Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 1265

Connor shook his head right away. “No way, Lydia. We’re going to find a cure, I promise.” Even if it took forever, he’d stay by her side. He’d be her eyes, no matter what.

Right after dinner, Connor got a message from overseas. There was no sign of Garrett in the lab. He’d disappeared without a trace.

Lydia’s voice was tense. “I’m worried something might’ve happened to him.”

Connor tried to calm her. “I’ll keep sending people to look for him. Maybe he just went off to do some big experiment.” Scientists were like that, after all. Sometimes, when inspiration hit, they’d just vanish for a while.

Lydia nodded. She couldn’t ignore that possibility.

Later that night, once everything was quiet, a car pulled up in front of the house. Cameron and Kylie stood outside Mr. Norwood’s bedroom, listening closely. They didn’t hear a thing from inside, so they finally let themselves relax.

Earlier, Lydia had said she’d give Mr. Norwood his injection tonight. At dinner, Kylie had slipped something extra into his soup. Maybe he was in a good mood or just hungry, but he’d finished two big bowls. He was sure to sleep extra soundly tonight.

Carter arrived with the serum. He’d already heard about Lydia’s eyesight, and he was furious. Lydia was one of the country’s top scientists. Now that her eyes were injured, so much important work was on hold. The people responsible were just despicable.

Lydia stayed upstairs. Connor met Carter and they went into Mr. Norwood’s room together, with Cameron and Kylie following behind. Mr. Norwood was out cold, so Carter had no trouble giving him the injection.

Cameron and Kylie both let out a long sigh. The tension that had been hanging over them finally eased. They’d been on edge every single day, scared the clone would figure things out or cause chaos in the house. Now, at last, they had some control.

The next morning, Juna rushed over. She’d heard Lydia was back and had taken the day off to see her. But the last thing she expected was to find Lydia blind. The moment she understood, her eyes filled with tears.

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