Chapter 167


    The two doctors were waiting outside. Harvey Felton shook his head when he saw the flustered Coralie


    Chariott, who was dressed properly, and Skr Hond, who was lying on the bed casually. Although


    his gauze was dyed red, he still looked rxed.


    "Absence makes the heart grow fonder indeed."


    Harvey helped Skr up and put the hospital gown on him.


    "Indeed."


    Skr fastened his own buttons and stood up as if nothing had happened. He was going to leave with


    Harvey.


    Coralie followed after him, "I''lle along too. Since I have nothing to do now..."


    It wouldn''t make any difference whether she went to the factory anyway.


    Harvey didn''t mind her tagging along. Instead, he scolded Skr, "I knew nothing good woulde


    when you insisted to be discharged in advance. I had specifically told you not to do strenuous


    exercises for the time being. Look at you now, you have to be hospitalized for a few more days."


    Skr didn''t say anything, but Coralie was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole and hide in


    it.


    Although Harvey didn''t say it directly, he was implying that Coralie was the Helen of Troy.


    Coralie followed behind, carrying Skr''s mobile phone, tablet, and charger.


    "Ding-dong."


    It was a text notification, and it showed ''Anthony Hond'' on the screen. The message read, "I''ll give


    you another month for you to..."


    Since it was iplete, Coralie did not see what the rest of the message was about.


    Skr also heard his phone ringing. When he saw that Coralie did not respond, he turned back and


    asked, "Who was that?"


    Coralie was staring at the screen in a daze. She handed the phone to him quickly when she heard him


    asking, "It''s from your father."


    Skr took the phone and looked at the screen. His face darkened and he remained silent.


    When they went into the ambnce, Harvey treated Skr''s wound andined, "Great, all that for


    a moment''s pleasure. You are not allowed to do strenuous exercises for the next month."


    "Okay."


    Skr was lying there with his eyes closed, and he didn''t speak any more.


    When they arrived at the hospital, Harvey checked and bandaged Skr''s wound before sending him


    back to the ward.


    Coralie had bought some fruits and milk and she was waiting for him in the ward.


    She was dejected when she saw how difficult it was for him to move around, "If you had said earlier


    that your injury is this serious, I wouldn''t have..."


    "That''s why I chose not to tell you," Skr reached out to hold Coralie, "You wanted to ask me about


    the text, right?"


    "Yes."


    Coralie had nned to ask Skr about it as soon as he entered the ward.


    Anthony was a busy man. It was strange that he had stayed in A city for so many days.


    Skr looked at Coralie''s worried face and wanted to say something. However, after some time, he


    only said, "My father realized that thepany''s ounts were a little questionable so he asked me to


    settle it. Otherwise, we''ll get into trouble if someone finds out about it at the end of the financial year."


    "Is that so?"


    Coralie looked over and felt that things were not so simple, but Skr did not seem to want to exin


    more.


    "Yes, he didn''t do anything apart from checking the ounts in mypany."


    Skr nodded calmly.


    "Alright then. Promise me that you would let me know if you were to encounter any problems. Although


    I am unable to share the burden with you, at least I could listen to you and give you some advice."


    "Okay."


    ......


    Coralie apanied Skr for the next two days. On the third day, Anthony decided that he would call


    Coralie instead of going to the factory. He found her phone number from thepany''s contact list.


    Coralie was apanying Skr in the hospital when he called. As soon as she saw his phone call,


    she remembered that she had to give an answer to Anthony that day.


    She left the ward hurriedly to answer the phone.


    "Have you decided yet?"


    As soon as the phone was connected, Anthony asked her frankly.


    "I''m sorry, President Hond. I''m not going."


    "Not going?"


    Anthony did not expect that Coralie would refuse. After all, he had made a generous offer.


    Especially considering her current condition.


    "I''m sorry, President Hond. I don''t intend to leave A City for the time being."


    Coralie said honestly.


    Her meaning was also very obvious. She didn''t want to be separated from Skr.


    Anthony warned, "Miss Chariott, keep in mind that you''re not in a position to negotiate terms with me.


    I''m different from my wife. I won''t do anything unnecessary."


    "I know, I can leave Skyton Corporation, but I won''t leave A City."


    In fact, Coralie was afraid.


    She still had a brother and a mother. With Anthony''s financial connections in A City, he could crush her


    easily.


    "I thought that you''re a smart person."


    "I''m not smart. I''m stupid. I''m very stupid. I won''t look back once I''ve made my decision."N?velDrama.Org ? content.


    "I believe that you wille to regret the decision you have made today."


    Anthony then hung up the phone.


    Coralie stared at the dimmed phone screen. She wasn''t sure if she was being selfish. If Anthony were


    to go after her family, such as causing her brother to be expelled from school, she would really regret it.


    She stood in the corridor in a daze. Simrly, Skr had been standing at the door of the ward for a


    long time. He heard the phone call between her and Anthony. He hugged her from behind and


    whispered in her ear, "Don''t worry, I will protect you and your family."


    "I''m sorry."


    Coralie lowered her gaze, not knowing what to do.


    "By the way,e with me to a banquet tomorrow."


    "Tomorrow? Your injury..."


    "It''s okay. I''ve told Harvey about it. He says that there won''t be a problem as long as I don''t drink too


    much."


    Skr had told Coralie about the banquet a few days ago, but Coralie thought that he would not go as


    his wound had been torn open. She didn''t expect that Skr would still attend it.


    Coralie had no choice but to oblige his request.


    .....


    At first, Coralie thought it was just a small banquet. However, when she arrived at the gate of the


    banquet hall with Skr, she realized that the banquet waspletely different from the one held by


    the Hond family previously.


    Most of the cars that were parked at the entrance were luxurious cars that were worth tens of millions


    of dors.


    Earlier that evening, Coralie had been worried that she might have overdressed for the asion, but


    her concerns were obviously unfounded she saw that the women around her were dressed up to the


    nines. Compared with them, she was rtively low-key.


    "What kind of banquet is this?"


    Coralie took Skr''s arm and walked inside. She was nervous. After all, she was not very good at


    wearing high heels. She was afraid of making a fool of herself.


    "It''s just a charity dinner, but the limelight is on the Zac family of B City. Since they hade all the


    way here, many people have decided to attend the banquet."


    Skr patted her hand and motioned for her to rx.


    "Zac Family of B City? Are they powerful?"


    "Well, they are the most powerful family in the whole of B City. They used to be a real estatepany


    in the past, however, the real estate sector went out of business over the past few years. As a result,


    the First Young Master of the Zac family started to develop an operating system a few years ago. It was


    a big hit. It seems that everyone here wants to curry his favor."


    Skr briefly exined about the Zac family in B City.