Chapter 115
“Simone, you’re awake” Quinn said and his face lit up with excitement when he saw Simone open her eyes,
“Who are yo
are you?” Simone asked, eyeing the unfamiliar face in front of her with curiosity
Quinn’s smile grew even brighter when Simone spoke. Tim the son of the man in the wheelchair you saw earlier. You can call me Quinn”
The mention of the wheelchair made Simone suddenly remember what had happened not long ago. Simone thought, ‘It seemed that man had
saved me
Simoneaned around, then she flashed Quinn a sweet, innocent smile and said, “Quinn, can you tell me where I am right now!”
Simone thought. I looked innocent and pitiful enough to win anyone’s sympathy But Simone didn’t realize that, with her face still smudged with dirt and her messy clothes, she still looked like the same little street kid they’d found.
Quinn didn’t seem to mind at all. He answered seriously, “You were hurt pretty badly. We’re at the hospital now”
Seeing that Quinn wasn’t bothered by her appearance, Simone thought, “my act of playing the pitiful card was working
So Simone continued, “Quinn, where did your dad go!”
Quinn replied without hesitation. “He went to see the doctor about his leg. He said he’d come by to check on you later.
Simone nodded and didn’t say anything else.
After a while. Quinn asked, “Simone, what about your family? Why are you here all by yourself?”
“I don’t have any family Thinking of Samuel far away back home, Simone’s eyes turned red as she shook her head, still keeping her guard up inside.
Hearing this. Quinn felt both sorry for Simone and a little happy. He patted his chest and said, “Then why don’t you come home with me? Be my little sister from now on. I promise, no one will ever dare to bully you.”
Simone curved her lips into a smile, pretending to be happy as she agreed, “Sure, I’ve always wanted a big brother. But the moment Quinn looked away, Simone’s smile faded instantly
Years on Infinity Island left Simone wary. No matter how kind Quinn seemed, Simone couldn’t let her guard down.
Quinn had always wanted a little sister. Even though Simone looked like a scruffy street kid, he liked her from the very first moment, Hearing Simone’s agreement to come home with him, he was over the moon.
That day, Quinn brought Simone all kinds of snacks, taught her how to play games, and even gave her his favorite game console
That afternoon, after Nolan finished his checkup, he came by to see Simone, Sécing how much fun Simone and Quinn were having. Nolan just stood quietly to the side, not wanting to interrupi.
It was the kind of happiness Simone hadn’t felt in ages. If the pain and memories from Infinity Island didn’t keep reminding Simone how cruel people could be, maybe she really would’ve let herself get lost in this fleeting joy.
That night, after Quinn left, Nolan looked at Simone and said, “Come back with me. I can adopt you.”
Simone thought, Go back with him? I have to admit I was tempted for a moment! But Simone quickly pushed the thought away and thought, We weren’t even related, why would he go so far for me?
Simone nodded at Nolan, looking at him with unreadable expression. Fine, she answered.
Later that night, Simone climbed out the window and left the hospital, taking the snacks and game console Quinn had given her.
Simone thought, Nolan and Quinn had saved me when I was on the brink of death, and the warnath they showed me was something I’d never forget. I wanted to believe in them!
For days, Simone would lock herself in her room as soon as she got home, only coming out for meals. She didn’t even visit the game room she used to love She’s been like this ever since they returned from Kenneth’s birthday party.
Cyrus had just assumed Simone was in a bad mood and figured he’d talk to her when the time was right.
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Chapter 115
That night, when Cyrus got home from work and was about to go check on Simone, the housekeeper told him Simone was taking a bath.
Cyrus dilat dunk much of it and waited downstairs. But after two hours. something, woa WhOng
Cyrus finally realized
A wave of unease hit Cyrus, Cyrus’s Dice darkeard as he rushed upstatos, kasucking anxiously on the bathroom door. “Simone, are you okay?” Cyrus called, again and again, but there was no answer from inside.
Cyrus suddenly kicked the door open. The sight that greeted Cyrus muude his eyes go red, blood hand turned the bathwater a deep crimson. Sumone was being in the tub, ryes closed, me
Cyrus didn’t dare waste, a second. He sosoped Simone out of the rib right away, Cynn’s heart twisting in agony at how cold Simone’s limbs were
(was critical. was rushed into the emergency room the moment they reached the hospitall
Cyrus stood outside the emergency to something happened to Simone.
om, feeling like ice was muning through his veins, Cyrus couldn’t even dare to think about what he’d do if
And then Cyruv remembered the gunshot wound! I just seen, barely a centimeter from Simone’s heart. The thought made Cyrus hate himself
\Cyrus thought, “What kind of father was me, that I hadn’t even realized when my own daughter got shot? How could there be a more useless dad in The world! “Cyrus slapped himself, hard, twice, putting all his strength inte
An hour had gone by, but the doors to the emergency room were still
to Simone, they
At that mostem. Graham. Nolan, Quin, muud Sophia all rushed the hospital. As soon as they heard something had happened to dropped everything and hurried over.
Nolan glared at the glowing emergency room sign, then at Cyrus coldly. Not mapped. “Is this how you take care of Simone? She was fine, and now she’s in the hospital because of you. If you can’t be a father, let me raise her.
You’ve got some nerve bringing up my daughter Cyrus snapped back. Already un edge, he lost it when Nolan suggested taking Simone away. Cyrus stormed over, yanked Noları out of his wheelchair, therw him to the ground, and kicked him several times.
“She ended up like this right after coming back from your placel I should be asking, you what the hell did you do?” Cyrus shouted and glared at Nolan, eyes bloodshot, looking at Nolan like he was his worst eneiny.
Nolan was stummed for a second, forgetting to fight back, and took several of Cyrus’s punchies Nolan started to recall what happened that day and © said, “All I did was let her meet Cordell that day. How could this have happened”
Gralum’s face was tight, completely expressionless. He stared at the words “Emergency Room, silently praying in his heart for his granddaughter’s
Secing, lais sous fighting. Graham grew even more annoyed. He kicked each of them hard and said, “Enough! Knock it off, both of you. Simone is still inskie Can’t you two just calm down? When she wakes up, you can fight all you want.”
hophia’s eyes were red as she looked at her two laruthers and pleaded, “Yeals, !
Simone’s
not out yet. Right now, all we can do is wait”
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