Inherit Billions Novel by Larissa Pearce

Chapter 6 Confession

Her original plan was to use a false illness to frame Seraphina, forcing her to lose a kidney and then driving her out of the Droses household. Now, Seraphina’s counterattack had pushed her into a desperate corner.

Jessica’s face grew paler by the second. She didn’t know where Seraphina had found a donor, but she was certain that if Stanley actually carried out this surgery, it would ruin her plan. Worse, she might even lose her own life.

“No, I don’t want surgery! I don’t want a kidney transplant!” Jessica suddenly screamed. Her face was pallid, and she appeared to have fallen into a state of madness.

Her reaction startled Orion and the doctors. None of them could understand why Jessica had become so hysterical, but they all knew that if she refused the surgery, there was nothing they could do.

“Jessica, calm down!” Orion tried to soothe her. “This surgery is meant to save your life. There’s nothing to be afraid of.”

“I don’t want the surgery! I don’t want a transplant!” Jessica wept, tears streaming down her face. “I want to go home! I want to leave here!”

Seraphina felt no sympathy for Jessica. Her voice was icy as she asked, “Do you think this is your house? This is a hospital, a place to save lives, not somewhere you can come and go as you please.”

Seraphina’s words only agitated Jessica more. She struggled to get off the hospital bed, but the doctors and nurses quickly restrained her.

“Let go of me! I want to go home! I don’t want to stay here!” Jessica’s cries echoed through the room, filled with desperation and terror.

“What are you all waiting for?” Seraphina raised her voice and commanded, “Sedate her immediately. Once Professor Stanley arrives, we will start the surgery.”

Jessica had a mental breakdown at her words. Before the nurses could retrieve a sedative, she slipped off the bed and hid behind Orion. She cried out, “Orion, please … no surgery.”

“Oh, look at that,” Seraphina feigned surprise and asked, “Jessica, you can walk?”

Orion, too, was staring at Jessica.

Jessica realized she couldn’t keep up the act any longer. She lowered her head, falling silent.

Even a fool could see now that something wasn’t right. Furious, Orion grabbed the attending doctor by the collar. He demanded, “Tell me the truth—what’s wrong with Jessica?”

“M … Ms. Yancy.” The doctor was glancing helplessly at Jessica. But Jessica, drowning in her own predicament, kept her head bowed, offering no help.

Orion’s voice dropped to a chilling tone, and he demanded, “I want the truth!”

Terrified and trembling, the doctor finally confessed.

“It… it was Ms. Yancy’s idea. There was nothing to do with the hospital. She said you approved it, so we were just following orders. Mr. Dros, we swear we’ll never do anything like this again.”

Had he been too lenient with Jessica?

Orion stared at her trembling, fragile figure. Cold fury radiated from his eyes as he questioned coldly, “Jessica, is it true? Why did you fake an illness?”

Jessica slowly raised her head. Tears were brimming in her eyes, and she couldn’t meet his gaze. “I … I just wanted you to spend more time with me. You’re always so busy with work, I was afraid to bother you. Ever since Julius died, I’ve been scared of being alone.”

Orion’s anger faded when Julius, the man who had taken a bullet for him, was mentioned. He sighed, the icy glare in his eyes softening. Julius’ memory was enough to extinguish any rage he had.

Jessica knew she had escaped punishment. Relief washed over her.

Seraphina watched the two of them with a cold smile. She asked, “Since Jessica’s not actually sick, do we still need to go through with this kidney transplant?”

Orion turned to Seraphina; his expression had recovered to the previous calmness. “Jessica was wrong, but she’s just a child. Don’t take it to heart.”