CHAPTER 45: CHAPTER 45: ELIAS WARNER, HUMILIATED AGAIN!

But Dr. Flora said nothing more and entered the elevator.

At this moment, in front of the operating room.

Chase Perry furrowed his brows upon hearing Flora’s words. He couldn’t believe it, "So my brother has already been here?!"

Otherwise, why would he give Luna the Peace Lock?

Annelise Winter nodded, "Yes... he’s been here."

She told Chase Perry about how Elias Warner ran into Luna at the hospital, how Luna called him papa, and how she had just driven him away.

Chase Perry couldn’t describe the feelings in his heart.

Clearly, Luna meeting her father should be a happy occasion, but why did it make one so heartbroken?

Perhaps it’s because one will never realize how sweet it is to have something until one lacks it.

But to gain and then lose it, the pain is piercing.

Chase Perry’s eyes reddened too, "This is the guidance of fate from above."

Even he, at this moment, couldn’t help but admire the power of blood ties.

In such a faraway place as Breslin, a father and daughter can reunite.

"If Luna wakes up and doesn’t see her dad, who knows how sad she’ll be..."

Chase Perry thought, "I better stay here! Even if there’s no dad, seeing me might not make her too sad! I promise, this is the last time."

Annelise Winter declined, "No need. I won’t see you off, I’m leaving first!"

After seeing Dr. Flora off, Annelise Winter changed out of the heavy mascot costume, and when she returned, Chase Perry was still there.

She didn’t talk to him. Instead, she went alone to the PICU for a while.

Looking at the cold, icy intensive care unit, tears silently rolled down her face once more.

Thinking of her lively and bouncy Luna, with such a large wound on her chest, her tiny body might still be riddled with tubes, lying all alone in that cold room.

How much pain and fear that must be.

That heart felt as if it were sick too, cramping with pain, suffocating, piercing through the core.

She had no time to think about anything else, all she wanted now was to be with Luna.

She thought perhaps she’d have to spend the next few nights in the PICU.

To buy some daily necessities from downstairs, to keep a constant watch over Luna, until Luna leaves the PICU, opens her eyes, and sees her first.

As she made her way downstairs to buy things, Chase Perry followed her the entire way.

Annelise Winter returned the mascot costume and then bought a simple bun downstairs, sitting outside and taking big bites.

Her eyes were so swollen they were unrecognizable.

Chase Perry didn’t dare to say anything, buying ice to apply to her swelling.

Annelise Winter didn’t need it, asking him to take it away.

Chase Perry refused, insisting on helping her reduce the swelling, forcibly holding her head and directly applying the ice to her eyes.

One sat, the other squatted.

The one sitting silently shed tears while biting into the bun, the other half-kneeling to reduce the swelling.

Such a handsome man and beautiful woman pair, even in the hospital, attracted many onlookers sighing in awe.

Elias Warner had just bought breakfast for Caden Lynch and was about to bring it back to him.

Then he saw this scene.

Elias Warner thought he was seeing things, his tall and upright figure stood a few meters away from them.

His narrowed eyes shadowed by darkness, emotions in his black gaze turbulent as the sea with raging waves.

The hand holding the breakfast bag was veined like intertwined mountains.

She must’ve cried, how upset must she be to cry until her eyes were like this?

Elias Warner had never seen such Annelise Winter before, at least not in front of him.

So, is it only in front of Chase Perry that she dares to freely express her emotions?

Did she shed tears for the innocent child she aborted back then?

Thinking of the child who was already gone, the ice-cold sharpness shot forth even more chillingly from Elias Warner’s eyes.

So, did she sneak out yesterday to meet Chase Perry?!

Coming all the way to Breslin, and still needed to meet?

If she can’t let go, why did she come to Breslin and say those things to him, even using their lost child to threaten him?

Was the desire to see him, the regret of wanting to be the Warner family’s young madam just an excuse?

Was the real purpose to find Chase Perry out of sight?

Even though Chase Perry is married, she still can’t let go, calling out his name even in her sleep, showing how deeply in love she is!

So why is it always him who bears the humiliation?!

Why does he, Elias Warner, have to be part of their play?!

How much of a failure must he be to be led by the nose by a woman five years younger than him since childhood?!

With a sullen face, Elias Warner took out his phone and called Annelise Winter, the call showed temporarily unavailable.

In that instant when Elias Warner frowned with a cold face, Annelise Winter, having finished her bun, was ready to leave.

She lifted her head and saw not far away, the sullen-faced Elias Warner.

He was still in the same clothes as yesterday, this man with a cleanliness obsession, always holding himself to high standards, now had sexy stubble on his austere jawline.

Exuding a vibe of decadent indifference and aloofness.

Annelise Winter’s heart skipped a beat!

Seeing Annelise Winter’s expression change, Chase Perry reflexively turned his head and was startled too!

Chase Perry swallowed nervously, hurriedly distancing himself from Annelise Winter and sheepishly saying, "Brother?"

Elias Warner got straight to the point, "Why are you two here?"

Why must you flirt at the hospital?!

Chase Perry hadn’t expected to be caught here by Elias Warner, his mind racing, "I... I—"

It’s Annelise Winter who reacted first.

She told Chase Perry, "Chase Perry, you go first. This is between your brother and me!"

Chase Perry felt staying might indeed exacerbate their conflict.

So it was better for him to leave.

Chase Perry pondered for two seconds, nodded, "Alright, be careful."

He couldn’t cause more trouble for Annelise Winter at this time.

No sooner had he turned around than a cold voice sounded from behind.

"Did I say you could leave?"

Chase Perry braced himself and turned back, "Brother..."

Annelise Winter wanted to explain but was interrupted again by Elias Warner, "You better not speak now, I don’t want to hear you."

His features, deep and dark, were shrouded in shadow, lending his whole persona a chilling undertone.

His gaze lightly fell on Chase Perry, his thin lips curved in a cold smile, "Deliberately? You had to flaunt your love right in front of me?"

Five years ago, the scene he caught.

For five years, it lingered like a bone-scraping knife flaying his pride and dignity.

After returning home.

Outsiders clearly said they broke up, yet time and again in front of him, they apologized while still entangled.

And dancing in front of him?

Thinking he was magnanimous, he wouldn’t care even if betrayed by his brother?!

Chase Perry tried to explain, "No brother, listen to me, I wasn’t—"

Halfway through, Elias Warner had already calmly taken off his black suit, "Since you’re being so brazen, let’s settle the matter from five years ago first!"

This man seemed to transform into another person.

Cold, steady, dignified, all encompassed by a raging chill of hostility!

For a moment.

Annelise Winter felt he wanted to kill Chase Perry!

It was like the anger buried for five years exploded.

But on his face, there was only a bland composure, expressionless.

Annelise Winter finally couldn’t help but bite her lip and stand in front of Chase Perry, "Elias Warner! What are you doing?"

Elias Warner slowly removed his watch, pinching off two cuff buttons on his shirt, casually saying, "Want to kill him... what’s wrong with that?"