Chapter 35

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Outside the hospital room.

Yorick’s expression was grim as he glanced at Orion, “Did you find anything?”

Orion shook his head, “Nothing.”

“Nothing?”

Hearing Orion hadn’t found anything, Yorick’s expression darkened. If there was nothing, why come to him at all?

Orion said, “I barely started digging when I hit a wall. There’s a power stopping me from going further. Seems like the guy is no ordinary person.”

A barrier the moment he started digging? If so, that man’s identity was indeed no small matter.

This notion had been crystal clear to him since last night at Silk-River Residences when that man had pointed a gun at him. But this secrecy around the man’s identity was making things unnecessarily mysterious. “How about you just ask Ms. Quinn directly?” Orion suggested.

It seemed impossible to dig any further. With such a force blocking the search, the man’s visit to Portis City was obviously meant to stay under wraps.

Mentioning Stella only made Yorick’s headache pound. He didn’t even want to think about Stella right now.

Yet the thought of her with another man gnawed at him, and surprisingly, he felt somewhat painful.

Finding out who the man with Stella was seemed impossible now.

Yorick, with a sour expression, returned to the hospital room.

Ursula looked at him, “What’s wrong? Trouble at the company?”

She didn’t suspect it had anything to do with Stella.

Yorick shook his head, “It’s nothing.”

“Rick, I want to be discharged.”

Upon hearing this, Yorick’s expression hardened, “Don’t be ridiculous.”

Ursula showed a pained expression, “The smell of disinfectants here, I feel like I might never leave the hospital. Rick, I’m scared.”

She was genuinely afraid. Who wouldn’t be, dealing with so many ailments all at once? It was a significant hurdle in life. Whether she could overcome it was uncertain.

Seeing Yorick silent, Ursula reached out to hold his hand, “I want to stay by the sea, where I can see it, along with the sunrise and sunset. Rick, I’m afraid these might be my last moments.”

The hospital always made her doubt her life’s longevity.

Yorick looked at Ursula, who had grown so frail in just two days.

“I’ll have Orion arrange it.”

He couldn’t bear to refuse her.

Ursula nodded with a bitter smile, “Thank you. I just don’t want to spend my possibly last moments in a hospital.”

“Fool,” Yorick sighed.

As he left the hospital room, it was already noon.

***

In the car.

Yorick, holding a cigarette, thought for a moment, “Go to Mist Bay and speak to the person in charge there. I want to rent Wave Residence for a while.”

After much thought, Mist Bay seemed like the place Ursula would want to go. The air there was clean, perfect for recuperation, and the view from the rooms was unobstructed, ideal for watching both sunsets and sunrises. More importantly, it was spacious!

Although he owned dozens of seaside properties, none were quite suitable for recovery, especially in terms of space. Given Ursula’s condition, a medical team and equipment were necessities.

So, after considering his options, Yorick felt Wave Residence was the best choice. He knew the owner of Wave Residence wouldn’t sell, but renting it for a while was an option.

Orion was surprised to hear Yorick wanted to rent Wave Residence, “Would the owner even agree to rent it?”

The place was vacant, which they knew. They’d refused to sell before, so would they care about the rental income?

Yorick said, “The rent is negotiable. We can offer five times the market rate.”

Orion nodded, “Alright, I’ll take care of it.”

“Do it this afternoon,” Yorick added.

Yorick was always meticulous when it came to Ursula, and this time was no exception. Although it was hard to accept, he had to face the reality that Ursula might not overcome this trial. Three illnesses, any of which would have been manageable alone, but together on Ursula, they were exceedingly perilous.

…

At Wave Residence.

Stella hadn’t slept well the night before and was coaxed into eating breakfast by Ronald, only to go back to sleep for the entire morning. She skipped lunch entirely. Ronald sat by her bed, his face full of affection as he pinched her cheek, “Are you really that tired?”

Stella was exhausted, barely uttering a sound before turning over to continue sleeping.

Seeing her this tired, Ronald didn’t want to disturb her further and left the room. As he left, he told the waiting servant, “Don’t disturb her. Let her eat when she wakes up.” “Of course,” the servant replied respectfully.

After receiving a call, Ronald left Wave Residence without even having lunch.

Stella slept until nearly 2 PM. Tabitha called, saying there were a couple of issues with a design, and the designers were clueless on how to proceed.

Stella got up from bed, “Hold on, I’ll be there soon.”

“Alright.”

After hanging up, Stella got washed up and changed; she was about to leave when she noticed a servant waiting at the door.

Seeing her, the servant greeted her respectfully, “Mr. Quinn said to have you eat something when you wake up.”

“Where is he?”

Stella was still adjusting to being found by Ronald.

“He left after receiving a call, instructing that you have your meal.”

“OK.”

Ronald was always busy. Back in Ferrowland, when her father was still around, it was normal not to see him for a week. His stay in Portis City wouldn’t be long, and he would likely be very busy.

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