“Take all the documents with you and come to the Payne family’s house. I’ll be here.”
Since Graham was willing to hand everything back to her, she wouldn’t refuse.
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“Yes, Miss Simmons.”
After hanging up the phone, Nathan rolled up his sleeve, revealing the bite mark on his wrist, and showed it to her.
“Honey, it’s bleeding. It hurts…”
Lucinda looked at him expressionlessly. However, when she noticed the sadness on his face, she couldn’t help but feel sorry for him. She gently blew on his wound to ease his pain.
She was taken aback when she saw the deep wound. She couldn’t understand why she had hurt him like that.
“I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have hurt you. I don’t know what’s wrong with me recently. I’m always in a bad mood and feel uncomfortable all over. Sometimes I can’t even control myself.”
Lucinda had a sense that something was off with her body.
With a serious expression on his face, he said, “We’ll go to the hospital tomorrow morning.”
She nodded, peering at his wrist, and continued to gently blow on his wound.
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She hoped that it was just hormones that made her overthinking and that everything was actually fine.
In the quaint countryside, Valerie stirred from a deep coma, her head throbbing with pain.
During her unconscious state, she had a vivid dream. In this dream, Atticus was still healthy, looking youthful and even able to walk.
He carried her on his shoulders and whisked her away to an enchanting amusement park, proudly introducing her as his cherished youngest daughter.
Laughter and joy filled every moment of their time together.
But as Valerie gradually opened her eyes, the scene of the dream faded, replaced by the dim light of a tile-roofed house in the countryside.
Atticus and the amusement park vanished, and only endless torment awaited her.
Her sweet dream was smashed, and she was completely awake.
She realized that Atticus would never wake up. Even if he did, he would never admit to the public that she was his daughter.
ALL of it had just been a dream.
The realization left her with a bitter smile on her face.
Effie, sitting nearby with her legs crossed, was casually munching on sunflower seeds.
“Finally awake, huh? The doctor checked on you, and you seem to be recovering quickly. But don’t get too excited. You’ve barely survived a day. Many more days like this await you. You’ll have such a ‘good’ time!”