Candice was taken aback. Patrick had never treated her like this since she moved to the Water Moon Community. She pursed her lips and, seeing the expression on his face, turned to leave.
At the hospital, after Patrick departed, Jane remained seated in the hospital room, gazing at Osborn still lying on the bed with closed eyes. He had just undergone surgery, and his wounds were now bandaged. Jane tightly bit her lip, refraining from saying anything.
She was well aware of Osborn’s feelings for her, but she couldn’t figure out what she should do about it.
Suddenly, her phone made a “ding” sound. Jane snapped out of her thoughts, picked up the phone, and saw a message from Maria.
[Jane, Erica has been taken away by the police. How is Osborn now?]
[He just finished surgery and hasn’t woken up yet.]
After replying to Maria, Jane turned off her phone. The television in the single-patient room was broadcasting the news.
[Unexpected incident on the set of “Farewell My Concubine”: Renowned artist Osborn suffers gunshot wound, and the current suspect, Erica Terry, has been taken into police custody for investigation.]
The woman in handcuffs shown on the screen was indeed Erica.
In the Doyle family mansion, Florence sat on the sofa watching TV. She absentmindedly changed the channel and stumbled upon the news about the “Farewell My Concubine” set and Erica’s arrest.
She sat up straight, staring fixedly at the TV screen. Her delicate face became somewhat sinister.
Useless trash!
She initially thought of using Erica to eliminate Jane, but this woman failed again, not only failing to get rid of Jane but also injuring Osborn. What a useless person!
Florence was infuriated, grinding her teeth and angrily patting the sofa.
She shouldn’t have trusted Erica, this idiot. Instead of getting rid of Jane, she ended up causing more problems!
“Florence, what’s wrong?”
Hearing Peter’s voice, Florence quickly adjusted her emotions, smiling gently as she turned to Peter, who was approaching.
“Just watched a TV drama, got carried away,” Florence said, waving off Peter’s inquiry as he joined her on the sofa.
Peter nodded, handing her an address. “I’ve found a renowned plastic surgeon in Korea. I’ve arranged a flight for you at ten in the morning the day after tomorrow. You should be able to get the scars on your wrist treated. Scars on a girl don’t look good.”
Florence looked at the note, hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “Alright.”
Two days later, at Seoul Airport at 2 PM:
As Florence exited the airport, a car was waiting at the entrance. A man in a black suit nodded upon seeing her and asked, “Miss Doyle?”
Florence approached the car with her suitcase, a hint of confusion in her expression, and nodded in response. “Yes?”
“We were sent by Mr. Doyle to pick you up. He said to take you directly to the plastic surgery hospital. Please get in.”
Arriving at the entrance of the plastic surgery hospital, Florence felt somewhat nervous. She met the plastic surgeon Peter had contacted, and after a brief exchange about her wrist scars, she was arranged to stay in a hospital room.
However, at the entrance of the hospital room, Florence saw a woman with delicate features and a baby face. The woman seemed to have recently recovered, still wearing a patient’s gown. When she spotted Florence, her eyes showed a hint of surprise.
“Is it you?”
Florence was somewhat bewildered. She had never seen this woman before, so –
“Who are you? Have we met before?”
The woman blinked, then reached up to touch her face, smiling as she shook her head softly. “Sorry, I mistook you for a friend of mine. I’ve just recovered, you see. My apologies.”
Florence, still puzzled, nodded. She followed the nurse into the hospital room to place her belongings.
After Florence entered the room, the woman turned her head to glance in that direction, squinting slightly with a hint of amusement in her eyes.
She was Freda.
After falling off the cliff, Freda had numerous injuries on her face and body. She thought she was going to die, but Calvin found her. She spent three full days in a coma at the hospital. When she woke up, she discovered her face and most of her body were bandaged. The doctor said her injuries were severe, and although they saved her life, her face was going to be disfigured. The plastic surgery techniques in her home country couldn’t provide a perfect restoration.
Calvin had no choice but to send her to South Korea for plastic surgery. Every day there was tormenting, and the rehabilitation process was painful.
But all of it was worth it. Now, her face was flawless, and no one could recognize her, not even Florence.
Florence, putting her things in order, sat on the bed, thinking about the woman she encountered earlier. She had never seen her before, but why did she feel somewhat familiar? Where could they have met?
The nurse was about to leave when Florence stopped her. “Wait, please.”
“Is there something you need?”
Florence hesitated for a moment, looking towards the door. “I wanted to ask you about the woman I bumped into earlier. Who is she?”
“Oh, her,” the nurse maintained a professional smile. “She was admitted to our hospital several months ago as a patient with a complicated surgery. She just recovered recently, so she’s allowed to go out for a walk. However, she can’t be discharged yet.”
“By the way, she’s your roommate. You two will be living together for some time. But if everything goes well for her, she’ll be discharged soon.”
“Oh… thank you.”
Florence nodded thoughtfully and thanked the nurse. She lay back to rest.
Unexpectedly, after a few hours, Florence’s phone suddenly rang incessantly. Irritated, she answered the phone, hearing Gregory’s voice. “Miss Doyle…”
The man’s voice seemed to have aged overnight, carrying a thick sense of fatigue.
“Mr. Terry, what is it?”
Florence clicked her tongue, expressing impatience. At this time, Gregory calling her could only mean he was concerned about Erica.
However, why would she wade into this muddy water?
Gregory’s voice was somewhat choked up, almost begging as he said, “Miss Doyle, Erica has always had a good relationship with you. She was taken away by the police this time… I beg you, can you save her? Help get Erica out of the police station?”