登入Another week passed.Once Leonel’s condition stabilized and Navia’s pregnancy was no longer critical, the Crawford family arranged for them to return to Kingsley and continue treatment at the country’s best private hospital.The entire drive back, Navia barely spoke.She stared silently out the window.Leonel was in the car behind hers.Jason Cole had personally accompanied the convoy. Watching her reflection in the rearview mirror made his chest tighten painfully.“Mrs. Crawford,” he said quietly, “I’m sorry. I failed to get back to Harbor City sooner. You’ve lost so much weight.”Navia shook her head.“This isn’t your fault. You’re the person Leonel trusts most. With him unconscious, there are things only you can handle personally.”Jason hadn’t expected her to remain this calm.But the calmer she seemed, the more dangerous it felt.Because eve
Navia’s heart clenched instantly.The operating room doors slowly opened.And the moment she saw the man being wheeled out on the hospital bed—It felt like an invisible hand crushed her heart completely.Leonel’s face remained devastatingly handsome.But terrifyingly pale.His upper body was bare beneath the hospital blanket, thick layers of bandages wrapped around his chest and abdomen.Fresh blood had already seeped through in several places.The sight was horrifying.Navia’s eyes instantly burned.But she held back her tears and rushed forward immediately.“Leonel!”She didn’t even dare touch him.She could only stand beside the bed helplessly before turning toward the doctor anxiously.“Doctor, how is he?!”The doctor wiped sweat from his forehead tiredly.“The surgery was successful. All fragments were remov
Jason naturally understood what he meant.But Navia absolutely could not handle any more emotional stress right now.So he deliberately pretended to misunderstand.“Exactly,” Jason replied calmly. “Everyone irrelevant already left.”He straightened slightly.“I’m Mr. Crawford’s personal assistant. My only responsibility right now is protecting Mrs. Crawford. If you have something to say, Chairman Crawford, you can say it directly. What could possibly be so concerning?”“You—”The old man’s expression darkened instantly.But after taking a slow breath, he looked toward Navia instead.“Miss Harrison,” he said heavily, “what I need to discuss concerns Leonel.”“Don’t you intend to hear it?”Before Navia could respond, Jason even added helpfully from the side:“You c
Navia froze instantly.Now she understood why Jason had tried stopping her earlier.The Crawford family had never fully approved of her relationship with Leonel.And Chairman Crawford had personally called before, demanding they return immediately.Now Leonel had been seriously injured after insisting on coming to Harbor City for her sake.How could the old man possibly let this go easily?Navia pressed her lips together.“It’s fine,” she said quietly. “Whether I face him now or later, it was always going to happen eventually.”“Take me there.”Jason sighed internally before finally leading the way.Navia wanted desperately to rush forward.But remembering the baby, she forced herself to slow down carefully.By the time they reached the operating floor, she could already see a crowd gathered outside the surgery room from a distance.Chairman Crawford sat in the center, leaning
When Navia woke up, the room around her was dim.The sharp scent of disinfectant filled the air.She blinked slowly, realizing she was lying in a hospital room she didn’t recognize.And instantly—The memories came flooding back.The flash of blood.The crimson staining her hands.Navia’s breathing nearly stopped.She jerked her gaze down toward her palms instinctively.Her hands were still pale and delicate, untouched by hardship after years of being raised carefully in the Harrison family.There was no blood on them now.But her chest still ached with crushing pain.Her head spun violently.It felt like she might faint again at any second.But she didn’t dare.Forcing herself upright, she stumbled toward the hospital room door.Before she could open it—The door swung inward first.Jason stood outside.The moment he saw
Unfortunately—He had chosen the wrong person to threaten.Leonel laughed coldly.Instead of releasing Robert, he dragged him directly in front of himself like a shield.“What?” he said softly. “Do you secretly hate your employer?”“Planning to drag him into the grave with me?”Robert was nearly rolling his eyes from suffocation.Furious, he roared at his own men:“Put them down!”His voice cracked with rage.“Who gave you permission to point weapons at my head?!”“Are you idiots?!”“What if someone fires by accident?!”Only then did the bodyguards reluctantly lower them.Leonel still didn’t release Robert.Instead, he sneered:“Earlier, Mr. Robert wanted us to stay as guests. Now it’s my turn to return the favor.”He tightened his grip slightly.“So you will kindly esco
Inside, the atmosphere was loud, dazzling, and unmistakably expensive. Neon lights flashed overhead in shifting colors while heavy music pulsed through the massive dance floor, turning the entire club into a playground for Kingsley’s wealthy young elite.Given her condition, dancing
Navia blinked in surprise as the bitter taste on her tongue melted into a faint floral sweetness. A second later, realization finally hit her. Leonel hadn’t been checking whether she’d cheated and secretly spit the medicine out—he’d been feeding her candy.“We
So that was what he meant.Under the blanket, Navia nearly died of embarrassment.Her reaction earlier had been ridiculous.The kind of embarrassing that made a person want to leave the planet permanently.“There’s really no need for that,” she mumble
Navia Harrison had assumed her provocation tactic had failed.After all, in her eyes, Marcus Morgan had always been the kind of man who thrived on arrogance. As the golden heir of the Morgan family, he carried himself with the reckless confidence of someone who had never once been told no. E







