situation was. After his subordinate rushed out to make a phone call and returned

like that? Are

to you? Mr. Cooper didn’t agree for you to join them!” the

Edmund went silent.

after, Sabrina entered with the receipt, and he promptly focused

go talk to him,” he