Corvus was taken aback. The master wants to bring this unconscious girl back to the villa?
Hayden Crawford added, "Don’t let Miss Sterling know about this matter for now, understand?"
Corvus wiped away cold sweat, "Yes, Master."
Hayden Crawford brought the girl back to the villa, and a private doctor came, "Mr. Crawford, the patient is not in serious condition and should wake up soon. She has been long-term abused, combined with malnutrition, and then she fainted after being hit by a car, so she passed out. She just needs to rest more."
Corvus saw the private doctor off.
Hayden Crawford stood tall beside the bed, looking at the girl on the bed. The girl appeared to be very delicate, but her oval face was exquisite and beautiful, with a hint of Lin Daiyu-like fragility, naturally pitiful and evoking a protective instinct in men.
At this moment, the girl on the bed moved and opened her eyes.
The girl didn’t know where she was; she looked around in confusion.
"You’re awake?" Hayden started.
The girl was startled and quickly raised her head to see Hayden Crawford.
"Who, who are you?" The girl, like a startled bird, quickly sat up in bed, retreating continuously, wrapping herself tightly in the quilt, looking at Hayden Crawford with vigilance, "Don’t come near me!"
Hayden Crawford’s handsome features showed no emotion. He let his deep and narrow eyes fall on the jade pendant; then he asked in a low voice, "Who gave you that jade pendant?"
Upon hearing these words, the girl quickly reached out and tightly grasped the jade pendant hanging around her neck, "This is my jade pendant; it has nothing to do with you. No one can touch my jade pendant!"
The girl seemed very concerned about the jade pendant, guarding it cautiously and carefully, deeply afraid someone would take it away from her.
It was evident that this jade pendant was very important to her.
Hayden Crawford did not pursue the topic further, "Then you should rest well."
After saying that, he turned and left.
In the study, Hayden Crawford sat at the desk reading documents. At this moment, Corvus came in, "Master, I just checked, Yasmine Sterling passed away in prison a few days ago."
Yasmine Sterling is dead?
"After being locked up, Yasmine Sterling was extremely agitated, quickly became mentally unstable, then contracted an illness. She survived four years, but a few days ago she couldn’t hold on and died in there."
Hayden Crawford signed his name at the bottom of the document, without lifting his head, he lightly parted his lips, "Did she say anything before she died?"
"Before Yasmine Sterling died, she was cursing...cursing Miss Sterling and you. Reportedly, her curses were very unpleasant and she was even cursing...saying you two couldn’t be together in this lifetime...she cursed for four days and nights, reportedly everyone inside heard..." Corvus stammered.
Hayden Crawford never believed in curses, "What else?"
"Also, before she died, she said something, and it happened to be recorded. The video is here." Corvus opened the laptop.
Hayden Crawford paused his pen and looked at the footage, Yasmine Sterling appeared in the camera, with four years of torture disfiguring her. She lay on the cold, dirty ground, her eyes still as vicious as before, now deeply sunken, making her appear even more terrifying.
Yasmine Sterling was already gasping, dying, but her hatred hadn’t diminished in the slightest, "Serena Sterling, I hate you, it’s... it’s you who ruined my life. Do you think you can be happy and together with Hayden Crawford? Don’t dream about it."
As she spoke, a strange smile appeared on Yasmine Sterling’s lips, "I have a secret, which I won’t tell anyone, hahaha, Hayden Crawford, you... you recognized the wrong person, you deserve it hahaha!"
With laughter, Yasmine Sterling closed her eyes and died.
Corvus questioned puzzledly, "Master, Yasmine Sterling never revealed this secret even at death. What is this secret, what does it mean you recognized the wrong person?"
Hayden Crawford’s eyes were like ink dispersed thickly, deep and boundless. This suggests that Yasmine Sterling’s secret must be that she deceived him with a fake jade pendant, in fact, he recognized the wrong person, and the one who saved him in the icy wilderness was someone else. The source of this content ɪs novelFirｅ.net
This someone else is the girl.
"Yes, Master." Corvus withdrew.
Hayden Crawford stood up, approached the polished floor-to-ceiling window, he looked at the dazzling lights outside and then pulled out his phone to scroll through Serena Sterling’s WeChat, sending a message back, even if not contacting me, at least message me to talk, show me how busy you are.
He sent Serena Sterling a WeChat message.
At this moment, Serena Sterling had already returned to the villa, where Granny Keeper waited for her in the living room.
"Granny, why didn’t you inform me when you came?" Serena Sterling affectionately held Granny’s hands.
Granny Keeper was childless and dedicated her entire life to Alani and the princess, hence she was deeply cherished. This Granny Keeper was over sixty but vigorous, her brows and eyes reflected grand demeanor.
Granny held Serena Sterling’s hands, looking at her up and down with affection and nodded approvingly, "Yes, Princess, you have been taking care of yourself lately. I was worried day and night about you in The State of Westria, afraid you’d become thin; moreover, the hearts of Westrians are treacherous, with our blood feud against them, Granny couldn’t relax about you."
From Granny’s words, Serena Sterling felt Granny’s hatred towards Westria. She smiled, "Granny, I am doing well here, and mother is also here."
"Don’t mention your mother, she is the most mischievous and unrewarding among the princesses of Alani, sneaking out to play, neglecting duties, like wearing the queen’s crown without working, it frustrates me!"
Serena Sterling, "..." If Mother heard these words, would she feel ashamed?
Because Mother has heard these admonishments eighty thousand times!
Soon Granny’s tone shifted, she sat Serena Sterling down on the sofa, "Your mother’s greatest contribution was giving birth to you. Serena, you are all of Alani’s hope. We have been eagerly anticipating, finally bringing forward the girl from our ancestral prophecy of Alani!"
Serena Sterling curved her lips into a smile, she could feel the weighty grip of Granny’s palm, here was the hope for Alani’s revival.
"Granny, I will dedicate myself wholeheartedly." Serena Sterling vowed earnestly.
Granny nodded with satisfaction, she composed herself with seriousness, "Serena, I came because I heard the true lord with blood of children in The State of Westria has emerged after a hundred years, is it true, who is he?"
Serena Sterling hadn’t spoken yet when Granny’s eyes quickly revealed a dense killing intent.