"What?!"

Bella's expression changed drastically as she shot to her feet, her voice trembling with urgency, "Big Brother, why didn't you tell me something this serious earlier?!"

Asher said, "You've been really busy lately..."

"So what if I'm busy? Even if I'm so exhausted I vomit blood, I'll still crawl back-l only have one dad!" Bella's eyes turned red with panic.

She grabbed the jacket draped over the chair and rushed to leave. "Is Dad stable now? I'm heading back right away!"

"Bella, wait a second, listen to me." Asher let out a sigh. His voice was heavy as he continued, "The reason Dad was hospitalized so suddenly this time has a bit to do with you..."

Bella froze mid-step. "What do you mean?"

"His wives and I have been trying to distract Dad these past few days, watching TV and playing cards with him. We were afraid he'd find out that you joined Salvador Corporation's board and withdrew from the A5 project."

helplessness. “But despite all our precautions, we didn't anticipate that one of Dad's business associates would call him up just to talk about it. When Dad found out, he flew into a rage. He said that you're a traitor

forehead in frustration, her chest feeling so stuffed it was

and is asleep now. Bella, come

was dull, but she forced herself

racing toward the hospital where Wyatt was

care of him while the other Thompson family members had gone home to rest, as they had been exhausted from the

holding a bouquet

white lilies, her late

as Wyatt was about to yell at her, he saw the lilies,

You even joined their board of directors! Not only that, you want to work with Grant Salvador, too? Don't you know that punk harbors sinister intentions?

Bella replied,

you still

had misunderstood, Bella wanted to lay out the

at the last moment, she

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