Lying quietly in bed, Lily looked as if she was asleep. Her face was pale, and her breathing was slow. The electrocardiogram next to her showed that her heart rate was so slow that it might stop anytime.
Dominic then realized why that foreign man had come looking for him. Since they had a use for her, they could not let Lily die. They must be at their wits' end and thus used the relationship between him and Lily to get him to come.
"I'm sure you don't want your favorite student to die at such a young age, right?" Fred questioned in a mocking tone.
Dominic did not even bother to glance at him.
"Only you can save her now. If you fail, she's a goner." Fred shrugged, feigning indifference.
"Get out," Dominic finally said.
Fred was taken aback.
"Get out. I don't need you here." Dominic’s gaze was fixed upon Lily's face as if no one else was around.
This blatant disregard and hostility upset Fred. Throughout Yudonia, he was second only to the queen in terms of power. Now that she was under his control, even Ross had to listen to him. Yet, this old coot was ordering him to get out.
Fred snorted. "You seem to forget that this is my place."
"If you don't get out, I won't treat her," Dominic said, unwilling to budge.
Unconvinced, Fred laughed. "She's the student you're most proud of. I doubt you’ll stand by and do nothing."
Not wanting to leave them alone, Fred stayed put. However, Dominic proved to be more adamant.
"As I said, everyone has their destiny. I came here because of Lily, but if you don't cooperate, I won’t lift a finger."
"Oh, yeah?" Fred felt that Dominic was threatening him. "Do you think I'll buy this? Why would I care if you don't save her? If it weren't for my friendship with Lily—"
Before he could finish, Dominic suddenly ripped out Lily’s ECG wires and tubes. The equipment immediately started wailing.
"What the fuck are you doing?!" Alarmed, Fred quickly said to his bodyguard, "Seize him!" He then shouted for the doctors to come back in and only relaxed after they had reconnected the wires and tubes.
Seeing Dominic staring at Lily quietly, Fred let out a long sigh and felt apprehensive. This old man was fucking crazy. He never expected him to do such a thing. If he had not reacted quickly, Lily could have died.
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