When Natalie woke from the heavy fog, a sharp pain in her arm snapped her wide awake. She moved her left arm a little. It was wrapped in thick bandages, and even the slightest movement would send a searing, ripping pain through her flesh. Ethan had actually ordered someone to take skin from her to graft onto Vivian\u2019s burn wounds. The hospital room door opened quietly, and Ethan\u2019s assistant walked in. \u201cMrs. Fletcher, you\u2019re awake. Mr. Fletcher has an urgent project overseas and already flew out of the country. He asked me to bring you these gifts\u2014he hopes you\u2019ll like them. He also said… please focus on recovering, and maybe try to tone down your attitude in the future.\u201d Tone down her attitude? He used her own skin to please Vivian, then tossed her these cold gifts as if that made up for it? And he wanted her to restrain herself? A cold rage boiled up inside her. Natalie suddenly raised her uninjured right arm and, with a fierce sweep, knocked all the gift boxes to the floor! \u201cGet out!\u201d Her voice was hoarse, but each word was icy. \u201cTake his things and get out!\u201d The assistant looked at the jewelry scattered across the floor. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end just bowed and left the room in silence. The <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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