The Woman From Hell

| suddenly thought of Tory while | was waiting. Only then did | realize that he was absent this whole time. | asked

Solomon worriedly, "Do you know where Tory is, Mr. Cook?" "It's a little difficult for Tory to be out and about."

Solomon furrowed his brows slightly. "He has just taken over the Zimmerson family. If Jordan finds out that he's

working with President Grant, he might have another powerful enemy to deal with, which might be an

inconvenience to him."

"That's true."

Tory's help had been more than enough. It would be too much if | were to ask for anything more.

Two hours later, Theo was still in the emergency room, and | was about to lose my mind from the wait.

At four a m., seeing that the emergency room's doors were still shut, | becanxious and paced back and forth

in front of the room.

Solomon was afraid that | might just rush into the emergency room and was watchingwith a nervous look on

his face. It was only when he saw that | was not planning to do so that he relaxed significantly. When Tory arrived

and saw the anxious looks on our faces, he asked in a deadpan manner, "Are you guys planning to scare him to

death with your ghastly expressions when he comes out?"

| had long gotten used to his sharp tongue,

so | just ignored him. Moreover, | was not in the mood to be bothered by him.

Solomon, on the other hand, spoke up instead, "Mr. Zimmerson, President Grant is still in deep waters, so please

don't joke about that."

"Alright, | can take over from here. Both of you should take a rest."

Tory pursed his lips. "Don't worry, | won't let him die so easily."

He looked atand continued speaking, * You've always been an ugly woman, but you'll look worse if you pull

an all-nighter. If Theo dies in there, it'll be difficult for you to remarry with that face of yours." | pursed my lips,

still ignoring him.

Why was he not out yet?

How serious was Theo's condition?

| was restless and extremely anxious.

Just as | was about to have a breakdown, the emergency room's doors finally swung open.

The doctor walked out and | rushed over. Perhaps it was due to my emotional state but a sudden wave of

dizziness washed over me. | almost fainted.

Tory reacted quickly and grabbed me, holdingup. He then looked atwith a disdainful look on his face as

he asked, "Hey Miss, are you planning on committing double suicide?"

| furrowed my brows in anger. Why did he constantly have to curse Theo?

| shoved him aside and rushed over to question the doctor. "How's my husband, doctor?"

The doctor removed his mask and let out a long sigh. "The patient's life is not in danger, but his muscles and

nerves have suffered varying degrees of frostbite, which might leave sside effects. The worst case is that

sparts of his body might be paralyzed. You and his family should be mentally prepared."

His words hitlike a bolt of lightning, renderingspeechless. | was in shock.

It was not until the nurse pushed Theo out of the emergency room that I finally reacted.

When | arrived at the hospital ward, | looked at Solomon and said, "You should go hand get srest, Mr.

Cook. I'll stay and keep watch here. There are still a lot of things you have to take care of. You need your rest."

Solomon nodded. "If there's anything, remember to givea call. Mr. Louis and Madam White are on the way.

Don't worry too much, I'm sure President Grant will be fine."

| only nodded. | was too tired to speak.

Once Solomon left, Tory crossed his arms in front of his chest and leaned against the door, looking as nonchalant

as ever.

| glanced at him and muttered dryly, "If you have something to say, just spit it out. | won't want to listen to what

you have to say later. You wouldn't want to waste your trip here either, would you?" The man raised his brow,

seemingly amused. "Perhaps you need to charge your intellect like a battery. Once it's fully charged, your

intellect will be present. But when it runs out of juice, your intellect

doesn't exist at all."

What nonsense!

| furrowed my brows slightly, somewhat impatient. "If you have nothing to say, you should just hurry hand

go to bed."

"You're so clueless."

Tory becdissatisfied. "I chere because | have news for you. You're so cruel. Jordan is being investigated.

It turns out that the factory has been operating in secret and their products contain carcinogenic materials too.

Now, all of the Fredericks' businesses in Limbia are being investigated. While the investigation is underway, none

of their businesses can operate. The Fredericks will suffer unimaginable losses. Moreover, they've been accused

of kidnapping. All this and a few more dirty secrets are enough to make them scramble for a while. I've truly

underestimated you. You didn't take many actions, but when you did, you made sure to destroy Jordan's life.

You're the one who leaked those dirty little secrets to the reporters, aren't you?"

| pursed my lips and did not deny his accusations.

He truly did only cto bringthe news. Once he toldabout what had transpired, he went hto

sleep.

| was exhausted, but | did not want to sleep. | just wanted to stay by Theo's side.

Color was slowly returning to Theo's face.

I did not know when he would wake up, so other than the times when I had to use the restroom, | just stayed by

his side. The phone in my pocket kept vibrating, but I did not feel like picking it up, so I just chose to ignore it.

However, the caller was persistent, and the calls kept coming.

| pulled out my phone in agitation. Amelia's mother was calling.

| inhaled deeply and tried my best not to sound irritated. "You're calling so early in the morning. Is something the

matter?"

The familiar sounds of her crying cfrom the other end. She sounded very distraught. "Mrs. Grant, | know I'm

not supposed to inconvenience you anymore. | shouldn't be so shameless, but | don't know anyone else who can

helpright now. Sky has started chemotherapy, and he's been through so much pain in the past few days.

We've used up all our money. The doctor said if we can't pay for the medical expenses, they'll have to transfer

Sky to another hospital. Can you please help us again? | don't know what crimes we parents have committed in

our past lives that our children must now pay for our sins. Sky is so young. | don't want to give up on him."

Amelia's mother sobbed painfully.

The lives of Amelia's family were a tragedy. There was nothing they could do about it. If it were not for my

resources. Sky might not have gone for chemotherapy even until now.

When she noticed that | was not speaking, Amelia's mother said dejectedly, "Mrs.

Grant, | know that you've already done your best to help us. If it weren't for you. Sky wouldn't even be

undergoing treatment right now. Perhaps this is our fate. I'm extremely grateful for the help you have given us. |

won't trouble you anymore."

"Continue with the treatment."

| stared ahead blankly as | spoke. "I'll transfer the money to your account. Encourage your son and make sure he

faces the treatment bravely. He'll get better eventually."

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It would get better eventually. Regardless if it was them or Theo and I, they would get better.