Chapter 783


    Chapter 783 Stop Pretending


    While Benedict jutted his chin in silence, Elise was able to see through the mild-mannered nature


    hidden beneath his unforgiving behavior. Because of that, she began to feel morefortable around


    the man, with whom she then tried to ingratiate herself.


    “Can I depend on you for help from now on, Uncle Benedict?”


    Benedict stood in ce and looked down, pondering for a short while before he turned around and


    looked Elise in the eye.


    “We might have fallen out back then, but I never said I’d abandon you.”


    Aw! Everyone in the Joslin Family is so kind. At the thought of that, Elise felt her heart melting,


    extending her arms to hug Benedict, as if Anastasia was hugging her uncle.


    “Thank you so much, Uncle Benedict.”


    In that instant, Benedict’s heart raced like a jackhammer as he took a deep breath and tried his best to


    keep a straight face. Then, he calmly replied, “No worries.” Yes! Yes! My niece is finally doing


    something to coax me!


    “Ahem!” Benedict pushed her away, intentionally distancing himself from her while pretending to feel


    annoyed with that.


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    “Have a little decency, would you? You’re a growndy. People are going tough at you if they see


    you doing that.”


    “They canugh all they want.” Elise seized Benedict’s arm and said, “Because they’re probably just


    jealous of me for having such an awesome uncle, so I’m not worried about that at all.”


    Upon hearing that, Benedict eventually burst intoughter in amusement, whereupon the two of them


    proceeded to chat happily while walking away.


    “You’re always unpredictable because I’m sure you’re going toin about me for being bossy


    again one day!”


    “Nope, that is not going to happen. I like it when you boss me around, Uncle Benedict.” Elise felt as if


    she hadpletely lived her life as Anastasia.


    After all, she slowly began to soften up because everyone in the family seemed to love her a lot.


    A few minutester, the bright sunshine was blocked by a few emerging dark clouds just as the


    weather took an unexpected change. Meanwhile, Benedict suddenly held his right knee and sank to his


    other one.


    At the same time, his face twisted in pain while his forehead began to be covered with cold sweat.


    “Are you alright, Uncle Benedict?” Elise held the man’s arm, preventing him from copsing onto the


    ground.


    “Take me into the house.” Benedict spoke with a painful voice but eventually managed to ovee the


    pain with his willpower and Elise’s help and got into the estate.


    Upon taking the man to the couch, Elise was joined by Benjamin, who instructed Noa to send for the


    doctor after the maid heard themotion and came to investigate what was going on.


    “Get the doctor now!”


    As soon as the maid nodded and ran out the door, Elise quickly turned her attention to Benedict, who


    had already rolled his trouser leg up. She then saw a huge bruise on Benedict’s leg, unable to believe


    that it was the same leg he kicked Miguel with.


    “How did you get this?” Elise crouched down and took a closer look at the bruise, feeling surprised to


    see such a severe injury on Benedict.


    After all, it was caused by a dy in the treatment, but considering the Joslin Family’s wealthy


    background, Elise couldn’t understand how something like this could happen to Benedict.


    “Do you really not remember anything about it?” Benjamin asked.


    “Did I have anything to do with that?” Elise was confused.


    Benjamin nodded with aplicated emotion on her face.


    “Three years ago, Edmond lured you to the moat during winter, saying that you guys were supposed to


    do some ice-skating there.When your uncle found out about it, he immediately tried to stop you, but as


    he got there, the ice beneath his feet cracked shortly before he fell into the water. Although he was


    rescued an hourter, his knee was left with a permanent injury that would pain him overwhelmingly


    every time it rained.”


    After hearing the story, Elise was taken over by a mixture ofplicated feelings on the inside.


    Anastasia must have been a really rebellious girl when she was still alive. Well, what can I do now


    anyway besides cleaning Anastasia’s mess for her? Thinking about the situation she was in, Elise had


    to brace herself for what wasing to her.


    With her mouth left wide agape, she was about to order the maid to fetch her silver needles just when


    Noa returned with the doctor. Therefore, Elise quickly stepped aside and made way for the doctor,


    standing aside while watching him treat Benedict.


    Since Benedict was suffering from Kienbock’s Disease, Elise reckoned that traditional medical


    treatment was the best way to treat his condition. Nevertheless, the doctor only took a glimpse of


    Benedict’s bruise before reaching for his syringe, which he was about to inject him with.


    “His condition seems to have worsened a little, but I’ll give him some imported medicer and


    increase the dosage. It should probably help stabilize his condition more effectively.” The doctor


    exined to Benjamin.


    While Benjamin nodded his head trustfully, Elise couldn’t seem to hold in skepticism any longer.


    “I’m sorry. I mean no disrespect to your professionalism, but don’t you think there’s more you could do?


    You could have looked into his condition more thoroughly before you prescribed some medicine,


    couldn’t you?”


    The doctor glimpsed Elise as a darkened look shed across her face, but considering the fact that she


    was a part of the Joslin Family, he decided to hold in his anger and refuted Elise euphemistically.


    “A patient’s life is a doctor’s priority, but I suppose I should understand that it is not easy for everyone


    to understand what medical studies are about. However, that doesn’t mean I can tolerate your doubts


    about my years of experience and professionalism.”


    “With all due respect, my uncle is only suffering from frostbite, which is not something incurable. So, I


    want to know why it’s still bothering my uncle even after three years. Did you really look into his


    condition? Why didn’t you continue to let him suffer like that?” Elise replied directly.


    “What do you mean? I would have treated his condition if I had known what to do. You know what? I’m


    starting to think that you’re insulting my credibility.” The doctor lost his cool, his face flustering in anger.


    “I have no interest in knowing more about your credibility. All I know is that the longer my uncle’s


    condition goes untreated, the more likely he is to lose his leg. For that, please hand me a copy of his


    medical record. I’d like to have a look at it.” Elise stretched out her hand emotionlessly.


    “I see what’s going on now.” The doctor pondered and started to point his finger at Elise.


    “You must be Miss White, thedy who got all the spotlight in today’s feast, right? If you really cared for


    your uncle, you shouldn’t have let him fall into the water. Showing your fake sympathy now while


    insulting me isn’t going to change anything. Get off your high horse!”


    “Enough. Stop this trivial bickering.” Overwhelmed by the unbearable pain, Benedict interrupted their


    conversation and said, “None of you is wrong, but for now, please attend to my condition first. Doctor,


    give me the jab.”


    Although Benedict’s words didn’t show his stance about whose side he was on, he seemed to have


    chosen to trust the doctor. In the meantime, Elise quickly found herself at a disadvantage without any


    apparent way of exining herself.


    After all, she couldn’t reveal her talent in the art of healing, considering the circumstances, so she


    decided to keep a low profile at the moment while researching more about Benedict’s condition until the


    time was right.


    …


    On the other hand, the production of the movie, ‘Iron Lady’, was assigned to Jamie’spany. In order


    to capitalize on the hype and high expectations of the movie, the filming crew spent countless days and


    nights working on the shooting.


    Since Elise was the original author and producer, she was needed to supervise the progress on set.


    As soon as she arrived at the lounge, the director took her with him and introduced her to the actors


    and actresses in the dressing room. Nevertheless, what surprised Elise the most was that Jamie


    managed to recruit Jack to y the leading male character, although she knew she was still a new and


    barely known author.


    “Miss White, it’s an honor to work with you.” Jack made the first move of greeting Elise, who responded


    with a nod. The next moment, they approached the female protagonist of the film.


    “Alright, everybody. Stop whatever you’re doing now and meet the original author of the story—Miss


    White.”


    The director grabbed everyone’s attention before introducing Elise.


    “Nice to meet you, Miss White.”


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    “Hello,dies and gentlemen.”