Chapter 95

Chapter 95

I guess it'd be fine if I died, I thought. Then, I can return the kidney to Quinn. But I can't bring myself toleave this world just yet—my life has just started to improve. The traffic police took my car and told meto call a family member. For some reason, Shawn was the first person who popped up in my mind. Iended up calling him.

"Where are you, Sunny?" I mumbled into the phone.

"What is it?" he asked in his usual, cold tone.

"The police stopped me on the road," I explained.

The traffic police seemed somewhat amused when he led me to Shawn after he arrived. "She can'thold her liquor. She keeps clinging to me and talking nonsense."

Shawn took me from the police's arms and pulled me close to his chest. I was in a daze, but I couldfeel my face turning red as I gazed at him. I hung my arms around his neck before pressing my faceagainst the curve between his neck and shoulder. The man's body stiffened, but he didn't push meaway.

He brought me back to the condominium. It was said that alcohol was liquid courage—I was somehowbrave enough to stick to Shawn while rubbing my skin against his. My body grew warmer as our skintouched, and I could feel his body stiffening.

The very next moment, I found myself being thrown into the bathtub. Then, cold water splashed all over

my body. I sat dumbfoundedly in the bathtub as I heard an icy voice speaking to me. "I think someonemust have spiked your drink. Stay still. You'll feel better after sitting in the tub for a while," he said.

My body was burning hot, and I didn't want to hold myself back at all. I reached over with my arms tohug him, but he insisted on keeping some distance from me. There were beads of sweat on hisforehead and his shirt was starting to get wet as well. This only made him seem more seductive thanever. I felt extremely horrible inside—there was an urge in me to reach out and hug the man's firmbody, yet he kept a far distance away from me.

I couldn't tolerate the burning passion within me—I ached for the man. "Please save me, Sunny. Give itto me… Please?" I uttered in a sweet tone. He acted as if he couldn't hear me, so I took the opportunityto hug him while he wasn't paying attention. A cooling sensation spread across my body upon touchinghis skin. Right as I thought things were about to go my way, I felt my head being shoved into the ice-cold water. The water shot up my nose, and I choked and coughed the moment I stuck my head out ofthe water.

I looked like a complete mess, but that wasn't the main point. What mattered more was that I felt like amess. I had never thought that it'd be so hard to have sex when I wanted it so desperately. I never hada man reject me so many times. "I don't feel too good," I whined.

"Hmm?" he muttered.

"I don't feel too good, Sunny. I feel bad both physically and emotionally. Can you just give yourself tome? Don't worry. This is all consensual. I'm not going to bother you after this! You can just treat this ascharity. I won't remember this tomorrow," I whined.

He didn't utter a single word.

"Sunny…" I wailed.

"Shut up." The man's voice was as firm as a rock. I held onto his collar miserably, and I stayed in thetub for a long while before I finally returned to my senses. By the time I had the strength to move,Shawn had already left the condominium. He had left without leaving a mark.

I lay on the bed and looked at the lights hanging from my ceiling. My gaze was soulless. I hadn'texpected myself to stoop so low in life, and I never expected Shawn to be so firm about his decision.When I thought about how he had shoved my head into the tub, I felt a sense of anger filling myinsides.

It was almost as if I wasn't attractive to him at all. This was an utter insult to my pride as a woman. Butafter I got past that, I felt rather thankful. I was glad that he hadn't agreed to my ridiculous requests—Iwouldn't have known how to face him in the future otherwise. I lay on the bed while calming myselfdown. I truly felt like I was the unluckiest person ever —I was drugged by someone the one time Idecided to go to the bar.

After letting out a long sigh, I crawled out of bed and put on my clothes before I slowly drove to thehospital. I was dreading the hospital as I didn't dare to confront Quinn. However, I had to takeresponsibility for her matters in the end. When I got to the hospital, I saw her in a deep sleep. Shelooked extremely ill, and the doctor said that she would only live a maximum of two months if theydidn't manage to replace her a donor. This was an extremely short amount of time, and complete successwasn't promised even if she managed to undergo surgery.

Quinn looked like a wilting flower. She reminded me of what I was like when I peacefully awaited my

death. Just this thought made me feel extremely uncomfortable. After hesitating for a while, I gaveWaylen a call. Waylen was shocked to receive my call. "Can the Xenos Family help me replace a kidneydonor?" I asked in a hopeful tone.

"What do you mean, Miss Felix?" he asked me.

"My friend is sick, and the doctor said that she can only survive for another one to two months. Sheneeds a new kidney," I explained.

"Are you talking about Quinn?" he asked in a quiet voice.

"How did you know?" I was shocked.

Waylen explained himself in a calm tone. "Two months ago, when you were in a coma, both Quinn andNicholas came to me claiming that they had medication to give me. Back then, you said that you didn'tneed her medication and Mr. Xenos left orders not to use their medication, so we didn't take it in theend. However, we did our research on Quinn's teacher, and we managed to replace the right medication tosave you after that."

I was surprised to hear that they had gone to Eldham to meet Waylen. Does that mean that Nicholasand Shawn have met each other? I didn't ask Waylen this question as I felt like it was none of mybusiness. "Can you replace a suitable kidney for her?" I asked instead. I had to clear my debts with Quinn,but I also had to ensure that I wouldn't risk my life while doing it.

"I'll get someone to replace it," Waylen replied.

I still wasn't sure if I would manage to replace a suitable kidney for Quinn, but I figured that there'd be a

greater chance of success if both the Felix and Xenos Families looked for it together. I initially thoughtof asking Merlin and Clair about it, but I decided not to bother them in the end.

After ending the call, I saw that Leon had come back to the hospital. "Were you here since last night?"he asked when he saw me.

"I've changed my clothes," I uttered. He lowered his gaze to take a look at what I was wearing beforehe slumped into one of the seats on the bench by the corridor. "That woman's in Bryxton now," he said.He was referring to the woman that looked like Quinn.

"Are you going to mend things with her?" I asked.

"No." He shook his head. After pausing for a while, he opened up a little more. "I already made thingsclear when I first got together with her. I told her that I only saw her as someone else. She was just aform of consolation to me. I could give her everything—even my life, but I can't give her love," he said.He can give her anything but love… That was the most hurtful sentence I'd ever heard.

That woman reminded me of myself. She had given her all for the sake of loving someone, yet shedidn't get anything in return. "Where is she staying in Bryxton?" I asked Leon. "I don't know. I thinkshe's from Sundew," he said.

"Did she follow you all the way into the city?" I was shocked.

"Yeah. She said she was willing to follow me anywhere," he said. I kept quiet after that—I no longerwanted to know anything more. Leon was worried about Quinn, so he no longer continued the topic. Heseemed really drained, so I checked up on him. "Do you have enough cash?"

"No." He was surprisingly straightforward.

"Well—"

Before I could form a sentence, he interrupted me. "You don't have to worry about me. I'm planning tobuy a house in the city, and I'll stay in Bryxton to take care of Quinn from now on." Leon loved Quinn,but I didn't know how much he loved her. I stayed in the hospital and waited for Quinn to wake upbefore I left. I was still troubled by this matter even after I got to the office.

Sometime in the afternoon, I realized how I had forgotten to speak to Shawn about Kevin. Technically, Idid try to resolve the situation, but I wasn't sure if Shawn would still send Kevin abroad. The point wasthat Kevin hadn't contacted me that day. I was just thinking about how Kevin didn't call me when Ireceived a text from him. 'Did you talk to Sunny about the incident I told you about yesterday?' heasked.

'Yeah,' I replied.

'Then, why did he come home with a glum look on his face? He was silent the whole time, and I'vebeen waiting in fear for a really long time,' he texted. Could I have been the one who made him madthis morning?

'Isn't he always like that?' I asked Kevin.

'Definitely not. I know Sunny well. He may look cold and distant all the time, but he's definitely morehostile today,' Kevin replied.

'How do you know he's being more hostile?' I asked.

'He told me to work overtime even though today's my mother's 60th birthday celebration!' Kevin wailed.I fell silent as I thought, I'm pretty sure that Shawn is mad about what happened this morning. Afterthat, I no longer dared to reply to Kevin's texts. Instead, I put my phone aside. It was sometime in theevening when I left the office. Before I left, I ordered my assistant to come up with a plan on how todestroy the Yates Family.

Once I got home, Florence gave me a call. "Do you want to go on a trip to Sundew tomorrow, Renee?"she asked with a smile.

"What's with the sudden trip?" I asked puzzledly.

"I just returned to the country," she explained. "Your brother was the one who brought me home. He gotme all soft-hearted again. I had no choice but to forgive him. He had changed a lot in the past twoyears, after all. It's all my fault that I hadn't allowed myself to get close to him," she said.

Florence had unresolved issues with Clair, yet she chose to be with him. She made this decisionwithout thinking it through, so she had been hot and cold toward him for the past few years. This madeClair feel like she was a heartless woman.

"Clair's a nice guy, but he makes mistakes sometimes. He's still a reliable man, and he's definitely agood partner," I said with a smile.

She questioned me in return. "Why isn't Nicholas a good man, then? He made mistakes, but his onlymistake seemed to be wanting you to live a good life," she uttered.

She wasn't wrong. However, I couldn't bring myself to forgive him.

"He needs a child, Florence," I replied. She no longer discussed this matter after that. Instead, sherepeated her question about traveling to Sundew again.

"What should I do in Sundew?" I asked.

"Your brother wants to apologize to you," she explained.

"Sure. I'll be there around noon tomorrow." After ending the call, I received a text from my assistant.'The Yates Family will work closely with the Gant Family soon, President Felix. This will be one of YatesFamily's largest partnerships in the second half of the year. They have prepared a large sum in hand,and the partnership will be confirmed once the contract is signed. I heard that they'll be going throughthe full plan the day after tomorrow. If we replace a way to stop their partnership, it's going to cause a hugeimpact on the Yates Corporation.'

The Gant Family was in Sundew, and I happened to be going to Sundew the next day. "Prepareyourself to head to Sundew tomorrow," I said to my assistant over the phone. It wasn't going to be easyto get the Gant Family to not sign the contract unless we had a more tempting offer. I figured that Iwould plan that out after understanding the contents of their contract.

"There's one other thing," the assistant said.

"What is it?" I asked him.

"We found a kidney donor that is suitable. You know the person too, President Felix."

"Who is it?" I asked in surprise.

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