Frederick had avoided her and rejected her several times already. He pursed his lips tightly as he looked at her hand on his arm and heard her words., He naturally did not believe it! If it were only one painting, then he'd believe her. However, the paintings that had already been exposed as plagiarised didn't even include the one he'd bought. She was too bold! Perhaps, she was taking a risk out of desperation!, Perhaps she hadn't expected that there was someone who'd go through all the trouble of exposing her, who was at this point still relatively unknown., For the first time, Frederick deeply felt that he didn't know whether or not she could be trusted.,

"I can't do anything about it. The evidence is in someone else's hands! Danica, I'm not God! You have to pay the price for the mistakes you've made. Just treat it as a lesson learned! Even if I believed you, I can't make the public believe you. It's not like you won't be able to paint anymore, you just can't be a part of the Painters Association. Be more careful next time, and try your best to produce something that can wow the public! I'm sure someone will recognise your talents.

", When Danica heard his words, she cried even harder. If she was convicted of plagiarism, it would undoubtedly be the end of her career! Then her paintings in the future would definitely be worthless!

"I know you must have a way. You have to help me! I don't know who else would be able to help me.

", There were many events organised by the Painters Association that required sponsorships. As long as he spent some money, Danica was sure that he'd be able to settle the matter. Now, the Randolph family didn't have the means to handle the matter. In fact, if they were to do something at this juncture, someone would definitely call them out for it., Therefore, Frederick was the best man for the job! He had status, money, and was also willing to help her!,

"Frederick...

" Danica said., At first, her words were euphemistic, but now she was acting like a child as she persuaded him. She was so unreasonable and Frederick felt a little unhappy. Someone coughed daintily from behind him., Frederick instinctively turned back and saw Alicia standing behind him. She held a bitten apple in her hand as she glared at him., Frederick instantly shook Danica's hand off of his arm, almost pushing her over with his force. He turned and strode towards Alicia.,

"Who gave you the permission to get out of bed? What are you doing out here?

", When Frederick saw that she was dressed in only a thin hospital gown, he quickly took off his suit jacket and draped it around her shoulders. He was afraid that she would catch a cold, which would affect her wound., At this moment, she could not tell him that she came out to look for the doctor to ask about her condition, nor could she say that she needed to go to the bathroom. So, she took a bite of her apple and came up with another excuse.,

"I'm hungry...

", Alicia looked past his shoulder and reached out to place her hand on his waist as she said,

"I just came out to see whether you're done talking. Can we go out and have lunch?

" Frederick did not explain anything even though he saw her look at Danica. He just said,

"Sure. Why don't we head back to the room so that you can change out of the hospital gown?

", He wrapped one arm around her and held her arm with the other as he led her back to her ward., Behind him, Danica's eyes were full of tears and her face was full of disbelief. He was at the hospital because of Alicia?, Lately, she had been deeply troubled by the plagiarism. She had no idea what happened in the Clements family. She had tried to call him several times but to no avail. She also tried to contact him at his office, but his secretary told her that he was out on a business trip and was not in. Initially, she thought that he was avoiding her, so she purposely went to the Soaver International to find him. It was only then that she found out he hadn't even been to work for some time now!, In fact, she'd only realised that he was probably at the hospital when Hallie's scandal broke out over the news on this day. That was why'd she come to Carson's hospital to try her luck., Sure enough, as soon as she arrived at the hospital, she saw Chet walking out and this confirmed her assumption. After she made an inquiry at the front desk, she immediately went upstairs. However, she did not expect that he was at the hospital because of Alicia and not because of Hallie!, Was this the reason why he had not been answering his phone nor going to work?, Danica was shocked. She could not help but scratch her head and wonder why! Why was it this woman again? Why did she appear at this time?, Did she deliberately go against her?, The hatred in her was like wild fire. She came back to her senses and quickly caught up to them. Just as she turned the corner, she saw four men dressed in black on both sides of the corridor. Two of them were guarding the door and the other two were keeping an eye out on the surrounding. Aside from the four of them, the corridor was pretty much empty. There was not a single person and it was evident that no one was allowed entry., belongs to en.FindNovels.net, Danica suddenly stopped in her tracks and unconsciously clenched her fist. He was protecting this woman so wholeheartedly? How sincere were his feelings towards her?, She thought back to moments ago when Alica suddenly appeared. He actually shook her hand off so violently that she nearly fell to the ground. It seemed that he did not care whether she was injured. At the thought of this, her tears uncontrollably rolled down her cheeks., If she had not left him that year, she, would have been the one who was happily in his arms right now. Judging by how affectionate they'd been with each other, he'd definitely treat her lot better than how he was treating Alicia now! Yet here she was, being plagued by the, plagiarism issue, putting her whole career at risk! en.FindNovels.net, Frederick just had to snap his fingers, or give out an instruction to solve the matter. Why was he so unwilling to help her?, Her father would not help her to pay for anything and he only knew how to back her into a corner. What else could she do?, Danica felt that her heart had been stabbed by a knife. She was suffering inside. She fiddled with her fingers and hair. She wanted to cry but had no tears left., After returning to the ward, Frederick picked out a loose fitting shirt for Alicia, who was sitting on the bed, munching away on her apple as she looked at him out of the corner of her eyes. Alicia could not help but pout., Why did it seem like there was no way to get rid of Danica?, She was so weak and skinny, and had even cried like that in the middle of the hospital corridor. Even Alicia herself felt pity for her. If she hadn't interrupted them at that moment, perhaps Frederick would've given in to her!, It was said that even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman, especially this kind of pitiful and attractive woman! Wasn't this how mistresses got their way? How could he not help her out after seeing how pitiful she looked?, How promiscuous!, He was so greedy that he couldn't wait to have all the women in the world. No wonder it was said that it was every man's dream to have a harem of women. Yet Alicia only felt that it was an illness!, He had to be cured!, Frederick brought her clothes over, and saw her sitting on the bed, munching on her apple. She just looked at him, and she didn't seem like she was going to move.,

"What's the matter?

",

"I don't feel like going out anymore!

", After putting down the half-eaten apple, Alicia lifted the quilt and kicked off her slippers, looking like she was going to go to bed., It was usually a battle to try to get, her to go to bed. However now, she actually took the initiative to climb, into bed. Frederick felt that something was amiss, so he held her and sat down on the bed. Then he pulled her into his lap and wrapped his arms around her waist. en.FindNovels.net,

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