Chapter 73


    With the bank card in his hands, Jeffrey went downstairs happily. Suddenly, a ck Rolls Royce was


    pulled over right in front of him.


    The door of the car was opened. rence got off with a cold look. He cast Jeffrey a nce, his eyes


    full of fury.


    Jeffrey shivered, taking a few steps back. When he was about to exin, rence bypassed him and


    strode into the lobby of the hotel.


    Nathan followed him hurriedly. After receiving a call, he got the exact location, “Mr. Conrad, the ninth


    floor.”


    Without any stop, rence walked towards the elevator directly.


    Seeing that, the receptionist asked, “What are you doing...”


    Right then, the manager of the hotel trotted over, shaking his head at her desperately.


    Arriving on the ninth floor, rence’s men rapidly controlled the two men at the door. rence looked


    at the hotel manager who followed them and said in a cold tone, “Open the door.”


    “Yes. Yes.”


    The hotel manager didn’t dare to dy at all. In a panic, he opened the door of the room.


    In the room, Ste was sitting next to the bed, her eyes nk and her clothes messy.


    When the door was open, she looked as if she had returned to her senses, pinching the ashtray with


    the bloodstain in her hands tightly.


    When rence’s figure appeared in her sight, Ste was in a daze as if she hadn’t expected that she


    would see him here.


    rence stood motionlessly. Without looking back, he ordered, “Wait at the door.”


    Nathan answered, “Yes, Mr. Conrad.”


    rence took off his jacket, walked over, and squatted down in front of Ste. Then he put his jacket


    on her shoulders and tried to reach the ashtray in her hands.


    She didn’t release, gazing at him.


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    rence said, “I’m here. It’s alright.”


    Ste didn’t utter a sound.


    She didn’t mean it.


    She was just wondering if she should also take the chance and knock it on his head as well.


    rence increased the strength on his fingers and opened her hands. Then he tossed the ashtray


    away, picked her up, and carried her in his arms.


    Reaching the door, he paused a bit. He looked back at the room and ordered, “Clean it up.”


    Nathan nodded.


    On the way from the hotel to the car, Ste kept silent. She was nestling in his arms, lost in thought.


    rence put her on the backseat and said to the driver, “The hospital.”


    Ste raised her head in conditional reflex, “No, I won’t go there!”


    rence looked down at her.


    Ste realized that she seemed to overreact. Wrapping herself more tightly, she mumbled, “Have you


    said we’ll go there tomorrow? You can’t break your promise.”


    rence was so angry that he couldn’t utter a word for a moment. How could she misunderstand that


    he came all the way here just for doing that thing?


    He turned around and said in a cold tone, “Up to you.”


    The driver felt so wronged and helpless. Eventually, they didn’t make it clear that where he should drive


    to. In such a tense atmosphere, he didn’t have the guts to ask clearly. Hence, he had to make a


    decision by himself and drove towards Starry Lake Mansion.”


    Ste huddled up in the corner. She didn’t know why but she felt dizzier and had a weird reaction in her


    body.


    After a while, she slightly peered out of the window, “It’s not heading in the direction where my home


    is.”


    rence nced at her, “Where is your home?”


    “My home is...” As she spoke, Ste lowered her head, “Forget it. I don’t have a home. I have nothing.”


    rence wasn’t in the mood to talk to her again.


    In half an hour, the Rolls Royce parked at Starry Lake Mansion. rence said in a t tone, “Get off.”


    Ste held the door of the car, getting out of it.


    rence took a few steps forward, turned around, and looked at her, “Why are you standing there? Do


    you want me to hold you?”


    Ste was speechless.


    If she had such a ridiculous thought, she’d rather twisted to break her neck.


    Right then, she heard a voice from aside, “Excuse me, Mrs. Conrad. Please allow me to help you up.”


    Ste turned around, only to find that rence’s private doctor was standing next to her.


    “Thank you, Doc...”


    After taking a few steps, Ste felt her legs weakened. She saw ck. When she was about to faint,


    the man walking in front of them suddenly turned back and carried her in his arms, walking towards the


    mansion.


    Ste tried her best to open her eyes, “I didn’t ask you to hold me...”


    “Shut up.”


    “Okay.”


    ...


    On the second floor, after the doctor checked Ste up, he walked to the door and reported, “Mr.


    Conrad, there’s nothing serious about Mrs. Conrad. The baby in her belly is fine. She was shocked.


    She’ll recover after resting a few more days.”


    rence nced at Ste, who was sleeping on the bed. With a frown, he asked, “Why is she like


    that?”


    The doctor coughed and exined, “Judging from Mrs. Conrad’s status, I think it’s because she had


    been drugged, and also...”


    “Also?”


    “There should be a trace of aphrodisiac in the overpowering drug.” The doctor immediately exined,


    “Mr. Conrad, please rest assured. It’s just a slight trace. If you are afraid it would impact the baby in her


    belly, you can take her to have a detailed checkup in the hospital tomorrow.”


    rence pressed his lips, “I see.”


    The doctor said, “Then I’m leaving now, Mr. Conrad.”


    “Okay.”


    Before leaving, the doctor whispered, “Mr. Conrad, after the third month of pregnancy, you still can


    have sex with your wife. Just control your strength.”


    rence lost his tongue.


    After the doctor was gone, rence closed the door. He walked to the bed. With his hands in the


    pockets, he looked down at the woman lying on the bed.


    Ste wasn’t in a deep sleep at all. However, her pale face was full of unnatural blush, her eyshes


    trembling. Her lips looked ruby.


    rence’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He looked away and saw her wrists that were tied up by the cloth


    strings. She seemed to have struggled fiercely. There were a few traces of dried bloodstains on them.


    He turned around and walked into the bathroom. With a towel soaked in the warm water, he wiped off


    the bloodstains from her wrists and pasted several Band-Aids on the wounds.


    Ste woke up somehow, staring at him in silence.


    After a long while, she said, “Mr. Conrad.”


    He didn’t raise his head, “Go ahead.”


    Ste pressed her lips, “Have you given Jeffrey Radomil money?”


    “Isn’t it the same to give it to you and him?” rence tossed the package of the Band-Aids into the


    trash can, “No worries. I’ve promised you that you don’t owe me anything, including his debt. I won’t


    ask you for it.”


    “Why did you give it to him?”


    She knew that rence had a way to deal with such a cad like Jeffrey. ording to rence’s


    character and how much he disliked her, he shouldn’t have been threatened by Jeffrey.


    rence casted her a nce, “I just want to buy some peace.”


    Ste withdrew her gaze on him. Staring at the ceiling, she clicked her tongue, “Mr. Conrad, your peace


    is so costly, isn’t it?”


    “I never expected that you’re so ruthless.”


    Ste knew what he was referring to. She just answered, “Mr. Conrad, if you have someone to protect,


    you won’t have thought so.”


    rence looked over at her belly, “Have someone to protect? If I wanted to take you to the hospital,


    would you also want to break my head?”


    Ste didn’t answer.


    Seeing her keep silent, rence knew that he was correct.