"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."

would call him up just to talk about it. When Dad found out, he flew into a rage.

her forehead in frustration,

just took his medicine and is asleep now. Bella, come later and have a

herself to sound composed. "Thanks,

toward the

the hospital ward, Wyatt had just woken up. Asher, Axel, and Mila were there taking care of him while the other Thompson family members had gone

holding

pure white lilies, her

to yell at her, he saw the lilies, and his gaze softened. But his tone was still one of

The A5 project is crucial to KS Group's next five and even ten years! But you just handed it over to the Salvador Corporation without a fight?! 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? Don't you

know," Bella replied, her

and you still did

her father had misunderstood, Bella wanted to

but at the last moment, she

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