Chapter 237
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Chapter 237
Once Sebastian returned to the lounge, he immediately bent down to pick up the pen from the
trash can.
His pale slender fingers gripped the fountain pen tightly for quite some time before he took a tissue to wipe away the ink that had leaked out.
Then, he screwed the cap back on and opened a drawer. There was a sapphire-blue velvet box inside, and it was a box he had prepared especially to keep his fountain pen.
When Valeria returned to the ward, Thomas was still there. Upon seeing her, he stood and greeted her, “Jane.”
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Margaret was lying on the hospital bed with her eyes closed. But once Valeria walked over to hold Margaret’s hand, Margaret opened her eyes and clasped Valeria’s hand.
Then, Margaret commented, “It took you some time to refill your water.’
“Jane, could you come out with me for a second? There’s something I’d like to say to you,”
Thomas said.
Valeria also had a few things to say to him. However, when the two of them left the ward, the light in Margaret’s eyes faded.
Thomas cleared his throat and said guiltily, “Jane, I’d like to talk to you about your grandma’s sickness. I think we should just use the money from her savings, and once that runs out, we’ll bring her home.
“I’ve asked around about her sickness, so I know there’s no cure. Hence, I don’t think we should let her suffer for too long.”
Valeria answered, “Just like what you did with Grandpa, you mean? Grandpa could have lived on. It’s been eight years since Mr. Goodall from our hometown was diagnosed with leukemia. Isn’t he still doing well?
“You’re just doing this so that Granny won’t be a burden to you and Jennifer. You plan on killing Grandma just like how you killed Grandpa, by forcing him to drink some kind of poison.
Thomas grew anxious and immediately rushed to defend himself. “Jane, what are you saying?
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You can’t just say things like that, and it’s not like I forced Dad to drink it.”
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“You don’t need to worry about Granny’s illness. She has a big chance of surviving this, so if you still have some conscience left in you, you should come and visit. Also, don’t bring Jennifer here again to upset her,” Valeria said.
Thomas added, “Jane, I’m your uncle. How can you speak to me like that? Your grandma’s also my mom, so of course I’ll come by to take care of her.
“We can always put those two apartments up for sale through an agent. That way, we’ll be able to buy your grandma some supplements.”
Valeria commented, “At the end of the day, you’re still fixated on the compensation from the demolition of that apartment.”
Thomas waved his hand. “Alright. I’ll leave now and come back again tomorrow.”
Suddenly, Valeria said, “When I was young, you used to pick me up from school. When my classmates bullied me for not having a father, you went to confront their parents.
“You’d stand in front of me and scold their child for having no manners. Back then, I used to think that my uncle was the coolest and most amazing person in the world…”
Thomas had just taken two steps forward when he paused midstep.
After a long while, he finally walked away.
Valeria had barely slept at night, and she had been keeping an eye on Margaret’s condition.
Valeria had been terrified Margaret would not be able to accept the fact that she had cancer and would overthink things, so Valeria had been keeping it a secret from Margaret.
In the morning, Valeria went out to buy food.
Margaret drank a cup of soy milk and ate some ravioli. Everything seemed normal.
Valeria said, “Granny, don’t be scared. I’ll always be here with you.”
The surgery had already been scheduled, so Valeria had gone to Joseph’s office to sign the necessary agreements and discuss the entire procedure in detail.
Two days later, at around 10:00 am, Margaret suddenly said, “I’m so scared of being a burden to you.”
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Valeria answered, “That won’t happen. I’ll never think of you as a burden.”
Then, Margaret said she missed Selena.
So, Valeria took out her phone and video called Lucy. Upon seeing Selena’s bright smile, Margaret smiled too.
Suddenly, a nurse came over to call Valeria to Joseph’s office.
Valeria rushed over, but when she returned to Margaret’s ward, her bed was empty.
Margaret was gone.
A family member from the next bed turned to Valeria and explained, “Your grandma left about two minutes after you did. Before she left, she even borrowed my comb to fix her hair.”
Valeria’s body trembled as she took two steps back. Then, she turned around and ran out of the ward, but she had no idea where she should start looking for Margaret.
For the past two days, Margaret had been extremely cooperative with all the checkups. As a result, Valeria had relaxed her guard.
Valeria should’ve never left Margaret’s side. Margaret didn’t have a phone, and Valeria didn’t know where Margaret could have possibly gone.
Oh, the police. She should call the police.
However, Margaret had only been gone for less than 20 minutes.
The police officer suggested that Margaret could still be in the hospital or perhaps had out on a walk to ease her fear of surgery. Hence, the police officer asked Valeria to keep looking.
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