Chapter 2026


    qSoon, they arrived safely at the hospital. Matthias, Lacy''s attending doctor, was already waiting in his


    office.


    Anthony apanied Francesca to meet him.


    Matthias took out Lacy''s various medical test reports and treatment ns, then proceeded to exin


    thetter''s condition in detail.


    Francesca went through them meticulously. For the time being, I don''t see where he made any


    mistakes. He did indeed adhere to the usual treatment n, and the test results at the time show that


    Lacy didn''t sustain any other injuries. How strange. Since there were no other injuries and the surgery


    was a sess, why are there stillplications?


    Matthias was also baffled. He even said, “I''ve been keeping a close eye on the child''s condition, and


    she was doing fine. I went abroad a few days ago, and when I returned, I heard she was starting to run


    a recurring fever.”


    He exined everything seriously and responsibly, showing no signs of dubious behavior.


    After carefully reading the medical reports and relevant test results, Francesca went to the ward to see


    Lacy.


    Lacy was running such a high fever that she slipped in and out of dazed wakefulness and


    unconsciousness.


    She''s only six years old, yet she''s now painfully thin.


    Francesca examined Lacy thoroughly, took a few samples again to run some tests, then started the


    treatment.


    Meanwhile, Matthias personally led a few other medical staff to provide assistance.


    Everything progressed smoothly, and Anthony remained outside the ward, waiting for Francesca.


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    La arrived halfway through. After learning that Francesca was treating Lacy, she did not go in since


    she did not want to disrupt them. She merely said to Anthony, “There are still some matters I need to


    attend to back at the orphanage, so I''ll have to leave in a while. You should stay here and wait for


    Francesca. Don''t step away, and call me if anything happens.”


    Anthony nodded. “Okay, got it. What''s going on today? Why are you and Mr. Lincoln so busy?”


    “Mr. Lincoln found out that there has been corruption in the foundation. On top of that, the staff involved


    are trying to flee. That''s why he had to rush over there immediately. Meanwhile, I watched the


    surveince footage and noticed a figure in ck sneaking into the orphanagest night. I''m worried


    Chrono or his aplices havee to nt explosives again, so I''ve been looking into that with the


    police,” La exined.


    Anthony was shocked. “Oh my god! That has to be investigated carefully. It''ll be bad if there''s another


    explosion...”


    La replied with a grave expression, “Indeed. That''s why I dare not dy. If it were before, I''d


    definitely stay by Francesca''s side after her return. However, there''s no helping that today. I also can''t


    seem to shake off this uneasiness. Things have been peaceful here recently, but why have so many


    things suddenly happened simultaneously as soon as she returns?”


    “You don''t mean to say that Chrono is behind all this, do you? Could they be trying to distract you and


    Mr. Lincoln so that they can get at Francesca?” Anthony asked, his face turning deathly pale in an


    instant.


    La frowned as she responded, “We can''t rule out that possibility. That''s why I asked you to stay and


    keep watch over her. We can''t let anything go wrong.”


    “It should be fine. We''re at the hospital, and with so many people around—”


    La cut in impatiently, “Cut the nonsense. Why don''t you try telling that to a professional murderer? I


    know you can''t fight and won''t be able to do much, but you can at least sound the rm, can''t you? I''ve


    already sent over some bodyguards. They should be here soon. But before that, you should stand


    guard right here. Don''t go running off. Even if you need to use the restroom, hold it in!”


    “Yes, yes. Of course. I understand.”


    He saw La off until the elevator, then went back to stand outside the operating theater immediately.


    It''s been more than three hours.


    Anthony gazed at the indicator light outside the operating theater. He could not help feeling worried and


    wondering what the situation was like inside.


    Francesca just had surgery herself and hasn''t fully recovered yet, then had to go on a ne for more


    than ten hours. She must be feeling exhausted as it is after the long flight, but she had to rush to the


    hospital to perform surgery as soon as she got off the ne. She hasn''t even taken a sip of water. I


    wonder if her body will be able to hold up...


    Just as all those negative thoughts raced through his mind, his phone suddenly rang. A nurse rushed


    over at once and reminded, “Sir, you can''t answer the phone here.”