Chapter 39

Chapter 39 A Lie, A Wake-Up, A Warning
Sharon clenched her fists so tightly that she didn’t even notice her freshly done manicure snapping.
What could she do to make Jensen care about her again?
Right. Her illness.
When the security guards refused to budge, she shot them a hateful glare and stormed off.
She pulled out her phone and called her doctor.
“Get an emergency room ready. I want records showing my cancer’s spreading. I don’t care what you have to do, just make sure Jensen comes to see me at the hospital.”
The doctor nearly burst into tears over the phone.
“Ms. Summers, I’ve told you-there are no current cancer patients in the hospital. Where am I supposed to get you those records?”
“I don’t care! If you can’t make it happen, I’ll go public with your past embezzlement. And that malpractice incident-you want to go to prison?”
Her voice was cold and threatening.
Right now, Sharon didn’t care what she had to do. As long as she could win Jensen back, anything was worth it.
The doctor, cornered and desperate, had no choice but to agree. But he still mumbled a warning under his breath.
“Ms. Summers, you’re going too far. What happens when three months go by and you’re still alive? How are you going to explain that to Mr. Luke?”
“Three months is more than enough for me to lock down my place in the Luke family. By then, Jensen will be completely in love with me. You can just say it was a misdiagnosis.”
Her answer made the doctor’s mouth twitch.
“Ms. Summers, this is cancer we’re faking-not a minor cold. You think you can just brush it off as a misdiagnosis? And you write up chemo reports. There’s data now. If Mr. Luke decides to look into it, you’ll have holes everywhere.”
For the first time, the doctor regretted ever working with her.
Sharon let out a low, mocking laugh.
“That’s your problem. You took my case, so figure it out. Now do exactly what I said.”
She hung up without waiting for a response.
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She didn’t believe for a second that Jensen would still turn his back on her once he found out she was in the ER, dying of cancer.
Just imagining it brought a flash of smug satisfaction to her eyes.
Sure enough, when Jensen was informed that Sharon had been rushed to the ER in critical condition, he set aside his work and went to the hospital.
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Meanwhile, in Murica, Baron finally regained consciousness thanks to the doctors’ relentless efforts.
He looked around at the familiar lab, his mind racing to catch up, and immediately threw off the covers and tried to get out of bed -only to be stopped by Finn.
“Mr. Gunn, for God’s sake, can you try valuing your life a little? Do you even know how close you were to dying this time?”
Baron didn’t react to Finn’s yelling. His face was expressionless.
“How long was I unconscious?” he asked quietly.
“Four days.”
Finn could brag to anyone, but when Baron spoke-even calmly-he felt an undeniable pressure settle over him.
That was the weight of true authority.
Baron pulled the IV out of his hand, stretched his stiff limbs, and started putting on his shoes.
“How did I wake up?”
He knew exactly how unstable the drug he’d taken was.
Even before he swallowed it, he was aware that his. body might not survive its side effects. The formula was still incomplete. Falling into a coma had meant there was a high chance he wouldn’t ever wake up again.
So waking after just four days… he already had a theory.
Finn didn’t answer. His brow furrowed into a deep scowl.
In his eyes, Natalie didn’t deserve any thanks for Baron’s survival.
If it hadn’t been for Natalie, Baron wouldn’t have come so close to death in the first place.
No matter how he looked at it, Mr. Gunn had been the one to give more.
Baron could read Finn’s face like a book.
He clapped a hand on Finn’s shoulder-hard. Finn instinctively hunched, his face twisting in pain.
“M-Mr. Gunn…”
Cold sweat beaded on Finn’s forehead, but he didn’t dare wipe it away.
Baron said quietly, “She’s mine. Whatever I do for her, I do willingly. If you’ve got a problem with her, you can leave right now. I’ll split the organization-half the men and half the assets. They’re yours.”
Finn panicked instantly.
“Mr. Gunn, I’m not trying to break up the family.”
“Then don’t ever let me catch you looking at her with anything but respect again.”
Baron released him.
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He stood tall, his regal air tinged with a dangerous edge that swept through the lab like a blade.
No one dared to breathe too loudly.
They all stood at attention and shouted in unison, “Mr. Gunn!”
“Everyone gets a bonus.”
With that, Baron walked out of the safehouse.
Finn scrambled to follow.
Baron’s first destination was Natalie’s room.
She was still fast asleep.
Yvonne lit up with joy when she saw him.
“Mr. Gunn, you’re awake! Are you feeling better?”
“How is she?”
Baron didn’t wait for an answer. He walked straight to Natalie’s bedside and began flipping through the medical reports Yvonne had compiled over the past few days, scanning all of Natalie’s recorded data with focused intensity.