Chapter 573
Substitutee Marriage: Fallingg For My Ugly Wifee
Gravity furrowed the physicianâs brow, hinting at the challenge that lay ahead.
Millie, preempting the somber narrative, ventured her query.
âDoctor, my grandmother shall overcome, will she not?â
âMiss Brown, you must gird your spirit. Your grandmother shall not rouse from her slumber unlessâ¦â
âUnless what? Pray, divulge the requisites, and I shall strive to fulfill them.â
âOnly if Leon is invited can the possibility materialize. His medical exploits have woven a saga of
legend. Were he to grace your grandmotherâs ailment with his ministrations, recovery might find her.
Time, however, dwindles.â
A pall of ashen despair settled upon Millie. She faltered, her backward step a manifestation of her
inability to cajole Leon. iiss Brown?â
Within the ICUâs sanctum, an orchestra of medical contraptions erupted in a cacophonous crescendo,
its dissonance a counterpoint to the silence. A torrent of crimson fluid gushed forth from her
grandmotherâs lips, limbs convulsing in a disconcerting dance, as though she grappled with an
insurmountable affliction.
Witnessing this, Millieâs lids remained resolute, unwilling to blink.
âWhat manner of upheaval is this?â
A phalanx of physicians descended upon her grandmotherâs bedside, their expertise a lifeline for the
ailing woman. Millieâs respiration faltered as she beheld this tableau.
The physician who had shared his prognosis sought ingress, halted only by Millieâs grip.
âDoctor, I possess a plan. Stand sentinel over my grandmother and anticipate my swift return.â
Releasing her grip on the doctor, Millie surged from the hospitalâs confines and hailed a taxi. The
urgency to save her grandmother propelled her forward.
Guided by the address provided by Ethan, Millie hastened to the legendary Sirius Villa â Leonâs abode.
Raindrops composed a symphony as she approached, a solitary silhouette ready to ring the doorbell.
Within the villaâs chambers, the chime of the doorbell reached Juliusâ ears. Hastily, he donned his attire
and bridged the distance to the entrance, where a stranger awaited.
âWhom do you seek?â
Sincerity cloaked Millieâs voice as she uttered, âI search for Leon. Kind sir, might you grant me passage
to glimpse him?â
Yet Juliusâ grip on the door was unwavering. âThe hour is late. What spurs your yearning to meet him?â
âUrgency compels my plea. I am Millie, wife to the Thomas familyâs second young master. Leon is my
cousin-in-law. Pray, permit my ingress.â
Startled recognition flashed in Juliusâ eyes at Millieâs revelation. âWait momentarily. I shall solicit Mr.
Thomasâ consent.â
Within the sanctum of the master bedroom, Leon occupied the edge of the bed, his countenance
marred by a furrowed brow. His words dripped with coldness.