<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zoe and Abbie thought, ‘It’s clearly the afternoon. The sun is zing outside the window, and the room is brightly lit. Everything can be seen clearly. Why do we need to turn on the lights?‘</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">They were shocked, almost thinking that Tiffany was joking.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">It wasn’t until Zoe stepped forward and waved in front of Tiffany that they realized something was off. Tiffany did not even blink, as if she did not notice anything….</font></font>N?velDrama.Org ? 2024.
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Tiffany, can… can you see me?” Zoe asked, her voice trembling.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Tiffany was stunned, finally realizing that something was wrong</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The engagement party was in the morning. Time did not pass as long as she had imagined, so it was not the evening she had mistakenly thought.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Yet, everything before her was pitch ck. She couldn’t see anything.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Earlier, to resist Felix’s hypnoticmand to control her, she had no choice but to forcefully strip away this part of her consciousness. This process was extremely painful, and she might even suffer a bacsh and pay the price</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">However, she did not expect the price would be blindness.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">But she didn’t regret it.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">She thought, ‘Even if it means dying, I refuse to be Felix’s puppet, and I don’t want to do anything to hurt that man again…‘</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Tiffany did not care about her condition at all. She even turned around andforted Zoe, saying, “I’m okay. I’ll be fine in two days.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">‘Such a bacsh won’t be permanent,‘ she thought. ‘Perhaps in three or five days, I’ll return to normal.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Is that so?” Zoe was panicking. After saying that, she felt that it was inauspicious and immediately changed her words. “It’s alright. If worsees to worst, I’ll be your visual guide.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">But this remark still sounded odd.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zoe spat and pped her own mouth in anger. “I’m such a Debbie Downer. Urgh. You’ll be fine. Maybe you’ll recover after getting a sleep.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Let’s go.” Tiffany raised her hand. “Don’t tell anyone that I can’t see. For now, you two will support me.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zoe wiped her tears. She and Abbie linked arms with Tiffany as they left together.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Even if she couldn’t see, her ears could still assess the surrounding environment and the voices of people.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">When she walked out of the hotel, some people spotted her and immediately eximed, “Hey, isn’t this Miss Kelley? Look at her disheveled appearance. Sure enough, she did something with her lover.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Tsk tsk, how shameless.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">All sorts of insults and foulnguage filled her ears.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Tiffany turned a deaf ear and walked toward the car with Zoe and Abbie linking arms with her.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The people who were criticizing her got even angrier when they saw that she was unfazed without a hint of guilt on her face.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Someone even took off his shoe and threw it at Tiffany.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zoe and Abbie immediately wanted to block. Tiffany tilted her head, raised her foot unhurriedly, and kicked the shoe into thendscape pond by the hotel.</font></font>
Just because she couldn’t see didn’t mean she couldn’t hear.
Zoe’s jaw dropped, not expecting Tiffany to be so quick–witted under such a circumstance. She thought, ‘Sure enough, a badass remains a badass, regardless of the situation.
Ignoring the cursing of the lunatic who had lost his shoc, Tiffany got into the car and headed to Royal Bay.
It was three o’clock in the afternoon when they arrived.
The scorching sun hung high in the sky.
Zoe helped Tiffany out of the car and rang the bell outside therge iron gate of Royal Bay.
Actually, the servants of Royal Bay had already spotted Tiffany through the surveince system the moment they arrived. Everyone knew that the current situation was a little special. The servants did not dare to make the decision on their own and immediately reported this matter to their superiors.
Now that Richard was unconscious, only Sidney had any say in Royal Bay.
Coincidentally, Sidney had just fallen asleep for a nap when the servants went over.
Because Richard’s injuries were too serious and he was in the most critical period with multiple instances of cardiac arrest, Sidney was so frightened that his heart almost stopped beating as well. He did not dare to leave the bedside for a moment.
He was under a lot of mental stress. After keeping watch for a few hours and seeing that Richard’s condition had stabilized, hey down and rested for a while.
The servants did not dare to disturb him. After thinking about it, they had no choice but to report this matter to John.
John frowned and said, “Got it.”
He then got up, went downstairs, and walked to the entrance of the vi.
Under the scorching sun, Tiffany was still wearing the gown that Richard had meticulously designed for her. This really beautiful, but a few drops of bright red blood had stained the champagne–colored hem.
John walked over with aplicated expression. “Mrs…”
Before he said “Mrs. Hampton,” he changed the way he addressed her. “Miss Kelley.”
Tiffany lowered her gaze, thinking, ‘Previously, before my rtionship with Richard was confirmed, John kept calling me “Mrs. Hampton.” No matter how I corrected him, he wouldn’t change it. Yet, he now…
“How is he doing?” she asked.
“Miss Kelley, what’s with the pretense toe over and ask?” John said. “You were the one who did it. It was you poisoned him and did everything yourself. Shouldn’t you have long known about these things?”
John clenched his fists tightly. His face was filled with suppressed anger. “Mr. Hampton said that he has nothing to do with you anymore. Please leave.”
Tiffany looked in the direction of Royal Bay, even though everything before her was shrouded in emptiness and darkness. But in this darkness, she outlined the entire setting of Royal Bay in her mind, along with… the man inside.
“Tell me,” she said, standing stubbornly at the entrance and refusing to leave. “How’s he doing?”
Looking at her expression, Jolin got even angrier. “That stab you dealt him was almost fatal. But what’s even more fatal than this is your betrayal.”
Upon hearing this, Zoe could not hold back her feelings anymore. She immediately said, “What betrayal are you talking about? You spoke with such certainty, but are you certain that Tiffany doesn’t have any justified reasons? Otherwise, howe she ends up not being able to see-
“Zoe!” Tiffany softly interrupted, stopping her from saying something she almost let slip.
“I just want to know how he’s doing now.”
She repeated this remark again, her clear eyes filled with unwavering stubbornness.
John sneered. “Miss Kelley, thanks to you, Mr. Hampton’s life hangs by a thread. Even though he has been barely saved, he still can’t regain consciousness. Are you pleased now?”
“What do you mean that he can’t regain consciousness?” Tiffany had a sudden feeling of worry.
“You have to ask yourself. You know very well what you did to that dagger.”
With that said, John left angrily.
Tiffany stood still, her mind filled with the words John had just said.
She thought, ‘Was that dagger tampered with?
She then recalled carefully. When she was hypnotized by Felix and stabbed Richard’s heart with the poisoned dagger, there was indeed another substance within it.
It was not poison, but it still had harmful effects.
It was a kind of hallucinogenic substance that could make people unwilling to wake up in their dreams. Many people even thought that everything in their dreams was reality, so they could not wake up at all.
Tiffany was filled with panic.
She thought, “This kind of hallucinogenic substance is extremely dangerous. If people are in deep sleep for a long time, they will never wake up and can even unknowingly die in their dreams. Felix really went all out, pulling off a series of actions to take Richard’s life.’