Chapter 841 You’re A Doctor
Stella was stunned Well… that made sense
Thinking back carefully, it wasn’t really that Abraham and her mother favored her and Marie They definitely doted on them, but they also didn’t hesitate to scold them when they messed up. Even with all the usual pampering, when they truly did something wrong, it never served as a shield
Stella saw things clearly now She huggest Alwaham’s lean waist and smuggled into his arms. “Exactly. Why are people’s hearts so different?”
Over the past two years, the Reed family had almost unconditionally sided with Lillian. People who knew the backstory said it was because they loved her too much–after all, they had raised her.
But to outsiders, it might seem like Lillian was holding something over their heads.
Meanwhile, Rianne arrived at the Reed residence.
Rebecca sat comfortably in the living room, cracking sunflower seeds as if this were her own home Susan’s mood instantly soured at the sight of her.
A strange woman suddenly living in the house and constantly trying to overpower her presence as the actual hostess–how could she not be furious?
And now, knowing that Lillian’s condition had worsened after being hit by her, Susan felt even more stilled with rage.
She glanced at the sunflower seed shells scattered everywhere. If Riame weren’t here, she’d have already lashed out at Rebecca.
“Miss, this way please.”
Susan tore her eyes away, refusing to look at Rebecca any longer. If she kept watching, she might actually explode. She quickly led Rianne toward Lillian’s room.
But just as they reached the staircase, Rebecca, who had been pretending not to notice them, finally spoke up. “Are you planning to have the doctor check on your biological son first? Or your adopted daughter?”
Clearly, Rebecca had figured out that Susan had brought in a doctor. Even now, trying to take care of Lillian? Susan was speechless.
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She glared at Rebecca. Dr. Rianne is only an expert in obstetrics and gynecology.”
Rebecca sneered. “Oh, so you’ve even got an excuse ready to see your adopted daughter first?
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“You=“Susan was livid.
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No matter what she said in front of Rebecca, it always seemed wrong. If she disagreed, she’d be attacked. If she agreed, she’d still be attacked.
Basically, nothing she said or did would ever be right with Rebecca around.
You really are something else, calling yourself a real mother while ignoring your own son’s condition just to obsess over your adopted daughter.”
“If Lillian were decent. I’d let it go. But you’ve seen what kind of person she is.”
Susan said. “Shut up. That’s enough”
She felt suffocated.
Rebecca replied. “Why shouldn’t I speak? I will speak. Anyone who knows would say Lillian’s the most privileged adopted daughter in Rivermount. But anyone who doesn’t know might assume she’s your illegitimate child from some affair. Otherwise, why would you care so much?”
Susan almost fainted from rage.
Still unsatisfied. Rebecca crossed her arms. “Anyway, if you don’t let this doctor look at Jonathan
I’m going to make a scene. Let’s see how many more blows Lillian can survive.
“You”
“What a cursed family… If I had known earlier. I would have-
Would have what Susan stopped herself.
But Rebecca knew exactly what she was going to say. “What? Regret not getting someone to kill me sooner! No wonder Lillian turned out this way–you raised her like this. And now she uses the same tactics on your real daughter, and you still think that’s okay? Then again, what do people like you know about actual family?”
Susan was trembling all over.
“You done? If you’re done, shut the hell up.”
Rebecca said. “Let the doctor see Jonathan first.
She was determined Jonathan might be scum, but her son was undeniably his flesh and blood. If he became useless, who was going to support her son?
Susan felt dizzy with rage. In the end, she had no choice but to let Rianne examine Jonathan’s injury
No hospitals were accepting them, and no doctor dared to make a house call.
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Rianne took a look. “The wound is fully infected. He needs to be taken to the hospital for immediate treatment.”
Susan and Rebecca were speechless.
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It would’ve been fine if she hadn’t mentioned the hospital. But now that she had, both of their faces turned pale.
“Can you prescribe medication instead?” Susan asked cautiously, afraid of offending the only doctor who had entered the Reed home recently
Rianne said. “No.”
“You’re a doctor–how can you not prescribe anything?” Rebecca snapped.
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Rianne said, “I just can’t
Rebecca was stunned.
Susan said, “Dr. Rianne, we’re truly out of options…”
“Let’s check on Lillian first, Rianne interrupted directly.
If it weren’t for Stella, she wouldn’t even be here. She had no patience left. She had seen just how despicable Jonathan was. He tried to kill Stella multiple times for Lillian. Someone like that didn’t deserve medicine. He deserved to lose that hand.
“Alright, alright.” Seeing that Rianne was completely out of patience, Susan didn’t dare say another word and led her straight to Lillian’s room.
Rebecca turned to Jonathan. “If I hadn’t insisted, her heart would still only have room for her precious adopted daughter”
“Shut up!” Jonathan was fuming, his tone sharp.
The chaos over the past two days, the lights between Rebecca and Susan, and even raising a hand to Lillian–it was all a mess.
“First it was Stella who turned this house upside down, and now it’s you. Does anyone get to live in peace anymore? Jonathan exploded. Just remembering what Rianne had said made his breathing heavy.
Rebecca’s face twitched. “Oh? You really don’t know right from wrong. What do you mean I ruined the house?”
“Wait, are you still siding with Lillian?” Her temper flared again.
Ignoring the fact that Jonathan was still injured, she walked up and slapped him across the face. “Bastard! Are you blind?”
His face stung, Jonathan glared at her. “Are you insane?”
Rebecca said, “Damn right I am! Isn’t that how you drove Stella insane before?”
“You piece of-
Rebecca completely lost it. She had only just moved in, and Lillian had already pulled so much crap. But no one ever questioned Lillian–everything somehow became her fault?
Fuming, she started smashing everything in the room.
As she wrecked the place, she shouted, “I’m not like Stella, easy to bully! You think you can mess with me and I’ll just muietly move out? Dream on! If you neonle can’t see things clearly fine IE1
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But after ten minutes of Abraham coaxing her, she finally gave in, reluctantly allowing the doctor a quick glance.
And that was enough. For a professional, one glance was all it took. The doctor prescribed a new set of medicines–both oral and topical.
Stella didn’t resist anymore. She let Abraham apply the medicine and even swallowed a pill without complaint.
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“Mmm, so bitter… It really was bitter.
Abraham popped a fruit candy into her mouth. “Better now?”
Stella said. “You’re so busy, you should get going.
He’d said he’d only stay two or three days before heading back to Falvaria. He needed to finish things quickly.
And then there was Tessa. She had suddenly gone to Falvaria. From what Stella had heard on the phone, she was a little uneasy.
“Then try to get some rest. You didn’t sleep well on the plane.” He had practically carried her off by force….
Stella replied. “Okay.”
She wasn’t sure if it was from her injuries or something else, but she felt unusually sleepy. Abraham tucked the blanket around her before quietly leaving the room.
At the Reed family’s home. After checking on Lillian. Rianne said flatly. “Her condition’s deteriorated too far. There’s nothing more I can do.
Susan froze. Lillian did too. They looked at each other, eyes full of grief. In Lillian’s case, there. was also a growing fear of death.
“Mom…” Her voice trembled with anguish as she spoke.
Susan’s heart clenched. “Dr. Rianne, is there really nothing else you can do?” Despite knowing that Lillian had once framed Stella the same way she had framed Rebecca, Susan had still gone all out to save her. When Rianne didn’t respond, Susan continued, “You’re supposed to be a prodigy in the medical field. Everyone says you can bring people back from death. There has to be another way, right?”
Lillian chimed in desperately, “Yes, Dr. Rianne, there has to be something. Please, I don’t want to die.”
It had taken her so long to see a doctor again since being discharged, and now all her hopes
rested on Rianne.
At that moment, she had forgotten that Rianne was Stella’s best friend. She forgot everything she had done to Stella. And Stella… was now the consequence she couldn’t escape.
Rianne said, “There’s one option, but it comes with a steep price.
“What kind of price?”
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“For advanced–stage multiple cancers, there’s an experimental drug that can kill cancer cells. quickly. But it’s incredibly expensive, which is why it’s not on the open.
market.”
Susan went silent. Before she could say anything. Lillian jumped in. “How expensive? Whatever it costs, I’ll pay!” She wanted to live. Desperately. She didn’t even think about how expensive it could be just that no matter what, the Reed family would find a way.
Rianne glanced at Lillian, seeing her survival instinct, and the greed she couldn’t hide.
Then she looked at Susan.
Susan said, “What is the drug? No matter the cost, we’ll buy it.”
Right… Rianne thought to herself, this is a foster daughter? No, this is clearly a biological one. Considering how broke the Reed family is now, talking big like that… Really?
Alright then, Rianne said seriously. It costs $700,000 per pill. She needs to take one pill a day for the first week, and then one pill per month for the next two years.”
Susan blinked. “$700,000 a pill?” She stared at her in shock.
Seven pills for the first week, then one each month? That was no small expense.
Rianne nodded. “Yes, $700,000 per pill.”
Susan and Lillian were both stunned.
Even after living a life of privilege, Susan and Lillian were shock at that number. Seven pills in one week. That’s $4.9 million? And then another $700,000 every month af
that?
Even for the Reed family, this was an astronomical price. Susan struggled to breathe as she looked at Rianne. “Is the drug really that expensive?” What kind of mechanism justified that price?
Rianne nodded. “That’s why it’s not publicly available. But most major hospitals can get it, if necessary. But supply is limited, and $700,000 is just the base price. If it goes through intermediaries, it could cost even more.”
Susan fell silent. $700,000 is already outrageous–more than that?
She looked at Lillian, whose eyes were burning with desperation. Unable to bear it, Susan turned away and asked, breathlessly, “Is there no other option?”
It was obvious–getting over $4 million together at once was overwhelming for her.
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Especially since Patrick was having his own issues lately, and asking him for money wasn’t guaranteed to work.
The fact that he had twins with another woman made Susan furious to the point of pain.
Rianne said, “This is the only viable option for now. But with her condition, if you can’t get the drug within a week, it won’t work even if you do get it.”
With that, she turned and left without another word. She hadn’t lied. Based on her medical data, the drug did exist. Its cost was the main reason it wasn’t widely available. She had handed them a sliver of hope–whether they could hold onto it, that was up to them.
Back in the room, only Lillian and Susan remained. Lillian clutched her hand. “Mom, you’ll save me, right? You will save me?”
Susan hesitated. “…”
“Mom, I don’t want to die. Please, I don’t want to die…”
Susan tried to respond. “But…”
They didn’t have that kind of money. Even combining all she and Jonathan could pull together, cash would only top out at a little over $10 million. Lillian didn’t have any money of her own. That much she knew. Shares? The company was in shambles–they were useless now. Patrick’s attention was fully on that other woman and her kids. Asking him for help was a joke. Even if she somehow scraped together over $4 million, the monthly cost would still be hundreds of thousands…
The Reed Group was nearly bankrupt. Coming up with that kind of money every month? Impossible.
“But Mom, I don’t want to die, please… Seeing Susan waver, Lillian panicked.
And just like always, the moment she cried, Susan couldn’t hold her ground. She gently reassured. her, “I’ll figure something out. Don’t worry.”
There was still hope. How could she let the daughter she raised die? She couldn’t. But they needed at least $4.9 million right away, and $700,000 every month after that. It was a terrifying figure. Where could she possibly get the money? And with only one week left…
Susan felt like her insides were being clawed out.
After leaving the Reed estate, Rianne called Stella. When the call connected, Stella’s groggy voice came through. “Rianne?”
“Were you sleeping?”
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“Yeah, just dozing a bit. It’s snowing again outside–perfect weather for a nap. Stella always loved sleeping during snowy days.
“I just left the Reed residence, Rianne said.
“How did it go?” That perked Stella up a bit–she was definitely someone who enjoyed a good piece of gossip.
Rianne said, “Just like you said, I gave them an outrageous glimmer of hope.”
“How outrageous?”
“Not much… about $4.9 million.
Stella was speechless. $4.9 million might not be much to Rianne, but to the Reed family? That was a death sentence. Especially in terms of liquid assets. Even after years of working with the Keene family, Patrick had only managed to scrape together leftovers. The big profits were always taken by the Keenes.
“You might not think that’s a lot, but to them, it’s enough to destroy lives.”
Rianne said, “When I was there, I saw this woman–really fierce. Probably involved with Jonathan. The way she screamed at everyone, it was chaos.”
Stella said, “That’s Jonathan’s new woman. She gave him a son.”
“Ohhh, that makes sense.
She’d barely left Rivermount and already the drama was this intense.
“So basically,” Rianne said, “Lillian’s never going to reach that ‘hope.’ Even if he cared for her growing up, once there’s another woman and child, his heart starts drifting
Stella said, “Not always the case in the Reed family.”
“All the better. If Jonathan stays emotionally attached to Lillian, that woman will do everything she can to bleed him dry.”
True.
A woman protecting her child–there’s nothing she won’t do.
As Abraham came in from outside, he saw Stella on the phone, one leg poking out from under the blanket. The room was warm, so she must’ve kicked it off after he left.
He said nothing, just walked over and tucked her in again. Stella noticed. I’ll talk to you later, she told Rianne. “That’s enough about the Reeds for now. I’m just glad they’re having a hard time.”
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Seeing
her smile, Abraham chuckled. “More Reed family news?”
Stella nodded. “Rianne prescribed them a seven–figure miracle drug. The whole house must be at
ness now.
Without Rebecca, they’d go crazy from not having the money. With Rebecca, they’d go crazy fighting over it. Either way, chaos.
Abraham rested his large hand behind her head, pressing his forehead gently to hers. “You’re still too soft–hearted”
Those people deserved to be torn apart. But since they were her relatives by blood, Abraham I couldn’t take harsh action without her say so. Still, with the Reed family already boxed in from
every side, their internal suffering was no less than physical punishment.
Stella said. “With that wreck of a body, I don’t even need to lift a finger.”
If Rianne hadn’t told her how bad Lillian’s health was, she would’ve taken action herself. But now that she knew the truth? No need to bother.
Abraham agreed. “Not worth getting your hands dirty.
“Exactly. Stella nodded.
Looking at her so calm and obedient, Abraham leaned down and kissed her. “Did the ointment help? Feeling any better?”
“What are you trying to do now!
“Relax. I’m not doing anything.” The doctor had told him Stella needed to rest and recover. No strenuous activity allowed.
She didn’t believe him. She grabbed his shirt. “Swear it.”
Abraham caught her warm little hand and squeezed it. “Alright, I swear.”
Stella quickly pulled her hand back and mumbled, clearly unconvinced.
Back in Falvaria, Tessa stepped off the plane empty–handed, with Wesley by her side. As they walked toward the exit. Wesley remained unusually alert, scanning every passerby. Tessa leaned in and whispered. “We’re already in Falvaria, and you’re still this tense?”
From the moment Wesley picked her up in Rivermount, she’d been on edge, like something bad was about to happen. Even now, in Falvaria,
Wesley said: “We need to get to the estate fast”
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“And then what? Judging by the way you’re acting, I won’t be allowed to leave the house?”
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Honestly, that seemed likely. Wesley nodded. “Ms. Diana said until she contacts us, you’re to stay inside Highspire Ridge.”
Tessa’s mouth twitched. Her unease deepened. “What exactly happened to my mom?”
Wesley only said, “We’ll talk later.”
The airport wasn’t the place to explain. She grabbed Tessa’s bag and quickly ushered her toward the exit. But the thing Wesley had feared… happened. As they passed a restroom, two men in dark hats looked their way–eyes sharp and dangerous. Wesley’s instincts kicked in when she locked eyes with one of them, and her breath caught.
“Run.” She shoved Tessa forward with force. Tessa had been wondering what her mother had. gotten into–then suddenly stumbled from Wesley’s push. That word hit like a thunderclap. Without thinking, she took off.
Wesley wanted to help her up, but Tessa was already up and sprinting like the wind.
Wesley was speechless.
“There they are! Get them!”
The two men had recognized them and were now in pursuit. Wesley kicked off her low heels and ran after Tessa.
Diana had said once they reached Falvaria, they’d be safe. Wesley had doubted it–and rightly so.
“Stop! Stop!” The men yelled behind them as Wesley sprinted, bumping into several people along the way. But up ahead, Tessa had vanished.
Wesley was speechless. It turned out the one in danger… was her. Tessa ran like a maniac. After several long blocks, she finally stopped to catch her breath and looked back… Nothing. Just regular travelers strolling out of the airport.
But before she could, she saw Wesley running toward her from not far away, followed by two- men in black caps. Wait, not just two. Behind those two, a few more people were closing in. All of them were after her?
“Ha, well… I, uh, I’m being chased by some bad guys?” That explanation would have to do.
Whether Victor believed her or not… Well, it was true.
He raised an eyebrow. “Again?”
Tessa swallowed hard. Come to think of it, could those people at Rivermount Airport have been after her too? God, no….
If that was true, then nowhere was safe. What kind of mess had her mom gotten into this time?
Tessa was speechless. Lock… down the airport? That guy must be pretty powerful here in Falvaria. Did Mom send me here without realizing the risk? Or worse–did she have no idea who she’d crossed?
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you helped me at Rivermount for free.” What did he mean? Was he actually charging people to be rescued?
Now, facing him this close, she couldn’t help but swallow. “Now what?”
Victor said, “Now, what do I get out of this?”
Tessa was stunned. What does he mean?
Little company? Who is he? Everyone in Rivermount talked about how impressive Night Corp is: Mom had built it from the ground up. Yet to him, it is just… a little company?
Victor smirked and gave her chin a playful squeeze before finally turning to the driver. “Drive” The car finally started moving. But just as it did, the driver hit the brakes hard.
Victor said, “You’re really that scared of them?”
Poor her… She had grown up in a safe, sheltered environment and had never seen anything like this. This time, she’d been thrust straight to the edge of life and death. The fact she hadn’t had a full breakdown already was a testament to her nerves.
Victor let out a low chuckle and released her. The smile on his face was like someone teasing a kitten–and thoroughly enjoying it.
Tessa sat up beside him, cheeks puffed in frustration. She was angry, but didn’t dare lash out. Besides, the man had just saved her. She wasn’t an ungrateful person. “Alright, now tell me what do you want?
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Victor ended the call and glanced at Tessa, his playful gaze now completely gone. Facing his piercing look. Tessa felt her heart tighten. It was the same look he had at the airport–the one that made her afraid to speak a single extra word. Sensing the danger radiating from him, she had a strong feeling that wherever they were going next, it wouldn’t be a good place.
Who wouldn’t be?! “I mean, I’ve never seen things like that in my whole life, she muttered. Being scared was normal, right?
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