Chapter 824

Corey listened in silence and continued down the stairs. Elliot watched his retreating figure, shaking his head in resignation. Suddenly, the cut on his left hand from slicing fruit throbbed faintly. Only then did Elliot remember his injury and went downstairs to find a servant to disinfect it and apply a discreet bandage. Two hours later, Noah and Howard arrived one after the other. Noah immediately went to Albert's room to comprehensively examine his condition. Sheena stayed by his side, occasionally assisting where needed. After a tense half-hour, Noah and Sheena descended the stairs together. Corey, Howard, Barbara, and Elliot were all seated on the sofa in the living room, waiting anxiously. Upon seeing them come down, Barbara stood up and asked, "Noah, how is he? Is there any hope?" Noah lowered his gaze and shook his head, solemnly explaining the examination results, "The head trauma from the last fall caused internal bleeding in the brain. Despite our efforts,