Under the weight of the situation, she truly broke down.

I was wrong. Ms. Jennings shouldn’t have let my disdain cloud my judgment; I should have laid a finger on him.

“I swear that I didn’t know this doctor was your man. Please let me go! If I’d known, I wouldn’t have dared to even think about it, not in a million years!”

“But I didn’t really hurt him! I didn’t harm your artist either. You’ve also already retaliated against me. I won’t breathe a word of this incident. BS Group needs the domestic market to survive, so please don’t cut me off.”

I listened to the back-and-forth between Florian and Deborah, able to understand most of it. The only clear words were Deborah’s desperate apologies.

So, this was why BK’s coup had failed to enter the domestic market despite its previous attempts. It was all because Yvette had intervened.

And now, she was willing to sacrifice contact, worth billions of dollars, just for Randall. With this move, she had severed the Group’s access to the domestic market once again.

A family with a century-old legacy was now reduced to barely scraping by. In my two lifetimes, history had repeated itself.

Chapter 78

Chapter 76: Won’t Leave You

Simul was complex, heavy, and bitter.

Beje. I was working my tail off. I had to pander to those people and pull all-nighters studying their designs before finally securing a collaboration after all that effort. But Yvette had canceled it all. It hit me that someone special meant more to her than the Hank.

So, I was glad it was canceled, but deep down, it felt like my work and verifiers had been nothing but a joke. A cruel joke. I had lived it in my past life.

Cams jolted me from my thoughts. I looked up to see Yvette grinding her heel against Deborah’s hand with bone-crushing force. My face drained.

If she kept this up, Deborah’s hand might be permanently damaged. Was this Bandal’s rally, a thicker bot of brutality?

Yvette’s dubious action paled Deborah’s face. Only when Deborah parted did he dare to say anything too harsh, quickly digesting the uncomfortable situation.

Ms. Clim mumed down to check on Randall. “Ning, M. Caldwell’s injuries are severe. We’ve called an ambulance, but we should get him there immediately.”

My will faltered. Be cool. A pale hand reached out to touch my cheek. Her dark gaze was filled with an intensity that...

My head shook. My knee ached from hitting the table, but it wasn’t unbearable. “I’m fine. Bandal’s injuries are worse.”

Astute enough to notice something off about my movement, without warning, she lifted my shirt, revealing a massive bruise on my lower back.

Borja, but we readers know why she was still focused on me when Randall was lying unconscious a few feet away.

Attey Olsanjook Gergi Tandill whispered to me, “Mr. Yates, when you called earlier, Mr. Jennings had already been bedded. It’s a relief that you’re okay.”

And knowing that Yvette would eventually rescue Randall, I wouldn’t have gotten involved. All I had gotten for my troubles was a bruised artery and a beating.

I wasn’t bed-ridden at the hospital. Carver waited in the hallway, while Yerste stayed with me in the ER. The doctor insisted on treating my swollen face first and recommended a thorough checkup.

By waiting, she kept her head down and typed away on her phone, likely checking on Randall’s condition. I noticed it all and felt a pang in my chest. My face... and the doctor applied…

Her suggestion that she went to Tow, I was tangled up in it. (It happened in Lancaster. She had influence here.) If they left, and if Deborah’s people retaliated, I would be left alone and defenseless.

Could I pretend that I just wanted to summer and make it back home in one piece?

Bakkendy Vartep Lang answered, and her expression darkened.

She took a deep breath, listening as she hung up and immediately asked, “You’re not going to Randall, are you?”

Vita iepied, “Ila injure matte tente. He has stitches on his heel, and he’s showing signs of damage.”

Part of me just wanted to leave me behind to see him? Yerte, whatever had happened to him has nothing to do with me. But I’m hurt too. My...

That. What then? Am I being punished by them with my money? What…

(Do you keep throwing the word “dur” around?) (How do you know how…)

He’d experienced something deeply adult.

Same. Since your law has been treated, we’ll go together. You can miss your checkup.

How and why is it right for me to check on him?

Young. Can’t be the same.

(I be the same age as her? Do Lievälita what an…)

If you’re willing to ignore me in that way, I… manageable look…

Chapter 71.1: Won’t Leave You

This was the first time she had ever addressed her feelings for Randall directly.

If I was still the romantic fool I had been in my past life, I might have believed her. But now, all I could think of was that her words were bullshit.

If she didn’t love him, why did she force me into a divorce in my past life? Why did she marry him on the day I died? Why did she give up a billion-dollar deal for him? Why did she rush to him the moment he got hurt?

Laughed bitterly,

At what point in her past life did she finally realize that she loved him? Was it not this moment? Or was something else about to happen here?

The doctor finished treating me and reminded me to proceed with further tests.

Teshaled deeply and smiled at the doctor. “Alright.”

Once the doctor left, I glanced at Yvette. I pushed all my emotions aside, and my tone was light and almost indifferent as I said, “Forget it. Whether he’s your prince charming, your savior, or whatever, none of it matters to me anymore.”