The Million-Dollar Heart

Chapter 209

When Ashley arrived at the hospital room, she saw Tristan obediently lying in bed, listening intently as Calista briefed him on his recovery and gave him

instructions to follow

Calista, dressed in a white lab coat and sporting a pair of golden–rimmed glasses, looked elegant and sophisticated.

She held a tablet in one hand and looked at Tristan with a firm yet authoritative gaze as she spoke, displaying a unique commanding charm,

Tristan, on the other hand, was looking at her with unusually soft eyes. There was even a trace of a smile playing on his lips. It was such a stark contrast to his usual brooding and intimidating demeanor

Ashley couldn’t help but shake her head in amazement.

Calista had somehow managed to tame Tristan, who was normally as wild and unpredictable as a rabid dog

“Dr Pendleton.” Ashley greeted her with a warm smile as she entered the room and placed a basket of fresh fruits on the table in front of Calista. “Some fruits for you. They’re all your favorites. Eat them to replenish your vitamins.”

“Thank you” Calista replied, taking the basket with one hand

“How’s Tristan’s recovery? Ashley glanced at Tristan who immediately resumed his brooding expression as he met her gaze, as if his earlier soft demeanor towards Calista was a mere hallucination

“He’ll be able to walk again. He just can’t participate in any strenuous activities.“Calista answered while adjusting her glasses and setting her tablet down. “He needs to stay away from any rough sports or heavy exercises

Ashley couldn’t help but feel a bit of schadenfreude. She wondered if Tristan would still take part in Arabella’s schemes against her now that he was semi–disabled Would he have ended up in this state if Arabella hadn’t persuaded him to provoke Percival?

have already accepted

still walk, at least I’m not bedridden for life. And it’s all thanks to your excellent skills, Dr. Pendleton. I don’t know how to thank you

and save lives. You don’t need to thank me” Calista replied indifferently “Besides, the Brooks family has paid a hefty sum for

out loud at Tristan’s flustered expression.

a straightforward

any potential sense of obligation Tristan might have

with the fruits and her tablet. Ashley offered to carry the fruits for her “Calista, I can bring these to your office

and left the room with Ashley without sparing Tristan another glance.

they reached Calista’s office, Ashley helped

down and began to chat while snacking on the fruits After a few minutes of idle chatter, Ashley brought up Arabella. “Calista, did you hear about the

frowned mildly. She wasn’t particularly

scandals when she was in Riverwood She thought of Arabella

had been beaten up because of Arabella,

and showed Calista the news. “And she has the

or the notorious playboy Paul from the

worth her attention

thing that could possibly pique her interest would be if the once chippled Percival, against all odds, managed to stand–up and walk again.

through the news article, she paused when Percival’s picture popped up. She pointed at the image, asking. This is

Percival would be her

She was too focused on the video of Percival Her eyes

bus arms

asked in a tone that was hard to read

There was a flicker of jealousy in Ashley’s eyes That’s Vivienne

only focused on

her educational background?” Calista

Ashley replied, not quite understanding why Calista was asking about Vivienne. “She’s quite impressive

graduated