Chapter 1586


    Does she not trust me at all?


    Stanley''s expression suddenly shifted, bing as dark as thunder. His voice, when he spoke, was


    filled with a menacing edge. “So, are you saying that you will do whatever I ask of you, as long as I


    promise to leave your father alone?”


    Joyce''s heart lurched as she experienced a feeling of dread.


    However, she didn''t regret saying that, as she had to save her father.


    Jonathan panicked and immediately hollered, “Joyce, don''t listen to him! No matter what he asks for,


    don''t agree to it!”


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    Joyce turned over her shoulder and gave him a tremulous smile before turning back to Stanley.


    Jonathan stomped his foot anxiously. “Come back, Joyce. We don''t need to stoop so low as to plead


    with him. I am ready to face the consequences of my actions even if it means going to jail. I won''t let


    you suffer on my ount!”


    He stepped forward to pull her back.


    However, Joyce avoided him and took a deep breath. “Yes, as long as you agree to spare my dad, I''ll


    do anything you ask!” she said to Stanley firmly.


    Instead of delight, Stanley felt a surge of anger and rage building up inside of him.


    In the past, he would have dly agreed if she had been willing toply with whatever he had


    requested of her.


    Now, he couldn''t feel any joy at all.


    She doesn''t trust me at all. Does she seriously think I''ll press charges on her dad?


    “Oh?” Stanley ground his jaw, his voiceposed. “What if I ask you to abort the baby? Will you agree


    to do that?”


    Joyce''s heart sank, but she remained unfazed.


    Stanley looked at her intently, yet he could detect no trace of surprise or reluctance in her expression.


    On the contrary, she seemed to bepletelyposed, which only served to make him more


    uneasy.


    What is going on? Why didn''t she react after hearing my request?


    Stanley waspletely unaware that Joyce had been distressed two days prior when the realization


    had dawned on her that he would likely take whatever steps necessary to ensure her father would end


    up in jail.


    She had known that he might ask her to abort her baby in exchange for her father''s freedom.


    She was not fazed in the slightest by his request, as she had prepared herself in advance.


    Finally, this is happening.


    Joyce emitted a strangled, mirthlessugh and was about to concur with Stanley when Jonathan


    abruptly punched the railing of Stanley''s hospital bed.


    Everyone present jolted in fright at the sudden thud.


    Joyce stared incredulously at the railing that was swaying back and forth before her gaze shifted to


    Jonathan''s hand, which was bleeding. Her face paled as she shrieked, “Dad, you''re bleeding!”


    She had no idea he would fly into a fit of rage at Stanley''s request and end up punching the railing until


    he was bleeding.


    Joyce was so flustered that tears started pooling in her eyes.


    She quickly grabbed a handful of tissues from Stanley''s bedside table, pressing them firmly against


    Jonathan''s wound.


    Despite her best efforts, Joyce was unable to stop the bleeding as the graze was too serious. The


    tissues soon became stained with blood.


    Joyce burst out crying. “Dad, I''ll ask the doctor to dress your wound. Wait for me.”


    She tossed away the tissues she was holding and rushed out of the ward to get the doctor.


    In her haste, she forgot that there was an emergency call button in the ward that she could have used


    to summon the doctor.


    Jonathan thought that it was just an abrasion that wasn''t serious. He was about to stop Joyce when


    Stanley suddenly said, “Every ward is equipped with a first-aid kit. There''s no need to get the doctor to


    dress such a minor wound. You can do it yourself.”