Chapter 79
Richard’s expression was anxious, and instinctively, I asked, “What’s going on!”
Just as Ethan got out of the car, Richard, noticing a stranger, swallowed the words he was about to say.
After a brief pause, Richard spoke. “Mrs. Parker, you should go check on Mr. Parker. He really needs you”
With that, Richard quickly left, leaving me frozen in place.
Hayden needs met What a joke. What he needs is Joanna,‘ I thought.
But I had never seen Richard so panicked, and that left me with a lingering sense of doubt.
As 1 headed upstairs, Rita, who had been waiting by the door, noticed me. The moment she saw me return, she rushed over, urgently pulling at my arm. “Mr. Parker, please try to talk to Mr. Parker. He won’t let any of us in”
“Did he even lock the door? I asked as I twisted the doorknob
I couldn’t make sense of it. I never imagined Hayden could be this childish.
kicked everyone out. Now he won’t open the
Rita quickly explained, “Mr. Parker came back looking terrible. I called a doctor, but he got angry
gry and ki door for anyone. Mrs. Parker, what are we going to do?”
That was when it hit me. Hayden had been injured.
Although his abdominal wound had been stitched up, it would take a long time to fully heal. If he wasn’t careful, he could develop a high fever from an infection
Based on Rita’s description, his condition wasn’t looking good. Combined with the worried look on Richard’s face, I felt even more certain something was wrong.
Sighing, I stopped twisting the door handle and instead said, “Go get the spare key?
“Well..” Rita hesitated at first, but after a brief moment, she went off to fetch the key.
I opened the door and found the room to be pitch dark. I turned to the servants and said. “You all stay out here. I’ll go in first and check things out so I don’t scare him.”
The servants paused for a moment, thinking to themselves, Scare Mr. Parker? Is Mr. Parker really that easily frightened”
Before they could react, I slammed the door shut behind me.
As I reached for the door again, I heard Hayden’s irritated shout. “Who let you in? Get out,”
My heart skipped a beat, but I flipped on the light switch with a snap.
“Well, you sound like you’ve got plenty of energy. Doesn’t seem like you’re dying after all, I muttered, barely able to suppress a bitter huff.
When I had once told him to leave, he’d argued that this was his room. I hadn’t expected that now, I couldn’t even get in.
As soon as I finished speaking, I immediately regretted it
At that moment, Hayden was lying against the headboard, his face so pale that it seemed like all the colors had drained from it, and even the stubble growing on his chin, which made him look less invincible than before.
“Are you hoping I die?” he croaked, his dry lips twitching as his cold eyes locked onto mine.
“What good would it do me if you died?” I shot back, irritated. He really thought too highly of himself.
I no longer loved him, but I didn’t hate him enough to wish for his death.
Curing someone took a lot of energy, and I didn’t have the strength for it anymore.
“If we divorce, you won’t get the Parker Group. If I die, you can take my wealth, he answered.
“Cut it out. You have a brother. The Parker Group isn’t yours to give, and if it’s not yours, it’s his. What would that have to do with me? I sneered.
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Chapter 79
The moment I married into the Parker family, I never thought about wanting a piece of their corporation.
Back when I loved him to the point of madness, I didn’t think about any of this
It was only after I woke up that I realized love and romance were fleeting, nothing more than passing clouds. It was money that provided security and confidence.
But that money, I’d have to ear it with my own hands.
With that thought, I walked over to Hayden’s bed, reaching for his shirt.
It wasn’t that I felt some sense of obligation to care for him. I just didn’t want to see someone lying on the bed, barely hanging on.
1 expected Hayden to swat my hand away and tell me to get lost, but instead, he didn’t move, nor did he resist. He just lay there, probably too exhausted to put up a fight.
That worked out fine for me. I didn’t need to waste any more breath.
As I tugged at his shirt, I noticed the dressing around his wound had become soaked with blood. It was clear that the wound had reopened.
1 see if it needs to be stitched again, I said as I brought over the first–aid kit and began to remove the old bandages.
I was careful not to be too rough, worried that I might make his injury worse. I focused on the task at hand, not saying a word. However, I didn’t notice that Hayden’s gaze was becoming increasingly puzzled as he watched me.
Earlier in the afternoon, at the office, his wound had already been hurting.
At that time. Joanna had been there. When she saw his injury, all she did was cry, too scared to even
But now.
question.
Touch it.
Yvonne is in front of him. She’s not afraid of my wound, and she’s handling it so skillfully! Hayden thought, his mind beginning to
“When did you learn how to do this? Hayden suddenly asked.
I wasn’t expecting the question and, without thinking, I answered. “I’ve seen it done so many times that I just picked it up”
When I took care of Hayden abroad. I saw the nurse come to change his dressings every day, I quickly learned by watching. It wasn’t really that difficult, just needed a steady hand and a hit of courage.
The moment I finished speaking. Hayden pressed on. “Where did you see this!
I froze, realizing I had said too much. Panicking, I quickly came up with an excuse “On TV.
Hayden didn’t push further.
In his mind. I was just a useless person who couldn’t possibly have learned to clean wounds on my own.
With that thought, I felt a twinge of resentment and purposely pressed on his injury.
“His Hayden hissed, a sharp intake of breath escaping his lips.
Hayden was someone who could endure a lot. Normally, even if he were stabbed, he wouldn’t make a sound. But this time, I had caught him off guard, and he couldn’t help but react.
I didn’t even glance up at him, just coldly said, “Sorry, I was a little rough”
Hayden didn’t speak, but I could feel the intensity of his glare as if his eyes could kill me.
Thank goodness, eyes couldn’t actually kill. Otherwise, I’d have been dead a thousand times over.
I crossed my mind. If it weren’t for me, he’d already be with the one he liked.
If he wanted to kill me, it made sense.
Just as I finished bandaging his wound, I heard Deborah’s voice outside the door.
“Hayden! What’s going on! Let me see,” she said.
Her voice was soft, almost soothing, and I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of envy. 2/3
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My grandfather had once spoken to me that way before he passed away.
Still lost in thought, Hayden suddenly reached out and yanked me toward him with such force that I had no time to resist.
Before I knew it, I was in his arms.
I was about to snap at him, asking if he had lost his mind, but then I heard the sound of the door unlocking.
“Shit I thought.
Deborah had also found the key,
I figured that Rina must have been unable to handle Hayden, so she had sent for Deborah to intervene.
In the blink of an eye, the door swung open, and there I was, lying in Hayden’s arms, in a rather intimate position
I used to not care about my reputation.
Back when I was chasing after Hayden, I didn’t care if people called me shameless, if they said I was throwing myself at him, or if I was hopelessly
deluded… I didn’t care
But now, I had come to realize just how much I valued my reputation
Deborah came in with a group of people and saw me, disheveled, half–clad, practically sprawled across Hayden’s chest. My reputation was shot.
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