After she spoke, she turned and left, closing the door to his room.

Inside, Aiden Shaw, who had closed his eyes, slowly opened them and looked towards the tightly shut door.

He moved a little, and immediately a wave of pain spread through his entire body, causing him to frown tightly. Even his breathing became especially heavy, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He was in pain, but thinking of how he had already passed the hurdle with his mother, the pain seemed much more bearable.

Just as his second brother said, these wounds are badges of honor.

Mother agreed.

Father, could he be far behind?

...

The hospital.

"So boring..."

"So boring!"

"Bored to death..."

"Too boring."

May Sloane listened to Tiana Thorne laying on the bed and chanting "bored, bored, bored" repeatedly until her ears were calloused. She glared at her in frustration, "Tiana, you were lying like this a few days ago, why didn’t you mention how bored you were back then?"

She pouted, "That was different."

"What’s different, I’d love to hear the details."

Tiana raised an eyebrow and smiled: "You see, even though I was lying down, every day was still full of flavor, especially when I got to match wits with Meredith Ford and torment that scumbag Chloe Vance. Taking care of those little bitches was quite satisfying."

May: "...Your tastes are truly hard to compliment."

Only someone very strong would find dealing with those flashy, sleazy types very amusing.

She found it annoying to death.

Thank goodness Meredith Ford couldn’t stir up any trouble anymore.

"Of course, the best part was having Mom by my side every day, and even my fourth brother sneaking in to see me. It’s wonderful."

May thought for a moment, "But you’ve only been apart from them for a single afternoon, do you miss them that much?"

"Of course I do. This time is different. Before we weren’t officially recognized, so I could only hide my feelings. But now that we’ve been acknowledged, and especially since Mom knows my brothers hid things about me, like how my fourth brother not only hid it but also started a relationship with me..."

May suddenly thought of the manipulative Ms. Jarvis and couldn’t help but shudder, "So, could they really have their legs broken?"

That’s also what she worried about the most.

She thought about Chloe Vance’s personality and recalled the rumors about Rouge Jarvis...

"Even if they don’t break their legs, it probably won’t turn out well."

May’s eyes widened with fear, "No way, after all, they’re her biological sons."

"And I’m her biological daughter."

May: "..."

The Ford family brothers, they better look out for themselves.

Tiana picked up her phone, not sure how many times she’d checked for messages.

He promised to update her.

Until now, there’s not a single message.

May handed her some grapes she’d washed, "Stop checking, Tiana. Last time your big brother and second brother got into trouble and were put in confinement; didn’t they have their phones taken away? I’m thinking their phones were probably confiscated."

Tiana rolled her eyes at her, "...Does reminding me not mean you’ll lose anything?"

May grinned mischievously, "I’m just worried about you."

"Come help me up."

May helped her up, "Where to?"

She pursed her lips, "To see Mr. Vance."

"Now?"

Tiana replied, "Didn’t you just say he regained a lot of consciousness? It’s the perfect time to see him now."

"Alright, let’s go."

She was assisted into a wheelchair, then pushed to the door. When the door opened, they saw Chloe leaning against the wall with her eyes closed.

Upon hearing the door open, she opened her eyes.

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