Kim finally woke up by 10 PM . Carl was resting his head just beside her . As she moved, she winced in pain . The anesthesia had worn off . Carl immediately got up, "Are you okay?" He asked, hovering around her, he wasn't sure where to touch . "Does it hurt a lot? Should I call the doctor?"

There was a sheen of sweat on his face and his hands shook . His nervousness could not be hidden . Seeing him so worried, Kim forgot about her pain as she smiled at him, "It's fine, sit down . "

He paused for a few seconds before sitting down, "You must tell me if it hurts . "

She nodded at him .

Remembering what had transpired earlier, she lowered her head, "Madam George…"

"She's fine . "

She let out the breath she was holding . "That's good . " Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting .

"Yeah . " He muttered .

"You should rest, don't think about anything, when you're better, I'll take you to her . "

At that moment she was shot, she had made the decision to live in the moment . She could have easily died without experiencing the good things in life because of her fears . Whether warranted or unwarranted, it did not matter, she should take what she wanted, her eyes met his, be with who she wanted .

Yes . . her near death experience gave her the courage to move forward . She could not continue to wallow in self-pity, denial and fear . Life, though the longest thing you do, was pretty short .

"Thank you . " She smiled at him .

"For what?" With a silly smile on his face, he asked .

Kim mouthed, "Everything . "

"If I don't take care of you, who will?"

She chuckled a little, "Yes, it's just you, so you can't leave me in the future . "

Like a puppy in love, his eyes sparkled . He nodded in acknowledgement .

…

While Carl stayed in the hospital with Kim, the King had carried out his intentions . The city was as calm as never before . He had brought his ruthlessness with him to ensure peace .

No one expected him to move, after all, he hardly interfered with business . As long as you don't cross his line, everything was fine . But for the first time, he issued an order to kill that gang . Just like that, they vanished .

As for his warning to the Stans, it was as simple as that . Chamberlain successfully seized the docks . So the Stans now had full control of the harbour in the city . Unknown to them that the King only let them do as they pleased to see what they were up to . Surprisingly, Chamberlain did not call after Carl spent two weeks in the hospital, caring for Kim . Carl a.s.sumed he would ask him to resume work but he did not . May be he felt responsible for what happened, after all, he was the cause . Whether it was intentional or not, innocent people died, that was it .

Actually, the person behind the Stans felt it was also a trap . To carry out a plan of such nature, you should be aware of how things worked and who was in charge . He really wanted to ask them to draw back but they needed that particular harbour, it was the easiest way in and out of the country . Besides, the Navy patrolling that area had already been taken over by their men . They could easily get things in and out of the country without alarming any power, it was part of their plan after all .

His greed won in the end, they would not withdraw but act with caution as they had already alarmed one dangerous power . He still had an advantage, he was in the dark, his ident.i.ty unknown . Even Chamberlain had not seen his face, what could go wrong?