"Hello, Miss Jacobs, I’m Florence Sinclair."
Juliana grabbed Elias Langley’s clothes.
The man was buttoning his shirt, the clothes pulling at the bandage on his back, and he hissed lightly.
Juliana didn’t care about him and responded solemnly on the phone, "What’s up?"
"Here’s the thing," Florence’s voice was much lighter, "your friend Sumr Shaw ets the requirents to apply for the cell-based heart transplant surgery, and her current physical condition is good. Please transfer her to Kingsford as soon as possible."
"Okay, I got it."
Juliana hung up the phone.
After last night, Auden Hughes probably felt guilty and didn’t even have the courage to speak to her.
But Florence’s sudden change in attitude... was sowhat intriguing.
"Honey," Elias Langley’s voice was full of grievance, "you hurt ."
Juliana looked up at him, "I did it on purpose."
Elias Langley raised an eyebrow, seemingly surprised by her straightforwardness with a touch of playful reprimand.
Juliana gently tapped his nose, her tone half warning, half serious.
"Sumr Shaw is my bottom line. If those troublemakers you attract dare to involve her again, I won’t let it go."
Elias Langley grasped her fingers, chuckling softly, "I can’t stop what others want to do, but if anyone wants to harm you, I will never let her off."
Juliana fetched a coat and carefully helped him put it on.
"Go back to Kingsford and stay hospitalized. Whenever the doctor nods, then you can be discharged."
This signified the end of the couple’s current conflict.
"Okay, I’ll do as you say." Elias Langley readily agreed, imdiately arranging everything, "I’ll arrange a dical charter and return to Kingsford with Sumr this afternoon."
Juliana nodded.
By noon, the two arrived at Celestial Vista.
As soon as they entered, they saw Adrian Langley bringing out dishes from the kitchen.
He was evidently coming straight from the company, having only removed his suit jacket, his crisp white shirt with a ticulously knotted tie, sleeves rolled neatly to the forearms, exposing a strong, slender wrist.
After a month or two, his whole aura had changed significantly.
While helping his mother serve the dishes, his deanor was gentle and reserved, yet the calm and authority of a high-ranking executive had quietly rged into his every move.
Seeing Juliana, he quickly ca forward.
He respectfully called, "Uncle," and then smiled at Juliana, saying, "When did you arrive yesterday? Why didn’t you say a word when you ca back? If mom hadn’t run into you, were you planning to leave quietly again?"
Juliana smiled faintly, "I ca back for Sumr Shaw, but I have to leave this afternoon."
Hearing that there had been progress in Sumr Shaw’s case, Adrian felt a little relieved from the worry that had been plaguing him.
Rosalind Linton walked out of the kitchen, taking off her apron, "Why are we still standing and talking? Aren’t any of you hungry? Co on, take a seat."
The dining table at Celestial Vista was round, and Juliana sat down beside Rosalind Linton.
"Aidan, go fetch the jewelry box I left in the safe."
Adrian didn’t expect his mother to have bought Juliana jewelry behind his back and fetched it, puzzled.
Rosalind Linton placed the jewelry box in Juliana’s hands.
"You’ve been with the Linton Family for quite so ti now. During your first marriage, the old man was seriously ill, and the family was having a hard ti, so nothing was prepared for you. Although there’s no wedding with Mr. Langley this ti, I should still give you a modest gift."
Juliana opened the jewelry box to find a set of three gold ornants.
She was slightly surprised.
According to wedding customs, the three gold pieces should have been prepared by the groom’s family.
Elias Langley’s eyes landed on the gold jewelry, instantly understanding Rosalind Linton’s intentions.
"This is my fault, many things are not yet settled, so our wedding date has to be postponed, but I promise to give her a grand wedding."
Rosalind Linton smiled aningfully at his words.
"Mr. Langley might not know, but before Juliana ca to us at thirteen, she escaped from a pervert, walked dozens of kiloters to Kenton, and survived by scavenging for half a year."
She pursed her lips.
"I say this not for you to pity her. I want you to know what she’s been through. The path she’s walked, I’m not sure even my son could have managed."
She looked at Elias Langley as if entrusting her precious child to him.
"But Mr. Langley is an understanding person; I’m confident if you genuinely care for her, I’ll be at ease."
Elias Langley nodded, "Auntie Linton, I will treat her well for a lifeti."
Adrian stood aside, like a statue that had lost its warmth.
The girl taken in at thirteen, whom he convinced his mother and grandfather to keep; the one for whom he’d rather fake his death to return to the Langleys, fighting through the bloody internal strife just to secure a foothold, all for giving her a better life... At this mont, she was being handed over to another man by his mother.
She had, ultimately, moved far away from his world, and that last bit of humble hope had now turned into an everlasting, unreturned longing.
With Elias Langley’s promise, Rosalind Linton nodded contentedly and turned her attention to inviting, "Aidan, don’t just stand there, co sit down. This whole table was prepared by especially for Juliana and her husband; let’s dig in."
"Thank you, Auntie Linton," Juliana said.
She understood the significance of Rosalind Linton insisting she co for this al.
The "three gold pieces" in her hands were more than just a gift; they were a way for her "family" to exert pressure on Elias Langley.
Elias Langley hadn’t contacted the Langleys on this trip to Kenton, and after lunch, he and Juliana took a dical charter back to Kingsford.
At Kingsford hospital, Caleb Shaw had arranged everything, and as soon as Sumr Shaw’s dical jet landed, she was seamlessly transferred to the already prepared cardiac surgery ICU.
Juliana urged Elias Langley to go to the ward imdiately, but he insisted on waiting to see Sumr in safe condition before accompanying Juliana back.
Juliana was a bit helpless and was about to persuade him when she spotted the approaching Mrs. Sinclair. As their gazes crossed, Juliana averted her eyes first.
Mrs. Sinclair felt an inexplicable ache in her heart.
She had heard that Elias Langley went to Kenton against dical advice and had rushed over as soon as he returned.
"Elias, ignoring the doctor’s orders, do you even care about your life anymore?"
The anxiety in her words was evident.
Elias Langley was about to speak when Florence arrived.
"Mom, why are you here?"
Mrs. Sinclair’s gaze shifted to her, "To see Elias. And what about you?"
Florence gestured toward Sumr’s ward, "To check the patient’s condition."
She was here to inspect it?
Juliana slightly furrowed her brows.
Florence didn’t say much more and entered the ICU with the doctors.
She analyzed the data professionally and emphasized to the doctors steadily, "Sumr Shaw’s cell activity is key to heart cultivation, and we must ensure her physical condition remains optimal..."
Before she could finish, the monitor suddenly emitted a sharp alarm.
The nurse cried out in panic, "The patient’s oxygen saturation is dropping rapidly! Blood pressure is unasurable!"
Juliana and Caleb Shaw both rushed to the ward door, only to see Florence calmly stopping the doctor from administering epinephrine.
"Don’t use it yet; it will affect her cell structure."
Her face was full of professionalism and composure.
"It might be a reaction from the monitoring implant paraters causing electrical anomalies in the heart; let adjust the core frequency."
After her operation, Sumr Shaw narrowly avoided danger.
The attending doctor praised, "Thanks to Director Sinclair’s tily and professional handling."
At that mont, a slight pride appeared on Mrs. Sinclair’s face.
Florence humbly wiped her sweat and walked out of the ward.
No one noticed that the thrilling "critical condition" Sumr just experienced was orchestrated by her.
She had to orchestrate this "heroic rescue" in front of Juliana, making sure the latter rembered this favor.
Just like how the Grant Family manipulated Juliana back then, this "favor" would beco a tool to control her.
Simultaneously, she could perfectly showcase her poised professional skills in front of her mother and Elias Langley, enhancing her personal image.
It was a perfect plan, yielding twice the results with half the effort.
Yet right as Florence was suppressing her triumphant glee and ready to receive Juliana’s gratitude after leaving the ward...
"Smack!"
A sudden slap landed hard on her face, catching her completely off guard!
The force of it left her utterly stunned.
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