Chapter 68 Children Can’t Be Without A Father


    The situation right now, no matter if he drove her away or she took the initiative to leave, seemed hard


    to handle.


    Why would she even want to stay there and be subjected to humiliation. She just didn’t dare to disobey


    due to strong pressure from him.


    Thinking this, Riley smiled slightly, looking worn out, “Me? Doesn’t matter. I just want the selection


    process go by smoothly. They say that when you are frustrated in your love life, you find happiness in


    the workce. I hope this is true.”


    William smiled, his expressions rxing, “I didn’t expect you to be so open-minded. Someone else in


    your ce might have cried and made a screaming match out of it. You take it so natural, it is


    surprising.”


    Riley had already gotten up to leave, “No need topliment me for this. I am really grateful to you for


    helping me with my thesis. I will go now.”


    William also stood up with her, “Since you are on vacation right now, can we have lunch together?”


    Lunch? Under the current circumstances, she had no appetite and no intention to have lunch with him,


    “Maybe some other day, Mr. Hardesty. Please take your time, I am just leaving by myself.”


    William was about to walk towards her when her words made him stop in his tracks. In the end, he still


    managed to say the words that were on the tip of his tongue, “Dr. Watson, I hope you won’t call me Mr.


    Hardesty in the future.”


    He wanted to hear her call his name, he knew that it was too much for him to ask her to call him


    William, but it would be grateful even if she added Hardesty.


    Riley lifted her small ck bag, hung it on her shoulder and said with a smile, “I expect you to be


    promoted Mr.Hardesty.”


    She joked even though knew what he actually meant.


    However, how could she just go along with what he meant?


    What surprised Riley was that Euan never came back in the next few days after Lydia moved in, and


    she had no idea what he was busy with.


    Lydia woke up every morning on the same time, spread out a yoga mat in therge living room on the


    first floor and did yoga while sting her soothing piano music on the loudest volume possible. The


    whole vi felt at unease with the noise.


    Riley worked on her paper day and night and already slept veryte every night; the loud music made


    her unable to sleep well in the mornings.


    “Is it necessary to tell the world that you are doing yoga every time? How can others sleep when the


    music is so loud in the morning?”


    Finally, she couldn’t help it. She lifted the quilt off herself, put on her slippers and stormed towards the


    living room. Her room was on the first floor too. She walked through the long corridor and entered the


    living room to see Lydia spread out in an extremely weird posture on the yoga mat wearing workout


    clothes that exposed her navel.


    Riley had to admit that her figure, which was just like a celebrity’s, was pretty good.


    Lydia sneered, “Who others? It’s sote, only you are still sleeping. Oh right, by others you meant


    you… because you will soon be an outsider.”


    Riley hadn’t been able to sleep very well and she felt dizzy. She rubbed her temples, “Lydia, do you


    enjoy being so loud and annoying? Euan and I are not getting divorced. At best, you are a pretty bird in


    a golden cage.”


    Lydia changed her posture, folded her hands together and took a deep breath, “That is still better than


    you. You are just bound together with him by a piece of paper. You are just an ugly crow!”


    Riley still had the sense to not respond and go back. Jodie said to her with a smile, “Youngdy, you


    didn’t get enough sleep,e, I made soup for you. It will calm your nerves.”


    Riley was moved by Jodie’s attempt to resolve the situation.


    Lydia got up and said hurriedly, “Jodie, what did you call her just now? Youngdy? Call her by her


    name in the future! I am the Young Lady of the house. I, pregnant with Euan’s child, I am the Young


    Lady!”


    Jodie did not directly refuse or agree. After serving the George family for many years, she knew very


    well how intense were the internal fights of a rich family. She still vividly remembered an incident that


    had happened in the George family around twenty years ago like it was yesterday. She smiled politely,


    “Miss Lydia, I can’t make a mistake. No matter the status or identity, even Mrs. George is here, she will


    also guide me to do so.”


    Lydia gritted her teeth. She was waiting to be married to Euan so she could kick all of these wretched


    creatures out of the house!


    Riley sat down in the dining room and smiled lightly, “Thank you, Jodie.”


    Riley, who usually didn’t talk much and never smiled, unexpectedly smiled today. She looked very


    beautiful when she smiled.


    “You’re wee, Young Lady. Please have some soup.”


    Smash!


    Lydia picked up the soup bowl and threw it on the ground with a resounding smash. The soup was


    sshed all over the floor as the white porcin bowl broke into pieces, making a mess of porcin


    shards and soup on the floor.


    “Riley, I am warning you! Look at your situation clearly, this is just the beginning.”


    Pleased with herself, Lydia folded her arms, thinking that in this battle of status and identity she had the


    chance to win.


    Riley didn’t care about her attitude at all, “Lh,e and clean this up.”


    The end of that month seemed to arrive in the blink of an eye.


    With that month ending, the summer officially kicked off. Spring had passed and the flowers were


    flourishing beautifully in the garden. The only regret was that there were so many kinds of rare and


    precious flowers in the garden but there wasn’t any cape jasmine.


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    Riley’s thesis was finally sessfully published after being revised three or four times.


    Around the same time, her arm also recovered and she told the hospital she would be going back to


    work.


    As for Euan, there was still no news.


    There had been no phone call or any message from him.


    It was not surprising for Riley. After three years of neglect, there had been some ups and downs in their


    feelings for some time due to some things, it was still impossible to turn it into a long-term stable


    rtionship.


    He didn’t care about her, didn’t think about her, of course, he wasn’t going to tell her where he was


    going.


    Riley didn’t know that when she would return to the hospital after such a long time, she would be


    greeted with gossip and scandals that had been silent for a long time.


    “She is really Euan George’s lover. It’s confirmed, he personally flew a helicopter to the AIDS vige to


    pick her up. Such a show off!”


    “What’s more, someone recently took pictures of her living in YJ Vi! Think about it, only celebrities


    and politicians live there, if it weren’t for Euan, would she be able to live there?”


    “Ah, so when she said she was talking leave to heal… she actually… hahaha!”


    There was no end to it! All of this was exposed again.


    However, just like the butterfly effect, the gossip, which she thought was pretty boring, brought serious


    consequences with it.


    It somehow became directly connected to her job evaluation.


    Riley received the notice and went to the dean’s office. As soon as she entered, she saw several


    departmental heads sitting inside including William.


    The Dean, Boris, sighed and shook his head while holding her resume.


    “Mr. Houston, why was my selection result disqualified?”


    Boris pushed his sses further up his nose and said regretfully, “Dr. Watson, I know that your skills


    and abilities are inferior to no one. You absolutely meet the selection criteria… but… the professor


    must serve as a role model for others. The professors in our hospital must lead our graduate and post


    graduate students towards sess… so the reputation of the professors is very important.”


    His meaning was obvious. She was now considered notorious, and had beenbeled with many


    horrible words like lover, mistress etc. Of course, the hospital and the school, both had problems with it.


    She didn’t try to fight for herself, nor did she try to exin forcefully. Any try on her part to clear her


    name was only going to further smear it with nders. She just thanked them politely and left the office.


    Walking towards the balcony, her footsteps were dull. She had been terribly unlucky recently; how


    William’s warm aura came from behind. The stifling hot summer wind blew on his face but his fragrance


    stayed clean and fresh.


    “Sorry, I couldn’t be of any help.”


    His apology softly made her feel guilty.


    “It was not your responsibility. I am very grateful for all the help you have given me.” She responded


    tiredly, feeling mentally and physically exhausted.


    William wanted to say something more, but she didn’t want to listen, “Mr. Hardesty, I want to be by


    myself, please.”


    Her voice was cold and deep, showing the bitterness of her heart.


    “Okay… If there’s anything I can help with, just tell me.”


    He was worried about her being alone, but he couldn’t dare to ignore her wish.


    Riley sorted out her mood as quickly as possible and returned to the office in ten minutes.


    When Serena and Margot heard about the disqualification, they felt very bad for her and tried to cheer


    her up, “Dr. Watson, don’t be sad. Have faith, your hard work will definitely be rewarded someday!”


    “It’s just so odd that… that Moriah Curry next door was selected to be a professor even with those


    abilities. she will definitely mislead all the students with her skills.”


    “Dr. Watson is the real trump card. She is the best doctor!”


    Riley squeezed out a smile, “Don’t console me, I’m fine! Ok? I have a lot of work and I have no time to


    think about all this.”


    Indeed, she did not have any time to immerse herself in grief because a secondter the internal rm


    in the emergency room rang.


    “The patient is a five-year old girl who identally fell from a building causing bleeding in the heart!


    She needs emergency treatment!”


    Riley didn’t care about internal medicine and surgery, she just picked up the stethoscope and ran over


    quickly. The pale little girl was lying in the stretcher with an oxygen mask covering most of her face.


    “Dr. Watson, the patient’s heartbeat has dropped suddenly! Blood pressure is unstable!”


    Riley held the little girl’s face with both her hands and called her softly, “Can you hear me?”


    Tears fell down the girl’s face… She couldn’t make a sound; she could only shed tears.


    “The patient is still conscious; the situation is not the worst.”


    “Sweety, don’t be afraid. We will treat you immediately and you will be fine once you wake up. Don’t be


    afraid, be a good girl, okay?”


    Riley lowered her voice and said, “Internal bleeding is apanied by a ruptured valve. Arrange for


    immediate surgery!”


    Just as the stretcher was about to be pushed away, the little girl suddenly grabbed one of Riley’s


    fingers with all her remaining power. Riley was shocked by how strong her hold was and patted her


    hair, “Don’t be afraid. When you will wake up, I will be by your side.”


    The little girl let go of her hand.


    The operationsted for a long time and Riley was able keep her promise. After the girl was sent to the


    recovery ward, Riley checked the approximate recovery time. Then, she put down the medical record in


    her hand and walked over to see her.


    The girl’s mother was already there sobbing quietly, unable to cry loudly. She was relieved to see Riley


    walk over.


    She held Riley’s hand in gratitude, thanking her again and again.


    “It’s our duty, please don’t be like this. Plus, I didn’t even perform the surgery. If you want to thank then


    you should thank the doctor who did the surgery.”


    “No matter what happened, my daughter is alive thanks to you! Thank you, Doctor! Thank you so


    much!”


    Riley checked the girl’s postoperative condition. She was doing very well.


    After a while, the girl woke up. She breathed weakly and her heart still hurt.


    She grabbed Riley’s finger and smiled weakly, “I thought… you won’te to see me… just like…


    when dad left…”


    Her father had left her and her mother a few years ago. There was no news of him since then. The little


    girl had seen a familiar figure from the balcony and thought it was her father, so she had jumped


    directly…