Billionaire And His Son Betrayed Me: Brothers Back Me Up novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27

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Suppressing the strange feeling, Xylia lowered her gaze and stopped speaking.

Joshua drove steadily. Mount Evermore was a tourist spot, and they couldn’t drive all the way to the top. For the last stretch, they took a cable car to reach the summit, considering her injured foot.

The scenery at the top was beautiful, but they were the only two tourists around, making the place feel empty.

Xylia furrowed her brows. “It’s the weekend. There should be a lot of people visiting, but where is everyone?”

Joshua suddenly chuckled, glancing at his phone with a meaningful look. “Yeah, how come there are no other tourists?” he said casually.

Xylia didn’t think much of it, and they found a spot to sit at the top.

The sun slowly dipped below the horizon, turning the clouds a fiery red.

As she took in the view, Xylia felt completely relaxed, her mood lightened.

Joshua kept watching her, noticing the change in her. He smiled. It seemed his plan to have the place all to themselves was working.

Feeling his gaze, Xylia turned and met his eyes. “What are you looking at?”

Joshua, unfazed, propped his head up on his hand, looking relaxed. “You’re beautiful. I can’t help but look.” His tone made it hard to tell if he was joking or being serious.

Xylia blinked, giving him a quick glare. “Stop talking nonsense.”

Joshua’s mood lifted. He pulled a medicated patch from his bag. “I talked to a friend who’s a traditional medicine doctor. He made this for you. Says it works pretty well. You should give it a try.”

As he spoke, he gently pulled her injured right hand over, applying the patch to her wrist. His palm was warm, but the patch felt cool against her skin.

Xylia looked at him, noticing the sunset’s warm glow on his face, softening his features. For a moment, she couldn’t believe this was the same harsh young man she once knew.

“Thank you,” she said softly. After her release from prison and learning about everything Connor and Sonny had done to her, she was crushed. It was almost too much to bear.

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Joshua had given her warmth. He found her a place to stay and cared for her injury.

While applying the patch, Joshua said casually, “No need to thank me. I’ll make you repay me someday.” His voice was teasing, his gaze intense.

Xylia froze, but figured he was just joking. Changing the subject, she asked, “You really have a lot of friends, huh?”

The lawyer’s business card he gave her last time turned out to belong to a very well–known attorney.

This medicated patch was no ordinary one either. As someone who studied medicine, she could tell it wasn’t something a regular doctor could make.

His network seemed too impressive. He knew top professionals from all kinds of fields.

Joshua’s expression darkened slightly, a faint smile tugging at his lips, but he didn’t answer. Instead, he shifted the topic.

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By the time she returned to Ford Mansion, it was already dark. Xylia walked in with a smile on her face, feeling much more at ease. She still held the bag of medicated patches in her hand.

Connor was sitting on the couch, texting, his expression soft.

Seeing the look on his face, Xylia instantly guessed who was on the other end of the phone.

A sharp pain pierced her heart for a brief moment before quickly fading. She averted her gaze, walking up the stairs without a word.

Connor’s expression turned cold the moment he saw her. He asked, “Where did you go?”

“Nowhere,” Xylia answered indifferently.

Connor, irritated, stepped forward and blocked her path. His eyes landed on the bag she was holding, and he snatched it from her.

Inside were the medicated patches. Glancing at her wrist, he sneered, “You went out just to buy these?”

Xylia snatched the bag back, her voice cold. “It’s none of your business.”

Connor was frustrated by her attitude. He had let her return without forcing her to apologize to Tessa, which he thought was enough.

Yet, she acted like she had been wronged and was still angry with him.

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He sneered, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “You’re a useless wreck now. No medicated patch can fix that.”

He knew exactly how to hurt her. The thought of her hands and feet being damaged, unable to dance or hold a scalpel, was what tormented her the most.

“Instead of trying to pick a fight, how about thinking about divorce?” Xylia tried to walk away, but Connor grabbed her wrist.

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