NovelEndChapter 1745 Wilfred pondered briefly after hearing Karina's words. "I'm coming with you. Don't rush to refuse. After what happened last time, I don't think I need to remind you of the situation. If I hadn't been there, leaving the Stone family might not have been so easy." Karina couldn't argue, especially when she remembered Kieran's aggressive demeanor during her last visit. She took a deep breath and smiled faintly. "I'll have to trouble you again, Dr. Wilfred." Wilfred's lips curved into a faint smile. True to his word, he personally drove Karina to the Stone residence that very day.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs they arrived, Karina stopped at the door. "You can wait here. If things get bad, you can cin." Wilfred glanced at her phone. "Keep the phone on you." Karina held it up for him to see. She had already set him as her emergency contact. "If anything happens, I'll call right away." Prepared, Karina used the key she still had to open the door and walked in.
The moment she stepped inside, Mr. Stone's face darkened. "You've got the nerve to cback? I thought you were dead out there. Your brother said you won't answer calls or give him money. Now that you've made something of yourself at a fancy hospital, you think you can just abandon us, huh?" "That's not why I'm here," Karina replied coldly. "Where's Kieran?" Mrs. Stone emerged hesitantly from the kitchen, looking conflicted. She seemed to want to speak kindly to Karina but faltered under Mr. Stone's glare.
"He's in his room," Mrs. Stone said awkwardly, wiping her hands on her apron. "He's been upset these days because he couldn't reach you. But don't blhim-you know how he is. He'll grow out of it eventually." Karina couldn't help but laugh bitterly. "He's twenty-three, and you still think he'll grow out of it? At what age does that happen?" Mrs. Stone stammered, unsure of what to say.
Karina had prepared herself for this, but the wave of disappointment and bitterness still hit her hard.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe had always been the adopted daughter of the Stone family, never truly valued. In the past, it was bearable Mr. Stone openly favored Kieran, and Mrs. Stone was too timid to stand up to her husband or son. Even so, they hadn't treated her this poorly before.
Everything changed after that car accident.
Taking a steadying breath, Karina said, "I'm here to talk to him. Please call him out." Mr. Stone muttered curses under his breath, while Mrs. Stone nodded and moved toward Kieran's room. She barely knocked when an irritated voice bellowed from inside. "What's all the noise? I already said I'm not eating! Leavealone and stop bothering me!" Mrs. Stone stepped back awkwardly, looking helpless. "You see? That's how he's been. Maybe you could try talking to him. He'd probably be willing to see you." Karina didn't even bother correcting her. It wasn't her he wanted to see it was her money.
She stepped forward. "Fine, I'll handle it. Kieran, cout. It's me." The door swung open with a loud bang. Kieran sat in his wheelchair, his face dark and menacing. "Karina, you ungrateful wretch. I wasn't even going to look for you, and yet you've own?" ccrawling back on your ve QUMS
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