At the mention of “miracle doctor," Lily was reminded of Austin and sighed inwardly, not knowing how he was.
“Then... has your father investigated it?” Lily asked.
“No idea.” Shaking her head, Anastasia was not sure. “He was shocked and angry when he found out about it, but he hasn’t talked about it since. Perhaps he saw I was getting better and decided to let it go.”
Puzzled, Lily shook her head. “That’s unlikely.”
‘Mr. Rollins is so protective of Anastasia and wants her to be hospitalized even for minor injuries. How could he not try to investigate the chronic poisoning? If he doesn’t talk about it, he’s probably doing it in secret or is bidding his time for…revenge?’
She had seen such patience in Alexander and knew that these seemingly calm men could be ruthless when taking their revenge. ‘They’ll erupt like a volcano and become unstoppable!’
“Well, all I know is that he hasn’t mentioned it again.” Anastasia thought about it and decided not to dwell on it. “How did you know I got injured?”
“I wanted to visit you, but you didn’t answer my call. When I called your house, I was told you were injured and hospitalized. Just what happened?” Lily asked nervously. “How could you get injured at home? Were you feeling dizzy or uncomfortable?”
As she spoke, she held Anastasia’s wrist, wanting to check how she was.
“I’m fine.” Letting her hold her hand, Anastasia said resignedly, “I fell down the stairs by accident. It was nothing.”
“How was it nothing if you fell down the stairs? If you weren’t feeling dizzy or unwell, why would you have fallen?” Lily said in disagreement.
She carefully checked Anastasia’s pulse and felt it was steady and had improved than it had been days ago. She thought that if Anastasia kept going, she could get rid of all the toxins that were still in her body.
Her mind put at ease, Lily let go of her hand. “Tell me. What happened?”
“It’s… my cousin.” She paused for a moment, not wanting to badmouth her behind her back.
“Rhea Moore?” Lily did not expect Anastasia to mention the person she had just met a day before. ‘I thought Rhea hasn’t hung out with her much.’
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