Chapter 72


    “ra, hand it over to me.”


    n, haven’t you hurt me enough already? Why do you insist on ripping open old wounds for all to


    see?”


    The more she protested, the moren’s curiosity burned. Ignoring ra’s objections, he wrested the


    USB drive from her grip and plugged it into theputer.


    As Heidi’s image appeared on the screen, Leonora’s voice pierced the air. “Heidi! What’s wrong?


    lan, Heidi’s passed out, get her to the doctor, quick!”


    and Just asn was about to call for medical help, Leonora’s voice rose again, urgent panicked.


    n, hurry! Heidi’s convulsing, she’s frothing at the mouth. If we don’t get her treated now, she could


    die. Let’s deal with thister. ra’s not dead. Why should we obsess over Heidi when it could cost


    a life? No one can afford that.”


    Sensing the dire situation,n swiftly picked Heidi up. He nced at ra with a promise in his


    eyes, “I’ll be back.”


    With haste, he left the room.


    As the door closed and silence reimed the space, a mocking smile yed on ra’s lips. Her


    eyes, red with emotion, turned to Christy, her voice a choked whisper, “Christy, what good is the


    truth when he doesn’t care? It’s all in vain.”


    “Don’t you worry, ra,” Christy said, her tone reassuring, “Heidi won’t get away with ming you


    this time. We’ll make her apologize andpensate you for emotional distress. If not, we’ll take her


    to court.”


    Anders looked at ra intently, his voice tinged with a hint of reproach. “ra, when will you stop


    being so foolish? You risked your own safety just to see whethern would believe you or Heidi.


    Don’t you remember your thssophobia? Is a man who doesn’t love you worth all this?”


    ra’sugh was bitter, her eyes misty. “You’re a top–notchwyer, Anders. Nothing gets by you.


    Heidi tried to frame me for pushing her, but I simply turned the tables on her. She’s falsely used


    me twice before–once for the push, once for Sasha vandalizing her car. I’ve been holding my breath


    for a chance to make her pay back double. I just didn’t expect her illness to strike so conveniently.”


    Anders watched her with affectionate exasperation. “You’re too naive. Her little tricks might fooln,


    but not me. Drinking soap water can also cause frothing at the mouth. I’ve seen it before in cases


    I’ve worked on.”


    11:47


    ra let out a disbelievingugh. “She really went to great lengths, didn’t she?”


    An hourter,n returned to ra’s hospital room. Christy had to leave to take care of her baby,


    leaving only Anders tending to ra. They were chatting about something, and ra’s face lit with


    a smile. That smile was a relic of the past forn, one he hadn’t seen since their breakup. His heart


    ached with a tearing pain, but he maintained a calm facade. as he approached her bedside, his


    gaze Intense. “I know she pushed you. But she’s very ill now, seriously ill. Whateverpensation


    you want, I’m willing to agree to.”


    ra looked at him impassively. “Anything I ask for?”


    “Yes.”


    Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDra/ma.O(r)g!


    With a faint smile, ra said, “I don’t want anypensation. Just end our agreement.”