Back then, Kelvin had spent a fortune hiring Spider from the dark web for a year just to protect her.
After a year had passed, he had intended to continue employing Spider, but Cheyenne didn’t like the feeling of someone following her all the time and asked him to withdraw.
It had been so many years now, and she wasn’t sure if she could still find Spider.
In the past, Cheyenne would have definitely refused, but the current situation had her feeling uneasy. Her abilities were limited, and fighting wasn’t her strong suit, after all.
After hesitating for two seconds, she agreed.
“Fine, do your best to find her. If you can’t, then find someone else.”
Mercenaries were already a special breed, and international mercenaries were among the elite, with a significant majority being men.
For a woman to gain a foothold in this world was like climbing a mountain. As far as Cheyenne knew, Spider was the only female mercenary she was acquainted with.
After a year of interaction, her impression of Spider was not bad. She was quiet but had a strong sense of loyalty.
However, each time she met Cheyenne, Spider was always in disguise. Cheyenne had no idea what her real face looked like.
Compared to strangers, she trusted Spider more.
“Hmm.”
They chatted for a while, and before they knew it, an hour had passed. Kelvin looked at her reluctantly. “Cheyenne, you should hang up first.”
Cheyenne fell silent for a few seconds. “It used to be me who hung up first. How about this time you do it first?”
Unexpectedly, the man didn’t want this opportunity at all. He smiled faintly, shaking his head. “No need. You know I hate hanging up on you.”
Bitting her red lip, she glanced at him, and Cheyenne finally smiled, her eyes sparkling. “Alright then, if you don’t take this chance now, don’t count on it in the future. I’ll hang up now, you take a break too.”
“Okay.”
Click…
After the call ended, Kelvin stared at her Line profile picture for a while, his mood exceptionally pleasant, lips curling into a smile.
“My wife is so lovely.”
Hospital, Room 302.
The cold electronic equipment made a loud sound, and the person lying on the hospital bed was still asleep, their small face as pale as paper, various tubes inserted in their hand.
Seeing her lying there so silently, Glenn’s heart clenched with pain as if he had been punched in the chest.
He walked slowly to the bedside, his eyes red as he grasped her small hand lying on the blanket, feeling the coldness.
He planted a kiss.
“Kate, why aren’t you waking up yet? Do you know how worried I am? Please… you must pull yourself together a bit. You still have me, and our… child.”
“It’s all my fault. I didn’t protect you well. As long as you wake up, I will find our Sasha.”
…
Eddie came in at that moment. Upon receiving Cheyenne’s call about such a major incident involving his sister, he had taken a red-eye flight and arrived half the night.
He had just gotten to Akloit this morning, without even going home, heading straight to the hospital.
Leandro, his grandfather, accompanied him.
Cheyenne had told them about what happened last night, and perhaps only Leandro could figure out the strange poison in Monica.
Iker had planned to take Monica to Onistead himself to seek help from Leandro, but he had arrived in Onistead today.
While visiting his granddaughter Kate, he could also diagnose Monica, saving Iker the trouble of making the trip.
“Kate!”
Glenn felt a weight on his shoulder, and the comer pushed him aside forcefully, standing by the bedside.
“Kate! It’s me, your brother. I’m here… Can you open your eyes and look at me? Your brother is here. You said you missed me, didn’t you?”
“Look who I’ve brought along!”
Leandro leaned on his cane as he approached the mountain, bending down to look at his granddaughter with tears streaming down his face.
“Grandpa is here, Kate. Don’t be afraid. Grandpa will surely save you!”
The grandfather and grandson exchanged some words around Kate, and finally… as she lay asleep, her hand placed on the blanket, her fingers trembled slightly.
Her thick eyelashes fluttered like two small fans in the wind, and Kate felt a noisy buzz in her ears, as if someone was talking to her.
It was Master Glenn… and also her brother and grandfather!
Despite her clear consciousness wanting to open her eyes to see them, her body felt as heavy as if it was defying her commands, and she couldn’t lift her eyes.
Her throat was dry, making it difficult to speak. Kate’s hoarse and weak voice sounded.
“Master Glenn, Sasha…”
Hearing her call, Master Glenn took a surprised step forward and lunged towards her, grabbing her small hand, with hot tears falling onto her hand.
“Kate, you’re finally awake. It’s great!”
“I’m here, I won’t leave… I’ll stay by your side, okay? And Sasha… when she comes back, the four of us can be reunited.”
The always elegant Master Glenn, who had always been strategizing calmly and confidently in front of others, was now kneeling by the hospital bed, crying like a child.
Seeing him so nervously concerned about his sister, Eddie’s initial urge to punch him gradually faded.
However, moments later, a rapid breathing sound filled the ward.
“What did you just say? What about a family of four?” Eddie asked in astonishment.
Glenn, under his disbelieving gaze, gently placed his palm over Kate’s still flat belly and said with a bitter voice:
“Kate… is pregnant again. It’s all my fault for not protecting her.”
The couple had long agreed to have only one child, Sasha was enough for them.
They had always been good with their contraception measures, except for that one time- when Cheyenne bought a too small condom for Kate, so he didn’t use it that night.
Little did they know that one incident led to Kate’s pregnancy.
This child came at a rather inconvenient time, and Glenn was unsure whether his arrival was good or bad.
For Eddie and Grandpa Leandro, as long as it was Kate’s child, he would be part of the Zamora family!
The Zamora family, unlike the Weaver family, was scarce in descendants… so for the newborn, they naturally held hopeful expectations.
“Alright, now that Kate has woken up, I will examine her. Eddie, go to the hospital and find Cheyenne, ask her for the medical records to see what medications she gave to Kate.”
“Yes, Grandpa.”
Even though they were both doctors, everyone had their own habits and preferences when it came to medications.
Since Cheyenne had performed surgery on Kate, she must have already administered some medications. Now that they were taking over, it was important to know what medications had been previously used so they could plan the follow-up treatment accordingly.
To avoid any potential conflicts caused by using the wrong medications.
Glenn watched as Eddie went to find Cheyenne and quickly caught up, saying, “Miss Lawrence has already handed over the medical records to me. It should be this one.”