Chapter 160


    “I won’t be leaving anymore and I’ll open the hospital soon,” replied Stanley.


    X’s heart squeezed when she heard that. She had informed Five Batton of every detail, all except


    this one. Now that he had told her father that he wouldn’t be leaving, and that he would soon start


    up a traditional hospital, that would mean that they would have to live together.


    To ingratiate themselves with her father, they would have to be in frequent contact. That wouldn’t be


    a problem, but the most important issue was the traditional hospital…


    She had said that her husband returned to the country to open his own traditional hospital. If they


    didn’t do it after being in the country for so long, her father would definitely suspect them!


    Five Batton was such a smart person, so why did he have to slip up at a time like this? Even if she


    forgot to tell him, he should have said that he would soon return to Country Y, so the hospital


    wouldn’t be happening anytime soon.


    That would have saved them a lot of trouble. They would only have toe back from time to time


    to celebrate the holidays with her father. Since he had already answered, X couldn’t deny it. All


    she could do was try to mitigate the damage.


    Keeping herposure, she smiled at Stanley. “Honey, I think we can actually wait a little longer


    before we start our own hospital. I think you should first try working at other traditional hospitals.


    That way, one, you can umte experience, and two, you can learn about hospitals’ business


    model.”


    Stanley nodded with a smile. “Yeah, you’re right, sweetheart.”


    Seeing his son-inw being this obedient, Jeremy smiled again and nodded with satisfaction. “Stan,


    X’s words make sense, but if you want to start immediately, that’s fine too. If you don’t have


    enough experience, we can hire a veteran as the vice-president.”


    “Dad, I better listen to my wife. Her words are the royal decree,” said Stanley.


    Jeremy nodded in delight once more. “Yeah. Young man, you have great awareness. Not bad. Not


    bad,” he said,ughing heartily.


    Upon descending the stairs and seeing this cheerful scene, there were no words to describe May’s


    jealousy. Now, it was like she had be the outsider. She was clearly a family member, but she


    could no longer participate in any of the family matters.


    Seeing X’s cheeky grin, she felt even more envious and suffocated. What’s so great about him?


    Wasn’t he just a medical student? He’s not even from a prestigious family, so what was X being


    so happy for?


    Besides having better looks than Tom and having a teeny bit of a better aura than him, in what other


    ways could hepare to Tom? None!


    Noticing Maye downstairs out of the corner of his eye, Jeremy’s expression immediately


    darkened. He had no intention of acknowledging her. Over thest few days, he had thought it


    through and was starting to slowlye out of his sadness.


    He had also taken care of the feelings he had for May. Now, he only wished for them to end on good


    terms. In many instances, instant pain was better than prolonged agony.


    Forcing out a smile, May walked over to them. “Honey, X, why didn’t you guys call for me when


    we have a guest at home?”


    She sat on the armrest of Jeremy’s chair. No matter how annoyed she was at X and Stanley,


    right now, she had to pretend. Put on a great performance and she might still have a chance. If she


    gave up, the only path left was death.N?velDrama.Org ? content.


    X smiled politely. “I thought you were resting, so I couldn’t bear to disturb you.”


    “Because there’s no need for you to be here,” said Jeremy, being surprisingly straightforward.


    That one sentence was like a p in the face for May. However, she maintained her smile. “Honey,


    what are you saying? Our eldest son-inw is here. As X’s mother, how could I not be here?”


    X said nothing, but simply beamed at May, maintaining her manners and demeanor even though


    on the inside, she was like ‘f*ck you’...


    May Conner’s behavior had allowed her to fullyprehend the saying ‘the world is no match for


    you if you’re shameless enough’. Her face must be as thick as the city walls. What a deceitful


    person.


    “Aunty, my mother passed away a long time ago,” said X.


    “I may be a stepmother, but I’m still your mother,” replied May.