Chapter 565

At that, he strode toward the garage with Claire in his arms.

Ashlyn remained silent. Although she knew that the other woman was his sister, she was uncomfortable with the intimacy the two had.

It was not that she was petty; there was a tingling sense of something off about it.

She did not where that feeling had come from.

Maybe it’s a woman’s instinct.

The Bentley whizzed through the highway in the night.

Half an hour later, Claire was sent to the ER.

“Don’t worry. She’ll be fine.” Ashlyn patted Lucas’ hand.

He remained staring at the ER’s doors. He felt irritated with himself. “She has an attack right when we’re back here. I’ve been neglectful.”

I shouldn’t have let her come with me.

The medical services overseas were better than here. She lived a worry-free life with our parents.

Why did she have to come with me?

They adored her. Why did they allow her to come back here alone?

Time slowly ticked away. It was one in the morning when the doors to the ER finally swung open.

The doctor exited the room.

“The patient has had a heart attack. Fortunately, you’ve sent her here in time. She’ll be under observation for the next twenty-four hours.”

Once he had spoken his piece, he left.

A nurse pushed Claire into a ward.

Lucas turned to say to Ashlyn, “Honey, go home and rest first. I’ll watch over her here.”

“It’s okay. I’ll keep you company.” Ashlyn shook her head. “You’re my man, and we’re in a relationship. I don’t like leaving you in a room with another woman alone. Even if that’s your sister.”

She sounded like a tyrant.

But that made Lucas love her more.

It was a wonderful feeling to have a dominating woman by his side.

He enjoyed the look on her face when she was firm with her stance.

He smiled as he held her hand and stared at her pretty face. “Okay. We’ll stay here together.”

It was late at night.

However, Naomi found herself wide awake in the hotel the filming crew booked.

She kept thinking about how she was the daughter of the Nolan family—a genuine pretty and rich young woman—and how she was framed by others. Her calls to her eldest brother went unanswered.

Her other brother was still an intern in the Haddock Group, and it was pointless to seek his help.

She had ruminated about it. Something was definitely wrong about the water.

After drinking it, her throat was uncomfortable, and so was her body. It felt as if she had been set alight.

In the end, she passed out that night.

There’s something wrong with that water. Did someone spike it?

Naomi did not want to experience the terror of that night. She had to find out who spiked the drink.

Right then, her hotel door opened abruptly. Naomi’s heart skipped a beat as she tensed up and stayed still on the bed. Who is it? Who’s in my room in the middle of the night? Why did they have my room card?

The person tiptoed their way toward the bed.

It seems like a woman.

When she reached the bed, she stared at Naomi silently. After assuming that the latter was in deep sleep, she mumbled, “Why don’t you have any side effects after drinking that drug? What does that drug do?”

The woman’s voice was unfamiliar to Naomi, but she dared not to open her eyes to look at her face. All she did was lay still as she tried to hear the woman’s mumbles.

“I’m curious about what will happen to her after drinking it. But she looks fine in the day. Forget it. I’ll go back first.”

Then the woman tiptoed back toward the door.

Naomi did not dare to move an inch until she heard the door close. It was only then she sat up on her bed.

In the next second, she flew toward the door to lock it.

Ignoring the fact that it was late at night, she called Jonathan instantly.