On the way, Evelyn kept asking Thomas about Valeria’s condition but he didn’t tell her anything. Now he had no choice but to say it since Francis was the one who asked. “Valeria was shocked when she slipped on the floor. She went into premature labor. I’ve asked Mr. Floyd on my way here. He has already visited Valeria in the hospital. The baby was delivered safely, but Valeria is currently in a coma.”
“Thank God everything is fine!” Francis heaved a sigh of relief. Evelyn, who was sobbing miserably beside him, was stunned when she heard that the child was born safely. She even forgot to continue faking her sobs.
Francis noticed the difference in Evelyn’s attitude. His heart skipped a beat. He only suspected Evelyn mildly before, but now he was eighty percent sure she was the culprit behind this.
Evelyn was his granddaughter, so he definitely did not want others to know that this had something to do with her.
Anyway, the child was delivered safely and it looked like Valeria would be fine. He would cover things up as much as he could.
Hence he immediately ordered Thomas, “I’ll ask someone to prepare a nice gift. I’ll go to the hospital with you as soon as dawn breaks tomorrow. I’ll also clarify with William in person about the phone that was snatched and used by a third party.”
Thomas asked in response, “Is it only to clarify things with him?”
“What else? You won’t really doubt Evelyn, will you? She has a bad temper, but I know that she won’t be so vicious as to hurt a pregnant woman.”
It was obvious that Francis meant to cover up for Evelyn. Thomas had always thought that Francis was just and fair, but now he understood that it was all an act Francis put on for others to see.
Since Francis wanted to protect Evelyn, it was useless for Thomas to say anything else. Thomas had no interest in wasting his breath. He immediately stood up and said, “In that case, I’m going back!”
Just like that, he left. Francis looked a little upset. Frederick was also at a loss for words. Meanwhile, Evelyn was still sobbing.
Francis turned around to look at Evelyn. “Follow me to the study. I have some questions for you.”
Evelyn got up and followed him to the study. After closing the door, his face darkened instantly. “Was it you who did that to Valeria?”
“It’s not me!”
“Shut up! Do you think that others are fools just because you’re smart?”
“Grandpa, I didn’t do anything!” Evelyn continued to deny it stubbornly. She decided that she would just deny it no matter what.
“If you didn’t do it, why did you suddenly stop crying when Thomas said that Valeria was fine? You were surprised, weren’t you? Do you really want Valeria to be hurt? If something happens to her, things will go according to your plan. Valeria being fine was a shock to you, so much so that you’ve forgotten to continue with your acting. Am I wrong?”
“Well, I…”
“I can’t believe I was oblivious to your absurd actions! Everything that happened today must have been planned a long time ago, right? You’ve been planning all this since I told you that I was coming to B City, haven’t you? Knowing that Frederick is the person that Thomas cares about the most, you deliberately spilled hot water on him so that he would be scalded. Then you took the opportunity to take his mobile phone. Needless to say, the so-called robbery in the parking lot was arranged by you. When you left the hospital, you disappeared using the excuse of buying a mobile phone. That was when you made the plans to target Valeria! Do you understand the consequences of doing this?”
Francis had figured out Evelyn’s plan, so she didn’t deny it at all. She simply wiped her tears and remained silent.
Francis was only making guess earlier since he was not entirely sure. Evelyn’s silence was only confirming his assumption. He was extremely disappointed. “You really are stupid! Not only are you dense, but you are also malicious and shameless!”
This was the first time that Francis had scolded Evelyn so harshly without any regard for her feelings. She felt so aggrieved that tears were flowing freely down her cheeks.
“Have you considered the consequences of what you did? Do you understand the serious consequences of this matter?” Francis asked directly.
Naturally, Evelyn had never thought of the consequences. “I’ve already planned everything. No one will ever know.”
“You’ve planned everything, you say? Then how did Thomas know?” Francis had never felt so frustrated like he looked at Evelyn now. If she wanted to plot against someone, she had to have the ability to deal with the consequences. Her stupid plan was full of loopholes. How dare she said that no one would know about it?
“How can William not know if even Thomas has noticed? You should be glad that Valeria is fine. If anything happens to her, you will have to pay with your life! The Gurney family will be implicated as well. By then, William and others will suppress us together. Do you think the Gurney family will still be so glorious like now? It’s fine if you want to go looking for death, but your actions are going to put the whole Gurney family in danger!”
“I’ll take responsibility for my actions. If you’re scared, hand me over to them and let William deal with me.”
“Imbecile!” Francis cursed angrily. He had defended Evelyn until now, but she didn’t understand it at all. She even misunderstood what he meant. This was frustrating.
“If I didn’t intend to protect you, I wouldn’t have changed the topic when Thomas accused you just now. Why else do you think I’m going to the hospital with him tomorrow? Do you think I’m really that free to visit Valeria? I’m trying to help you out. I’m doing this to prove to William that you have nothing to do with this matter. I’ll remove your involvement in this matter entirely!”
After yelling the rest of his sentence, he took a breath and said, “From now on, keep your cunning little ideas to yourself and behave yourself! If you dare to act recklessly like this again, I will leave you to your destruction. Without the protection of the Gurney family, you are nothing!”
Evelyn looked at Francis’s cold eyes and shut up reluctantly. She knew the extent of her ability. Without the protection of the Gurney family, she was indeed a nobody.
Valeria didn’t regain consciousness until five o’clock in the morning. As soon as she moved, William, who was next to her, immediately sat up and said, “Valeria! Sweetie, you’re awake!”
“Honey, where are our babies?”
“They’re outside. The nanny and my mother-in-law are watching over them. You don’t have to worry. Are you hungry? I’ll get you some food.” William was going to heat up the soup for Valeria, but she shook her head. “I will have a look at my baby first!”
Valeria insisted on seeing her baby first before having some food, so William had to help her up as they went outside.
When they came out, Natalie and the two nannies had also woken up. When they saw Valeria, Natalie immediately came over to hold her up. “Why are you here?”
“I wish to see them!”
“Okay, here, have a look. The two little guys have been sound asleep. They don’t cry or make a noise!”
Valeria walked to the side of the bed and looked at her two precious sons, who were sleeping soundly on the tiny bed.
“So ugly!” Despite saying that, she couldn’t help lowering her head and kissing her babies on the face.
“They’ll look better in a few days. Are you hungry now since you’ve been sleeping for so long? Have some food first.”
Valeria didn’t refuse this time. William was going to reheat the soup but the nanny stopped him. “William, please let Valeria have some milk first. Don’t eat heavy food, just in case she can’t keep it down.”
William agreed to her recommendation. She warmed the milk and gave it to Valeria. “Valeria, you should have porridge and noodles that are easy to digest in the next couple of days. You can start eating nutritious food after that.”
“Okay, we’ll follow your advice!” William didn’t know much about how to take care of women who had just given birth, so he left the matter to the professionals.
Valeria took a few sips of milk when she suddenly thought of Abbie. “Honey, what’s going on with Abbie?”