Afraid that Veronica would not believe him, Gordon kowtowed and blood flowed from his forehead.
Seeing Gordonâs face covered with blood, Veronica was heartbroken and angry. When she was about to faint, Seth helped her in time. Gordon was scared. He got up from the ground and shouted to Seth, âSeth, please send her to the hospital. Thank you! I will help Mr. Cassel to find Chandler.â
At this moment, saving Veronica was the most important thing. Seth carried her and rushed out of the prison.
Brandon was leaning against the car, lowering his head to smoke. When Seth carried Veronica out, he saw that Veronica was twitching.
When Seth carried Veronica into the car, Brandon had already sat in the driverâs seat. He started the engine and headed to the hospital.
With Rexâs help, Veronica finally was saved and out of harmâs way.
Gordon burst into tears when he heard the news. He asked the jailers to tell Brandon some locations where Brandon might find Chandler.
Brandon immediately sent his men to Chandlerâs hometown as well as Chandlerâs loverâs hometown. The feedback was that Chandler had not gone back.
If he couldnât find Chandler, then Savannaâs illness could not be cured.
Savanna knew the details from Seth about Brandon searching for the antidote. She was a little depressed. In the past two days, she had clearly felt world-weary. She disliked everything and was not interested in anything.
As for her appearance, it seemed to be quietly changing. She aged. Now, looking at herself in the mirror became something she was afraid of. However, she had to put on gorgeous makeup in front of the mirror every day. Her makeup became thicker and thicker as her face changed. The more she looked at herself in the mirror, the sadder she was.
She was more and more afraid of meeting Brandon.
On this day, Savanna put on thick makeup and took Mandel to the yard to play. They sat on the swing.
Mandel nestled in Savannaâs arms. He was facing the sky with a smile and bright eyes. It was obvious that Mandel was so happy.
Savanna looked down at Mandelâs ruddy face. Her fingertips gently touched Mandelâs face. âMandel, if I become ugly, will you still love me?â
Mandel, a five-year-old child, did not seem to understand the real meaning of Savannaâs words. He just raised his head and stared at Savanna. âSavanna, you are as beautiful as a fairy. How can you be ugly?â
Savanna lovingly rubbed the hair on his temples and smiled, âI mean what if.â
Mandel hugged her with his tender arms and said firmly, âImpossible. My mom will not become ugly.â
This was the first time Mandel called Savanna mom.
Mandelâs soft voice directly touched Savanna. Tears welled up in Savannaâs eyes. She cleared her throat before saying, âYou are right. Thatâs impossible.â
Mandel saw the sorrow and loneliness in Savannaâs eyes. He quickly said, âSavanna, even if you really became ugly, I would still love you as I always did.â
Mandel said that he would still love Savanna as he always did.
Savanna felt that this was the most pleasant voice, the most pleasant words in this world.
She was deeply touched and began to sob. Savanna then gently said âOK.â She hugged Mandel and kissed him on the forehead. The tears from the corners of her eyes were about to fall on Mandelâs forehead. Savanna quickly turned away and quietly wiped away the tears on her face.
Upstairs, Brandon stood by the window where he could see Mandel and Savanna on the swing. When he saw Savanna raise her hand to wipe away her tears, the irritation in his heart intensified.
Brandon lowered his head and took a puff of smoke. As the smoke swirled, Rex arrived. âYour health report of last month showed that many of your indicators were abnormal. Donât smoke too much. Itâs so harmful to your health.â
Brandon ignored Rexâs words. Rex muttered to himself, âHonest advice is always hard to take.â
Brandonâs low and husky voice sounded. âHow is the medical research team doing?â
Rex clearly felt Brandonâs anxiety. âThe research and development of an antidote are not as easy as other things. Besides, what they are developing is not a kind of usual medicine. But, I was told that only one or two ingredients have not been determined yet. As long as the formula is made, they can start producing medicine.â
Brandon looked up at Rex. âHow long will it take?â
Rexâs eyes flashed. âIt depends.â
Brandon scratched his hair in frustration. He extinguished the cigarette between his fingers and said in an unsteady voice, âRex, I canât wait any longer.â
Rex said, âYour loyalty to Savanna is so touching.â
As Rex spoke, he walked to the window and followed Brandonâs gaze. He saw Savanna and Mandel playing on the swing. Mandel was very naughty and kept tickling Savanna. Savanna was also tickling him. They laughed on the swing and finally got tired. Mandel jumped off the swing. Savanna stood up and took Mandelâs hand, walking toward the hall with him.
Savanna looked up and looked at their building. Rex was sure that Savanna did not see them, but Rex clearly saw the loneliness in Savannaâs eyes and the sadness on her face.
Rex looked at Brandon and saw that Brandon was smoking while staring at Savanna.
âI can see that you are burning with desire. Just donât let Savanna know. Any prostitute can satisfy you and cool you down.â
Hearing Rexâs suggestion, Brandon just gave him a cold gaze.
âWell, just forget about what I said.â Rex raised his hands and curled his lips.
Brandon said, âThe reason why I am anxious is not that I canât have her, butâ¦â
Brandon lit up the cigarette and exhaled slowly. âSheâs been in a bad mood recently. The makeup on her face is getting thicker and thicker. Moreover, she ⦠doesnât seem to want to see me.â
Savanna did not want to see him and was intentionally or unintentionally avoiding him, which bothered Brandon.
Others might not understand Brandonâs words, but Rex understood.
Savannaâs emotions were affected by the drug. Besides, that drug would slowly erode her beauty. As a woman, Savanna surely wanted to show off her most beautiful side in front of her lover.
How could she bear to turn ugly?
The panic in her heart almost tore her apart.
That feeling made her life a living hell.
Rex left.
Brandon went downstairs. He had just met Savanna when Jim called him.
He had something to do in the company and wanted to talk to Savanna before leaving, but Savanna and Mandel stayed in the bathroom and did not come out for a long time.
Brandon really couldnât wait any longer and could only leave.
In the evening, Brandon returned to the Rose Villas with exhaustion. Lizeth came to him, took his jacket off, and hung it on the hanger, saying, âMr. Young, Savanna is not feeling well. She took medicine and fell asleep. She asked you to sleep in the guest room tonight.â
Brandon was not surprised about that at all and calmly accepted it.
He went into the guest room to take a shower, then put on his watch, took off the bath towel at his waist, and put on his pajamas. After that, he stood in front of the window and smoked. The birds singing came in through the window. The calmness and silence in the room made him a little crazy.
Now, he had to suppress the desire and anger in his heart and calm himself down.
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