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Heath had enough leverage now. He believed Reynard would never sacrifice the entire future of the Tate
family or his own grandson just to repay an old, vague debt he could barely remember the date of.
Meanwhile, at the hospital. Veronica suddenly let out a loud sneeze, and she couldn’t help but wonder who was thinking about her.
Just then, Courtney burst into the hospital room like a whirlwind.
“Veronica!” She rushed toward her, wanting to hug her.
However, she stopped short when she saw how battered Veronica looked, especially that injured eye and her hands. Both were devastating blows for a designer.
“Courtney, don’t worry. I’m okay,” Veronica said, waving her hand as she tried to reassure her. However, upon examining her current state, she realized her words weren’t very convincing.
Courtney took this as her being stubborn and tough.
After sending Calvin away, Veronica spoke with Courtney privately for a while.
When Courtney brought up the new design that Veronica had just submitted, her face finally lit up a little.” The client loved your work. Once you’re discharged, they might want to meet with you personally to talk about the project.”
Even after six years away from design, Veronica was still the most talented designer she’d ever encountered.
Veronica smiled. “Great, I can explain it to them myself.”
The VIP room door opened as a nurse’s voice called out. “Ms. Dolton, time for your medication change.” As the door opened, a figure seemed to flash by quickly.
Veronica gently rubbed the corner of her eye. However, there was nothing outside the door. She dismissed it, thinking it must’ve been her imagination.
In the hospital’s admin office, Ashton stared silently at Veronica’s medical file.
Joel finished reviewing her medical records and calmly added, “Mr. Fletcher, we’ve followed your instructions and covered up the fact that Ms. Dolton isn’t actually suffering from memory loss.
“The Tate family does seem to be digging around, trying to confirm whether she remembers anything from before the accident.”
“If she wants to play games, let them all play along.” Ashton ran his fingers over the scar in his palm. His
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He had only left for a few days to clean house, and when he came back, Veronica was lying unconscious
in a hospital bed. He genuinely didn’t know what she was even hoping to gain from this marriage anymore.
“Mr. Tate, we’ve completed the investigation. Mrs. Tate did indeed suffer brain trauma, and her amnesia
appears to be genuine,” Walter reported. He had taken Veronica’s medical records to a private doctor who had worked with Tate Group for years and found nothing suspicious.
Heath’s reaction was calm. “I see.”
Had he really been wrong about this?
Honestly, if Veronica had truly forgotten everything, that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Still, the accident couldn’t be entirely the children’s fault.
Due to this incident, Reynard had taken Samuel away, stripping Heath of custody rights to raise the boy himself.
A month later, Veronica’s body had almost fully recovered. She was going stir–crazy from being cooped úp. Even so, Calvin insisted she stay in the hospital until her injuries were completely healed. Courtney visited her regularly and was eagerly anticipating her formal return to the company once she recovered.
Veronica was thrilled about it.
During this time, members of the Tate family visited her a few times and even compensated her with a villa in Montclair Heights, which was transferred to her name. She was quite satisfied with this arrangement.
Veronica snorted softly when she heard that Reynard had taken Samuel away. Hopefully, he wouldn’t grow up to be an ungrateful brat like Heath.
After obtaining the hospital’s approval for discharge, she quickly changed into fresh clothes.
Calvin had been out of town on business for the past two days, so she didn’t make him take another trip. She had something more important to do, like meeting with the sports brand client she was supposed to have seen a month ago, who was scheduled for dinner tonight.
Courtney had told Veronica about this two days earlier. So, after completing her discharge paperwork, she headed straight to the scheduled meeting at Nexus Club.
The first–floor elevator was under maintenance, and since Veronica was worried about being late, she took the side staircase up. As she reached the third–floor landing, she suddenly heard two men laughing lecherously.
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“Drop this stuff in her tea, and I guarantee that lady will be begging for it!”
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