A Spoonful of Sugar: Don't Beg for Love
Chapter 229

Chapter 229

"Ms. Lane, you're awake!" Renee was surprised when she came into the ward with warm water.

"What time is it?" Hesper asked with a hoarse voice.

Renee opened the curtains, and the bright gold sunlight instantly poured into the entire ward.

"It's past four already. You've been asleep for a long time."

Hesper did not expect that she would be unconscious for such a long time, and her dry throat barely felt better after taking a sip of the warm water that Renee handed over to her.

"When you were out cold, Mr. Duval already took over the land." Renee lowered her head and said, "I don't know if they obtained some news and were able to push the bidding time for the land forward while you were unconscious."

When Renee brought this piece of land up before, Hesper felt that Rickard should have a plan for it. Otherwise, he would not have revealed all the news so early on.

"There's more. The doctor explained that you don't only have a normal flu but that you ate something by mistake. The IV that you got last night can only suppress the fever, but it can't cure the disease." Speaking of this, Renee paused for a split second then continued, "We don't have a doctor that we can trust in Genecity, so I only found one through my local connection. Previous clients all claim that the doctor is a reliable one, but when I looked into his background again earlier today, I found out that this person has gone off the grid."

Hesper put down the glass in her hands and her eyes dimmed. "I see what you're trying to say. You think that someone deliberately wants me to fall sick at this time."

Before the two could finish speaking, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Renee looked toward the door vigilantly. "Who is it?"

The person outside the door remained silent for a short while. Then Rickard's voice came through the

door. "It's me."

When Renee heard Rickard's voice, she immediately rolled her eyes. Hesper stopped guessing, returned to her senses, and became a little confused for a split second.

'Why would Rickard come over at this time?'

"Open the door," Hesper ordered, sitting upright.

As soon as the door was opened, Rickard strode into the ward.

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"Mr. Duval, why are you here?" Renee could not help but sneer and mock him.

Rickard saw Hesper's pale face and secretly clenched his fists.

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"As soon as I realized that you didn't attend the bidding session, I guessed that something must've happened to you, causing your schedule to be delayed, but why would you get sick all of a sudden?" Rickard took two steps closer but was then stopped by Renee, so he could only look at Hesper from a few feet away.

"Why would Ms. Lane fall sick? Do you really not know about the reason behind Ms. Lane's condition, Mr. Duval?"

Hesper did not say anything and looked away in exhaustion, while Rickard stared in confusion at Renee, who was extremely hostile to him. "How should I know? What do you mean by this?" "What do I mean? You should understand this best, shouldn't you, Mr. Duval?"

Hesper sat in the radiance of the evening sun, and the golden orange sunlight shone on her neck, her shoulders, and down to the tip of her hair. She looked as delicate and beautiful as ever, but she refused to even take a glance at Rickard no matter what.

The man who had always placed his self-esteem first finally could not help but take a step forward, wanting to turn Hesper's face and make her look at him. However, as soon as he thought of how things went the last time they met, he could only hold her hand with extreme forbearance.

"Hesper, can you just make things clear for me?