Chapter 386

Elizabeth’s silhouette vanished into the hallway, and Esme’s voice drifted to his ears: “She also said if we tie the knot, we gotta invite her.”

Alexander’s face was already icy, and now it looked even worse. ‘Invite her for what, to stir up trouble?’ he thought.

Esme watched Alexander’s mood closely; she could totally tell he was pissed. Esme bit her lip. Alexander still gave a damn about Elizabeth’s reaction. She had to hustle to keep Alexander wrapped around her finger!

Just as Esme was about to bounce, she overheard a nurse on the phone: “Dr. Percy, there’s a patient named Gabriel you forgot to give meds to.”

Esme’s head snapped around. Alexander perked up at the name too. ‘Is it the Gabriel from the slammer?’

“Which room’s he in?” Alexander leaned in to ask.

Seeing it was Alexander, the nurse spilled the room number. Alexander turned to Esme, “Let’s check it out.”

Esme frowned and clung to Alexander’s arm. “Do we really have to?”

“What, you scared?” Alexander shot Esme a glare. “He won’t come after you; he’s super sick.”

Esme hesitated but then trailed after Alexander.

In the Cardiothoracic Department, Sunny was momentarily stunned seeing Esme, then figured she was there to visit a patient. Esme looked all tiny and cute next to Alexander. Two caretakers stood guard at Gabriel’s door. After Alexander flashed his ID, they let him in.

Seeing Alexander and Esme made Gabriel’s heart rate spike. Esme noticed the rising numbers on the monitor and rolled her eyes internally. It’s just asking Gabriel to lie, but he’s scared of everything! Esme thought.

But Gabriel had a strong will to live. She’d tried to “off” Gabriel twice to avoid future messes, but each time he got saved.

Chapter 386

Gabriel glared at Esme, his fists clenched tight, but he couldn’t speak. “This vile woman! I agreed to keep quiet, yet she still wants me dead!” Gabriel fumed inwardly.

Alexander noticed Gabriel’s hostile look towards Esme. Esme played the scared card and hid beside Alexander. “Alexander…”

“Is it him?” Alexander asked Esme.

Esme nodded. “Yeah, it was him. He stabbed me in the back with a dagger and tossed me into the sea.”

Gabriel’s eyes widened. Alexander sensed Gabriel had something to say. “What do you wanna say?” Alexander leaned in.

Gabriel’s hand slowly pointed at Esme. Esme squinted, signaling Gabriel to think twice! Otherwise, his family would pay the price!

Gabriel saw the threat in Esme’s eyes and backed down. Seeing Gabriel close his eyes, Alexander turned back to Esme.

Esme looked all scared, swallowing hard. “Alexander, can we bounce? He’s giving me the creeps.”

Alexander raised an eyebrow. “Alright.”

Gabriel watched them leave, and his blood pressure slowly leveled out. With someone as ruthless as Esme, he might not have much time left. Alexander closed the door, his grip tightening on the doorknob. Alexander thought, ‘Last time I saw Gabriel in prison, he praised Esme. But now, why’s he so freaked out seeing her?’

Later that night, Elizabeth had just rolled up to Lila’s villa when she saw the door swing open. In her view were not just Lila but also Lila’s agent, Rebecca. “Rebecca, you’re here,” Elizabeth said, surprised.