The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 498 - 486

Layla showed humility in order to comfort the angry man, but he didn’t want to listen. He even went as far as to push her to the ground.

"Ah!" Layla yelped in pain as her head collided with one of the rock pillars, causing her to bleed.

"Now you know that I’m not a good person. So stay away from me if you value your life." Ace warned her with a hostile expression.

An egotistical man like him didn’t need any sympathy, nor did he want to become a burden to others. He found it extremely ridiculous to have a woman sacrifice her whole life just to take care of him.

"Mr. Moran, I volunteered for this, and I’m staying, even if you chase me away! Please give me a chance to care for you. I won’t even complain if I end up dying in your hands!" Layla ignored her bleeding wound and expressed her dedication instead.

Susan had been watching them for some time and nodded to herself with a satisfied smile.

"It’s okay, Layla. I knew I was right to have chosen you. You’re the best candidate to take care of my son. You are dismissed for now. Go tend to your wounds." She patted the woman on the shoulder, consoling. "Sorry for the trouble. But don’t worry. I definitely won’t mistreat you."

"M... Madam. Alright, if you’ll excuse me." Layla nodded and left.

Playing the victim this time had secured her position within the Moran family. Ace would just have to live with her existence from now on, whether he liked it or not.

Susan looked at Ace’s pained expression, only to find a deep sting in her heart as well. She said, "Son, I specifically chose Layla to care for you. She has knowledge of medicine, and it’d be good if she’s your personal caretaker. It might even help you recover your sight quicker. Don’t be so fierce with her. We don’t want to scare her away now, do we?"

"What? Have I fallen so far from grace that I should be worried about offending a mere servant?! Or are you saying that... even a servant should find me despicable and abandon me too?" Ace lamented in self-pity.

Becoming a blind man had crushed his ego entirely, and Joanna’s indifference was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. He no longer felt confident in himself, especially when he thought of himself as nothing but useless garbage.

’Useless garbage like me should be rotting away in the sewers. I shouldn’t bring anyone down with me!’

"Don’t say that, son. This is all just temporary. It’s not like you’ve lost your mind or lost a limb. There’s still hope. As long as you cooperate with Layla’s treatment plans, you’ll get better..."

"Haha, get better?" Ace chuckled bitterly. "My eyes were permanently damaged. I won’t get better. Just face it already, don’t try to comfort yourself with lies."

"Why won’t you listen? I told you that Layla is a skillful medic. Her father is the famous Karter Bridges too! Do you know who he is? He’s the only outer disciple of the mysterious Albus Order leader. Do you know how prestigious the Albus Order is in the medical field? They’re..."

"Don’t know, don’t care." Ace immediately interrupted.

From his point of view, Susan was basically panicking and looking for any type of remedy to cure him. It was simply madness...

Susan ignored his hostility and continued introducing the order in detail.

"The Albus Order is very mysterious. We don’t even know who their leader is. However, they are known as the miracle of the medical field. Especially the ’Bloodletting and Bone Fumigation Therapy’ they have invented. I’m not even exaggerating when I say they could revive the dead with that..."

"People say that no matter how sick someone is, they can fully recover within ten days after receiving treatment from the Albus Order leader. If we can somehow contact them through Layla, we might be able to even cure your hemophobia, let alone your eyes!"

Susan then sighed deeply, wiping her tears away silently. "Honestly, I’d rest in peace knowing that you’ve recovered from your condition. I wouldn’t have any regrets if I dropped dead right then."

Initially, Ace wasn’t quite paying attention to anything his mother said, but hearing the words ’Bloodletting and Bone Fumigation Therapy’ piqued his interest.

"I’ve only heard of Scraping Therapy, not Bloodletting and Bone Fumigation. Putting everything else aside, this Albus Order leader is pretty extreme. Are they intending to draw all of the patient’s blood?"

"Who knows? See, you’re getting curious, too, aren’t you? Since we can’t think of any other way either, why don’t we look for that expert and give it a try? Anything is better than doing nothing, right? What do you think?"

"If you can really find this miracle doctor, I’ll give it a try." Ace seemed to be less rigid now.

At the start, he only wanted to lock himself away from the world, refusing any medical treatment. Hence, it was quite a hard journey for him to open up to the idea of trying.

Little did they know that he was only willing to try this because he figured that he might die from receiving such extreme treatment, not because he wanted to recover from his condition.

He couldn’t possibly commit suicide in his current situation. He didn’t want to seem like a coward and didn’t wish for the living to mourn over his death for eternity. Moreover, dying from an ’accident’ did make him feel less guilty for making this final decision.

To him, this miracle doctor’s supposed treatment sounded as ridiculous as spirit possession. Thus, it was a suitable method for him to pass away without any regrets or guilt.

Susan naturally didn’t know that Ace had such plans, thinking her son was finally coming out of his darkness. She was so overjoyed that tears flooded her eyes. "This is great. You’ve finally come around, Ace! Don’t worry, I’ll find whoever that leader is even if I have to dig through the Earth’s crust..."

"Besides, we can’t stay in such a passive state. I received news that your second uncle and your cunning cousin are making moves again."

"I told you to get rid of them for good last time, but you just had to let them go because you still considered them family! Now we’re in for more trouble. They’ve been plotting in secret for so long that it looks like they’re making a comeback soon!"

Susan was feeling more anxious as she spoke, her lips twisted into a deep frown. "And there’s this other thing... I didn’t want to tell you at first, but the situation doesn’t allow me to hide it from you any longer."

"What is it now?"

"I have been keeping your blindness an absolute secret for a while now. That’s why no one but us would ever know about your condition."

"Yet lately, there’s been rumors being spread around, and the board of directors is starting to feel uneasy. With Jovan provoking them even further, they’re demanding to hold a shareholders’ meeting at the end of this month. If you have yet to recover by then, you might lose your position as their CEO..."

"So be it. I can’t do much as a blind man anyway. Giving that position to someone who is more capable won’t be a bad thing for H Group." Ace was already in the depths of despair. He wasn’t even interested in staying alive, let alone fighting for power and status.

"Didn’t I just praise you for your improvement? Why are you so depressed again? I told you that this will be temporary and you’ll get better. If you just hand over your position like that, what would happen to our family if Jovan was the one who took that chance?"

Susan didn’t want to risk it and continued advising Ace. "You know just how cruel Jovan can be. He wouldn’t be as merciful as you if he had that chance. Me and your father aside, I don’t even think he’d let Abby and Adie off. If you really want to step down, wait till you’ve secured a future for the kids first. Understood?"