Chapter 289 Embryo Implantation Successful
Fiona pondered the situation.
If everything was going as she predicted, then Lilian was a force to be reckoned with—a terror beyond the ordinary.
Burl always went all out for her affairs. Fiona didn't want him, as he had finally found peace in life, to be dragged back into danger because of her.
“Nothing for now,” she shook her head. “Whoever it was paid top dollar to hire Blind Snake, and even he failed. With the mess they've made, I doubt they'll risk making a move again anytime soon. We'll leave it to Darwin once he's recovered. He has more connections and influence back home.”
Burl hummed in discontent.
But then, conceding, “Okay, I admit, the guy’s pretty badass, but I’m still young!” Burl straightened up as if determined to outshine Darwin himself.
“In terms of IT skills, he can't hold a candle to you,” Fiona assured him with a straight face.
Burl couldn't hide his pleased grin.
“It's late, time to get some sleep.” Fiona patted his shoulder. Fiona patted his shoulder. 'I'll call the school for you, but don't slack off here. Try not to repeat the year if you can.'
“Got it, sis.” Burl seemed more compliant.
After saying goodnight, they retreated to their respective rooms. Soon afterward, Fiona received a WhatsApp message.
"Honey, have you mentioned me to our daughter? Is she willing to see me?"
Fiona thought to herself. Of course, her daughter wanted to see him. The trouble was his son.
“There's still a slight issue,” she replied.
Darwin responded immediately: “Just finished up?”
Fiona glanced at the time. Normally, Darwin would have taken his medicine and gone to sleep by now.
“Why aren’t you asleep?” she asked straight away.
“I’m not used to you being away.”
“My wound is kind of itchy and painful,” came Darwin’s forlorn follow-up messages.
Fiona wondered, 'How can the wound itch and hurt at the same time?' Her brow furrowed slightly.
“It’s normal during healing,” Darwin replied. “I didn’t feel much when you were here, but now that you’ve left, I can feel everything. It’s pretty rough.”
Fiona was at once exasperated and amused.
She tentatively messaged: "Should I come back now?"
This was a test for Darwin. In the past, whenever he needed Fiona, he would insist—regardless of her location or even if she was sick—that she come to him immediately.
She wanted to see if Darwin had truly changed or if he was just putting on an act. After all, the devil was in the details.
“No need,” came his swift response after a brief pause.
“It's too late; traveling back and forth is tiring. Rest up for now, and join me once you're done. I can manage on my own.”
Fiona couldn't help but smile.
After some idle chit-chat, they wished each other goodnight.
Fiona really did go to sleep.
But Darwin couldn’t.
After saying goodnight to Fiona, he got a callback from the person looking for Thomas.
“Mr. Solomon, we’ve found a female body, been dead for about ten days. Her face was severely disfigured, and we've just confirmed her identity. She's the woman who disappeared along with Thomas.”
Darwin’s expression turned grim. “How did she die?”
“Stabbed in the heart—quick and precise. The killer might have been a surgeon, or someone with similar skills, like a butcher or a professional hitman,” the other end replied.
“Any trace of Thomas?” Darwin asked next.
A severed finger was found at the scene, and the DNA results just came in—it's definitely Thomas's. “Keep searching. I want him found, dead or alive.”
“Understood.”
Darwin hung up the phone.
Stepping out of his hospital room to catch his breath, he passed the dedicated reception area outside, where daily gifts of fruit baskets and flower arrangements were delivered since his awakening. By chance,
Darwin stopped in his tracks when he noticed a bouquet from Lilian.
He stared at the card attached to the bouquet. “Get well soon, Darwin.”
Coincidentally, around the same time, her often money-seeking brother disappeared, and his girlfriend was suspected to have been killed by a hitman. Her abusive mother drowned in an apparent suicide.
Her rival almost perished in a suicidal hit attempt from a killer organization.
Was it really all just coincidental?
A cool breeze drifted in from the half-open window, causing Darwin to shiver and then shake his head.
Lilian had always been kind-hearted; she wasn't the type to commit atrocious deeds. He remembered when Lilian had been treated harshly by the Robbins family. Outraged, he was ready to confront them, but Lilian had knelt to protect her family.
She'd been forced into a marriage in Europe, and upon his recovery, she had plenty of opportunities to return to him with her story, to seek rescue.
Yet, she bore all the pain alone...
And she had risked her own life to save his by jumping into a lake.
How could someone like her be involved in murder?
As the saying goes, you attract what you think about.
The next morning, Darwin received a call from Lilian.
“Darwin, how are you feeling?” her weary voice came through the phone.
“Much better, thank you.” Darwin paused, “I heard about your mother. My condolences.”
"There's no use mourning. You know as well as I do where we stand," Lilian said with a hint of self-mockery in her voice. "I've been dealing with my mother's affairs lately and didn't want to bother you, knowing that Miss Rhoads was with you. Now that I know you're safe, I can breathe easier."
"Make sure you take care of yourself," Darwin said, intentionally not picking up on Lilian's comment about Fiona.
On the other end, Lilian seemed to choke up a bit before quickly changing the subject. "The day of the incident, I overheard Miss Rhoads and Mrs. Janna at the hospital saying it wasn't an accident—that it was deliberate. Have they caught the perpetrator?"
"Almost there," Darwin replied.
"That's a relief. Whoever did this, going so far as to target you too, they shouldn't get off easily!" Lilian exclaimed indignantly.
Darwin thought back to his suspicions from the previous night and couldn't help but find himself somewhat foolish.
Lilian couldn't even harm a fly, let alone a person.
"I'm sure," he reassured her.
"Alright then, I won't keep you from resting. If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask," Lilian continued after a pause, sounding buoyant, "I've come to terms with it. If I can't be your wife, I'll just keep being your big sister, Lilian."
Darwin took comfort in hearing her sound as if she had moved on.
He responded warmly, "Okay."
"I'll hang up now."
The call ended, and she sat in the dim lighting of a quiet room, reaching for a thin sheet of paper on the coffee table after hanging up.
It was a medical report.
Dated today.
The results showed a successful embryo implantation.
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