“I saw it with my own eyes!”
Mrs. Waters firmly stated, wiping away her tears as she cried, “This woman is wicked. She targeted Grace twice!”
Although his mother’s words sounded convincing, Carl believed in Nana’s character.
Nana was gentle and kind, and aside from occasional stubbornness, she would never harm others for her own selfish desires.
Even when it came to Grace, Nana would never lay a hand on her.
“I don’t believe it! I’ll call her first.”
With the situation being so tense, Carl knew he couldn’t impulsively go look for Nana. He could only call her to inquire about the situation.
But after dialing several times, Nana never answered.
Helpless, Carl temporarily gave up.
He shifted his gaze to Mrs. Waters and impatiently asked, “Mom, besides the miscarriage, how severe are Grace’s injuries?”
“What do you think? Why don’t you try rolling down the stairs yourself!”
Mrs. Waters responded displeasedly, thinking that with such a situation, she could use it as an opportunity to persuade Carl and Nana to separate.
If she could successfully break them apart, it could be considered a blessing in disguise.
Thinking this way, Mrs. Waters felt a bit relieved, and the regret of losing a grandchild wasn’t as strong.
She let out a sigh, and with a commanding tone, she said, “Carl, Grace has a broken arm. You should go to the hospital with me to see her.”
But Carl’s thoughts were focused on Nana. He worried about her going out alone with their child, especially with her current mood. His mind was filled with finding them as soon as possible.
“Let’s talk about it tomorrow. I’m busy today.”
Carl coldly rejected his mother, straightened his collar, and turned to leave.
However, just as he took a step forward, Mrs. Waters suddenly became hysterical.
“You’re too busy, huh? Aren’t you going to find Nana?”
Mrs. Waters rushed in front of Carl, pointing threateningly to the door behind her, “Let me tell you, if you don’t come with me to the hospital today, I’ll just throw myself to death right in front of you!”
Carl was at a loss for words. He couldn’t understand how his mother, who came from a prominent family, could become like this in middle age.
“Mom, please stop this…”
Carl didn’t even have the strength to get angry. He just hoped Mrs. Waters would calm down.
But in order to achieve her goal, Mrs. Waters, seeing Carl unmoved, half-seriously and half-fake, indeed rushed towards the door.
Fortunately, Carl reacted quickly. He took a step and blocked the door with his body.
“Bang!”
With a muffled sound, Carl felt like his sternum was about to break.
Mrs. Waters hit him, but it didn’t do much harm. She continued to argue and ask, “I’m asking you, are you coming to the hospital with me or not?”
Carl held his forehead, took a few seconds to calm down, and gave his answer.
“I’ll go.”
In the end, he compromised.
Meanwhile, Grace lay in the hospital bed, whimpering. She thought if she had known that falling down the stairs would be so painful, she would have found another way to fake a miscarriage.
The doctor and nurses were all in on it, and the dilation and curettage procedure was just a staged act.
However, the pain from her injuries was real, especially the fractured arm, causing Grace to be in agony on the hospital bed.
Before long, Mrs. Waters and Carl arrived at the hospital. As soon as they entered Grace’s room, they heard her crying and whimpering.
Mrs. Waters felt great pity and quickly reminded Grace not to move around.
Seeing Carl follow along, Grace’s heart was secretly delighted, and she started crying, saying, “I lost my baby. It was my first child!”
Mrs. Waters also felt uncomfortable when the miscarriage was mentioned.
She sat by the bedside, holding Grace’s hand, and made a promise, “Don’t worry, I will definitely demand an explanation from the Lawson family. We won’t let this child be killed in vain!”
After speaking, Mrs. Waters called Carl over and earnestly said, “Carl, you should see Nana for who she really is. She pretends to be weak and pitiful every day, but behind the scenes, she is despicable and cunning!”
“I was too naïve, imagining that Nana and I could get along like sisters, but who would have thought that she…” Grace angrily interjected.
Listening to the overlapping voices of the two women, Carl felt like his head was about to explode.
However, Grace’s injuries were a fact, and he couldn’t think of any other way to handle the situation, so he reluctantly asked her how much compensation she wanted.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Grace became furious.
“Carl, do you only see me as someone who cares about money? Why do you think so poorly of me?”
Grace’s voice was hoarse from crying, and she trembled as she scolded, “You have no conscience! Just go! I don’t want to see you!”
Seeing her future daughter-in-law being provoked by her own son, Mrs. Waters chose to support Grace rather than her own flesh and blood. She angrily slapped Carl on the back.
“You scoundrel! Grace wholeheartedly wants to be with you. If she were after money, she wouldn’t have suffered so much. You really have no conscience!”
Under the joint force of the old and the young, Carl left in a huff.
As the sound of the hospital room door closing echoed, Grace burst into tears and, disregarding the pain in her arm, threw herself into Mrs. Waters’ arms, crying bitterly.
Mrs. Waters had completely disappointed Carl with her previous actions, and now she was also deeply hurt by her son.
She comforted Grace and made a promise, word by word, “Don’t think about anything else. The most important thing now is to recover your health.”
“No matter what means I have to use, I won’t allow them two to get married. You’re only in your early twenties, and there will be plenty of chances for pregnancy in the future.”
Now that she had miscarried, Grace could still receive Mrs. Waters’ protection and favor.
Grace was no longer worried about falling out of favor and pretended to be wronged as she nodded.
Meanwhile, after leaving the hospital, Carl immediately looked for Nana’s whereabouts.
Considering that she was carrying their two-month-old daughter, the most probable place for her to go was her parents’ house.
Soon, Carl arrived at Jerry and Tracy’s place. After ringing the doorbell, he indeed saw Nana opening the door.
Carl’s emotions were stirred, and he tightly embraced Nana, expressing his feelings affectionately, “I couldn’t reach you on the phone earlier, you have no idea how worried I was. Now that I see you, even if the world falls apart, it doesn’t matter.”
Indeed, Carl’s confession was touching, but Nana’s reaction was relatively indifferent.
She struggled out of his embrace, keeping her distance, and informed him, “Lower your voice, Janelle just fell asleep.”
Upon learning that their daughter was asleep, Carl conscientiously lowered his voice.
Sitting on the living room sofa, he looked at Nana and smiled faintly, “Forget about what happened earlier. I just rented a new apartment. The environment is good, and the air is fresh. I believe you’ll like it. How about we move there tomorrow?”
This was something they had discussed before, and Carl believed that Nana, despite feeling wronged, would gladly agree.
Unexpectedly, Nana remained silent for a moment and politely declined with a wistful smile, “I won’t move there. I’ll stay with my parents until Janelle learns to walk.”
“Why? Didn’t we agree on this?”
Carl was stunned, not understanding why Nana had changed her mind.