Independence

Chapter 0041

Miranda had taken some photos of Winter too. In one of them, Winter had just gotten off the roller coaster, looking like she’d escaped with her life. Miranda couldn’t help but laugh.

She scrolled to the end. The last photo was a solo shot of her. Before she closed the app, she noticed two familiar figures in the background in the photo.

She pursed her lips. Winter had probably gotten Hansel and Ingrid in the shot by accident.

She was the main subject of the photo, while the people behind her were supposed to be the background.

However, seeing the couple holding hands behind her, it looked like she was the one who’d barged into their world instead.

“Martha!” Hansel shouted, clutching his stomach. His face was pale.

However, there was no response in the quiet mansion.

He had been awoken by pain early in the morning. Sharp pangs of pain came from his stomach, and chills wracked his body. He was so nauseous that he wanted to throw up, but he couldn’t.

He was more than familiar with this feeling. His gastric issues were acting up.

He remembered that he had some stomach pain medicine at home. Trying to recall where it was kept, he ransacked his cupboards.

At last, he found a box, but it was empty.

Resisting the pain, he called Zoe. “Bring some stomach pain medicine to the mansion.”

When Zoe heard that, she didn’t dare to waste another second. She rushed to the pharmacy to pick up a box before speeding toward the mansion.

There, she found Hansel sitting silently on the couch. His face was pale, and his forehead was dripping with sweat.

“Mr. Johnson, here’s the medicine.”

Hansel took the tablets from Zoe and swallowed them with a glass of water.

“Do you want something to eat?”

Hansel waved his hand. “You can go.”

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zo let out a breath and left silently.

However, less than an hour later, Hansel called her again. “What kind of medicine did you get me? It’s completely useless! How could you mess up something as simple as buying medicine? Are you illiterate or blind?”

He wanted to control his emotions, but the unrelenting pain in his abdomen was making it hard for him not to fly into a rage.

Looking at the box of medicine on the coffee table, he realized that it wasn’t the tablets. that he usually took. No wonder it wasn’t effectivel

“I’m sorry for not knowing your usual medicine, Mr. Johnson. What brand would you like me to buy?”

Staring at the box, Hansel’s mind suddenly went blank.

Miranda used to prepare the medicine for him; he’d never paid attention to its brand or manufacturer. As soon as he took those, they would take effect immediately.

Thinking of this, he hung up the phone in irritation. Then, he looked up Miranda’s number.

“I’m sorry. are calling is currently busy…”

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He pulled a face when he remembered that she’d blocked him.

At that moment, he heard the door open. It was Martha coming home after buying groceries.

Hansel didn’t like having outsiders in the home, so she came and went at the same time every day. At this hour, she’d come back to do some cleaning when, suddenly, she saw a tall figure walking toward her.

“Martha, where’s your phone?”

Martha was shocked when she saw his pale face. “Mr. Johnson, are you alright?”

Hansel was already very irritated. “Give me your phone. I want to make a call,” he said impatiently.

When he got her phone, he didn’t even have to think. He typed out a string of numbers. with familiarity.

Soon, the line connected. “What’s the matter, Martha?”

Before Hansel heard her clear voice over the phone, he’d planned to ask her whether she was done throwing a tantrum and when she was planning to come back to the

mansion.

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But at that moment, all those words were stuck in his throat. He couldn’t utter a single

one.

Finally, he said quietly, “I’m having gastric issues again.”

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