Chapter 348
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I admit that my way of thinking was outdated and too conservative However, that was who I was, and there was nothing I could do about it, even though I wanted to change.
If I could change my personality and loosen up , my life would probably be a lot simpler. There were so many handsome men out there. What could be better than spending time with some of them
I couldn’t help sighing as I pondered Noah’s borderline obsession with me.
Suddenly, my phone rang–it was William calling.
“Where have you gone? I came to the hospital to visit your grandmother, but you’re not here,” he said.
Hearing this, I told him to wait for me and said I would be there soon.
When I arrived at the hospital, William was leaning against a red maple tree and smoking a cigarette.
On this crisp autumn day, he was dressed in a camel wool coat. The coat had been tailored perfectly to fit his tall frame, making him appear even more striking.
Beautiful people looked good no matter what they did, and William was no exception. Right now, he looked even more perfect than the most carefully choreographed movie scene, making it impossible to look away.
And just like his appearance, William’s presence was ever–changing and complex. When he was dressed in a formal suit, he looked lethally decisive. He looked so imposing that he could make others tremble with just a glance.
But when he was dressed casually, he didn’t seem as imposing. Instead, he even seemed roguish and unrestrained.
William snuffed out his cigarette when he spotted me approaching Not wanting to attract attention from passersby , we walked to the café across the hospital.
Once the waiter had left after serving our drinks, I looked at William.
“Thank you for handling my online situation,” I said.
It was difficult to find a video like that, let alone convincing its owner to agree to release it online. After all, posting such a video would greatly offend the Hardwells.
Picking his coffee mug off the table, William replied, “No need to thank me. It’s reparation for allowing Julianne to appear before you and upset you.”
I was speechless. Hearing him outright confirm Lumi was Julianne left me at a loss for how to respond.
After recovering from my shock, I asked, “Mr. Ashford, may I know why you’re keeping her around?”
I hated Julianne and couldn’t stand that she constantly got away with things. This time, she had even teamed up with someone from the Hardwell family and landed Grandma in the hospital.
I couldn’t let her off the hook this time. I wanted her to face the punishment she deserved
There was a long pause before William replied, “You know Noah has a younger sister, correct?
I was taken aback–this was related to Noah’s sister?
“Years ago, my brother and his wife passed away unexpectedly. I wasn’t powerful enough back then, so Noah and Ava were kidnapped by a rival family. They had both been force–fed all kinds of drugs. Maybe they had been fed a different cocktail of drugs, because while Noah didn’t have any lasting side effects, Avadid.
“After Ava had been rescued, she was in terrible health. She was constantly in and out of the ER. Julianne’s blood contains a mysterious property that helps neutralize the toxins in Ava’s body.
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Unperturbed, William continued, “At first, I thought Julianne was ke those special people you hear about on the news–the ones whose bodies naturally produced special antibodies. However over the past two years, the unique antibody in her blood had been gradually diminishing.
“This made me suspect that her body wasn’t producing it naturally and that it had something to do with your father. Your father might have conducted drug trials on Julianne, which led to her body producing the unique antibody found in her blood.”
“Is that why you allowed Julianne to visit my fainily home?” I asked.
William hummed in response.
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I was left speechless by this information.
If Henry had been administering some drug to Julianne, it would make sense that her blood had a mysterious property to it.
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