Georgia and Leda had only met once, and that was the coincidental meeting with Riley.
She also happened to know that Leda and Robert had somewhat been in a relationship before.
Now Riley was bringing such a woman to such a place. Georgia’s heart sank a little.
She didn’t know what Riley meant by this.
She also didn’t know why Leda had been brought over. Ivan hadn’t told her before coming back.
Georgia had looked at her phone before. There were missed calls from Ivan.
But she’d been sleeping then, and she still wasn’t too sure what Riley had said after meeting Ivan, and what else had happened.
Since Riley was here, though, that meant that it was true what Riley had said about being able to fix Robert’s condition.
She still trusted Ivan on this, and Ivan was a doctor as well, and had to be able to judge this much.
Georgia tried her best to remain calm.
Since Riley had a solution, she had to rein in her attitude if she needed something from him. She really did hope that Riley actually could help.
“Let’s put it all out in the open, Riley. Can you tell me why you knew about Robert’s condition? And why do you have a way to help him?”
“We can talk inside, Georgia. It’s a long story.”
Georgia nodded, looked at Leda, then went inside in silence.
Riley took a sip of hot tea and turned back to Georgia.
“I found out about Robert because the hospital he’d been to for his emergency belonged to the Powell family. I had a bit of stock there, so I put people on it and found out Robert’s current condition. As for calling you, I figured since it was someone I knew for so many years, I should just lend a helping hand.”
“I don’t feel like you’re such a good guy, though.”
Georgia jabbed bluntly.
Riley laughed out loud instantly.
“You know me pretty well, Georgia. Then I’ll up and say it. Jayson’s lab began many years ago, and my lover was held there once. By the time I saved her, she was already run ragged and out of it.
“I don’t know if her condition is worse than Robert’s, but her will is strong, so she survived in there for a while. She was injected with all sorts of chemicals that damaged her body tremendously, and she still hasn’t woken up. So I built a lab specifically meant to treat her. I recruited experts from all across the world, and even managed to snatch up most of the missing personnel from Jayson’s lab roster.
“I wanted them to save her.”
Georgia showed a shocked expression in an instant. She hadn’t thought that Riley had thought sort of reasoning.
In that moment, she actually understood how he felt. Maybe Riley was in even greater despair than she was.
Robert had been normal before, and only gotten in his fevered coma this time.
From what Riley was saying, his lover might have been in a coma for years, but he was still fighting on.
Wilson had said that he’d only found where Adolf from Jayson’s lab ended up, and never turned up anything on the rest.
So Riley had picked them up. Her side couldn’t discover anything and never even knew. With all the things Riley had done in the dark, he really had kept it secret very well.
“Then what’s your lover’s situation? And your resources and effort should be placed all on her. Why are you willing to help me with Robert?”
Even though she and Riley were in similar situations, Georgia also knew full well that Riley wasn’t the sort of person to selflessly give back to the whole world.
If he actively got in contact to help Robert, that meant he had other intentions.
“I told you that my lover hasn’t woken up all along. Her situation isn’t better off than Robert’s, but I’d already hired a professional team to study her body. They’ve been treating her for years, and her condition is similar to Robert’s which is why I said I could help you.”
“Then how did you know Robert was in a similar situation to your lover’s?”
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