“Miss Murphy is in a bad mood, you guys talk slowly, I’ll leave first,” Ranita said. Despite her reluctance and heartache, all she could do was turn around and walk away.
“Ranita…” Brendon may have had a slight affection for her, perhaps out of love for Ayaan, but it didn’t mean much in front of Shannon. She had seen his favoritism countless times over the past four years and it hurt just as much now.
“Brendon!” Shannon tightly gripped his arm, silently urging him to make a decision.
“Ranita, go back and rest!” It was a simple sentence that didn’t mention his choice explicitly but made it clear enough.
Ranita looked at him with eyes colder than the frost on a winter morning. “The password is eight eights.”
She quietly accompanied Ayaan for lunch and reading after that incident. “Mommy, what’s wrong?” Her chubby little son hugged her neck. “Are you unhappy?”
“No… ” Before she could finish her sentence, a knocking sound suddenly came from the door, followed by two urgent voices: “Ranita!”
“Ranita!”
Ranita was startled and looked at Eve and Dylan with joy. Unable to hold back, she rushed over and the three of them embraced.
“How did you guys come here?”
“I followed the crew to Steland, and Dylan came to discuss a project. I called Olivia and found out that you and Ayaan were at the hospital. We were so worried!” After Eve finished speaking, her eyes lit up as she looked at the little one. “I’ll go see Ayaan!”
“You’re so mean! I’m your best friend!” Ranita grumbled, but Eve laughed. “Tsk tsk, you’re even jealous of your own son!”
“Oh, my little sweetheart, you’re getting more adorable! The last time I saw you, you were only one year old!”
It had been over two years since Eve and Dylan last saw Ayaan.
“Yeah! Ayaan, call me uncle!” Dylan also went over to play with the child.
Ayaan looked at Ranita, and she quickly introduced them, “Ayaan, this is Eve, and this is Dylan!”
Ayaan obediently called out their names and received two gifts! But unfortunately, Ranita confiscated them.
After taking his medicine, Ayaan played for a while and started to doze off.
The three adults finally had a chance to talk. Eve lowered her voice, “What happened?”
“There was an accident…” Ranita briefly explained the situation, and Eve exclaimed in fear, “Oh my God! While I sympathize with her situation, she can’t harm Ayaan just because she lost her own child!”
“At least Brendon did something right this time.” Eve spoke with great anger when mentioning Brendon.
Just then, Dylan asked, “Does Brendon also live on this floor? Is Shannon here too?”
“How do you know?”
“The whole world knows!” Dylan handed his phone to Ranita. “Here, the paparazzi have leaked it. Shannon disregarded her health and rushed to Steland to take care of her fiance in the hospital…”
“Tsk tsk, look at all the nauseating gossip down there. It disgusts me!”
Ranita didn’t look and handed the phone back to Dylan. “I’ve asked my brother to find another hospital for us. We’ll be transferred tomorrow.”
“Transferring to another hospital is good!” Dylan was frustrated. “It’s so unlucky to be hospitalized together with Brendon!”
“I told you not to mention it!” Eve lightly slapped Dylan. “What else do you have to say?” Eve signaled to Dylan, and he obediently kept quiet.
Eve then instructed, “Dylan, help us wash some fruits!”