“Aria, I’ve already jammed the signal.” Flora raised an eyebrow, pointing to a signal jammer in her car. “If you know what’s good for you, you’ll come with me quietly!”
Sure enough, her phone had no signal.
But if she went with Flora, her chances of making it out were slim.
She had a dinner party to attend that evening; she had to resolve this quickly.
But who could possibly come to help her?
Seeing Aria remain in her car, Flora gestured for her men to move in.
The four large men closed in on her.
Aria's palms grew sweaty. Right now, there was only one person who might help her.
Her fingers flew across the keyboard, typing a message, and then she put her phone down.
“I’ll go with you.”
“Don’t try anything!”
Once they got to the hospital, Flora would surely turn off the jammer. Aria had set a message to send automatically.
She just had to hold on for a little while…
***
Private hospital, VIP room.
Lilith was receiving a rapid transfusion of red blood cells. Gideon stood by her side, his face etched with anxiety.
Four units of red blood cells were almost gone, but Lilith’s bleeding hadn’t stopped.
The wound on her forehead had already soaked through the gauze.
Her body was no better, covered in bruises, with subcutaneous bleeding continuing unchecked.
According to the doctor, the car accident had been a trigger, causing her body's condition to completely spiral out of control.
“Mr. Evernight, Ms. Rowan’s case is unique. Conventional drugs have no effect on her. From my perspective, the only treatment option is blood transfusion…”


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