Chapter 18

Cecilia was swamped with performances for the next two weeks, leaving her no time or energy to think about Edmund. It wasn't until after her final show that she finally got a long-awaited break. Just as she was about to rent a car for a road trip, she received a call from Kian. On the other end of the line, Kian only said that something had happened to Edmund and begged her to come to the Stone residence. Knowing Edmund's personality, Cecilia assumed that it was just another one of his schemes, but she didn't bother calling him out. Instead, she calmly said, "I'm not a doctor. There's nothing I can do to help him." Without waiting for a response, she hung up the phone. She even blocked Kian's number to ensure that she wouldn't be disturbed further. After tossing her phone aside, Cecilia prepared to take a taxi to the car rental agency. Once in the cab, she told the driver her destination and dozed off in the back seat. A long while later, the driver woke her, saying that they had