She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

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Linda showed up with gifts, ready to bribe her way in and maybe charm the staff, but they weren't having any of it. "Im related to the Donovan family," she said, trying to slip past. "I just want to visit them. Let me in for a bit." The staff had been given strict onders to keep an eye out for her. If you're really their relative, how come you don't know they've already moved? Except for Jaden, who might come by soon, the rest of the family moved into the city. They're not coming back Linda blinked, surprised. They moved? Where in the city?

The staff, clearly losing patience, shrugged. "If you don't know, why would we? Now please leave. We've got work to do.

With no other option. Linda wandered around asking the villagers. They all told her the same thing, Jaden took on the contract for the barren land here and hired an engineering team to develop it. The old house isn't good for recovering, so the family packed up and won't be living here anymore." That was the version Jaden gave the village. Only the Donovan family knew the real story.

Out of options, Linda drove back to Kitmore City and went to Viento Court, but after knocking for ages, no one opened the door.

As it got dark, and still no sign of anyone, she asked some neighbors. "Wesley's family moved out they told her. They rented a bigger place. Wesley still works for Bard Property, though, so sometimes he comes back for lunch or to stay the nighu" However, no one had any clue where the Donovans had moved.

Too nervous to face Wesley, Linda then tried calling Jaden. The moment he heard her voice, he blocked her before she could even say a word. Frustrated, Linda had no choice but to wait outside Mid-Level Mountain Garden

Linda had a plan. She was going to show that "b****h" the photos of Jaden flirting with another woman out in the countryside, hoping to spark a fight and get them to break up.

Lande did she knew, the "b****h" she was after had already taken Jaden's grandparents to the hospital and was preparing for surgeries. So, Linda's wait at Mid-Level Mountain Garden was all for nothing.

Athena had been at the hospital for a week, spending the first few days nursing the grandparents back to health. By the fourth and fifth days, she performed surgeries on both Fiona and Cade, and then spent the next few days making sure they recovered well. She was preparing to do a cornea transplant on Fiona, which was risky given Fiona's age who reached 80s, but thanks to the research team, they had developed special corneas for her. Athena was confident she could restore most of Fiona's sight.

Cade's surgery was just as challenging. He had been dealing with severe cerebral artery sclerosis for years, and medications had not been effective, so he had to undergo cerebral vascular stent surgery. The family was hesitant to try surgery due to the risks involved, especially considering his age and other health issues like hemiplegia. But when Athena reassured them. that Dr. Annie herself would handle the operation, they finally gave the go-ahead.

Throughout that week, Dr. Annic only showed up during the surgeries. The rest of the time, she stayed behind the scenes. When she did appear, she was always in full medical gear-white coat, surgical mask, hat, and glasses-moving quickly and saying little. None of the Donovan family even recognized her. In Athena's eyes, Cade's surgery wasn't all that different from others she had done before. The real issue was his poor ability to absorb meds, digest food, and recover. Even if the surgery went perfectly, his body might not hold up. That was why she spent over a month focusing on improving his health-especially his stomach-and-it paid off. She also made sure he had the best care, the best medicines, and top-notch materials. After the surgery, he recovered better than.

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She watched over him for three days, then, feeling confident about both Cade and Fiona's progress, handed over their care to the family and went home to rest.

But once in bed, even though she was exhausted, she couldn't sleep. All week she had been so wrapped up in her grandparents' health that she hadn't even checked in on anything else-especially Matthew.

Reaching for her tablet, she pulled up the news. Immediately, her screen was flooded with a giant headline and a shocking photo, making her heart skip a beat [Matthew Graham's Girlfriend Found Dead Body of Madalyn Acevedo Discovered on Lani Island!)

"What? Madalyn's dead?" She quickly opened the article.

The report explained that a tourist visiting Shoreline Shrine on Lani Island had discovered the body of a young woman tangled in tree roots beneath a rock. Most of the body was submerged in seawater, making it difficult to retrieve. Rather than disturbs the scene, the tourists and staff called the police. Since it was nighttime and the police were short-staffed, no one arrived until the next morning. But by then, the rising tide had submerged both the body and the area, cutting off access to the shrine entirely. When the seawater finally pulled back, the woman's body had vanished from the tree roots.

A tourist had taken a photo of the deceased earlier that night. It was dark, most of the body was submerged, and the tree roots made the image a little blurry. But they could still see her upper body above the water and her face was somewhat clear

Her eyes were shut tight, her long hair floated around her, and there were obvious strangulation marks on her neck. She wore a beach dress, and it was easy to tell she had a slender, well proportioned figure.

In the morning. local police had been searching the nearby waters for the body but hadn't had any luck.

After searching for the victim's identity, they discovered that a 24-year-old woman named Madalyn Acevedo from Osceiton had arrived in the country from Talonis just three days earlier. She checked into a hotel and mostly kept to herself. Hotel staff mentioned that she seemed rushed and looked pretty down. They even heard her crying loudly in her room when they brought her food.

After a tourist posted the photo online, some people recognized her as Madalyn Acevedo, who was rumored to be Matthew's girlfriend. As of now, Matthew hadn't said anything about the situation

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