Chapter 716: Expel That Woman

Hayley’s POV:

“Henry, weren’t you watching him?!” I asked frantically, grabbing Henry’s arm.

“I… I was with you the whole time! He ran off too far in wolf form; I couldn’t keep up!” Henry sighed helplessly.

I shook my head. “Impossible. Claudio is my man; Xavier knows our movements too well. His people would have noticed if we were one short…”

So, they deliberately concealed it. Or worse, Claudio might have been kidnapped by Xavier’s men!

But I didn’t have time to dwell on it. Peter’s heartbeat was growing weaker on the monitor.

“Ben! Ben!” I clutched Benjamin’s arm, panic surging through me. “I’m out of silver needles. Get me a set of needles; Peter can’t die! My brother can’t die!”

At last, I was able to call him my brother. But Peter hadn’t heard it yet. He couldn’t die just like this!

Seeing my distress, Virginia’s fragile composure shattered again.

“Michelle,” she tried to steady herself as she approached, supporting me. “Calm down, calm down.”

“Peter knows. Knowing you acknowledge him will make him happy. This isn’t your fault!”

“No, I can save him, I can!” I didn’t know how to explain, desperately looking to Benjamin for help.

“Trust me, Ben. Get the needles for me!”

Benjamin held my gaze for a few seconds, giving me a reassuring hug, then turned and ran down the hallway.

In that moment, all my strength drained away, and I collapsed to the floor in despair. He didn’t believe me?

I turned to see the heart monitor’s waves growing smaller until, a minute later, it flatlined. Tears streamed down my face as a massive wave of helplessness engulfed me. Hera howled in sorrow within me.

Just then, I heard the sound of someone running down the hallway. I looked up to see Benjamin sprinting towards me. His waist wound hadn’t healed fully, forcing him to press a hand against it as he ran.

After a moment of stunned relief, I regained my composure, grabbed the needles, and sprinted into the hospital room, locking the door behind me.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

“Miss! Please, calm down! The patient has no vital signs!” Medical staff pounded on the door, their urgency palpable.

Ignoring them, I focused entirely on saving Peter.

Virginia’s POV:

I covered my mouth, sobbing uncontrollably, yet forced myself to stay calm.

I pleaded with Hayley in the hospital room, “Michelle, please, let Peter go in peace. Don’t hold onto him…”

Benjamin stepped forward, blocking the door, glaring at the nurse trying to intervene. “The family has a few last words for the patient. You can leave now.”

The nurse, intimidated by his powerful presence, spoke shyly but cautiously, “Make sure to comfort the family properly.”

“Don’t worry. She’s my fiancée; I know how to take care of her without your reminder,” Benjamin said coldly.

The nurse’s expression soured upon hearing Hayley was his fiancée, and she quickly left.

Not long after, Alan arrived. I rushed to him immediately, gripping him tightly, “Alan, Peter’s gone. Our son is…”

Alan’s body trembled, but as the head of the Sanders family, he managed to suppress his grief. He hugged me and murmured, “It’s alright. We still have each other. With me here, this family won’t fall apart.”

“It’s Freya!” I accused. “It has to be that woman! She wants to destroy you and Peter!”

“Peter’s already gone. You can’t let anything else go wrong. Drive her out of the Sanders! Expel that woman!”