Chapter 963

Chapter 969:
Candice was stunned upon hearing this.
She possessed some basic medical knowledge, and she knew that extracting 800 milliliters of blood at once exceeded the body’s limits. Now, she was worried about Milton.
Almost instinctively, she tried to get out of bed to search for him.
However, the numerous tubes attached to her restrained her.
“I need to find him.”
In reality, she understood that she couldn’t do it in her current state, but she felt compelled.
Greyson, furious, firmly pressed her back onto the bed.
“Are you out of your mind? Do you realize you nearly died? Your heart had stopped beating. I was the one who brought you back from the brink of death. What are you thinking? You want to see him that badly? Do you want to risk your life?”
Tears welled up in Candice’s eyes. “Can you help me find him? I need to see him. I have something to ask him. Why did he come to the hall? Why did he give me his blood?”
Greyson refused. “He won’t come. He knew you’d wake up around noon. If he intended to come, he would have been here earlier.”
Candice bit her lower lip and said, “I don’t believe that. He wouldn’t do this to me.”
Greyson decided to confess, “It was me. I sowed discord between you.”
Candice furrowed her brow, gazing at Greyson in confusion.
Greyson lowered his head, filled with remorse. “I’m sorry. I was too selfish. When I heard you were getting engaged, I lost control. I found some evidence of your mother’s past involvement with Arlo. They are several old photos. I leaked this information to Sigrid. She, in turn, must…”
He have conveyed it to Milton, causing him to miss the engagement party. Perhaps you don’t know, but I heard from Sigrid that Milton harbors deep resentment toward his father. His father was rarely at home since his childhood and never cared for him. He deeply reveres his mother, Erica, who spent half her life as a depressed widow. All of this is somehow connected to your mother. So, I suspect Milton couldn’t accept that your mother was once his father’s mistress. And that’s why he chose to leave you.”
𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮: gⲁ𝗅𝗇𝗈ν𝖊𝗅𝘀⫸ⅽ𝗼𝗺
He suddenly clasped her cold hands, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.
“I know I’m at fault for driving a wedge between you two. Jealousy clouded my judgment. But hear me out. Sooner or later, this matter would have come between you. I simply brought it to light earlier. Candice, please understand. You can’t be with him anymore. He won’t return to see you. Don’t be stubborn. You can stay comfortably in my hospital. After your heart operation, you need time to recover, and I’ll take excellent care of you. You had a severe heart attack, and I acknowledge my share of responsibility. But I’ll do everything in my power to make amends.”
Candice’s lips quivered as she closed her eyes in despair, unable to utter a word.
Was it truly due to this? That was why Milton had distanced himself from her?
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