You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 1916: Heading in Different Directions

As Torrance left with Kiki, about five minutes later, Felix and Vicki returned to the ward. They had just been to the doctor's office to

see the CT scan of Westbrook's brain. They found Joyce, Luther, and Anderson already in the ward.

"Hey, you're here. Why don't you sit down? The doctor said it's not a big problem. Westbrook will wake up soon. Kids recover

quickly and won't have any aftereffects in the future," Vicki greeted them.

"I'd like to stand for a while," Joyce said, reaching out to hold Vicki and looking her up and down. "Do you feel okay? Any unusual

symptoms? Do you want to get a check-up while you're at it?"

Vicki smirked, "I'm not that fragile. Do | look like there's something wrong with me? Constantly getting check-ups, I'm almost

turning into something."

Felix, displeased, interjected, "Joyce, you really should talk ssense into her. She's never treated herself as a pregnant woman.

She's been busy all this time. We've already been back once to take care of all the aftermath. Just an hour ago, we rushed back to

the hospital, and she's off to the doctor's office to see the scans, now waiting for Westbrook to wake up."

Luther raised an eyebrow, "It's your luck that Vicki takes charge."

"I've been worried too, on tenterhooks all the time," Felix said helplessly.

"You can stop worrying, | don't need you to manage me," Vicki said, pushing Felix away. "If Westbrook doesn't wake up, you can go

hand rest tonight, I'll stay at the hospital."

"You see, she's showing off again. Of course, I'll stay," Felix grumbled, "She never pays attention to her own health."

"Alright, you two, stop bickering. Let's get Carlo to cand watch over the night. | feel like Westbrook and Carlo have a close

relationship," Joyce suggested. "Both of you, whoever it is, need good rest tonight."

Felix thought for a moment, "Alright. I'll make a call in a bit."

Vicki looked around, "Has Torrance taken Kiki back halready?"

"Yeah, they just left. The child was quite scared, it's better for her to go htonight," Joyce replied.

"Oh, by the way, Torrance just told Kiki that the bad woman who kidnapped them is dead? But has there been any progress on

Christian's side?" Joyce asked.

"Oh, | forgot to tell you. Yes, | got a report from the person | left with Christian. Athena suffered extensive severe burns, was taken

to an underground hospital, and the doctors judged that there was no chance of saving her, so Christian personally gave Athena an

injection. Five minutes later, Athena passed away. She has been taken to the morgue," Vicki said in a casual tone, as though

discussing the weather.

Joyce paused, hearing the news of Athena's death. Though she felt it was expected, she was still slightly shocked. After all the

entanglement, Athena would no longer harm anyone.

Luther remained calm and silent. This was the ending Athena deserved.

"Is the news really true? Could it be false?" Felix was a bit uneasy, fearing that Athena might return. Dealing with such a reckless

woman was truly difficult.

"Absolutely true," Vicki glanced at Felix, "When you returned to the Saunders family, | left for a while. In fact, | personally went to

the morgue to see, Athena has indeed died. | met Christian and chatted with him for a few moments. Christian said that after the

cremation tomorrow, he will have someone take Athena's ashes back to Rohomes. She doesn't deserve to be buried in the Ballard

family's cemetery. On the urn containing her ashes, he will engrave the nAthena, her real name. From where she came, back

to where she will go, cutting off the last tie between him and Athena. | think that's Christian's intention."

Joyce fell silent for a moment.

She asked, "Vicki, do you think Christian is doing okay emotionally? Or should | go visit him in a few days?"

Luther immediately frowned, wary, "Why would you go see him? As a man, he won't be unable to cope."

Vicki chuckled, "Mr. Warner, such jealousy."

At the stime, she said to Joyce, "Indeed, Christian will be fine. In fact, from my judgment, his feelings for Athena mostly

remain in his youth, more like family love, far outweighing romantic love. Added to that, Athena was in a coma, over time,

memories bechazy, even he himself couldn't distinguish. But later..."

Vicki paused, "Later, Christian metyou, and gradually shifted his affections to you, unknowingly. When he realized, it was already

too late. When he first approached you, it was indeed with the intention to uncover the truth about Mr. Warner. He is an extremely

responsible person. Even if only familial feelings remain, he still holds an undeniable sense of responsibility towards Athena. The

situation has now evolved to this point, where he is thoroughly disappointed in Athena, and has completely let go, it's also a

release of many years of pent-up emotions. You don't need to worry, he can handle it."

Luther scoffed lightly, "I could tell something was off from his gaze before. Friends’ wives should not be trifled with, doesn't he

understand this?"

Saying that, he pulled Joyce firmly to his side, asserting his authority.

Joyce gave him a speechless glare.

She asked, "What are Christian's plans for the future? With Athena's death, OGW has been completely dismantled. The affairs of

Rohomes have nothing to do with him. What else is he concerned about?"

Vicki shrugged, "In fact, the Ballard family has long been cleansed. They have been doing legitimate business for over twenty

years. With OGW gone, he won't need to concern himself with underworld matters anymore. | probed a bit today, and Christian

intends to relocate the Longshi company to Mufron, and in the future, he will hardly cback."

Even if we say it openly, we can't return to the past. Heading in different

ties in the future, we will spare no effort to help him," Luther said calmly. "I

re still friends, taking care of each other in the business world."

stant, but they are actually quite close. Everyone's hearts are in the same

ed.

up."

check."

stbrook's eyelids were fluttering, and he was making whimpering sounds.

ok, wake up."

gs, he asked in confusion, "Where am 1? Who are you?"

d.

ht it was just a minor concussion. Could it be that he had lost his memory?

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