Less than an hour later, Andy dragged his wife, Daisy, into the hospital room. The couple came bearing a couple of bags of fruits, smiling so brightly that their eyes turned to slits.“Dad, I heard you got sick, so I came especially to visit you,” Daisy said, standing in front of the hospital bed.“Allegra, can’t you see that your brother and his wife are here? Get us some water!” Andrew immediately barked out orders at Allegra, who looked exhausted.Isaac was about to say something, but Allegra gave him a glare and stopped him. She got up, grabbed the water bottle, and exited the room.Outside, Allegra said to Isaac, “You should go home. There’s nothing much going on here.”“Andrew and his wife were being too much…”“It doesn’t matter as long as they come to visit Dad. Don’t get involved, okay?” Allegra’s expression soured.Getting water for them is a small matter. All she wanted was for her father to be comforted.“Okay.” Isaac nodded helplessly. Then, he turned and left.An
“Dad…” Allegra’s eyes widened. Tears streamed down her face as she met her father’s gaze.On the other hand, Margaret jumped three feet in the air in anger. “You’re going to leave everything to Allegra? I don’t agree with this. It is our marital property—you have no right to allocate it as you wish.”“I already said before that my father left it to me. He transferred the ownership to me before we got married, so you don’t have the right to disagree.” Eugene smiled coldly.Margaret’s face was stormy, and she roared angrily, “Even if it is your inheritance, you can’t give everything to Allegra. She’s such a selfish person, so why would you give it to her?”“That’s right, Dad. After all, she’s been married off to another man. In the end, it’ll be Andrew who will be the one to bury you.” Daisy glowered at Allegra fiercely. She was dissatisfied with this outcome.Andrew added furiously, “Dad, how could you be so biased? I am your son, and Allegra is your daughter. No matter how you put
The lobby was spacious and bright, and the environment was refined and comfortable, but the stark difference between this hospital and the others was how few people were here. There were even nurses standing at the door to greet the visitors.It felt more like a luxury hotel instead of a packed hospital.The registration fee alone was five digits, but Allegra didn’t even blink at the figure. The nurse who escorted them noticed this and politely brought them immediately to the attending doctor’s consultation room on the third floor.The gastroenterologist was an old man with salt and pepper hair wearing a white coat. After looking through Eugene’s medical report, he ordered a few more tests, the cost of which were equally exorbitant.The attending doctor stood and said, “Ms. Booth, if you’ll allow me to treat your father’s illness with the utmost care, there is a possibility that he’ll recover. However, owing to the severity of the illness, the cost will also be high. You and your h
“T—Then what should we do now? Dr. Oakley, I don’t care about the cost, even if I go bankrupt. Please, I’m begging you.” Allegra burst into anxious tears.Dr. Oakley let out a sigh. Seeing how filial this woman in front of him was, he said quietly, “Why don’t you seek out our hospital president? He might have a way. His office is on the 12th floor of the administrative wing.”Allegra immediately turned around and rushed to the administrative wing.A while later, Isaac and Allegra arrived at the president’s office in the administrative wing together. They pushed open the door to find a young woman inside.“Are you here for Mr. Crowe Jr.?” said the young woman in a cold voice, her expression mocking.Allegra nodded profusely. “Mr. Crowe Jr. is not in Cloud City right now, so he can only talk to you via video call. Is that okay for you?”Video call? Mr. Crowe Jr.?Doubts arose in Isaac’s mind.They stood in front of a large electronic screen. The woman opened a link, and Oliver’
A black luxury car sped down the highway. In the back seat, Oliver’s face was stormy. He didn’t think that Isaac would really smash the screen in his office. That punk was too arrogant.“Mr. Crowe Jr., I heard from security that the Garten punk is looking for you. Will there be trouble?” said his assistant, turning his head in the passenger’s seat.“Do you think he’s a god? My car is on the move, so unless he controls the satellites in the sky…That asshole, how dare he smash my computer…His father-in-law will die now.” Oliver picked up his phone as he spoke, about to give Dr. Oakley his new “order.”At that moment, there was a loud noise.Oliver’s head hit the roof of the car, and he was sent sprawling upside down.After Oliver straightened himself, he roared at the driver, “Do you have a death wish? Is this how you drive?”When he saw that his car had collided with a Land Cruiser, fury boiled within him. He roared at the driver again, “Go ask that idiot how he got his driver’s l
“Stupid fatty, what do you think you’re doing? I’m warning you. This is my personal office…Ah…”A scream sounded from the room, followed by loud thuds and the sound of things crashing. Behind the door, Allegra’s heart began to race out of her control. She turned her head to see Isaac leaning against the wall, puffing on a cigarette.“Isaac, if something happens to my father, I’ll never forgive you,” Allegra said, looking at Isaac with red eyes. Then, she turned and walked away.She didn’t understand why he had to solve every problem with violence. Hadn’t he had enough of prison?Even if he wanted to go to prison, why did he have to drag her father down with him? Damn it!Allegra came to a stop in front of the hospital room. She pushed the door open and saw a woman leaning over the bed.“Daisy, what are you doing here?”Daisy was startled by the sound of Allegra’s voice. She seemed to be guiding Eugene’s hand to draw something. She suddenly straightened up and smiled coldly at Al
Beefy Bob was kind of excited. In the Temple of Drakon, each general of the seven armies was extremely powerful. On the other hand, the Drakon of the Seven Armies had four skilled subordinates. The four of them followed Isaac to conquer the world. After going through fire and water together for almost six years, the usual definition of brotherhood could not adequately describe their closeness. After hearing Isaac’s noise of assent, Beefy Bob sighed with a smile. He uttered to himself in a low voice, “He’s going to be competing with me for affection again.” The moment Isaac left, Oliver yelled hysterically in his office, “Throw Eugene out right now!” Several security guards and nurses arrived at the hospital room. Their intentions were clear—they wanted Eugene out of the hospital now. Allegra looked at her father lying in the hospital bed. He was practically in a coma and had an oxygen mask covering his face. She turned to the security guards and nurses and begged, “We haven
“Isaac, I think you can be really funny sometimes.” Allegra pushed Beefy Bob aside, about to wheel the wheelchair out.Isaac stepped in front of her. “Ally, give me two days. If Eugene doesn’t improve in two days, we’ll go with your idea.”“Allegra, Isaac has already asked the—um, I mean, I have already found a very skilled naturopath. He’ll be here by tomorrow. It’s not this old man who’ll be treating your father.” When Beefy Bob caught Isaac’s gaze, he quickly changed his sentence midway.Allegra closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. She said helplessly, “Fine. It’s our last resort. Thanks, Bob.”Beefy Bob glanced at Isaac with terror, trying to signal that he didn’t have a choice.Although the room inside was small and old, the silver lining was that it was brightly lit and neat. Eugene stayed in this room.Another day passed. The old healer prepared some herbal medicine, which Allegra fed Eugene bit by bit, but his condition didn’t seem to improve.On the flip side, it seem