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CHAPTER 397
Chapter 397 90% Fine. You call.” Colin had a fake smile.Dylan calmly called Gina and spoke with an air of formality. “Miss Miller, here’s the situation. Mr.Barnes has brought his sister for treatment. They seem urgent, but I remember your instructionsand did not admit them immediately. However, Mr. Barnes insists on having his sister treated andadmitted to our hospital. What is your opinion?” Colin took a deep breath, suppressing the anger surging in his chest, and listened to what Gina hadto say. “I do not agree for now,” Gina said calmly. Sitting in her wheelchair, Elaine wanted to curse but held back. Colin forced a polite tone. “Miss Miller, can we talk directly?” Gina replied, “Sure.” With Gina’s consent, Dylan handed the phone to Colin. Colin said, “Miss Miller, you can n you can name your terms. I know you don’t need money, and the medical fee is not your concern,” Gina chuckled lightly. “I haven’t decided on the terms yet. Mr. Barnes, for now, take your sisterhome to rest for a while. It might teach her to be more cautious and not reckless.” Elaine flow into a rage, thinking that this b i t c h actually lectured her. She vowed to remember thishumiliation and one day dismember Gina to vent her anger “How long is a while?” Colin asked. “It depends on my mood,” Gina replied leisurely. Colin could no longer bring himself to plead with Gina. He gave a cold smile and said with awarning. “Fine. Miss Miller, despite our past grievances, haven’t we always settled them mutually? Ithink this for-tat game is quite interesting, but you should know when to stop, right?” He implied that Gina shouldn’t push them too far. If she kept stringing them along, they would getdesperate. novelbin
“It is you who doesn’t understand when to stop. I’ll decide when the game ends,” Gina responded.“Whether your sister’s legs can be treated depends entirely on me. The decision to admit her fortreatment rests on my mood. Do you understand, Mr. Barnes?” Colin was furious. He said, “Wright, I’ll wait for your response. Elaine couldn’t hold back her temper any longer. “Gina, if you dare to delay on purpose and makeme a I swear…” Colin patted Elaine’s shoulder, signaling her to stop. Elaine felt incredibly aggrieved but was trulyafraid that Gina would refuse to admit her, leaving her permanently in a wheelchair. “Let’s go home,” Colin said. Before leaving, he shot a fierce glare at Dylan, who remained unfazedand raised an eyebrow indifferently. Olivia arrived at Ethan’s place. She had some matters she wanted to discuss with him. As she entered the living room, she saw Ethan asleep on the sofa. 1/3 ReelShort ILICTATI Chapter 397 On the coffee table, there was a bottle of sleeping pills. Olivia was surprised. Ethan used to haveexcellent sleep quality. Why did he need sleeping pills now? Something was off. She moved closer and noticed that even in his sleep, Ethan was sweating profusely, his browsfurrowed, and he seemed very restless. Olivia hesitated, wondering if she should wake him up. Suddenly, Ethan began to shout as if he washaving a nightmare. “No, don’t haunt me! You’re unlucky. You brought it on yourself!” The next moment, Ethan’s eyes flew open, and he almost convulsed off the sofa, startling Olivia. olivia asked worriedly, “Ethan? What’s wrong with you? Are you possessed?” Hearing Olivia’s voice startled Ethan even more, causing his heart to race wildly. Seeing Olivia, hecursed, “What the hell are you doing here?” Olivia replied, “I’m here to discuss something with you. About the all-in-one medical examinationmachine, isn’t it already in use? I invested one million dollars earlier. I heard you plan to start a
medical equipment company, and I want to be a shareholder,” Ethan, still shaken from his nightmare, wasn’t in the mood to listen to Olivia. Seeing his lack of response, Olivia called out to him, “Ethan, what’s wrong with you? Did you have anightmare? Haven’t you recovered yet?” “Get lost!” Ethan snapped angrily. Olivia was speechless and felt infuriated. She was genuinely concerned about Ethan, yet he didn’tappreciate it. A grown man scared by a nightmare. She didn’t even mock him, but showed concern,only to be yelled at in return. How ungratefull “Just because you had a nightmare, why take it out on me? I don’t owe you anything!” Olivia wasabout to leave. But thinking about her future stake in Ethan’s medical equipment company, shesoftened her tone. “You should cut down on the sleeping pills. They won’t cure nightmares. Allmedicine has some side effects” Ethan’s mind was a mess. Since the car accident last night, no police had come knocking on hisdoor. It indicated that Harry had taken care of it as promised. But Ethan couldn’t stop replaying thenight’s events. The blood, the crushed body, and the gore. These thoughts made him afraid to closehis eyes at night. After staying awake for an entire day and night, he finally took some sleeping pills. Knowing that her gentle approach seemed to be working, Olivia decided not to leave hastily.“What’s going on with you? Are you under too much pressure from your successful career lately?” The car accident weighed heavily on Ethan’s mind. He felt the need to talk to someone, to becomforted. Ethan looked up at Olivia. When they were still together, he would always share his troubles withher, and Olivia would comfort him. Hearing Olivia seem to comfort him now made him feel a bitbetter. Regardless of everything else, he had to admit that his former fiancée had been very u y understanding. He wanted to talk to Olivia about the accident. He wasn’t afraid she would leak it. She wouldn’t dareunless she had a death wish. Using Olivia as an emotional dumpster wasn’t a bad idea. He licked his lips and motioned for Olivia a to sit do
down. Ethan explained, “It’s not because of work pressure. I… I killed someone with my car.” Ethan tried to stay calm. He didn’t want Olivia to see how scared he was. Olivia wasn’t particularly shocked. She even took à calm sip of water. “I see.” “I see?” Ethan was stunned. “I said I hit and killed someone with my car,” Ethan repeated, half angryand half amused 2/3