Stefan furrowed his brows then said seriously, �Mom, if you�re here to visit me, then just visit me. Why are you getting mad at Seraphina?�

Francine was stunned. She glanced at Stefan, then at Seraphina, looking confused. �Son, what happened to you? Why does it feel like you�ve become a different person? When did you become so protective over your friend?�

Not only was he being oddly protective, seeing them embracing earlier just made the worried mother even more bewildered.

�Seraphina is the woman I love, and I will also be making her my wife soon. Who else will I protect, if not her?� Stefan replied bluntly.

�What did you say? Seraphina Murphy, is the woman you love?� Francine�s jaw dropped.

�Is there a problem with that?� Stefan asked coldly. The love he felt for Seraphina was set in stone, and everyone knew it, so he didn�t understand why his mother would find it strange.

�There�s no problem, it�s just that hell seems to have frozen over.� Francine eyed Seraphina skeptically, and turned to the caretaker. �Layla, take Stefan�s pulse and see what condition his body is in.�

�Yes, Madam.� Layla nodded and walked over to Stefan, then said calmly, �Master Hunt, please hold out your left hand, I will take your pulse.�

�Okay.� Stefan was in a somewhat cooperative mood, and held out his left hand.

Seraphina stood nearby, sweating bullets. She sneaked a glance at Francine, �Aunt Francine, is this girl really trustworthy? Everyone says that Chinese doctors are a scam, and she�s so young, so what would she know?�

�Don�t you look down on Layla � her father is the famous miracle doctor, Karter Bridges. She learned everything she knows from him, and will be able to tell what is wrong with Stefan just from his pulse,�

Francine replied smugly, seemingly proud of who she had chosen.

�Re�really?� Seraphina�s breath hitched. �Does that mean that the little �tweaks� we�ve done will be blown right out into the open?�

Layla expertly placed her slender fingers on Stefan�s wrist, checking his pulse. After a few seconds, her delicate features wrinkled in concentration.

�What�s wrong? Is my son�s condition serious?� Francine stood beside her, feeling worried seeing Layla�s expression.

After around a minute, Layla finally moved her hand away, and gave a long sigh. �Master Hunt�s pulse is very chaotic, it was weak yet as fast as a rushing river. It seems like a typical case of cerebral hemorrhage. It�s like it has recently been damaged or been through trauma. The situation is dire.�

�Th� The brain has been damaged?� Francine looked at Stefan with a heavy heart, unable to process what her darling son had gone through.

Overwhelmed with guilt, Seraphina snarled at Layla, �You immature child! How dare you say such things when medical experts just reported that Stefan�s body was in stable condition? Why are you scaring us with all this talk of cerebral hemorrhage? Are you cursing him?�

Despite looking young, Layla was calm and composed. �Well, this is what I diagnosed from the perspective of a traditional doctor. If you believe that it is incorrect, Miss Murphy, please feel free to switch hospitals and have another doctor do a full body checkup on Master Hunt. I believe that the results will be fair then.�

�Easy for you to say! Stefan�s body hasn�t healed yet, and he�s only just gotten better! If he switches hospitals now, he�ll get even worse!� Seraphina could not allow Stefan to switch hospitals, at least not until the damage in his brain had healed. Otherwise, the things Jovan and her had done would be exposed, and they would be doomed. JrNovels.com