Chapter 95: It’s Time

Claire was completely shocked and in a daze. She didn’t know how to answer or what to do. Claire knew that no matter what she said, Frederick wouldn't believe it. Her heartbeat accelerated instantly. She felt like she couldn’t breathe. She clearly saw the murderous intent in Frederick’s eyes.

“Claire, if anything happens to Caroline, you’ll die with her!”

Frederick finished speaking and didn’t hesitate. He slammed the door and left. After all, he had come to the hospital to visit an elder of the Hawthorne family.

Claire sat on the bed, staring blankly at Frederick’s back, and found it ridiculous. She thought, “Did I harm Caroline? I fell into the lake and almost died because of Caroline. In Frederick’s eyes, I’m a complete murderer. How could he possibly believe me?”

Thinking of this, Claire couldn’t help but have tears in her eyes. Just when she was feeling sad, the door of the ward suddenly opened.

“Are you okay?”

Leon, who had rescued her from the lake, entered.

“Thank you for caring about me. I’m almost recovered now.”

Claire hadn’t expected that the older man, who was just an acquaintance and had saved her life in a critical moment, would still care so much and come to see her. The sudden warmth from a stranger moved her so much that even her voice trembled. It was because she had been so miserable inside the prison for the past four years that she had never gotten any warmth.

“Good to know that. I feel relieved now. Stop arguing with your boyfriend and don’t ever jump into the lake again.”

Leon still thought that Claire had quarreled with her boyfriend and jumped into the lake on impulse.

“No, I won’t. Don’t worry. I know life is precious, and I will cherish my life.”

Claire shook her head and said what Leon wanted to say.

She thought, “As for my boyfriend and the quarrel, just let him misunderstand it. There’s no need to explain that.”

“Okay, I’m relieved then.”

Leon nodded and stayed in the ward for a long time before turning and leaving. Claire kept thanking Leon and watched him leave. She felt Leon had an inexplicable sense of closeness. She sat on the bed, watching Leon leave, and suddenly thought of Elizabeth.

It had been a long time since she last called Elizabeth. Claire glanced at the time and took out her cell phone to call Elizabeth. “Hello, Grandma…”

Just as Leon walked out of the hospital, a golden Bentley Continental stopped at the hospital entrance.

“Grandpa, why did you come to the hospital all of a sudden? Are you okay? Are you sick? You must tell us if you are sick. Don’t hide it from us.”

A well-mannered man wearing gold-rimmed glasses got out of the car.

“No, I just happened to save a girl at Moon Lake that day. It seemed that she had a quarrel with her boyfriend and jumped into the lake. I came to the hospital for a physical examination today, so I went to see her.”

Leon opened the car door and got in, still muttering.

“As long as you’re okay.”

The man nodded, opened the car door, and got in.

Just as the two of them left, two young nurses ran out of the hospital.

“Oh, he’s the eldest son of the Titan family!” “The Titan family? What happened?”

The young nurse watched the Bentley Continental leave, walked out cautiously, and stamped her feet excitedly.

“Don’t you know him? The Titan family is second only to the wealthiest family in Kingstown, the Prescott family. Mr. Titan is gentle and kind. He is the one that all the rich girls in Kingstown want to marry.”

The young nurse clenched her hands, covered her mouth, and looked excitedly in the direction of the golden Bentley Continental that had long disappeared.

Claire was still in a daze. Until now, she had no idea who had saved her.

For the next few days, Claire stayed in the hospital. Antony did not come. Frederick didn’t come over, but his people did. Richard found a few burly men and stood guard at the door of her ward. Claire couldn’t understand. In Kingstown, she couldn’t escape Frederick’s control no matter what. Why did he arrange these people to guard her? She had been hospitalized before, but Frederick had never been like this.

One night, three days later, Claire was sleeping in bed. Suddenly, the door of the ward was kicked open, and those burly men rushed in.

“Claire, it’s time for you to die!”