Jay said, "I was just...too overwhelmed to process it at first. Thank you, Ms. Irvine."
With so many witnesses present, Jay had no choice but to follow the doctor and get the paperwork done.
Amanda, seeing Jay's reluctance, decided to accompany him. "I'll go with you. Look at you, moving at a snail's pace!"
As Jay left, his subordinates remained in the room.
Elio glanced at the remaining crowd, commanding, "Get out!"
Without a moment's hesitation, the bodyguards swiftly exited the room.
With only his close companions left, Lucas finally let out a sigh of relief: "Thank God you are here, Aunt Astrid, otherwise, I'd be dead meat."
Aunt Astrid?
The corners of Astrid's mouth twitched slightly, "I'm not your aunt, Lucas. Call me that one more time and I might stop saving your ass."
Lucas: "You're too beautiful to be an aunt, but if we call you sister, it messes up the family tree, given that Roman and I are tight!"
This reasoning was so solid that Astrid couldn't argue.
Elio: "Stop talking so much, rest up. I'll take care of your enemies."
Lucas pressed his lips together, "That day...never mind. It's all in the past. As long as you're all safe. But I bet I scared Roman when I showed up like that, huh?"
"Not at all, Roman's braver than you might think." Astrid comforted him with a smile, "You just focus on getting better. This is my territory, and no one can hurt you here."
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