It had stopped raining by the time Kane and Roger arrived at Ryan's parents' house.The temperature
had fallen several degrees.It was past midnight.
However, the lights in the house were all lit.No one could fall asleep tonight.No sooner had the car
stopped than Roger got out and rushed into the living room.
The servants had started to doze off.
Hearing the commotion, the butler, Webber, walked out of the room.
"Mr.Johnson, Mr.Evans.What brought you here?"
"Webber, where is Wendy?"
"She is in Mr.Ryan's bedroom."
"Where is Ray? How is he?"
Webber sighed and said, "The boy is not well.He has a high fever that is proving difficult to bring down."
Roger walked towards Ryan's bedroom.
When he turned around the corner, he saw Ryan in front of the door.He was leaning against the wall
with a gloomy expression.
"Roger..."
"Why are you here?"
Seeing Roger and Kane, Ryan stood straight, and the usual calmness appeared on his face.
"Ryan, how is Ray?"
"His fever is not coming down."
"I'll just go in and see him."
When Roger was about to push open the door, Ryan stopped him.
"Wait!"
He turned and said to Webber, "Ask the kitchen staff to prepare some food."
"Right away, sir."
No one had dinner, so the kitchen staff were on standby.
Soon, Webber came with a tray laden with a bowl of steaming beef noodles.It looked comforting on this
cold night.
"Mr.Ryan, please eat while it's hot."
Ryan took the tray but didn't eat.
He passed the tray to Roger and said, "She hasn't eaten in more than 10 hours.Please get her to eat."
"To try."
Holding the tray in his hands, Roger entered the bedroom.
In the bedroom, Leo was adjusting the speed of the drip.
He touched Raymond's forehead and frowned.
Wendy was sitting on the edge of the sofa next to the bed.
She was leaning forward while she held Raymond's hand.Her eyes were dull.
Anyone could see the helplessness in them.
Roger looked at the bed.
The bed sheet on the bed was pure white.
Raymond was lying in the bed, and his pale face almost matched the color of the sheet.
It pained Roger to see the boy like this.
He held the tray tightly and walked towards Wendy.
He was afraid to disturb anyone, so he walked with slow and soft steps.
"Wendy..."
When Wendy heard Roger, the eyes brightened a bit.She turned her head and saw the worried look on
Roger's face.She forced a smile and said, "Hi, Roger."
"How is Ray doing?"
Wendy closed her eyes and did not answer.
Roger looked at Leo, who bent and touched Raymond's forehead.
"The temperature doesn't seem to be as high as before!"
Wendy suddenly opened her eyes and asked, "Really? Use the thermometer!"
Leo placed the thermometer into Raymond's armpit and looked over at Roger.
"If the fever comes down, then he'll be better!"
Roger frowned and asked, "What's going on? Why did Ray suddenly get a fever? Why are you all
here?"
Wendy's face turned cold.
Leo tried his best to wink at Roger, who narrowed his eyes but stopped asking questions.He placed the
tray on the table next to Wendy.
"Wendy, Ryan said that you did not eat anything.You'll need your strength to look after Ray once he
recovers.Eat it while it's still hot."Wendy shook her head.
"Wendy—"
"Roger, I know that you mean well, but I can't eat.I have no appetite." Roger stopped forcing her.
Over the years, he had seen Wendy take care of Raymond.
Roger was aware of how much she loved her son.
Raymond was Wendy's life! He was the reason Wendy would go on, no matter how hard life was.
Wendy could never eat when Raymond's life was in danger.
Noticing her dry lips, Roger poured a glass of water and said, "If you don't want to eat, then fine.But at
least have a glass of water.Your face is pale.You might faint by the time Ray wakes up."
"Roger..."
"Drink it!"
Wendy took the glass and drank a few sips.Her stomach started to churn.She quickly kept the glass on
the bedside table.
A minute passed, and Leo took out the thermometer from Ray's armpit.Wendy looked at him anxiously.
"38.5 degrees Celsius.It's dropped a bit!"
Wendy's tense back relaxed a bit, and she grasped Raymond's hand tighter.
"Leo, as long as the temperature drops, he will recover, right?"
"I theoretically, yes." Wendy felt a bit relieved.
A wave of dizziness washed over her.
She quickly grabbed the armrest of the sofa and steadied herself.She kissed Raymond's little hand.
'God, please bless him! She prayed that his temperature would drop.
"I’ll go and check on Precious' condition," said Leo.
Roger was confused.
"Precious? What's wrong with her?"
Leo smiled wryly and said, "She has a high fever too."
Then he turned to Wendy and said, "Take his temperature a couple more times.If anything happens,
call me immediately."
"Okay."
Leo left the room and closed the door on his way out.
"Wendy..."
Wendy didn't turn to look at Roger, but asked, "Why are you here at this time of the night?"
"There is some bad news." Wendy remained calm.
Now, no news could be worse than what she was currently going through.
Roger wanted to divert her attention from Raymond.
After giving it some thought, he took out his phone.
He searched for Ruben and Cacia's interview and played it in front of Wendy.
Wendy turned to look at his phone.She heard people's voices from the phone.
Wendy concentrated on every word of theirs.
The video ended after a few minutes.
Roger looked at her with concern.But Wendy's face was blank.
"They must be cursing me."
"You are ranked first in today's top trending searches.The company's PR department is trying to solve
this crisis."
The indifferent expression on Wendy's face did not waver.She had been in this industry for quite some
time now and understood how it worked.
A few years ago, there was a female star.
She was initially a singer, but later she turned into an actress.
In two years, her popularity grew, and she became very famous.
When her career was at its peak, her mother shared a photo of her pale and sullen face with the media.
The mother also said that the actress had a history of taking illegal drugs.
Later, her uncle also joined the mother.
He accused the actress of having so much money, but yet she failed to support her parents.
In the meantime, her father also came forward, and together they all accused her of several things.
Although she had gone to the hospital for a urine test to prove her innocence, it was futile.
The accusations from her own family were the cause of the death of her popularity.
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