Chapter 179: You Owe a Favor
Teacher Chandler said, "Okay."
This continued until Joanna Sutton ca to find Rachel Royce to discuss work.
"Rachel."
Rachel Royce snapped back to reality and looked at Joanna Sutton. Composing herself, she said, "Joanna, you’re here."
Seeing that she wasn’t herself, Joanna Sutton asked with concern, "What’s wrong? You look so pale."
An hour had passed since Teacher Chandler contacted her.
’Tristan Sterling must know by now.’
She recalled the ti she and Tristan Sterling had been arguing. lissa had overheard them and burst into tears, and she rembered Tristan’s reaction.
And the first ti lissa had visited the Royce Family ho, she’d cried and fussed at night, and he had rushed over imdiately.
Tristan Sterling always seed incredibly tense whenever lissa got emotional.
She thought of what Professor Bellamy had told her: even though lissa was recovering well, it was crucial for her to stay in good spirits.
lissa’s surgery had been incredibly risky. She had really almost...
The image of a heartbroken lissa now lood large in her mind, and she felt a crushing weight on her heart.
Just as Rachel Royce was about to say sothing...
Her phone vibrated.
She saw the caller ID and answered the phone.
"Hello!"
A man’s frigid voice ca from the other end of the line. "Co to the hospital."
Hearing his words, Rachel Royce’s heart sank.
"Where?"
The man gave her the specific address.
She hung up.
Rachel Royce stood up, grabbing her bag as she packed. She said to Joanna Sutton, "Joanna, I have to go to the hospital right now. Just leave the docunts. I’ll look at them later today if I have ti."
Seeing her tense expression, Joanna Sutton asked worriedly, "Who’s in the hospital?"
Rachel Royce said, "lissa."
「Half an hour later.」
Rachel Royce rushed to the hospital.
Inside the VIP room of the pediatric cardiology departnt.
Rachel Royce pushed the door open and went inside.
On the hospital bed.
lissa’s small body lay quietly, an oxygen tube in her nose. Her eyes were closed, and she was already asleep.
Tristan Sterling sat by the bed. When he looked up at the woman who had just entered, his eyes were ice-cold.
Rachel Royce glanced at the man, then lowered her gaze and forced herself to walk toward the bed.
Looking at lissa’s pale face, her heart ached so much it was hard to breathe.
She looked at Tristan Sterling and asked in a low voice, "How is lissa now?"
Tristan Sterling’s tone was cold. "She’s stable."
Rachel Royce let out a breath of relief.
She slowly sat down on the edge of the bed and reached out to hold lissa’s small hand.
The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Tristan Sterling worked on his tablet, occasionally taking work-related calls.
lissa woke up after about an hour.
Rachel Royce caressed her small face and said softly, "Sweetheart, you’re awake."
In a soft voice, lissa called out, "Mommy."
Tristan Sterling finished his call and ca back in. He took in the scene before going to get the doctor.
The doctor quickly ca and examined lissa, then removed her nasal cannula. "The young lady is stable now," he said, "but for the next few days, she must avoid any strenuous exercise or major emotional fluctuations."
Tristan Sterling grunted in acknowledgnt.
lissa wanted Rachel Royce to hold her.
Rachel Royce picked lissa up. The little girl rested listlessly on her shoulder. lissa wasn’t angry at her mom for not agreeing to her request earlier that day.
Tristan Sterling picked up lissa’s school bag.
Rachel Royce carried lissa out of the hospital room.
They left the hospital.
Tristan Sterling drove back to Silvermist Bay.
During the drive.
The two adults didn’t speak, and lissa lay quietly in Rachel Royce’s arms.
When they arrived back at Silvermist Bay.
Tristan Sterling stroked lissa’s little head. "Daddy still has work to do. I’ll co back tonight to be with you."
lissa nodded obediently.
Tristan Sterling straightened up, gave Rachel Royce a single glance, said nothing, and turned to leave the villa.
Rachel Royce stayed in the villa with lissa.
It was almost dinnerti.
Rachel Royce personally cooked dinner for lissa.
She called Julian Jennings. "Professor, I’m sorry, but I can’t make it to the concert tonight."
Julian Jennings didn’t seem surprised at all. "Joanna Sutton told lissa was sick."
Rachel Royce humd in confirmation.
"Is lissa okay now?"
"She’s fine now."
"That’s good. We can go to a concert anyti. You should focus on taking care of lissa."
"Okay."
While Rachel Royce was cooking, lissa followed her around like a little shadow, helping wash and prepare the vegetables.
「That night.」
Rachel Royce stayed to keep lissa company.
Around eight o’clock in the evening.
Tristan Sterling returned.
Rachel Royce was sitting with lissa in the living room, watching cartoons.
"Daddy."
Tristan Sterling picked lissa up, and the father and daughter shared an affectionate mont.
Rachel Royce said to lissa, "lissa, why don’t you let Daddy keep you company for a bit? Aunt Evelynn still has so work from today to finish."
lissa said, "Okay."
Rachel Royce didn’t spare the man a second glance and turned to go upstairs.
She went back to lissa’s room.
Around four o’clock that afternoon, she had asked Marcus Sheldon to bring over her laptop and the files she needed to work on.
Just then, her phone vibrated again. Seeing the caller ID, she answered the call. "Hello, David."
"Evelynn! We haven’t talked in ages. Did you miss ?" David’s tone was as flirtatious as ever.
Rachel Royce laughed and answered honestly, "Nope."
"Evelynn, you’re breaking my heart! I’ve missed you a lot, you know."
"Oh, really? Or were you just thinking of while surrounded by beautiful won?"
David laughed. "Evelynn, are you jealous?"
"If there’s nothing else, I’m hanging up."
David asked, "Of course I have sothing important to ask you. Evelynn, did you finalize the divorce?"
After a mont of silence, Rachel Royce sidestepped his question. "David, I need to ask you for a favor."
David raised an eyebrow. "It’s rare for you to ask for help, Evelynn. I’m honored. Tell what it is. I’d go through hell and high water for you."
Rachel Royce smiled faintly. "I need you to help handle the equity issue with KU."
She had built KU from the ground up. Now that it had finally achieved stable growth, giving it up felt like handing over a child she had raised with her own hands.
But thinking about how she would be staying in the country in the future, and now had a stable business here that she wanted to develop, she knew her energy was limited. She had to make a choice.
’Tristan Sterling has already gotten involved with KU. It’s ti for to pull out.’
However, Tristan Sterling absolutely could not find out about this. Otherwise, extricating herself wouldn’t be so easy. David was the only one she could ask.
Listening to Rachel Royce, David quickly understood. He had already guessed what Tristan Sterling was up to when he acquired NS.
"Since you’re the one asking, Evelynn, of course I’ll help."
"Thanks. I’ll be sure to compensate you well afterward."
David laughed. "Forget the compensation. I’d rather have you owe a favor, Evelynn."
"Fine. Consider it a favor I owe you."
"Deal."
Rachel Royce had just hung up the phone.
Tristan Sterling walked into the bedroom, carrying a sleeping lissa.
The man glanced at the woman, then carefully placed lissa on the bed.
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