I Choose Him, Your Worst Enemy novel Chapter 139

A little after nine that evening, Wynette received a call from Adriel.

His tone was unusually serious. "The test results are back. Gavin's with me now. Can you come over?"

He could have brought the report to Wynette's house himself. But with her parents there, he was not sure whether Wynette wanted them to know about this.

The moment she heard his voice, Wynette knew the situation was bad. "I'm coming," she replied softly.

A sense of unease crept into her chest. Luckily, she had caught the problem today. But what about all the medicine Ryker had taken before?

Without even changing out of her slippers, Wynette rushed to Adriel's place.

As soon as Gavin saw her walk into the living room, the word slipped out before he could stop himself. "Hey, sister-in-law!"

By the time he realized what he had said, it was already too late.

The sudden way he addressed her caught Wynette completely off guard. She stumbled and nearly lost her footing.

Fortunately, Adriel reacted quickly and grabbed her arm to steady her. He shot Gavin a cold glance. "Stop calling her that."

What if he scared Wynette so badly that she refused to talk to him again?

Gavin gave an awkward laugh. "Relax. It's going to happen sooner or later anyway. If I keep saying it, Wynette will get used to it eventually. Right, Wynette?"

Wynette forced a stiff smile at him. She honestly had no idea how to respond to that.

Adriel walked over and smacked Gavin lightly on the back of the head. "Enough nonsense. Get to the point."

That instantly wiped the grin off Gavin's face. He handed the report to Wynette.

"I checked all the medicine you brought me. Most of it was fine, but there were two drugs mixed into the medication. One can slowly damage the nervous system if taken long-term. The other thickens the blood, which can lead to blockages. Over time, it could cause another stroke."

When Gavin first found out, he had nearly cursed out loud; whoever did this was beyond cruel.

At this point, he strongly suspected Ryker's inability to recover over the past few years might be connected to those two drugs.

Wynette's face immediately turned pale. She had suspected something was wrong with the medicine; had she discovered it too late?

Before she could ask anything, Gavin continued. "I don't think he's been taking these drugs for a long time. If he'd been on them for the past three years, he probably would've suffered a second stroke already."

After a short pause, he added, "Sorry. I accessed Mr. Jewell's medical records from the last three years without asking first. The prescriptions themselves were all normal. I also confirmed that none of the medicine Dr. Day prescribed contained those two drugs."

Gavin looked at her seriously. "From what Adriel told me, I think you should investigate Dr. Day and the center staff. Anyone who get in touch with your dad should be looked into.

"I'll contact the hospital ahead of time. Bring Mr. Jewell in tomorrow for a full checkup."

Right now, the most important thing was finding out whether Ryker had taken those drugs before. If he had, how long had it been? And were there still traces of the drugs left in his system?

What mattered most was whether the medication had already caused damage.

Wynette's heart almost jumped out from her throat.

She quickly took out her phone and opened a file she had saved. Inside were detailed records of every medication Ryker had taken over the past three years.

The dosage he took every day. His condition every month. Everything had been carefully documented.

At the time, Wynette thought it was safer to keep records just in case. Now, she was incredibly thankful she had done it.

Adriel noticed what she was doing and turned to Gavin. "Check these too. See if anything stands out."

He then asked Wynette to send him screenshots of the records.

Wynette simply handed the phone to Gavin.

But somehow, Adriel always seemed to understand what she was thinking immediately.

The warmth from his hand slowly eased the tension in her chest.

Wynette lowered her gaze and stayed quiet for a while before she finally spoke in a steady voice. "Since the Shepherds had been pretending to be nice to us from the start, then I don't need to hold back anymore. Whatever Justin wants, I'll make sure he never gets it."

Justin's intentions were obvious. He wanted to take over Jewell Group and use it to expand Shepherd Group even further.

To reach that goal, he would do anything. Yet he still acted like some kind-hearted gentleman in front of everyone else.

The thought alone disgusted her.

Adriel looked at her seriously. "As long as I'm here, nothing will happen to your company. They won't be able to touch you."

His words gave Wynette a strong sense of security.

Still, her eyes remained firm. "I want to fight them on my own, don't step in just yet."

"I already told you," Adriel said, frowning slightly. "I don't mind if you use my influence."

What bothered him most was how she never seemed willing to lean on him.

Wynette shook her head softly.

"No. You're my safety net, Adriel. There's still a lot I need to learn from you, and I want to become stronger myself. I know that even if I fail, you'll still be there for me. But you can't clear every obstacle for me from the beginning.

"You have to let me face things on my own sometimes. That's the only way I'll gain real experience. I need to keep learning through actual battles before I can truly graduate from your side." A faint smile appeared on her lips. "And I believe you trust the person you've been mentoring."

After hearing that, Adriel realized he had been completely persuaded.

If Wynette wanted to fight this battle herself, then he would stand behind her and make sure no one could hurt her.