Chapter 715

Ethan Roscente glared coldly at the deranged woman before him.

"Theo will be fine." His voice was low and controlled. "He has his whole life ahead of him. But as for you, Sophia Evans, your time is up."

He would never allow this woman to harm anyone again.

Sophia threw her head back in hysterical laughter. "He won't survive! I curse him to die today! To never wake up!"

A sharp slap echoed through the room.

Ethan never raised his hand against women, but Sophia's venomous words pushed him past his limits.

"Hit me again! Go on!" Sophia pressed a hand to her reddened cheek, eyes gleaming with madness. "Even if you kill me, Theo won't make it! Let's see how you explain that to your brother!"

Ethan's gaze turned glacial.

"Shut your mouth." His fingers closed around her throat. "You don't get to speak of him."

Sophia's face darkened from lack of air, yet she continued laughing. "Do it... Ethan... Do you have the guts?"

She had lost her mind long ago.

The moment she decided to hurt Theo, she had descended into complete insanity.

"Madwoman."

Ethan released her with a disgusted flick of his fingers.

"Take her away." He ordered the bodyguards. "Make sure she never sees daylight again."

He wouldn't dirty his hands with murder.

But the law would.

Sophia's laughter trailed down the hallway like a demon's curse. Ethan strode away with one thought burning in his mind: Theo must survive.

......

The ER was a cacophony of blaring alarms.

"Blood pressure still dropping!"

"Heart rate unstable!"

Doctors scrambled, sweat beading on their brows.

"Where's Dr. Laurent?" The lead surgeon demanded.

"Still en route."

"We're running out of time..." The surgeon stared at the erratic numbers on the monitor. "At this rate..."

The doors burst open.

"Move."

Vivian Laurent strode in and took the surgical instruments without hesitation.

Her presence instantly steadied the room.

"Status?" Her voice was eerily calm as she worked.

The monitor's numbers began to stabilize.