Chapter 1792
Mistaking a Magnate for a Male Escort
Chapter 1792 Getting A Little Nosy Francesca tensed up from the shock and turned around, only to see that Danrique had woken up.
âI-I was justâ¦â
She desperately tried to explain herself, but Danrique cut her off, âWaterâ¦â
Feeling relieved that he didnât realize what she did, Francesca quickly put the necklace back and poured him a glass of water.
âIs Mr. Lindberg awake?â Gordon asked when he came in and saw her feeding him some water.
âHe has regained a bit of consciousness, but still quite groggy at the moment,â Francesca replied while eyeing the necklace.
Good thing I didnât take it with me, or these guys would surely notice and think Iâm trying to steal from Danrique!
Oh, well⦠Iâll just have to try again some other timeâ¦
âIs he still having a fever?â Gordon asked worriedly.
âIt wonât subside so soon. I think itâll be morning before it goes down,â Francesca said after placing her hand on Danriqueâs forehead.
Gordon stared at Danrique with a pained look on his face. âThis is the first time Iâve seen Mr. Lindberg fall sick in so many years. I used to think he was ridiculously strong and tough.â
âEveryone falls sick at some point. Still, he got sick because he was bitten by his own pet snake, so he kind of brought this upon himself,â Francesca mentioned casually.
Gordon got furious when he heard that. âHow could you say that? What do you mean he brought this upon himself?â
âWhy would he keep a venomous snake as a pet? I bet he was trying to poison someone with its venom, wasnât he?â Francesca snapped back at him.
âYouâ¦â
âAlso, it wasnât exactly very nice of him to keep the beasts with the intention of using them like tools.â
Francesca felt extremely conflicted when she recalled Danrique chasing the Mafia off with the wolves.
Although it was fine to summon the wolves for self-defense, the sight of the bodies lying everywhere still shook her to the core.
âWhat do you know? Mr. Lindberg only kept those beasts as pets becauseââ
âGordon! The sun is going to be up soon. You should get some rest,â Sean cut him off and tried to change the topic.
Gordon shot Francesca a furious glare, but turned around and left anyway.
âThank you for the hard work, Dr. Felch. You donât mind if I stay here and watch over Mr. Lindberg, do you?â Unlike Gordon, Sean had always been calm and collected in his mannerisms.
âOf course not. Make sure to keep a close eye on his temperature, then. Remember to let me know if it goes up again.â Francesca placed the glass of water down and yawned as she lay down lazily on the sofa.
âGot it.â
Sean then sat down beside the bed and looked after Danrique while Francesca tried to get some shuteye.
However, she couldnât seem to fall asleep after going through such an eventful night.
As Francesca lay there staring silently at Danrique, she suddenly realized that he looked a little familiar.
That was something she had felt ever since she met him for the first time at Casino Inferno, but she couldnât remember where she had seen him before.
âWhy arenât you sleeping, Dr. Felch?â Sean asked softly.
âI canât fall asleep. By the way, have you guys been to Zarain before?â Francesca asked.
âOf course we have. We go there every year,â Sean replied.
âYou guys have business there?â Francesca pressed on.
âWe have yet to enter Zarainâs market, so we donât have any business there. We just follow Mr. Lindberg whenever he makes personal trips there to take care of some private affairs,â Sean said casually.
They were actually there to look for someone.
While being pursued by his enemies in Zarain seven years ago, Danrique came across a girl who was as sweet as an angel.
After getting himself to safety, he started having his men look for her.
Six months ago, he went looking for his cousin twice in Zarain after hearing that his auntâs daughter might still be alive.
âWhat kind of private affairs are we talking about here?â Francesca asked.
Sean stared at her. âIâm not at liberty to disclose that. You seem to be awfully interested in Mr. Lindbergâs affairs, Dr. Felch.â
âI was just curious, thatâs all.â
Francesca stopped asking any further when she knew she wouldnât get the answers she wanted.
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