Yvan finished taking a shower half an hour later, and he walked into the bedroom with a grim expression. Lucian was already packing up his equipment when he saw Yvan, and he said indignantly, “The Feron family are savages! The drug they used on her was extremely dangerous. If the wrong dosage was administered, it could be lethal! Also, considering how she was able to injure herself and use the adrenaline from the pain to keep a clear head to jump out of the second floor, she really is one of the boldest women I’ve ever met.”Yvan’s expression frosted over as he heard this and asked, “Are the drugs all out of her system now?”Lucian shook his head. “No, it will require a bit more time. I gave her some sleeping medication to facilitate the treatment of her wounds. Fortunately, she only suffered flesh wounds and has no broken bones, but she will likely experience discomfort when she wakes up,” he explained.“How do we treat her wounds?”“I can’t keep giving her medication, so you wo
Yvan furrowed his brows slightly and instructed Michael to get more ice.Then, he carried Yuna into the bathroom and placed her into the bathtub to douse her with cold water.With the arrival of fall in Jefton State, the chilly weather, coupled with the frigid water, prompted Yuna to instinctively wrap her arms around herself for warmth. However, before she could do so, Yvan’s hand shot out to grab her arm and raise it so her wound wouldn’t get wet.In her delirious state, she could only feel the pain coursing through her body and her right arm being restrained and raised.“Let…let go of me,” she protested weakly.“Sit still.”Yuna could vaguely make out Yvan’s voice, but her fluctuating body temperature caused by the drugs and the cold water left her too weak to open her eyes. Yvan continued to pour cold water over her body, causing her teeth to chatter uncontrollably and her red lips to turn a shade of purple.Just then, Michael entered with the ice that Yvan had asked for.Y
Yuna did not stay unconscious the entire time.Due to the drugs coursing through her veins, she would alternate between stillness and bouts of aggression. So, Yvan, who held her body up the entire time, had to suffer as well.He had refilled the ice in the tub three times and was with her for the entirety of the five hours that she was in the bathtub.Eventually, the drugs were all out of her system, but she developed a high fever because of her prolonged exposure to the cold water and the chilly air. Lucian had predicted that something like this would happen and had prepared some medicine for her beforehand. He waited for the nanny to dry her and change her clothes before continuing the treatment.By the time the whole commotion had ended, it was already nighttime, and the entirety of Birchwood Height had never been so lively. Yvan had been so engrossed in caring for Yuna that he had missed a few of Daisy’s calls. He had also instructed Michael to stay silent about Yuna being
“Yuna was pregnant before this?” thought Yvan.Yvan’s investigation revealed no evidence of any men who were close to her in the past seven years. Moreover, Yuna’s intense dedication to her work at the research center left little room for personal relationships, making it highly improbable for her to have been pregnant during that time.Engulfed in a whirlwind of thoughts, Yvan asked himself, “But then why would she that?”Yuna seemed terrified that the doctor in her dreams wouldn’t save her children, and her nails dug into his skin. “Doctor, they are my life. Please save them. Save my children.”The question mark hung heavily in Yvan’s thoughts as he silently repeated, “Children?”Yvan’s face was somber. He didn’t care whether this was just part of her imagination, but he needed to know one thing. “Yuna, who is the father of your children?”However, the question seemed to trigger her, and she violently let go of his arm and turned her body away from him, “No one can hurt my ch
Hesta smiled lightly as she said, “You don’t believe me? You can ask anyone else who works here, and they will all tell you the same thing.”Yuna was still in disbelief at what had happened last night. Yvan would never do something like that.She remembered asking to be sent to the hospital, so how did she end up here at Birchwood Heights?“Are you hungry? I’ll go make you some breakfast,” Hesta said as she tried to escort Yuna back to the room.“No, it’s alright. I think I’ve overstayed my welcome here. Please thank Mr. Jenkins for me when you see him.”“Ma’am? Hesta started in confusion.Yuna didn’t want to stay here for a second longer. It didn’t matter why Yvan had brought her here. She needed to stay alert. Although he had come to her aid yesterday, and she planned to reciprocate the favor in the future, it would not change what he had done to her seven years ago. Even if her suspicions about him have been mostly disproved, he was still a suspect to her.Yuna weakly made
“You know your own condition best. You can’t overexert yourself,” Yvan reminded her seriously.In bliss at being nagged by Yvan, Daisy replied placatingly, “Alright, alright. I won’t overexert myself, okay?”“Good.”“Try the snacks I made. I just learned how to make them recently.”Yvan momentarily pushed the matter regarding Yuna to the back of his mind, followed Daisy to the sofa, and had a few bites of the snacks she had made.Yuna was no longer feverish when she got back to her apartment, but she was still extremely weak.When Rose came by with medication and supplies, she was so shocked to see her state that she nearly called an ambulance for her. However, Yuna was able to convince her that she was alright, and eventually, Rose decided that instead of calling an ambulance, she would make her a nice home-cooked meal.Yuna rested while Rose busied herself in the kitchen, but her relaxation was interrupted by a commotion outside her room, so she got up to check. She was surpri
Yuna rested at home for another day.Even though her left arm required a longer time to heal, it wouldn’t affect her work efficiency, so she returned to work right after her rest day.She had only expected to take a half-day leave but didn’t expect something so serious like that to happen, putting her out of commission for more than half a day. This was the first time she was woefully unprepared for a situation, and she hoped it would also be the last.She quickly got back into her role once she stepped foot into the research center. However, Donovan was able to use her absence yesterday as leverage on her.“Even if you are the backbone of Mr. Jenkin’s important research project, you should still have some semblance of a good working attitude. Did you know your absence yesterday scared everyone on the project? We all thought you abandoned us and left the country,” he mocked.Yuna cast a quick glance at her teammates, but they were all silent and avoided her eyes—neither confirming
“Just a thank you?” Yvan raised an eyebrow, looking at her coldly.Yuna looked at him and said, “I will repay you by finishing the project ten days ahead of schedule—two months earlier than expected.”At these words, he narrowed his eyes and asked, “So, you originally could have finished it in fifty days but lied to me and said it would take sixty days?”Yuna’s brows twitched as she retorted, “Then why don’t you put yourself in my shoes? Maybe I worked overtime to shorten the schedule.”That made Yvan speechless for a moment.But the next second, he stood before Yuna and said, “What I need is quality. I don’t want to be disappointed with the finished product if we shorten the schedule.”“Don’t worry, that won’t happen.”“Are you the client, or am I?”Yuna raised her brows and calmly replied, “Mr. Jenkins, have you forgotten the terms of our agreement? We are equal parties, not a client and a contractor.”Yvan’s gaze became stern.“Since I said it, I am naturally confident abo