“Talitha is your cousin, she’s Raelyn’s daughter!” After Abbie said that, she realized that she should have worded her sentence better because Valeria hadn’t accepted Archer as her real father yet.
“Look at my big mouth, you haven’t decided to accept your father yet. Anything to do with Raelyn shouldn’t matter to you. By the way, how was the lunch today?”
Valeria sighed and said, “It was okay, but all my feelings are pent up. My mother has suffered so much because of him, but he was apologizing the whole time, so I don’t think he’s a bad person. Even though I’ve only met him a few times, I know that he’s different from Ronald. He carefully reads my mood and is afraid of upsetting me by saying the wrong things. Also, he doesn’t get mad at me no matter how harsh my words are. After living for more than twenty years, this might be my first time experiencing fatherly love…”
“Valeria, if that’s the case, then you should just accept him as your father. Why are you torturing yourself? He had no choice back then, and it was all Savannah’s fault. He is actually innocent, isn’t he?”
“But I can’t help but get angry when I remember that my mother married Ronald because of him. His business is so successful, and he’s a capable person. So why couldn’t he divorce Savannah? Why did he let her do what she wanted?”
“A lot of things are not what we think they are. Maybe your father wasn’t so capable in the beginning, so he had no choice but to let her do what she wanted. Later on, there were too many misunderstandings between them. Also, do you think Savannah would just let him go? If he divorced her, there was no way she would let them get back together.”
“Whatever, I feel very upset. If he was as determined as William is towards me, all of this wouldn’t have happened!”
“Come on, you can’t compare them. Not everyone can be like William. Besides, there’s something else you have to take into consideration. If such tragedies didn’t happen between your father and mother, would you be able to marry William? You two might not even have had the chance to get to know each other! Just think of this as a blessing in disguise.”
Even though Abbie was making things up, Valeria thought that it made sense. If Natalie and Archer had become a pair without any obstacles, where would she be then?
She would be living in Ruthorham, so she would never have had the opportunity to meet William, and she would definitely not marry him either.
Even though there were so many hardships, she still ended up meeting William. Maybe this was God trying to patch things up for her, and Valeria felt enlightened as she thought about it.
Meanwhile, Lucian stayed in hiding in her house and did not dare to step outside. She felt uneasy and sensed that something bad was about to happen.
The next day in the afternoon, the people stalking her had finally left. She was relieved, but she still didn’t believe that Archer would let her go that easily.
At three o’clock in the afternoon, the confidant who was taking care of Natalie in the hospital called her, “President Garcia is awake!”
Hearing that Natalie had regained consciousness, Lucian was very happy. “What did the doctors say? Is she alright?”
“No, the doctor said that they need to conduct a comprehensive inspection. She might be hospitalized for a long time.”
“Why? Wasn’t she in good health before?” She asked in disbelief.
“I don’t know either. That’s what the doctor said. Maybe there was something wrong with the medicine?” The confidant asked tentatively.
“Medicine? Could it really be it?” She frowned. “Okay, just take care of her now, and I’ll ask about it!”
After hanging up, Lucian paced around the room before she dialed a number. “Let me ask you, what exactly was the medicine you gave me? Why is her condition worsening?”
A man’s gloomy voice came from the other end of the phone. “There’s nothing wrong with the medicine. It’s probably her own condition.”
“It can’t be, I asked the doctor to give her a full examination when she was in a coma and there wasn’t any problem with her. However, she was hospitalized again after taking the medicine you provided. Tell me honestly, what side effects does that medicine have other than amnesia?” She asked accusingly.
“I told you already! The only side effect of that medicine is amnesia. Why would I lie to you?”
“It’s definitely not just amnesia. You must have done something else! I’m telling you, if anything happens to her, you’ll be responsible! And when the time comes, I will expose you. No one will benefit from this!”
Her threat made him sneer. “Don’t you know that we are now on the same boat together? I know what you’re thinking. Don’t worry, I wouldn’t do anything that would only benefit me. Maybe something was wrong with the doctor’s report? If you still can’t accept it, then transfer her to another hospital.”
The person on the phone did not have the slightest fear, and she did not have the evidence either, so she changed the subject. “How about Gonzalec’s situation? Can’t you think of anything to free him?”
“That’s not a big problem. Just wait for the good news as he’ll be free in a few days. Also, I have something else to tell you. Archer, Gavin, and Valeria had a meal together in the Wolf Group today. They have probably reconciled with each other already.”
“This has always been my plan! The faster they’re in good terms with each other, the faster Savannah, that wicked woman, will be dead, right?” She was very happy to hear this.
“Don’t be glad too soon. Valeria is the key that affects the overall situation of our plan. I want to know what she’s thinking right now. Will she go back to the Saunders family? Will she act according to our plan? If she doesn’t, you know the consequences, right? And as for William…” The person paused for a while, and his tone was gloomy with a hint of hatred.
“Valeria is someone you want to protect, so I won’t touch her, but William is different. I will definitely not show mercy to him! In order to prevent Valeria from becoming a widow in the future, you’d better find a way to separate them.”
“Archer and Gavin are interfering this along with Hayden. So, there’s no way Valeria and William will be able to withstand their objection.” She was very confident.
“You can’t be so sure, I suggest you’d better confirm it.”
Then, the person hung up the phone, and Lucian frowned as she thought about it.
The hospital Natalie was in was the best in B City. If no one had tampered with the results, then it must be the doctor’s mistake. Lucian was still unsure of what went wrong, so she decided to arrange for a second examination for Natalie.
In addition to the examination, there was one more important thing, so Lucian gave instructions to the people who took care of Natalie. “Send a doctor to do another examination. By the way, don’t forget to take good care of her! You must take good care of her! One more thing, after she is transferred out of the intensive care unit, don’t forget to give her painkillers!”