Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 277

Chapter 277 A Shield

At the Barton Estate.

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Jeremy fell ill just days after returning home. This time, it was serious. Both the Bartons and Barton Group had already entered a level–one alert.

Jeremy was well aware of his own condition. That was why he’d been in such a rush to expose the fake Nicole and reinforce his will.

He was paving the road for his granddaughter, terrified that he might die suddenly.

“Jeremy, you’re awake.” Adriana had been sitting by the bed the whole time.

She didn’t know why Curtis wanted her there, but since Curtis told her to come, she came.

It was Justin who had asked Curtis to bring Adriana over.

It was dangerous, but Jeremy’s condition was even more dangerous.

Curtis and Justin were discussing countermeasures in the living room. When Adriana saw Jeremy wake up, she was about to call them.

“Adriana…” Jeremy stopped her. “No need to call them. I’m fine.”

Jeremy looked at Adriana. “Adriana, my son and daughter–in–law were brutally murdered. The killer was caught, but was diagnosed with severe mental illness and never received proper punishment. That doesn’t matter much. After all, he was just a knife… The one behind him was the one controlling everything…”

There was moisture at the corner of Jeremy’s eyes.

He hated himself for being useless, for failing to protect his family.

He also hated that after all these years, he still hadn’t uncovered who was really plotting against the Bartons.

That person was hidden too deeply. He couldn’t find any trace at all.

“It’s on me… I couldn’t protect my son and daughter–in–law, and I even let my granddaughter be taken away from me…” Jeremy wanted so badly to reconnect with Adriana, but he couldn’t.

He couldn’t be sure who around him was trustworthy, and he couldn’t be sure there weren’t monitoring devices hidden among the medical equipment.

Adriana didn’t know why, but her chest ached as she looked at Jeremy. “You’ll definitely find your real granddaughter.”

Jeremy nodded. “I have… I’ve already found her. But right now, I don’t dare let her come out to meet you. When the time is right … I’ll make sure you all meet properly.”

Among the complicated tubing of the ventilator, a tiny black listening device blinked faintly. It was hard to

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notice without close inspection.

Someone was monitoring Jeremy.

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Luckily, Jeremy wasn’t senile. He wouldn’t easily expose Adriana’s real identity,

Jeremy stayed awake for about 30 minutes, chatting casually with Adriana, before drifting back into sleep.

Adriana sighed and stood up, walking out into the living room.

“Since Jeremy is temporarily out of danger, we’ll head out first. I’ll leave Jeremy in your care. Chandler and Danielle weren’t directly implicated, but after being expelled from the Bartons, they’ll definitely look for revenge. Stay alert.”

Curtis gave Justin a few instructions, then left with Adriana.

Justin nodded and watched Curtis and Adriana leave.

Jeremy slept for a long while inside the room. When he woke up again, Justin and his men were carefully checking every corner of the room.

Justin was worried there might be listening or recording devices.

After all, Jeremy had made such a big move. The people behind the scenes wouldn’t stay still.

Just when Justin thought the room was clean, one of his men found a listening device hidden beneath the wiring.

Justin gestured for silence and went over to look. His expression darkened.

The man nodded and quietly left the room.

Justin deliberately walked over to Jeremy and signaled with his eyes that there was a bug in the room.

Jeremy nodded.

He had already suspected it.

“Ms. Nicole is with Ms. Irene. She’s very safe,” Justin said softly, using a tone that could vaguely be picked up if monitored.

Irene had reached out to Justin with a plan. Justin thought it was feasible.

Jeremy looked at Justin and understood his intention. “Good. Don’t reveal her identity to anyone.”

The fact that the real Nicole was with Irene had been overheard. The people behind the scenes would definitely try every possible way to investigate.

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Irene and Gary did nothing extra. They didn’t even deliberately fabricate an identity for Mac.

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Her background as an orphan who’d been adopted was enough. The less similar it looked, the more the people behind the scenes would believe it.

Gary sent Mac to Irene’s side to protect her closely.

That way, the people behind the scenes would first assume Mae was the real Barton’s heir.

“Mae, you know why I asked Gary to send you to me,” Irene said as she led Mae into the living room and gestured for her to sit.

Mae showed little expression and stood respectfully to the side, not sitting.

Irene didn’t force her. The girl was a bit stubborn. “We’re both women, so I’ll be direct. I can give you very generous compensation. Of course, the higher the pay, the greater the risk. You should already understand the nature of this job.”

Mae nodded. “Yes. Mr. Harrison already explained it to me. I’ll stay by your side under the identity of your niece, and act as a shield for her.”

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