Marcus suppressed his disgust as he asked Evelyn with a smile plastered across his face, “Ms. Gurney, it must have been hard for you! Who is the hateful culprit that did this to you! How could they beat such a beautiful woman like you so badly? This is too cruel! I feel sorry for your unpleasant experience. I hope you get well soon!”
When Evelyn saw Marcus in the ward, she was thrilled. William was the one behind Marcus. He had to have asked Marcus to come and visit her. Was he worried about her?
William wouldn’t suspect that she was the mastermind behind what happened to Valeria, would he? She ignored the pain in her hands as she warmly invited Marcus to sit down. “Have a seat, Assistant Field!”
Marcus and his assistant took their seats with a smile as they looked at Francis. “Did you find out who committed that atrocity?”
Francis looked at Marcus coldly. This wasn’t a friendly visit at all. Marcus was obviously here to mock and laugh at Evelyn’s pathetic state.
He replied coldly, “I haven’t found the person, but justice has long arms. I believe that the mastermind behind it can’t escape the justice they deserve!”
“You’re right, Mr. Gurney. As the saying goes, good has its reward, and evil has its recompense. Karma skips no one when the time comes. I believe that you will definitely find out who the culprit is for Ms. Gurney.”
Francis’s face twitched upon hearing his words. Marcus was obviously implying something else. Francis was so angry that he almost exploded into a fit of rage.
Marcus continued as if he couldn’t sense Francis’s anger, “Mr. Gurney, I have some messages for you other than visiting Ms. Gurney.”
“Assistant Field, feel free to speak!” Francis suppressed his anger.
“So here’s the thing. I heard that someone wants to slander Mr. Howard for Ms. Gurney’s injury. Isn’t that too much? You have to find out who is behind this! That person must be the one you’ve suspected this morning, right? This person was trying to hurt Valeria to sow discord between the Gurney family and the Wolf Group. After his attempt failed, he changed his plan and attacked Ms. Gurney instead. Ms. Gurney has really suffered for things that aren’t her fault. Mr. Gurney, you have to find out who that person is. At that time, we will also make him pay for what he did!”
Francis’s face turned livid. Marcus was trying to add salt to his injury. Francis couldn’t pretend to be polite anymore. He asked Marcus to leave directly. “Assistant Field, Evelyn needs to rest. You should…”
“Okay, then I won’t disturb her rest! I’m leaving now!” Marcus got up with a smile. “Ms. Gurney, have a good rest and great recovery!”
Evelyn looked at Francis unhappily when she saw Marcus leave. “Grandpa, why did you ask Assistant Field to leave? He was sent here by William. William will definitely be unhappy with your attitude if Marcus goes back and tells him.”
“So be it. It’s all because of you that we’re in this mess. Anyway, it’s impossible for us to mend our relationship with him. Leave it.”
“Who said that we can’t mend the relationship? I thought William is no longer suspicious of me?”
“Are you out of your damn mind? Did you know why you got beaten up?” Francis was furious. “William ordered his men to do this.”
“How is that possible? This isn’t true!” Evelyn didn’t believe his words. “William would never do this to a woman! It’s said that he wouldn’t harm a woman, so it’s definitely not William who hurt me.”
“Then who do you think it is? Last night, you tried to lay your finger on Valeria. This morning, you were beaten into a pulp. Your hand is even broken and your hair shaved. Who else would dare to act so arrogant except William?”
“What do you mean by shaved hair? Whose hair has been shaved off?” Evelyn didn’t know that all her hair was shaved. How could anyone blame her? She had gone through two bone realignment operations after she was injured. It was overly painful so she had no time to care about what she looked like now.
Upon hearing Francis’s words, she reached out and rubbed her head. Her face stiffened when she felt her bald and round head. “I… I…”
Evelyn was in shock. Where did all her hair go? Was she hallucinating? She used her good hand to grab the phone and took a look at her face.
A disgusting swollen face streaked with bruises appeared on the phone screen. Meanwhile, her head was a shiny big round ball.
At the thought of how she had spoken sweetly to Marcus with her swollen, bruised face and a bald head, the contrast between her meek voice and ugly looks was horrifying. She was upset and passed out all of a sudden.
In Paisley’s apartment, she was holding her phone and looking at the news of the Wolf Group and the Saunders family at the same time. His face looked livid.
He said one word through gritted teeth, “Idiots!”
Danya brought her some coffee. “Miss! Here, have some coffee!”
Paisley took the coffee and had a sip. The bitter taste of the coffee spread in her mouth. This was originally her favorite flavor, but today, she was in a bad mood.
Not only did she feel the bitterness in her mouth, but it also spread to her throat and heart.
Valeria gave birth to two sons safely, which meant that Evelyn’s scheme had failed.
Right now, Wolf Group, the Howard family, the Saunders family, and even Valeriai’s company were sending out red envelopes with gifts to celebrate the birth of the two babies. The Howard family and Saunders family had also prepared the celebration cake.
Without even looking at the report, Paisley could already imagine how happy the Howard family and the Saunders family were. Their happiness seemed to be mocking her pathetic attempts.
From beginning to end, she had never won against Valeria no matter what methods she used. Valeria had never taken her seriously, but she had always treated the former as her sworn enemy. Every time she made a scheme or plan, it would end up in vain. This showed how incompetent she was compared to Valeria.
Paisley couldn’t help but smash the coffee cup to the floor when she thought of William and Valeria hugging their sons and smiling merrily.
Danya picked up the fragments and cleaned up the stains on the floor silently. The doorbell rang, and before Danya could see who was at the door, Paisley laughed self-deprecatingly. “It must be that bitch, Angel!”
Danya walked to the door and had a look. “Are we going to open the door, miss?”
“Let her in!” Paisley rubbed her forehead.
Danya opened the door and Angel rushed into the house. “Did you know that Valeria has given birth?”
“I do! The news is everywhere. I can’t pretend not to see it even if I don’t want to know.”
“She gave birth safely. Such a lucky bitch!” Angel sat down cheerily like it was her own house. Her tone was full of resentment when she mentioned that Valeria had given birth.
“What else can you do since she is so lucky?” Paisley asked calmly.
“I’m just angry. You told me last night that something bad had happened. How could she give birth safely?” Angel mentioned Evelyn as she spoke. “By the way, do you know how is Evelyn now?”
“No idea.” Paisley was indifferent.
“Let me tell you, Evelyn… Hahahaha… It’s so funny that I die laughing. I saw her during my checkup today. She was so miserable. All her hair was gone, she is bald now. Her face was swollen like a big balloon, and her hands seemed to be injured. She screamed all the time. If it weren’t for Mr. Gurney, who was walking by her side, I wouldn’t have recognized her at all. It was so pathetic!”