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When Ellie woke up, she found a doctor examining her. She brushed away the ultrasound probe, turned over, and slowly got off the examination bed despite feeling weak.
She wasn’t sure if she wanted to keep the baby, and she couldn’t let anyone find out she was pregnant.
Remembering the gruesome scene from the package she opened before she fainted made her stomach churn. She couldn’t make it to the bathroom in time and bent over to vomit into a trash can.
Thanks,” Ellie said, accepting the mouthwash and tissues from a colleague.
To avoid holding up other patients, a colleague helped Ellie out of the observation room. Leaning against the wall in the hallway, Ellie took deep breaths to calm herself.
She always kept a low profile and never offended anyone easily. But someone who knew her name, work hours, and even the department she recently transferred to must be very familiar with her, at least an acquaintance.
Whoever sent her the package wasn’t just playing a prank; they were threatening her. Ellie was filled with fear, and her legs
way as she leaned against the wall, slowly sliding down.
Alex rushed out of the doctor’s office and caught Ellie as she started to slide down. “Are you finished with all the tests? Is you head still dizzy?
Hearing Alex’s voice, Ellie slowly opened her eyes. She pushed Alex away and asked, “Was it you who asked the doctor to run
the tests on me?”
Alex replied with a simple “Yeah,” his hands raised, ready to catch Ellie if her unsteady body threatened to fall.
Just like that. Ellie slapped Alex hard, making his head turn to the side.
By the doorway, Barry heard the sharp sound of the slap on Alex’s face and instinctively covered his own face. “What right do you have to have them run tests on me?!” Ellie’s hand, resting on the corridor wall, couldn’t stop trembling.
If she’d woken up just a bit later, she couldn’t have hidden her pregnancy. If her coworkers found out, they’d probably just gossip behind her back, calling her names for being immoral because she’s unmarried and pregnant.
But if Alex knew she was having his child, he was so selfish that he’d try everything to force her to keep the baby and then take it away. She was absolutely sure of that.
Alex pressed his tongue into his cheek. With a deep voice full of clear concern, he said, “I’ve asked the doctor to call Aaron. Take a few days off and go home with him to rest until this is all sorted out. Leave the rest to me!”
Ellie took deep breaths to calm herself. Her trembling hand pointed to the end of the corridor, and she said with disgust. “T don’t need you interfering in my life. Go away! Without you, my life wouldn’t be a mess! To me, you’re a nightmare!”
Alex gave Ellie a deep look, moved his lips as if to speak, but didn’t say anything. Then he turned and left.
Barry, who had been waiting by the door, saw Alex coming out with his face covered and quickly followed him. “Mr. Warren, are you really okay with leaving Ms. Thompson in there alone?”
“If I stay, it’ll just make her angrier! I’ve instructed Ellie’s coworker to call Aaron. Until Aaron arrives, keep a close eye on things!” Alex quickened his pace and stepped into the elevator.
Over ten minutes later, Alex was sitting in the back seat of a sleek black luxury car parked at the hos
hospital’s emergency lot, his
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eves fixed on the entrance of the emergency building through the window.
“Mr. Warren, the results are in Barry said as he got into the back seat and raised the partition
“Speak” Alex’s eyes flashed with a moment of cruelty.
Barry reported. “The surveillance footage shows that Ms. Thompson’s package was delivered by the courier this afternoon The police have already talked to the delivery guy and the hospital mailroom staff.
“They found out that while the courier stopped at a grocery store to buy water, a little kid, around four or five years old. tossed the package inside.”
Alex frowned, “A kid that’s only four or five years old?!”
Yes, a kid about that age. According to the police investigation, the only useful information the kid could provide was that lady bought her an ice cream and asked her to help put it on the delivery truck.
The area the kid pointed out doesn’t have any surveillance cameras, so it looks like the person planned this ahead and scoped out the place carefully
“Keep looking into it, and assign more people to watch her around the clock!” Alex ordered as Barry got out of the car. After Barry left. Alex didn’t leave the hospital. He rolled down the car window, lit a cigarette, and quietly watched in the direction of the emergency building.
Aaron quickly ran into the hospital building and then led Ellie out to the car.
“Keep up.” Alex told the driver to follow Aaron’s car. He didn’t leave until he saw Aaron’s car drive safely through the gates of the Thompson residence.
In the middle of the night, the master bedroom on the second floor of the Warren Manor was pitch–black, Alex, wearing only a bathrobe, paced around with a cigarette in his mouth.
The dark room was lit only by the occasional glow of the cigarette and the sound of Alex’s heavy breathing
Alex thought, Planned stalking followed by retreat. Perfectly timed delivery of a threatening package during Ellie’s work hours. Using a three–to–four–year–old child to watch the blind spots for the young women”
Thoughts swirled in his mind, piecing together Diana’s previous revelations about Ellie being stalked by a creep and the scattered bits Barry had uncovered over this time.
Suddenly, a woman’s image popped into Alex’s mind. With a click, he turned on the light and rushed into the dressing room. Ten minutes later. Alex was dressed and heading downstairs
Harry had been dragged out of bed by Alex, and now he was driving near the Grant Manor in the dead of night
Barry lowered the car window to glance at the manor’s back door across the street, and then turned to Alex. “Do you need
to go over and knock?”
“Are you sure you lost the person tracking Ellie near the residence?” Alex looked around calmly before his gaze rested on the
back door
“Yes, Mr. Warren, that day we almost got him, but he managed to escape here and we lost him. This area belongs to the Grant Manor, our prople didn’t dare to search around freely, so they had to pull back for now”
“Get some clever ones to keep a constant watch on Quinlee!!
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“Mr. Warren, Quinlee is the sister of Winnie. It…”
Alex’s cold and harsh eyes slowly narrowed. “No matter how strong her connections are, keep a tight watch on her!” Alex instructed. “If anything seems suspicious, you don’t have to give face to anyone!”
Quinlee kept claiming she was Orion’s fiancée and Ellie’s friend, yet she’s always being overly nice to Alex, making all sorts of hints, and badmouthing Ellie. Every word Quinlee had ever said about Ellie was full of malice.
Ever since Ellie’s incident, Alex had thought of countless possibilities but had missed noticing Quinlee, the two–faced, sly
woman.
At the same time, at the Thompson residence in West Suburb No. 7, Ellie looked at her family’s worried faces and truthfully recounted how she had been followed these past few days.
Initially, she was afraid her family would worry, but now things were much more serious than she had thought, and she had no choice but to speak up.
Even now, she was still unsure about who the other person was, By sharing her concerns, her family could be more cautious. Jason asked, “Have you managed to identify any suspicious people around you?”
Ellie shook her head. She had checked everyone around her but hadn’t yet identified anyone with malicious intent toward her.
Aaron spent the whole night with a worried expression, watching Ellie look so thin and tired, unable to hide his concern. “The police are already investigating. Take a few days off to rest at home and wait for the results,” he suggested.
Ellie nodded obediently. For several days, she had been continually followed, leaving her extremely tense. With the unexpected pregnancy and the horrifying package she received that day, everything was wearing her out both physically and mentally. Now, she didn’t even have the strength to speak.
“Let’s not discuss these upsetting things so late at night. Maybe the police will catch that bad guy tomorrow, Whitney suggested since everyone was feeling down and Ellie looked especially miserable. She quickly changed the subject.
Tve got some good news! I’m three months pregnant!” She revealed the pregnancy test results she had been keeping
hidden.
As soon as Whitney spoke, the atmosphere in the living room became celebratory, and smiles appeared on everyone’s faces. Jason explained, Joanna, the child is still very young, so I asked Whitney to wait before announcing it earlier.”
Joanna felt genuine joy and said, “You did the right thing
Aaron was the first to offer congratulations. “Congrats, Jason, Whitney!”
“Congrats, Jason, Whitney!” Ellie repeated Aaron’s words, looking a bit dazed.
Seeing her whole family happy, Ellie involuntarily placed a hand on her stomach. She wondered, ‘If I told them I am expecting a child too, would they be happy for me?”
With a downward glance, Ellie thought they wouldn’t be. Her family wouldn’t rejoice over her having Alex’s child; they’d just worry about her all the time.
The next morning, after breakfast, Aaron went to work while Ellie took a day off to rest at home. She went out to the yard to tend to some orchids when Whitney walked up to her.
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Seeing the unstoppable smile on Whitney’s face, Ellie couldn’t help but ask. Whitney, is having your own child really that important?”
Whitney’s smile froze instantly at Ellie’s sudden question. Realizing Ellie’s special situation. Whitney quickly reassured her, “If a woman
an be financially and mentally independent, getting married or having kids isn’t that significant.”
Whitney said, “I’m a bit different from others. I just
and breath, and you can’t imagine how thankful I am.”
nt to have a son for Jason. This child inside me shares my heartbeat
Ellie felt genuinely happy for Whitney and Jason. But as soon as she thought about having Alex’s child in her belly, her hear
ank
Life is the only irreplaceable treasure in the world. Ellie was a doctor, a protector of life. However, she really didn’t want to have this child.
But she was afraid that if she got an abortion, she would regret ending its life, and she’s worried she might never have the chance to be a mom again.
Whitney exclaimed, “Where’s the alarm going off again?”
Elle looked around. Jason had installed top–notch military–grade security in this house, even a bird flying by would trigger
the sensors.
“Get down!” Just as Ellie spotted the drone in the yard, Jason was already rushing towards it.
Jason sprinted forward and threw the military knife in his hand into the sky. The blade hit the drone’s propeller, making a brief noise, followed by a loud “crack–the drone crashed into a flowerpot in the garden.
Ellie and Whitney rushed over, but the once healthy green leaves of the potted plant were now horribly corroded by some unknown liquid
This drone is carrying some unknown corrosive liquid. Back away!” Jason warned, as Ellie quickly pulled Whitney back. Whitney, clutching her chest with a pale face, exclaimed, “Who would be so bold to attack people at the Thompson residence with a drone in broad daylight?”
Jason looked at Ellie. “This drone seems to be targeting Ellie.”
Ellie took deep breaths to steady herself. When Jason mentioned that the drone was carrying an unknown cliquid.
she knew it was aimed at her.
“Even though there are guards at the estate and surveillance outside, this new drone can be remote–controlled from about six miles away. Even if we knew exactly where the person was hiding, with the local trattic, it would take at least ten minutes to drive there.
“This person is an expert, so be extra careful when you go out from now on! You all go inside; I’ll get someone to collect evidence, Jason ordered.
Ellie nervously returned to her room and collapsed onto the bed, exhausted. She couldn’t even find peace at home.
In a stuffy rental apartment at the border of two towns in the southwest suburbs. Quinlee impatiently removed her mask
“We just moved to this place, please try to make do, a man said. “The person following me is a bodyguard hired by the Warren family. If I slow down, I might be in real trouble
Watching the flicker of sadness crossed Quinler’s eyes.
young man sitting on the folding bed in his tank top and shorts, eating instant noodles in front of a fan, a
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She had lived at the Owens residence for over twenty years.
Even after Alex disfigured her and injected her with drugs before throwing her into “hell, the Owens never They spent a lot of money to secretly send her to the best hospital in Yorksure for treatment
r gave up
p on her.
Her younger brother, who had listened to her since they were kids, was closest to her.
But she could do nothing. She wasn’t really Haley. She was Quinlee, the second daughter of the Janssen family. The real Haley had died at sea long ago.
To make Ellie disappear for good and to make Alex regret his actions, Quinlee had no choice but to go after Logan, who had raised her for over twenty years.
It was such a shame, Logan never knew until he died that the daughter he had lovingly raised wasn’t his biological child at all.
Quinlee was determined to make Alex regret and make Ellie pay the price.
Suppressing her last trace of sympathy for the Owens, Quinlee calmly said, “I asked you to find a way to kill that witch Ellie. not just play hide and seek to frighten her away!”
