Return Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks
My Billionaire Family 388

Chapter 388

Once Nolan and Torin left. Cherise and Morris went inside the house.

"Cherise, you're doing great. Hannia is part of the Hawkins family. They should handle their family matters themselves," Morris said, putting an arm around Cherise's shoulder. Cherise nodded and smiled at him. "Yeah, once I sort things out there's no need to make things harder for myself."

Morris noticed she looked very tired and drowsy, so he didn't push her to share more of her thoughts. He picked her up easily and walked straight to the bedroom.

After a quick wash, Cherise practically fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow, sleeping soundly until morning. Clearly. yesterday's experiment was quite physically demanding

Today, Morris didn't go to work. He lay on his side on the bed, waiting for Cherise to wake up. "Awake? Why don't you sleep a bit more? There's nothing much going on today, so I'll stay home with you."

Cherise chuckled, her sleepy eyes fixed on him, as her hands tightly encircled his sturdy waist. "Mr. Chivers, you know how a pretty face can mess with the daily grind, right?"

Morris couldn't help but laugh, "If it's you distracting me, I'm perfectly fine with it."

and take me with you? Today, your wish came "Get up now. Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to pack me up accompany you to work, Cherise said, giving his chin a teasing peck.

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Morris chuckled and gave her a peck on the lips. "No rush. I just wanted to ask your opinion on something. I noticed you looked a bit under the weather yesterday."

Cherise nodded, her eyes slowly closing. "Yes. When the report came out yesterday, I was a bit taken aback, even though I expected it. I was hoping it had nothing to do with the Muller family, so maybe I wouldn't have to face Mr. Muller." "Just trust that everything happens for the best," Morris said.

Cherise nodded. "Yeah, I do believe Mr. Muller had his reasons, but mostly, I can't help but blame him. There were indeed traces of cursed worms found in his blood, but it's been so long and there's barely any left.

"I guess he didn't have a choice back then, but I can't jump to conclusions. I need to ask him personally. Jason and his dad were clean, with just a hint of anise. Fortunately, it wasn't enough to affect them." Hearing this, Morris furrowed his brows. "Can those cursed worms really completely control someone's mind? Or is it that someone with strong willpower can resist them? Like me, for example?" Cherise patted his chest. "You? I'm not sure. There are records of people with strong willpower getting through it unscathed. I promise you'll be safe with me, and anyone I care about won't have to face that." Morris gently lifted her face, gazing into her eyes. "Cherise, trust me. I'm sure that if I were cursed my willpower could overcome anything."

Morris said this to reassure Cherise and make her feel safe. And early, it worked, as Cherise gave a knowing smile. "So, what are your thoughts on reuniting with the Muller family Morris asked, his tone cautious. Cherise's gaze turned icy. "I never let things go. We need to make this relationship official or those in the shadows might win. With that, she gave a cold smirk. 09:00 Thu, Dec 19

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It was at the entrance of the operating room. "Rita, didn't you say everything was taken care of? Why does Garrick still need an amputation?" asked Gina. Gina stood anxiously and spoke to Rita, who was sitting elegantly on the bench, "How will Garrick get around in the future, and what will people think of our family?" Yulia didn't know what was going on, but she felt it was best not to ask anything for now.

Rita looked up at Gina. "You're just his daughter-in-law. I am his sister by blood. I don't want anything to happen to him more than anyone else.

"But at this point, there's no choice. By amputating his foot, at least Garrick can still live."

For the first time. Rita used such a stern tone, and both Gina and Yulia seemed a bit intimidated.

Everyone became silent, too afraid to make a sound, and sat quietly on the bench, waiting for Garrick's surgery to finish.

A few minutes later, instead of the surgery light turning off, Conon rushed in again.

"Mrs. Hawkins, Mrs. Muller, something terrible has happened!" Conon shouted urgently.

Gina, recognizing Conon, asked anxiously, "Conon, what's wrong) Has something else happened to the Hawkins family!" Rita also looked up with concern.

Conon nodded. "Yes, it's Mrs. Hawkins. She's been forcibly taken away by Mr. Graves's people."

"What? She left again?" Gina exclaimed, glancing at Rita.

Rita remained expressionless. "If they want to take her, let them. They're engaged anyway, and they'll get married sooner or

later."

Gina showed no reaction, but inside she was unhappy. "You can use her and then cast her aside without a second thought, but that's not my way. I only have this one daughter left now," However, despite her displeasure, there was nothing she could do. An hour later, the surgery light finally turned off.

The operating room doors opened and a nurse pushed out Garrick's bed. The anesthesia hadn't worn off yet, and his eyes. were tightly closed.

Looking at the person lying on the hospital bed and at the leg that was now significantly shorter and wrapped in white gauze, Rita was filled with hatred toward Cherise. SEND GIFT