Diana approached Aubrey and said, "Brother, Cathy's cornea donation is not just about you. It concerns our entire Spencer family! She made such a great contribution, and we shouldn't mistreat her."
"I heard about a world-class ophthalmology team that has successfully treated many patients sentenced to blindness by other doctors. Let's have Miss Willis thoroughly examined. Even if it costs half of the Spencer family's fortune, we must cure her if there's a problem."
Upon hearing this, Cathy and Linda were stunned, their minds buzzing.
How could Diana be so kind-hearted? There must be some hidden motive behind this.
"Diana, this is between me and your brother. We will handle it ourselves, okay?" Cathy supported her goddess-like image, concealed her worries, and spoke softly.
Her elegant and noble appearance contrasted with Diana's unruly and unreasonable behavior.
Diana was infuriated but couldn't say much as she knew her brother's temper. She could only leave in anger.
With Diana successfully driven away, Cathy's tense heart finally relaxed, and she felt alive again. Linda also let out a sigh of relief.
Aubrey looked at Linda and said, "Linda, prepare two cups of coffee."
"Okay," Linda hurriedly left.
"Aubrey," Cathy ran over and hooked her arm around his, a smile blooming on her face, "Diana is just a child. Don't take her seriously."
Aubrey didn't say a word, pushed the door, and led her into the office.
With a click, he closed the door.
Seeing him close the door, Cathy's face broke into a coy smile. She thought he wanted to be alone with her.
Since returning to Celesterra, although Aubrey had indicated that they were starting over, apart from holding hands, there had been no other intimate actions. She had longed to take their relationship a step further.
She leaned in to offer her lips.
Aubrey moved away, placing his long fingers on the desk. "Cathy, I'll take you to get your eyes checked."
"What?" Cathy was still immersed in the joy of being alone with Aubrey when she was suddenly startled by his words and froze in place. The nerves she had just relaxed tightened again!
While she was there, Aubrey made a call right in front of her, saying, "Arrange the best opthalmologists!"
"No!" Cathy was so scared that she lost her composure. She jumped over and snatched his phone, yelling, "I'm sorry, we don't need an eye doctor here. My apologies, wrong number!"
She spoke extremely quickly.
Only after saying that did she realize that something was off.
Her face lifted, and she looked at Aubrey.
In the depths of his eyes was a profound and dark gaze, fixed on the phone she held.
As if time had slowed down, Cathy's hand slowly dropped as she gazed at the phone screen.
There, it was blank.
Aubrey hadn't dialed any number just now!
Thunk!
Something hit her head hard, and Cathy was stunned.
Her mind went completely blank!
Her eyes widened, vacant, filled with fear, anxiety, guilt, and embarrassment.
She bit her lip silently and hurriedly stepped forward to grab his sleeve. "Aubrey, let me explain!"
Aubrey remained silent. He didn't scold, shout, ask, or say anything. The more he remained like this, the more frightened Cathy became.
Her heart felt as if it were weighed down by a million stones, and the only straw she was clinging to snapped.
She was completely defeated and tightly covered her face. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Aubrey watched her calmly.
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