Chapter 20
Bryce had been diagnosed with late–stage cancer. By the time they caught it, it was telare.
to take on the rase only because of Aurora. If not for him, fryer’s last two years would have been far more painful Toby, a specialist in this field, agreed “You don’t have in thankme, Trofessor Reed. You helped me out too. And besides, it’s responsibility as a doctor.
“But the Klein family hasn’t exactly made it easy for you.” Aurora tumed her head slightly to look at him, her sharp, Intelligent eyes showing trace of guilt. Rosalie and Ryan were notoriously difficult. They acted like entitled bullies, constantly entering with treatment and questioning the medical team’s abilities.
Tobychuckled. “Families get emotional. It’s part of the job. I try not to take it personally.”
“Still, Tappreciate it. When will be wake up?
cott Once he’s awake, I’ll glee pillai
“He’ll need a couple more days. We’ll monitor him and make sure he’s stable before moving him out of the C
Aurora nodded slightly
just then, herphone buzzed again in her pocet. She frowned and took it out. It was the ume unknown number from earlier.
Mora wasn’t one to answer calls from unfamiliar members, but this member had ming her three times in just a few minutes. After hesitating for a moment, the Teally answered.
“Hello? Who’s this?” Hervice was calm and cool, carrying a quiet anlity
At first, there was silence, hist as she was about to hang up, she heard faint, muttled sobs.
Amora trece for a moment, her thumb hovering over the stem. Then, she asked again, her voice firm, “Hello? Who is this? Is this Bash?=
The webbing grewlonder
“Bash” Vahat’s wrong? Are you crying? Did something happen?” ‘ Amora’s tone sliacpened with concem.
Sebastian’s voice cracked as he cried harder: “Aurora can you come bark? Please, save Mom.. Dad’s beating her again. He locked the door, and they won’t let me in Grandma want help either Aurora he always hits her so badly. Please. Please come save her
Aurora’s heart clenched as she tightened her grip on the phone. “What did you just say? Is Ryan hitting Mors again? I thought he promised Grandpa he’d stop!”
“He hasn’t stopped. When Grandpa’s not here, he still does it. He locks the door so that no one can see! Please, Aupora, I’m scared.”
“Bash, listen to me. Where are you right now? 1’— come to you.”
“I’m outside the neighborhood. I borrowed someone’s phone..”
“Stayright there. I’m on my way,” Aurora reassured him.
Aurora ended the call and tumed to Toby. “I’m sorry to leave so abruptly, Dr. Kennedy. Please keep me updated if my grandfather’s condition changes.”
Toby nodded reassuringly, “Don’t worry. Go handle your business. I’ll call you if there’s any news“!
With a grateful nod, Aura spun on her heel and buried out.
Aurora hailed a cab straight to Klein Manor.
True to Sebastian’s word, she found hem standing near the security booth, shivering under the pouring rain. His thin clothes were soaked through, clinging to his small, trembling frame. Tears streamed down his face, and his wide eyes were filled with fear and worry
“Auroca!” The moment be saw Aurora, Sebastian ran straight into herans.
“it’s alright. Don’t be scared. Take me back,” Aurora said firanly, stroking his wet hair.
She was deeply concerned.
She had seen Ryan’s molent outbursts before. It had held back somewhat in the early days, especially when Ausra was there to shield Wendy. But one time, when Aurora wasn’t around, Ryan went too far. After that incident, she confronted Bryce, who managed to keep yasin check
Now, with Bryce bedridden, Fryan was reverting to histr nature—no, he had gotten worse,
Sebastiansifled and nodded, tugging at Aurora’s land to lead her back to the house. “We have to hurry.”
Inside Kiela Manor, Rosalie and Ryan were calmly having dinner in the dining room, acting as it nothing was wrong. Upstates, Wendy lay battered and braised.
Midway throughtheit steal, Rosalie wiped her mouth and said, “Next time, try not to hit her in front of the boy. Handle your business behind closed doors.”
“That woman can’t even raise a kid properly,” Ryan grumbled. “You’d better spend more time with Sebastian, Mem. I don’t want him turning into andther traitor
Ryan still didn’t think he had done anything wrong. Wendy was just a trophy will be married. The fact that she got to enjoy all this wealth and luxury was already more than enough. The Quigley family had hit the jackpot with this kind of luck
Rosalie sighed impatiently. “I’ve got enough on my plate with your father’s condition. Besides, he’s your kid. Maybe if you spent less time with that woman outside, you’d be a better father. The Klein family cares about our reputation. If you at handle things property, you’d better lay low. You’re not a damn teenager anglore.”
Although Rosalie had slowly accepted Ryan’s choices over the years, she had originally worked with Bryce to bring Wendy into the family, so she had always been more cautious
Chapter 20
Ryan’s expression darkened, showing his displeasure. “You’ve been keeping an eye on everything about me and Sally, haven’t you? If you and Dad hadn’t pressured me into murrying Wendy back then, none of this would’ve happened.”
Hearing this, Rosalie felt alittle guilty. After thinking for a moment, she replied, “Your dad was only doing it for your own good, Sally is a lot older than you, and she always treats both me and your dad like we’re beneath ber–acting like she’s too good for us. She’s tough to deal with!
“if it weren’t for you helping her behind the scenes the entire time, she probably wouldn’t have gotten as far as she has. How much of the resources at Vencchi did you give her anyway? I’m not concemed about your personal matters but don’t damage the interests of the Klein family or Vencchi. Also, is Wendy okay upstairs?”
Rosalie spoke with a hint of frustration.
“She’s fine. If she lasows what’s good for her, she’ll be praying that Whitney recovers quickly, otherwise, tonight will be the least of her problems.”
At that, Rosalie frowned, her displeasure obvious
“That ungrateful Elaine really hasn’t leamed her lesson! And now that Jordan is interested in her, the pressure on us is really starting to mount! It something happens to Whitney, we can’t let her off easy. You need to teach her a lesson, or she’ll keep thinking she can do whatever she wants and forget where she came from!
Just then, Aurora and Sebastian stormed in, going quickly up the stairs without saying a word. Their sudden appearance shocked everyone.
Mr. Sebastian, Ms. Heed… you can’t go up there!
The maids tried to stop them, but the pair had already disappeared around the comer of the stairs
“You go lidorm Mrs. Klein Senior and Mr. Klein now!”
“Alright!”
