Paisley was feeling confused upon seeing Hardy’s bizarre behavior.
She did not expect Hardy to be so patient and gentle towards Talitha. He must be trying to get rid of her, right? Paisley thought to herself.
Paisley then immediately voiced out, “Hardy, we can ask Assistant Bevan to drive her home. You shall rest here for a while and wait for a much thorough check by the doctor.”
“There is no need to make a hassle out of it as I’m feeling alright. Let’s get out of here.” Hardy then put on his shoes and held Talitha’s hand while preparing to leave the ward.
Paisley was dumbfounded upon seeing the sight of it. Did Hardy go bonkers? She thought to herself.
She paced forward and halted him, “Hardy! What are you trying to do? You are in a fragile state and we shall wait for a consultation with the doctor. Why are you in such a hurry?”
“I’m worried about Talitha,” Hardy replied.
Talitha was delighted upon hearing it but tried to persuade him as well, “Hardy, Paisley is right. You shall undergo a body checkup as I am concerned about you as well.”
“There’s no need for that as I am well aware of my current health. I assure you that I’m feeling fine and let’s leave now!” He then held Talitha’s arm and walked out of the hospital ward.
Paisley had finally lost her temper and reached out to stop him, “Hardy, why are you behaving like this? Talitha, aren’t you worried about my brother at all? Why would you request him to send you off at such an inconvenient time?”
“What?” Hardy frowned while staring at Paisley and said, “Paisley, mind your manners. Talitha is pregnant and she is your sister-in-law. You should show her some respect.”
The couple finally took off after Hardy had given an earful to Paisley. She then glanced at Bevan and they were both taken aback by Hardy’s unusual behavior.
The couple marched towards the elevator at a quick pace. Paisley lowered her voice and whispered to Bevan as they were just a few steps behind the couple, “What’s wrong with my brother? Is he out of his mind?”
Bevan shook his head and replied, “I have no idea as well. Mr. Anthony is indeed behaving strangely as he used to despise Talitha a lot. Could it be possible that he has something in store for her?”
“What kind of plan would involve pleasing and treating Talitha patiently? Did you see him giving me an earful for the sake of her? I’m so surprised by it and we shall head down swiftly to keep a close eye on them. I don’t feel good about this!”
Paisley and Bevan then followed the couple to the parking lot and realized they had already hopped into the car.
Hardy was seated at the driver’s seat while Talitha sat beside him. He was a little agitated upon seeing the sight of Paisley and raised his voice, “Why are you being such a slowpoke? Get in the car now!”
Paisley felt that something was fishy as he had been giving her a hard time in the face of Talitha. However, she remained silent and eventually hopped into the vehicle. He then ignited the engine and the car roared out of the hospital.
Paisley voiced out as she realized that they were heading to an incorrect route, “Hardy, this looks like the road back home, right? Shouldn’t we send Miss Anderson back to her place first?”
“I’m worried about Talitha residing in the hotel as she is currently pregnant. She will move in and live with us from now onwards,” Hardy replied casually but Paisley was instantly petrified about it.
Talitha was also taken aback upon hearing about it. ‘Is this blood vermin that powerful?’ She thought to herself.
It was clear that Hardy’s attitude towards her had taken a hundred and eighty-degree turn.
Talitha wanted to get out of the situation as she was clear about what she had done. She needed to head home and inform Raelyn about his changed behavior. She then suggested with a smile on her face, “Hardy, I would like to head back to the hotel as my mom is currently waiting for me. She will be very worried if she is unable to see me.”
“You can call now to give her a heads up,” Hardy replied casually.
“I don’t think that now is a good time to move in with you. Although I am currently pregnant with your child, our parents have yet to meet each other officially. It’s a rash decision to live with you for the time being.”
“I see. Don’t worry about it as I’ll soon discuss with my parents about our relationship.”
Hardy eventually sent Talitha back to the hotel. She bid goodbye to him and called it a day. Paisley could not hold it any much longer and questioned, “Hardy, have you gone mad?”
“What are you talking about?” Hardy glanced at her.
“Why would you be so nice to Talitha when you used to despise her so much? What are you planning in store for her?”
“Nothing. I do find Talitha to be a delightful woman.”
“Wow… You have indeed gone bonkers, haven’t you?” Paisley was taken aback by his sudden change of behavior towards Talitha.
“Hardy, did Talitha do something to you? You are not being yourself today! What on earth has happened?”
“What? Maybe last time… maybe… I can’t put it into words as well. I do feel comfortable around her and I am very interested in her.”
William was surfing the net in his study room at the Howard Family’s estate. He suddenly received a phone call from Marcus, “Mr. Howard, Hardy has finally woken up.”
“Is there any after effect?” William asked.
“None at all. He eventually left the hospital with Talitha as if nothing had happened. The two of them seemed close as they were holding hands as they made their way to the parking lot,” Marcus replied and burst into laughter.
“It looks like the blood vermin has started to do its job.” William grinned and continued, “I am impressed by this stuff from Kenoland as it managed to change Hardy into a new person.”
“Yes, his attitude towards Talitha is completely different now. What about Natasya? How would Hardy behave around her? The blood vermin was made by both Talitha and Natasya after all. Will he treat them both the same way then?”
“I don’t know but I’m also very curious to know about it as well.” William was in an uplifting mood and continued, “It would be a fun show to watch if that is the case.”
Marcus instantly understood him and said, “Wouldn’t the sisters fight against each other? How would Raelyn and Devon react since their daughters have always disliked each other? I guess Raelyn would be troubled but that won’t be the case for Devon. I reckon that he will be biased towards his daughter, right?”
“I don’t think we should be bothered by that. I am however curious to know what is going on in Natasya’s mind since she ought to know that her sister managed to get Hardy under control.”
Marcus chuckled and replied, “I’ve already arranged for someone to call Natasya and she must have also assumed that you have been poisoned by the vermin just like Hardy. She must be feeling confident as she thinks that she is able to control you and she can’t wait to pay you a visit to check things out herself. ”
“Yes, I think so too. Natasya would go all in to show up at my birthday party tomorrow as she currently has run out of opportunities to visit me.” William sneered and continued, “She must be planning with Raelyn on how to use me against Valeria at the birthday party. Well then, I will give Natasya hell tomorrow as a warning to not mess with me from now onwards.”