Chapter 217


    ra watched Ian, drenched in blood, her face a canvas of tears—or was it the water from earlier?


    Just then, her bodyguard, who had been secretly protecting her all along, appeared on the scene.


    They rushed Ian to the hospital.


    Thirty minutester, Ian was whisked into the emergency room for urgent care.


    ra stood soaked in the hospital corridor, shivering. Dawson promptly offeredfort, “Attorney


    ra, you''ve got a nasty cut on your back. You should get that seen to immediately, or it could get


    much worse.”


    ra shook her head vehemently. “No, I''m staying right here until he''s out.”


    “Attorney ra, even in his critical state, Mr. Hayes took care of your wound first. He wouldn''t want


    you to suffer. If you don''t get treated now and miss the window for the best care, wouldn''t you be


    letting down Mr. Hayes'' good intentions?”


    Dawson truly was a top-notch assistant, always in tune with Ian''s wishes.


    Without further struggle, ra followed the doctor to the treatment room. By the time her wounds


    were attended to, Ian''s surgery wasplete.


    She watched him lying on the hospital bed, pale and unconscious, her usually icy heart trembling.


    She sat by Ian''s bedside, tears streaming down her face.


    If Ian hadn''t shown up today, she might have been disfigured, or worse, lost her life. Mulling over


    this, ra''s sorrowful gaze turned steely.


    She reined in her emotions and turned to Dawson. “Dawson, did they catch that man?”


    “Yes, he''s been taken to the police station. ording to his confession, he''s a fan of that celebrity


    from yourst case. You won the celeb''s girlfriend''s case, destroying his reputation. That''s why he


    sought revenge on you.”


    ra pondered for a moment, then said, “Check his social media and all his bank ount details


    for me. I don''t think this is just a fan''s revenge. I''ll handle this case myself and make sure he spends


    the rest of his life behind bars!”


    There was a chill in her eyes that wouldn''t thaw, and she radiated an unprecedented authority. Even


    Dawson, who had weathered many storms with Ian, was taken aback by this version of ra. He


    couldn''t help but silently cheer for Mr. Hayes, ''Your woman is furious, and she''s doing it all for you.


    You better grab this chance, man.''


    Dawson immediately replied, “Right away, I''m on it.”


    After giving her statement to the police, ra returned to the room just in time to see Heidi crying a


    river beside the bed.


    ra couldn''t help but scoff internally. In the dead of night, none of the Hayes family knew of the


    incident, yet Heidi was well-informed. A flicker of suspicion crossed ra''s eyes.


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    As Heidi wept, she noticed ra standing at the doorway. Wiping away her tears, she used,


    “ra, Ian was injured trying to save you. Can''t you be a little kinder to him? Last time, he got


    seven stitches for you, and this time, he nearly lost his life. He''s risking everything for you. Don''t you


    feel anything?”


    ra let out a soft chuckle, “Oh, I''m touched. But I''m not as na?ve as you, Ms. Heidi, believing that


    saving a life means I owe him mine. What era are we living in where people still use that to guilt


    someone? I''m not that shameless. Don''t you agree, Ms. Heidi?”


    Heidi could not miss the insult, her face turning pale with anger. Biting her lip, she yed the victim.


    “I never forced Ian, nor did I stop him from pursuing you. I just wanted to be like his little sister. Is


    that too much to ask?”


    raughed mockingly, “ckmailing someone with your own life just to be his sister? Are you


    missing a brotherly figure that badly, Ms. Heidi? Not even a fool would buy that story!”