Lahat ng Kabanata ng A Man with Nerves of Steel: Kabanata 251 - Kabanata 260

Jenton University Hospital reported the assault to the police. Combined with widespread media coverage and online accounts pushing the story, it exploded across the internet within just an hour or two.Public outrage erupted. Women's rights organizations, including the Women's Federation and several advocacy groups, quickly stepped in, turning this case into one of the hottest topics.Realizing the intensity of public anger, the police elevated the case's priority. A larger investigative task force was assembled, and it launched a full-scale investigation. Soon, the attacker was arrested.Joseph received the report. The attacker was Kyle Smith. He was around 40 to 50 years old. He wasn't tall. In fact, he was thin and had a limp. Joseph found it hard to believe that such a man could beat Yvonne into that condition.Joseph wondered why Yvonne hadn't fought back.If Yvonne fought back, Kylie wouldn't stand a chance. There was only one explanation. His status was far above hers. It w

Joseph spent the night at the hospital, but he was trapped in a nightmare. He dreamed he had fallen into an endless sea of raging flames, condemned to burn forever.The pain was so intense it felt terrifyingly real. Before his eyes, blisters erupted across his skin, while chunks of flesh blackened and peeled away. It was just like what had happened to Jason, Avery, Wendy, and the others, who had died in the fire. It was gruesome.The pain jolted him awake, drenched in sweat. He looked at the air conditioner and saw that it was still running. Then, he checked the time. It was 4:00 am.After drinking water, Joseph checked his pulse. Nothing seemed physically wrong, so he concluded that the nightmare was probably the result of exhaustion. He wondered whether he should take a few more days off and return to the monastery to clear his mind.Unable to fall back asleep, he made his rounds through several critical care wards. At night, patients groaned as pain robbed them of sleep, while t

Not long after, Joseph received a call from the specialized burn center. They wanted to transfer another critically burned patient to Jenton University Hospital.Instead of agreeing immediately, he had them explain the patient's condition and send over all the medical data. After reviewing it, he didn't hold back.He said, "You're from the specialized burn center. You have the best specialists and equipment. Treating patients with severe burns is your job. Now, you're trying to dump the patient on Jenton University Hospital? Do you think we're some miracle hospital that can handle everything?"Of course, Joseph rejected the transfer. It wasn't out of pride. The burn treatment resources at Jenton University Hospital weren't as good as those at the specialized burn center. Sending such a critically injured patient there would have been irresponsible.Finding another opportunity, Joseph went to find Frank and asked, "About Yvonne and Kyle, is there anything you can tell me?""Yvonne?

"You have to be careful!" Grace reminded Joseph again before seeing him off the next day. Then, she got ready and left to handle her own business.Meanwhile, Joseph returned to the hospital and worked as usual. He collected several medications in the morning, and with Paige's help, he obtained a few more.He repeated the process that afternoon until he had everything he needed. After that, he left work early. Upon arriving at the laboratory in Crest District, he began synthesizing what he had planned.At around 8:00 pm, Joseph received a call from Cora, telling him to return home. He replied that he was busy and refused to go back. Less than 30 minutes later, a car horn sounded outside the laboratory. She had come over.He didn't bother opening the gate. His car was already taking up the space inside—even if he opened it, she wouldn't be able to get her car in. By the time he finished synthesizing everything he wanted, he stored it away and sent Grace a message, telling her to pi

Joseph resisted the temptation. His future was still uncertain, and Rosalie could not protect herself. The last thing he should do was drag her deeper into his troubles.Since she couldn't win him over, she felt disappointed. Just as he had said, if she wanted him to take responsibility for her, she would first have to become his woman.However, he had refused, and there was nothing she could do. She couldn't make a scene. If she did, he might actually stop caring for her and Brooke.After Joseph went into the room to rest, Rosalie returned to her room. She lay down beside Brooke and turned over, only to feel as though someone was staring at her through the dim light. She turned on the bedside lamp. Sure enough, Brooke had her eyes wide open.Rosalie gasped. "You nearly scared me to death! If you're awake, say something. What's the point of frightening your own mother?"Brooke asked, "Has Dad become a monk?""What are you talking about? Haven't you completely woken up?" Rosalie w