The Queen Returns—And She's Unforgiving novel Chapter 1

"I'm sorry, Ms. Reed. You've missed the best timeframe for your surgery…" A doctor tailed off.

Evelyn Reed held her medical report that had diagnosed her with cervical cancer. After a long time, she decided to call Lucas Grant's assistant, Michael Pine.

The phone rang for quite some time before Michael answered. His tone was as indifferent as ever as he said, "Mrs. Grant, do you need something?"

Curling her stiff fingers, Evelyn asked, "Where's Lucas? I need to talk to him."

He replied, "Mr. Grant is busy right now."

"Could you ask him to answer the phone?"

Before Michael could reply, Evelyn heard a gentle voice coming from the other end. "Lucas, what surprise do you have in store for me? Why are you acting so mysteriously?"

"Look up."

She heard that familiar deep voice speak in such a gentle manner, knowing that she would never be the recipient of that gentleness.

Then, Michael ended the call without hesitation.

At the same time, a loud explosion echoed from across the harbor. Looking up as well, Evelyn paled.

Fireworks burst into the night sky, their dazzling colors intertwining against the night sky, looking just as beautiful as people had described them to be.

The hospital's entrance was crowded with people.

"I heard that the president of Bluezen, Mr. Grant, had prepared this firework show for his girlfriend. It seems like it cost him about 20 million dollars!"

"His girlfriend is Tiffany Moore. She has a doctorate from Valtech, and many top-notch corporations out there all want to work with her. She's stunning, well-accomplished, and from an influential family. Not to mention, her boyfriend is both handsome and capable."

"No wonder Mr. Grant loves her so much. He must be so proud to have such an outstanding girlfriend!"

Evelyn stared at the beautiful display of fireworks for a long time before she slowly let go of her medical report. The thin piece of paper flew to the ground, and she turned around to leave.

At way past midnight, Lucas came home and found Evelyn sitting in the living room with the lights off.

Frowning, he turned on the lights and asked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"