NovelBookChapter 584 "I raised little Nina myself-I know her health better than anyone. I understand you don't want to trouble me, but when a child is sick, nothing else matters. You can't let your worries get in the way." Briony fell silent at those words.
James walked over to the window and gently touched Nina's forehead. "Feels like her fever's gone down a little." "Yeah. Dr. Jarvis just stopped by again-he said her condition is stable for now." James nodded. "That's good." Ferdinand asked, "Is it pneumonia?" "Bronchial pneumonia," James replied.
Ferdinand said, "Letcheck her pulse. I'll prepare smedicine and apply it to the right pressure points-it should help her recover faster." "You're always so busy. Really, you don't have to go out of your way." "I'm not that busy." Ferdinand looked at Briony. "Bryn, do you really think I'd ever harm little Nina?" Briony pressed her lips together, staring at him for a long moment. At last, she said quietly, "I've always believed that you truly care for her." But you still poisoned her.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThat last thought, Briony kept to herself.
James watched the exchange between Briony and Ferdinand, feeling an odd sense that something was off.
Just then, Ferdinand's phone rang. Whatever was said on the other end made his expression turn grave. "I'll be there right away," he said, and hurried out.
As soon as the door closed, James couldn't hold back any longer. He turned to Briony. "What's going on with you and Ferdinand?" Briony rubbed her temples, realizing she couldn't hide it from James anymore.
She told him about the hawthorn candies.
James was stunned. "But—that's Ferdinand! How could he do something like that to little Nina?" "I didn't want to believe it either," Briony said softly, "but the test results proved it. He tampered with the candies." "But why would he want to hurt little Nina?" Briony exhaled, pressing a hand to her forehead. "I think... he sees the kids as a tie to my past, something that keepsfrom moving on. He's made it clear how he feels about me, and I turned him down every time." "That's insane!" James couldn't believe what he was hearing. "So just because you rejected him, he went after your child? How did he beclike this? I actually thought he was a good guy!" Briony looked exhausted. "I was kidnapped while I was in Havenport. When I woke up, I was in Ferdinand's hotel suite. He said he rescued me, but I can't shake the feeling something about it was off." James was speechless. Nothing in life ever lines up that conveniently.
Ferdinand wasn't just obsessed-he was dangerous.
"No wonder Fred Wentworth always favored him. He really is his father's son- twisted as hell!"
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I didn't want to tell you before. I thought it would only make things worse. But after today, Dhad no worse.
choice. You have to know the truth, James, so you can keep the kids away from Ferdinand." The thought of his children nearly eating poisoned candy made James furious. "He's never getting near them again."
Briony said quietly, "He disappeared for six months, then suddenly cback as CEO of MQ. We have no idea MbXwe what he went through during that time." "You're saying something happened to him in those six months... that's why he changed?"
"It's just a guess." Briony looked at her daughter lying in the hospital bed, her face tight with worry. "What scaresmost now is that Right Ferdinand won't let this go." James studied her, concern clouding his features. "You're not thinking of giving in to him just for the kids' sake, are you?" Briony pressed her lips together and didn't answer.
Out in the hallway, Blair stood by the door, left slightly ajar, and heard Briony's voice drift out: "We'll take it one step at a time."
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