"Mary, you need to go to the hospital first. After you recover from your fever, you can ask him yourself," Serenity advised.

"Okay, okay, I... I'll ask him myself after I get better!" Mary mumbled before passing out again.

Serenity and Edward exchanged glances, then carefully carried Mary out of the apartment.

However, as soon as they stepped outside, the guards assigned to watch Mary stopped them.

"Mrs. Valor, Mr. Klein can leave anytime, but Mr. Valor did not give permission for, um... for his wife to leave!" one of the guards said.

"I'm taking Mary to the hospital right now. Step aside, all of you!" Serenity insisted.

"I'm sorry, but we cannot let you pass," the guard insisted.

Serenity took a determined step forward.

"Mrs. Valor, please don't make this difficult," the guard warned.

"I'm Mrs. Valor, the mistress of the Valor family, and I'm taking her away. If anything happens, I will take full responsibility. But if you continue to hinder us and if anything happens to Mar