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The Faceless Heiress and The Mysterious Bodyguard

Chapter 5 Sudden Illness

Word Count: 1494    |    Released on: 27/08/2022

hen it was clear, he opened the car door, and Lucia stepped out, gracefully. The duo w

both stepped in. Again, Hugh was in close proximity to Lucia and subtly looked at her.

ive secretaries, working for her grandpa James. It was also not Lucia's first time there, a

mes' assistant, but none of them, had ever seen Lucia's face. As Lucia and Hugh passed by

ness. There are strict orders, regarding what you say about her, and you know the penalty." Lucas

there. She halted, turned back, and gave the nosy secretary, a chilling stare, with her eyes.

rks like that. As Lucia had not been in a public space, for a long time, she had gotten us

looked around the office, that she had gotten used to. It was wide and filled with numerous docume

There was a desk, with grandpa James' nameplate on it, which was buried in between stacks of

frowned, knowing that grandpa James should be at his desk. Lucia walked behind the desk, and she

towards the only door there. Lucia walked to the door and knocked on it. A mini-suite,

turned frantic, and she could not open the door, since the door was locked, from the inside. "Gr

ed his body to shield her from the door. Hugh didn't want her to see what he was abou

ked the handle, pulling out the entire lock, doing it within seconds. Hugh dropped the dama

a little, and got into the suit. There, Lucia saw her grandpa James, writhing in

Lucia moved hurriedly, towards the wide bed, and took her grandpa James, in her arms, while

d called an ambulance. When Hugh was done, he looked at Lucia, and his chest tightened, seein

pa James, was already unconscious, in Lucia's arms. Hugh had also run out of the office, to get

sonnel, wheeling a stretcher. The secretaries had a bad premonition, and their hearts dropped, to their

retcher, didn't care about her identity, being discovered. But Hugh didn't think like that, he tr

d and relieved, that she still had her mask on, which was now soaked with her tears, and a

began. Lucia got into the ambulance, and Hugh followed behind. Lucia's entire focus was on grandpa James, she ha

and frail. Lucia thought that he was undergoing too much stress, and she should have made

ed her shoulder, trying to comfort her. Lucia turned to him, now remembering, that Hugh was

gged Hugh back, her hands, tightened into fists, holding his shirt, on the sides. Lucia buried hers

he felt the spark between them, and he couldn't even stay away from Lucia, and he also

ward, and pushed Lucia behind him, while holding her hands. The hospital was a public space, a

s hands, and said, "Do what your grandpa, would want you to do, now." Hugh said, in a serio

ople, in the waiting area. Hugh did not go far, as he approached one of the medical personnel, h

r hand, in his. Her palm, felt soft, in his hands, and he could not help but rub it

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