Pierre did not expect Percy to have found out about everything.

Moreover, Percy had already completed the investigation a while back and had been hiding it from everyone. He only opted to uncover all that he knew at the perfect timing. It seemed that they had been keeping a close eye on his whereabouts for some time now...

"Enough with the hogwash. Today is about you wanting to be with Nina. Don't get me involved in this mess." Pierre refused to talk about it.

Madam Mallory said, "Yeah, be careful with what you're saying. Even if Pierre is ambitious, he won't put the Mallory family in such a situation."

"If this information is released to the public, how many people do you think will come to pick on the Mallory family?" Percy asked in a low voice.

Madam Mallory shut up.

She had not seen the evidence, so she did not know how serious things were. Nevertheless, she had a rough idea based on Old Master Mallory's expression. Hence, she did not dare to answer Percy's question.

"Ah..." Pierre cried out in pain when he saw that the situation was not in his favor.

Madam Mallory dashed to his side and looked at him anxiously. "Pierre, is it hurting again?"

"Call the doctor..." Pierre was in too much pain to even gasp for air. It would only hurt even more.

Madam Mallory immediately pressed the call bell.

Nina turned around and looked at Pierre. His face had turned blue and white due to the pain. He, who had always been arrogant and self-obsessed with how he looked, was now a poor man tortured by illness.

Her heart remained unmoved seeing Pierre's tragic state.

She did not have any mercy for him, nor did she rejoice at Pierre's misfortune.

Her gaze was calm as if the person in front of her was a random stranger.

Pierre was in pain and looked at Nina, trying to find some indicator that she cared about him. However, he found nothing.

It was as though she was looking at a stranger.

Pierre was frustrated that his pain did not cause any fluctuations in emotions for her. He was nothing but someone she hated with all her heart.

'How can she look at me like I'm a stranger?! I care so much about her...'

Pierre was unable to accept this.

The doctor came in, heard Pierre's wailing, frowned, and asked, "Why? Is it hurting again?" This content belongs to Nô/velDra/ma.Org .

"Yeah, Doctor. What kind of painkiller did you prescribe him? Why did the effects stop only after a while?" Madam Mallory looked at her son worriedly. She thought he was pretending to be in pain to avoid Old Master Mallory's questioning. However, when she saw his forehead break out in a cold sweat, she knew that he was not acting and he was really in pain.

"It shouldn't be. The effects of this drug usually last six hours. It wouldn't lose its effectiveness in such a short time..." The doctor walked over to check on Pierre. Except for his terrible complexion and the cold

sweat on his forehead that could not be faked, it seemed that everything was normal.

He looked at the nurse beside him and said, "When was the last time he took the painkillers?”

The nurse glanced at the chart and replied helplessly, "An hour and a half ago."

"It's only been an hour and a half?" The doctor's frown grew deeper. "No, he can't take another round of painkillers now. If he goes on like this, he'll be addicted to them."

Pierre slammed his hand on the bed when he heard that the doctor did not intend to give him more painkillers. "Give me the medicine or I'll have someone bulldoze your hospital!"

The doctor shook his head helplessly. He wanted to explain to Pierre why taking so many painkillers was a bad idea and the side effects it could bring to his body.

However, Madam Mallory interrupted the doctor. "He's in a lot of pain. All you have to do is help him relieve the pain. Why are you circling the matter? Do you not want to help him? If you won't do anything, I'll go straight to the director."

The doctor looked at the arrogant pair of mother and son. He shook his head helplessly, knowing that he could not afford to piss them off. He said, "I'll prescribe the painkillers for the patient right now. Give me some time. I'll have it delivered to you in ten minutes."

After he said that, the doctor and nurse left the ward.

At the same time, Cecilia, Pierre's fiancee, arrived. She looked at the hospital bed, and there was a flash of surprise in her eyes before her gaze quickly returned to normal. She dashed to the side of the hospital bed and looked at Pierre worriedly. "Pierre, they told me that you're sick. Are you okay?"

Pierre did not look at her. He kept staring at Nina.

Nina felt awkward being stared at, so she said to Percy, "Why don't we go?"

"Mm." Percy was annoyed when he saw that Pierre would not stop staring at Nina. Even at this point, Pierre still refused to give up on her...

In an instant, he grabbed Nina and walked out of the ward door.

Old Master Mallory watched Percy leave and did not stop him. Pierre's health issues were more serious. He wanted to wait for Pierre to recover before they dealt with the matter at hand.

Pierre saw Nina take Percy's hand when they walked away and screamed out in pain.

"How terrifying." Nina was walking along the corridor away from the ward, but she could still hear Pierre's cries.

Percy acted aggrieved. "Don't waste any time thinking about him."

"I'm just saying. Don't be jealous." Nina held his hand tighter. Since she had confessed her feelings for him, she no longer resisted being intimate with him.

She thought of how she had acted in the past and sighed about how unnecessary it all was.

When they passed by the nurse's station, Nina heard the nurse who had just come out of the ward discussing Pierre's situation with the doctor.

"Painkillers wouldn't go ineffective so quickly. I think he's already addicted to painkillers," the nurse complained to the doctor while filling out the form. "I just got a prescription from the doctor who was on duty last night an hour and a half ago. The patient said that he took the medicine an hour and a half ago, but I think that might not be the case."

"We have no choice. We have to stop his pain." The doctor looked helpless.

"It's not good to take too much of this painkiller." The nurse frowned. She suggested using vitamins instead of painkillers, but it would not reduce the pain and she did not dare to bear the consequences.

"How about this? I'll switch to another painkiller. The effects should be better." The doctor sat in front of the computer while typing on the keyboard. He was communicating with the pharmacy to dispense Pierre's medicine.

Nina and Percy walked past the nurse's station to the elevator.

She murmured, "Luca is amazing."

"She's amazing." Percy rarely complimented others, but he had seen Luca's ability first-hand time and again.

Luke's current wife was worlds apart from who she was in the past.

Nina said, "However, the person she offended is Pierre. I'm afraid that Luca will be the first to be picked on after he recovers."

She had seen how much pain Pierre was in and also heard what the doctor said. She was worried that Pierre would take revenge on Luca.

"Don't worry. He won't have the time for it for the time being," Percy said confidently. The document that Luke sent him had helped him, which meant that it would also help Luca.

"Why?" Nina squeezed his palm. She was slightly puzzled.

"After he recovers, he'll have his troubles to deal with." Percy held her hand. "That document I have on hand will take some time for him to deal with."