Chapter 1974


    Just when Francesca was in deep thought while rxing in her recliner, her phone vibrated once more.


    It was La trying to reach her. In a haste, she answered the call. “Ms. La!”


    “Are you back in H City already, Francesca?” When La was speaking, Anthony''s voice could also be


    heard rather faintly on the other end of the line. “Let me talk to her. Give me the phone—”


    La bellowed right away, “Zip it.”


    “Yes, I just reached,” replied Francesca with a grin. “I''m at the beach. It''s so beautiful here...’ “Have you


    contacted your master? When''s your surgery?”


    As always, La cut straight to the subject.


    “Gordon will sort that out for me. I told him the clues, so I suppose he''d find out soon enough.”


    “Soon enough? He ought to get it done at once.” Anxious, La added, “I''ve got wind that you-know-


    who was released from prison already.”


    “What?” Francesca''s visage did a one-eighty at the news. “Wasn''t he sentenced to life imprisonment?


    How did he get out so suddenly?”


    “Only God knows how... His organization is still in power, after all,” said La in a deep voice. “That


    person''s a highly dangerous lunatic. He''ll definitely seek you out to have his revenge. You’d better keep


    your guard up!”


    Francesca was stumped for words upon hearing that.


    “Hey, Francesca! Are you listening to me?” questioned La ever so nervously.


    “The Lindberg family has your back for now, so I''m not that worried. This is a critical juncture, so you


    make sure to dismiss any thought of escaping again. Don''t fret. Continue your daily activities under


    their protection. When Dr. Felch arrives, you can then undergo the treatment. Your recuperationes


    first. Everything else can wait, you hear?”


    “Yes, I understand.” Francesca heaved a sigh. “Even so, I''m the one responsible for that kid''s life...”


    Property belongs to N?vel(D)r/ama.Org.


    “Don''t think of it that way. It was an ident,” consoled La hurriedly.


    “Every human in this world makes mistakes. Doctors are humans, too.


    Wait, no... Technically, it wasn''t your mistake anyway. You told him before that the surgery''s rate of


    sess was eighty percent. That means there''s still a twenty percent probability of failure. You''re not


    at fault just because the surgery failed. Not even the best surgeons could guarantee a hundred percent


    survival rate.”


    Francesca covered her forehead. A stinging pang of sadness overwhelmed her heart.


    “If only she hadn''t handed me the candy, she wouldn''t have been shot. It was all my fault that she got


    hurt in the first ce. I''ve given her my word to cure her wound, yet I failed in the end. All I could do


    was watch her breathe herst in front of me. I... That child''s so young and adorable. Her smile''s so


    sweet and innocent. I''m the reason she lost her life...”


    “But... He''s gotten into that state due to his daughter''s death.” Francesca let out a long sigh before


    continuing,


    “Maybe... Maybe I should lend him a hand!”


    Flying off the handle, La fumed, “Are you nuts? You need toe to your senses! He''s always been


    a killer, and he''s been the target of vengeance all along. If you weren''t there that day, Candice would


    still end up getting hurt one way or another. For you to have bumped into her and helped her was


    simply coincidental. In return, she gifted you candy but then got shot in the process.” Co?tent of


    Dr?manovеls


    “Stop... Just stop talking...”