Chapter 2025

Chapter 2025qFrancesca rolled her eyes and snapped, “That's none of your business!”
Anthony grinned cheekily and leaned closer. “I'm just concerned about you. Where's your luggage?”
Tossing her backpack at him, she said, “There are valuables inside. Take good care of it.”
“What is it? Whoa! Where did you get all this jewelry?” His eyes lit up as soon as he opened the
backpack.
“They're a gift from that b*stard.” The mere thought of Danrique made her blood boil.
The light in Anthony's eyes died instantly. Then, he said arrogantly, “What's so great about that? I'll buy
some for you in the future too. So what if he's rolling in money? He's promiscuous and unfaithful, and
his feelings for you aren't genuine—”
“Shut up! You talk too much!” Francesca growled in a low voice, frowning.
Not daring to utter another word, he hurriedly opened the car door and protected her head as she got
into the car.
Francesca scanned the surroundings carefully but did not spot anyone suspicious.
Then, Anthony started the engine and drove off. He even put some music on as he drove at a leisurely
pace on the wide road.
Nonetheless, she was still a little on edge and dared not let her guard down, only breathing a tiny sigh
of relief when they reached the deserted highway. She asked Anthony, “Where are Ms. Layla and Mr.
Lincoln now?”He replied, “Mr. Lincoln is at the foundation, and Ms. Layla is at the orphanage. She has been at the
hospital the past few days and only returned to the orphanage today because something came up.”
“It's nothing serious, is it?” she asked.
Navig@te back to th€ roots of thïš substance at n0v^lebook“It's nothing serious.”
“In that case, head straight to the hospital,” Francesca said decisively. “Contact the hospital. I want to
know the details of Lacy's condition.”
“Okay.”
Anthony got in touch with the hospital as he drove. When the latter learned that Francesca was on the
way over, they said they would immediately inform Lacy's attending doctor to await her arrival.
Layla called while they were still on their way to check if Francesca had landed, and the latter told her
that she had already arrived some time ago. After assuring Layla that everything was fine, Francesca
also mentioned that she was heading straight to the hospital.
Layla said she still had some business to attend to at the orphanage and would meet up with
Francesca at the hospital later. The older woman also kept reminding Francesca that she and Anthony
had to be careful.
After hanging up, Francesca mused with a relieved sigh, “It looks like Chrono still hasn't recovered after
getting bitten by Sam and doesn't have the strength to get up to anything. His accomplices probably
won't dare to strike alone either.”
Anthony nodded. “That seems to be so. It's been quite quiet here, and there's been nothing much over
at the orphanage. The only issue is Lacy's illness.”“Ms. Layla only mentioned that Lacy's condition has worsened, but she didn't give any specifics. Do
you know what happened?” she asked.
“Previously, when there was an explosion at the orphanage, a piece of metal got lodged in Lacy's body.
Although there was damage to her spleen when they operated on her to remove the piece of metal, her
condition was stable. But for some reason, complications suddenly started arising over the last couple
of days,” he explained.
“Who did the surgery? Were the person's skills up to par?” she pressed hurriedly.
“I heard that it was S Nation's best surgeon. Lacy's condition wasn't that complicated at the time, so a
surgeon would've been able to handle it. Nobody expected things to take a turn after so long. That
doctor was also extremely shocked,” Anthony replied, continuing to relay what had happened to
Francesca as he drove.
Francesca could not help feeling uneasy. It stands to reason that even if there were such
complications, they would've cropped up during the observation period. But in Lacy's case, it has been
quite some time. She should be fine by now. Why is it suddenly occurring now? Could it be that they
didn't remove all the remnants of that piece of metal during the operation? Or are there any other
hidden injuries or conditions they didn't detect at the time? However, the chances of that are very slim.
After all, those surgeons are the best in their field. They couldn't possibly lack such professionalism...
But if that's not the problem, then what is?