Chapter 351


    Ian’s sculpted fingers pinched ra’s chin, his lips curling into a smirk as he gazed at her. “I was


    just trying to help you get the sleep out of your eyes. What did you think I was up to, huh?” He


    gently rubbed the corner of her eye, a low hum of pleasure escaping from his throat.


    ra’s cheeks zed a furious red as she stammered, “You...”


    The sight of her all puffed up with indignation only deepened the smile on Ian’s lips. “If you wish,


    Mrs. Hayes, I can bear the pain to satisfy you, and if not, I can still make you...”


    ra immediately mped her hand over his mouth, her eyes wide as saucers. “If you say another


    word, I’m done with you.”


    Ian’s tongue yfully flicked against her palm before he took her hand and led her towards the


    hospital room. “Enough teasing. Let’s go check on Casey.”


    Hand in hand, they entered the room. They arrived just in time to see Anders reading Casey’s will to


    him.


    ra quickly snatched the document away. “Dad, what are you doing? Why are you drafting a will


    all of a sudden?”


    Still weak from surgery, Casey exined with frail breath, “ra, you and Ian are about to get


    married. I’ve deposited a cool billion in your ount and prepared jewelry for you, all safe in our


    home vault. After I’m gone, the rest of my assets are all yours. If I don’t set this straight, your


    grandma might take it all, and you’d be left with nothing.”


    “So the other day when she called you over, she was pressuring you to make a will, to get all the


    assets for herself?”


    “When I left Bell International, I only took my own shares. My assets have nothing to do with the Bell


    family, and nobody should set their sights on them. They’re all for you.”


    Hearing this, ra’s eyes grew misty. She took her father’s hand,forting him, “Dad, I don’t


    need any of it. I just want you to be okay. Once you’re a bit stronger, we’ll leave all this behind.”


    Ian could tell Casey wasn’t telling the whole truth. He patted ra’s shoulder and said, “He’s just


    being cautious. Nothing’s going to happen. Don’t worry. I’ll stay with him for a bit. You go over the


    will in detail with Anders in the next room.”


    Once Anders and ra had left, Ian asked, “Dad, did Eva force you to do this using ra’s


    identity?”


    Tears welled up in Casey’s eyes. “She heard from someone that ra isn’t my daughter and even


    did a paternity test in secret. She ims ra shouldn’t inherit my estate. She evenpelled me


    to make a will, leaving everything to her. Otherwise, she’d tell ra about her origins. Ian, if ra


    finds out Paolo is her biological father, she won’t be able to handle it. I fear the shock would harm


    her, especially now that she’s pregnant. I never imagined my illness to not only risk ra losing the


    child but also almost take you from us. I feel like a burden to you both.”


    Casey thought about the immense pressure ra had endured while he was sick, and it cut him to


    the core. Tears trickled down his cheeks.


    Ian’s handsome face hardened with a cold resolve upon hearing this. Eve knew her son had a heart


    condition and how crucial ra was to him, yet she deliberately provoked him. Clearly, she had


    been manipted.


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    The question was whether it was Paolo or someone else behind it.


    Just then, Ian’s phone buzzed to life. He saw the caller ID and immediately answered.


    Edwin’s deep voice came through the phone. “Ian, I’ve checked. Your mom, Leonora, met with Eve


    before Mr. Casey’s incident.”