Chapter 16
Two weeks later, Luke couldn’t come to see me even if he wanted to
At first, he struggled to breathe, then grew increasingly fatigued until he was too weak to leave his bed.
Two strange red spots had appeared on his arms. Even after consultations with several major hospitals, no one could tell what was wrong with him.
Eventually, he went to a doctor who specialized in traditional healing. The doctor asked if he had ever been poisoned.
“The toxin is nearly purged from your body, but the little that is left seems to be causing you a lot of problems,” he said.
Even though the doctor identified the cause, he could not find a cure
In the end, Lucas had no choice but to summon Simon
Over the next few days, Lucas showed occasional improvement, only for his body to worsen again soon after.
His interactions with Simon grew increasingly strange as well.
I once witnessed him pleading with Simon without a shred of dignity. I also heard him furiously beating Simon in his office.
Simon, on his part, just watched him coldly as he vented his rage before saying Indifferently, “I will do my best to cure you, Mr. Bradshaw.”
With that, he tumed and left
Simon did not retum home that night. Instead, he came to my apartment.
Without making a single sound, he approached me, hugged me from behind, and buried his face in the crook of my neck His arms were tight around my waist. “I miss you so much, Jesale,” he said.
“What’s going on? I don’t understand this plot at all.”
“I knew it! These two had been conspiring all along!”
Simon caressed my face gently. “Just thinking about you being by his side drives me insane with jealousy.”
His eyes bumed with an all–comsuming possessiveness.
His voice was hoarse as he spoke. He pushed me down on the couch and kissed me forcefully.
Then, his black wings enveloped me, lifting me high. He refused to let me go until 1 begged him to let me down.
I grabbed his collar “Get to the point. How much longer can Lucas live?”
“At most, seven days, my princess.”
The commenters were baffled.
“His princess? What is he calling about?”
“I need an explanation!”
That night, at the villa, while wrapped in his embrace, Fasked Simon if he was willing to entrust his life to me.
Rather than letting him, an outsider, take over Bradshaw Corporation, why not take a gamble and let me take control of the company from within instead?
In the past, Lucas” mother, Hayley Sanford, often spoke of Lucille.
When Lucille was taken, she had left her bracelet at home.
Grief–stricken, Hayley eventually gave the bracelet to me. She constantly told me stories of Lucille’s childhood, to the point where I became intimately familiar with every detail of her lite.
resemblance to Lucille and knew much about her, why couldn’t I take herplace?
And that was where our plan took shape. Since I bore such a striking i Busan and Lucas did not have any children, and their marriage had ended in divorce due to irreparable differences. Once Lucas died, 1, as Lucille Bradshaw, would have the perfect opportunity to take over Bradshaw Corporation, In the past, I had studied business management and corporate law alongside Lu
I was entirely qualified to be the CTO of Bradshaw Corporation.
That day, I filled Simon in on my plan as I gently stroked his face.
“Will you help me asked.
Simon took me into his arm. “I will. Even if you treat me as just another pawn on your ch
Ashe kissed me over and over, he gavemeliraliswel
chessboard like Lucas did, I will still help you willingly.
