CHapter 286


    Tristan mulled it over and decided it made perfect sense.


    Noe, however, couldn’t quite get on board with Tristan’s way of thinking.


    Was she seriously measuring trouble by the “brother” unit?


    Lorne’s antics were bing too much, enough to make Noe sick of him.


    Tristan stepped aside to a quieter spot, asking with concern, “Sweetie, why do you want to hit


    Lorne? What did he do?”


    Lucian Richardson and Marcel, after all, were acquaintances. And with ra’s connection in the


    mix, Tristan wouldn’t normally mess with the Richardson family, unless they messed with his darling


    daughter


    first!


    “It’s nothing, just that he deliberately had someone try to run me over on campus, thinking he could


    y the hero. So, I gave him a piece of my mind. And he even got Vincent’s illegitimate son to


    harass me.”


    Tristan felt his blood pressure soar!


    This was ‘nothing‘?


    “The hell, does Lorne have a death wish? Messing with my daughter? Sweetie, are you okay? Why


    didn’t


    you


    tell me about the near ident? Has Beckett been eating dirttely?”


    How could Beckett let something this big happen while taking care of his siblings!


    “I’m fine, Beckett took care of it, and even got in touch with the Richardson family. But I felt better


    settling it myself.”


    As Noe spoke, she headed towards Lorne’s hospital room.


    Tristan calmed down. “As long as you’re okay, that’s what matters! Go on, give him what for! If you


    break anything, it’s on Jacob. After all, Lucian can’t stand him, and won’t mind adding to his


    troubles.”


    Tristan had his own reasons.


    Why not? Jacob had made his other daughter suffer!


    “It’s settled then. I’m off.”


    Hanging up, Tristan was still fuming. When Sienna came over, the couple realized there was a


    serious


    concern.


    “What if our darling hurts her hand in the process? Better call Ulrich in line and get some backup


    over there!”


    By the time Noe hung up, she was already at Lorne’s hospital room door. With a slight tilt of her


    head, she said, “Handle the surveince.”


    “Right away!”


    Noe entered the room, and shortly after, she stepped out, casually rubbing her wrist.


    Mizar chuckled. “Boss, Ms. Gruber and Professor Calvin are waiting for you on the floor we were


    on.”


    “Okay. Take care of things here.”


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    *Chapter 286


    In the room, Lorney unconscious.


    Noe had carefully avoided the surgical wounds as she made her point. As someone who had


    recently undergone major surgery, Lorne couldn’t withstand any sort of physical assault. Apart from


    the initial surprise on Lorne’s face upon seeing Noe, the rest was disbelief and blood.


    Mizar clicked his tongue, snapping a photo to capture the moment.


    Lying on the bed next to Lorne, Thorpe feigned deep meditation, choosing to y dead the moment


    Noe entered.


    No joke, he wasn’t about to get beaten for nothing!


    As Noe returned to the emergency department floor, she saw Malvina arguing fiercely with a


    young man, defending Dr. Lowry, who was seated in a wheelchair behind her.


    The young man was adamant. “My mom said if I marry Dr. Lowry, the house won’t be in her name,


    but she’d pay for the decor since she’ll live there too!”


    Malvina was bbergasted by his audacity.


    “Oh, please! And what’s next? The kids won’t take your name, but you’ll still support them, even if


    they’re not yours? Since you’ll be ying daddy anyway! Such a schemer, why not go back to


    ying Monopoly? Think you’re some kind of ountant?”


    The man’s face turned beet red. “You don’t get it! My mom said this is all normal: Besides, this is


    between me and Dr. Lowry, none of your business! My mom also said the hospital would definitely


    pay Dr. Lowrypensation, which we can use for the renovations. It’s all free money for her


    anyway.”


    Noe stepped in, her voice dripping with sarcasm. “All this ‘my mom‘ talk, I thought you were some


    kindergarten kid who hadn’t weaned off yet.”


    Malvina snorted in agreement. “Kindergarten kids speak better than this. At least they don’te


    up with such calcting yet heartlessments. You might as well marry your mom and live


    happily ever after. What’s this ‘free money‘ you speak of? She’s been through hell and back, not just


    picking up cash off the street. Why don’t you try hurting yourself, maybe aim for your pant, see if


    you consider that free money.


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    Malvina’s sharp tongue had made many in the Gruber family weep. In just a few sentences, she


    had Dr. Lowry’s boyfriend’s face turning a deep shade of crimson!


    “I didn’t even mind her being more educated. My mom… high education turns women bad, makes


    them terrible at bearing children. What’s wrong with her spending a bit on decor?”


    Malvina’s eyes could’ve rolled out of her head.


    Noe turned to Dr. Lowry. “Are you going to break up with him?”


    Dr. Lowry stepped out of the hospital room upon learning that Noe had arrived, intending to have


    a conversation with her. But she didn’t expect Noe to encounter her while she was arguing with


    her boyfriend. Least of all, she hadn’t anticipated that Noe, witnessing her lowest, would still


    stand up for her!


    Nodding vigorously, Dr. Lowry agreed, “Yes! Breaking up! Right now. I’ve had enough!”


    After the ident, she received a lot of support. Her colleagues and parents took turns caring for


    her, yet all this man cared about waspensation!


    Noe nodded: “At least you’re notpletely foolish.”


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    *Chapter 286


    She was willing to lend Dr. Lowry a hand, but not to a lovesick fool.


    To Dr. Lowry’s ex, Noe said, “Life’s a drag when you’re a toad trying to lecture humans. The


    crematorium should call your beloved mom, ask how well–done she wants you.”


    “How dare you talk to me like that! So what if I don’t have a master’s degree? I’m still a gentleman!”


    The man couldn’t handle the sharp wit of Noe and Malvina, each jab more cutting than thest.


    He ended up sitting on the floor, bawling his eyes out! He was one step away from calling his mom


    to tell her someone was picking on him.


    When Dr. Lowry’s parents heard what happened, they came rushing over and practically chased


    her ex–boyfriend off the hospital.


    Malvina gave Dr. Lowry aforting pat on the shoulder. “Why on earth would you pick guys out of


    the dumpster?”


    “I…I used to think I was unattractive, and believed that finding someone who’d want me was next to


    impossible…”


    That’s why Dr. Lowry had put up with her ex–boyfriend’s nonsense.


    Her eyes shone with gratitude as she looked at Noe.


    It was Noe who had pulled her back from the brink, who had been there for her time and again,


    reminding her that her life had purpose!


    Dr. Lowry clenched her fists. “Thank you, guys. I swear I’ll be stronger!”


    Down the hallway, amotion was brewing.


    Dr. Calvin was apanied by a dashing man in a sleek trench coat, his presencemanding


    and intense, as chilling as a mountain spring. But the moment his eyes found Noe, the ice melted


    away, reced by a warm, tender smile.


    “What brings you here?”


    in shining armor. Tristan called me, said a friend of mine was stirring up trouble in the


    “ying the hospital, and asked me toe sort it out.”


    Noe hadn’t expected Tristan to call Palmer as well!


    Raising an eyebrow, Noe looked at Palmer. “There’s a mess alright. What’s your n for


    cleanup?”


    “Anyone who upsets you doesn’t just get a mess to deal with; they get a tombstone,” Palmer


    replied, half–joking yet entirely serious.