It caused another uproar.
On all major websites, the top ten hot searches were all about the Riley Group, Drake, and Edwin. For a moment, they were very popular.
There were many negative comments about Edwin.
Sophia logged onto her social media account and posted a message: "I know all of you are concerned about my husband's health. He has not completely recovered from his life-threatening condition yet, but don't worry, I believe he will be fine. Secondly, I want to say that choosing Edwin was my idea. Currently the Riley Group can still afford him; everyone goes through difficult times in their lives but with effort they will make it eventually. Thank you for your concern."
Many netizens stopped gossiping after reading this post - Since Drake's wife had personally spoken out on his behalf; what else could they possibly care about?
Many netizens believed that the Riley Group still had money; if not, how could they afford to pay so much?
Instantly the stock prices skyrocketed.
Bard understood what was happening and said incredulously, "Sophia! You're so amazing! You managed to reap all of the benefits!"
Sophia smiled at him, "Bard, learn from me as a manager!"
Bard nodded heavily.
Edwin had been looking at his phone all along when he suddenly said, "Sophia! Look online!"
Sophia didn't know what had happened yet and looked over at her phone where she saw the latest news trending.
"The National Research Institute which has developed a new product will collaborate with the Riley Group."
Sophia instinctively looked towards Charles, "Charles..."
Charles calmly replied: "Sophia, Drake got into trouble recently and there isn't much we can do to help him out right now but I just communicated with our superiors who are willing to work together with the Riley Group."
Normally these research products would be self-produced or sold exclusively by themselves so this was their first time collaborating with an enterprise group.
This collaboration instantly made people think that the Riley Group was particularly powerful.
"Thank you, Charles!"
"Don't mention it, Sophia."
Sophia nodded.
Because of these two things, not only did the Riley Group survive, but it was even more brilliant than before.
Those who envied and harmed Drake gritted their teeth in hatred.
Travis frowned and said, "Sophia, some people might get jealous of you and try to harm you like what they did to Drake, so you have to be careful!"
Sophia nodded, "Travis, Charles, Edwin, Bard, I know you were supposed to leave today, but because of Drake's incident, you stayed here a little longer. I think you should leave first, I can handle things alone!"
Bard said angrily, "Sophia, we won't leave!"
"Bard, listen to me, I know you're worried about me, but if you guys stay here, they won't take action and I can't catch the culprits that harm Drake."
They were silent after hearing it.
Sophia looked at them, "Well, if you are still worried, how about letting Edwin stay with me?"
Bard asked in confusion, "Why Edwin?"
Sophia explained, "Travis and Helena have a child, I don't want him to have an accident; Charles' job doesn't allow him to stay here for too long. Bard, you should go back to take care of the family business. So Edwin is the most suitable."
Sophia did have her reasons for saying that, and everyone nodded.
After sending them away, she went to the hospital.
It had been almost twenty hours and Drake was still unconscious.
Sophia went to the dean.
Sophia said frankly, "Sir, just tell me the truth, how is Drake doing now?"
The dean sighed, "Since you came here, Mrs. Riley, I won't hide it from you. To be honest, after the analysis of our hospital and the higher-level hospital, the chance of Mr. Riley surviving is not high!"
Sophia's body wobbled a bit, but she pulled herself together quickly.
"You're lying, right?"
The dean shook his head. "We understand how you feel. No one wants to see something like this happen, but we have done everything we can. Losing someone as talented as Mr. Riley is heartbreaking for us, but..."
Sophia took a while before speaking up. "If I hadn't come here, when were you planning on telling me?"
The dean looked at her and said, "Mrs. Riley, please don't be too hasty. I was planning on telling you later..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Sophia stood up in a hurry and said, "Not in a hurry? How can I not be in a hurry. That's my husband! The man who I will stay with for the rest of my life! If he's like that now, how can I settle down?"
"I know," the dean replied calmly. "But isn't this the result we came to after discussing it?"
"What result? That you still couldn't save him? If you say it's impossible, then I'll find another way! If Drake has any chance of survival but doesn't make it because of your delay, then you're responsible for it!" Sophia didn't want to argue with him anymore; she just hated his attitude.
The dean tried to calm her down by saying, "Yes, I understand how you feel."
Sophia quickly interrupted him by raising her hand, "I've heard enough of these words! Alright then, since there's no hope here, then I will take him back."
With that being said, Sophia turned around and left.
"Wait, Mrs. Riley!" The dean shouted out.
Sophia didn't stop walking.
The dean quickly spoke up again: "Mrs. Riley, there's still hope. My hospital's doctors cannot save Drake, but someone else can."
Sophia turned around and looked at him asking,"What do you mean?"
Taking a deep breath, the dean continued speaking, "My friend specializes in medicine and achieves a lot in medical industry. Yet I am not 100 percent sure if he can cure Drake."
"Furthermore, he has a short temper. I can give you his contact information, but whether or not he comes depends on your ability."
Chapter 716 Does Drake Still Have A Chance?
As he finished speaking, the dean handed over a business card to Sophia. Sophia was stunned for a moment.
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