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Chapter 58

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    Victoria instinctively looked up and nced at him after hearing what he


    said. She felt rather self–conscious when she gazed directly into his deep,


    dark eyes–she felt as if he could read her mind then. She hastily looked


    away before responding in a nonchnt tone. “Yeah.”


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    “Is that so?” ric narrowed his eyes before looking at the area under her


    eyes, which she tried to cover up with her sses. “Why do you have dark


    circles, then?” ric seemed to realize something the moment he finished


    his sentence. “That exins why you’re wearing your sses today.”


    Victoria didn’t know what to say. She pulled her hand away before


    shooting him a disdainful look. “I’m done cleaning up for you, but you have


    a cut on your lip. You should get some medication for itter. Come on,


    let’s go look for Grandma.” Victoria turned to walk after finishing her


    sentence, while ric hesitated for a while more before going after her.


    “You have bloodshot eyes, which shows that your eyes are tired. Did you


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    not sleepst night?” he asked. Victoria finally turned around to snap at


    him. “That’s enough, ric.” Then, she hastened her footsteps, her high


    heels clicking on the ground.


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    After speaking to the doctor, they found out that Griselda fainted because


    she had been too anxious. Her vital signs were all fine, and she didn’t show


    any other significant problems after arriving at the hospital. The three of


    them heaved sighs of relief after hearing the news. Thankfully, she only


    fainted because she was nervous! I’m d there’s no other issue, Victoria


    thought.


    “I wouldn’t rmend for her to get surgery with the current mental state


    that she’s in,” the doctor uttered with a frown. “Mental illnesses can lead to


    more severe problems as well. She’s physically prepared for the surgery,


    but her weak mental state might lead to other issues,” the doctor advised.


    “What should we do now, then? Do you have any ways to fix this, Doctor?”


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    her down for now, but we may also need her family to be around for some


    counseling sessions with a psychologist,” the doctor said. Victoria


    understood the situation then–Griselda’s issue was still more of a


    psychological one than a physical one. Victoria pressed her red lips.


    together to form a glum look on her face.


    3/9


    ric walked over to give her a hug. “We understand. We’ll do our best to


    support her treatment. We’ll excuse ourselves for now,” he said in a calm


    voice. “Sure. You guys should pay Old Mrs. Cadogan a visit now,” the


    doctor replied. ric led Victoria–who felt like she was floating around in


    a daydream–out of the office and toward Griselda’s ward.


    There were two nurses keeping watch in Griselda’s ward, and they got to


    their feet to greet Victoria and ric when they walked in. “Old Mrs.


    Cadogan is still asleep for now, but she’s doing fine. You guys don’t have


    to worry,” one of the nurses said.


    Victoria nodded with a heavy feeling in her chest. “Thanks. We can keep an


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    eye on her now, so you guys can go on with your other jobs,” Victoria


    offered. Then, she took a seat by the side of Griselda’s bed. Her


    movements were gentle and careful, and she seemed as light as a


    feather even when she sat down on the chair. She didn’t make any noise


    at all.


    4/9


    Griselda, who was still fast asleep, had a peaceful look on her face. She


    still had the same elegant aura despite all the time she spent in the


    nursing home. One could tell that she was a specialdy even just by


    looking at the way shey silently on the bed. Both Victoria and ric were


    silent as they stayed in the room.


    Nearly half an hour had passed when the sound of a phone ringing filled


    the air. Victoria instinctively nced in ric’s direction, and he hastily


    pulled his phone out to put it on silent. Since both ric and Victoria were


    sitting by the olddy’s bed, Victoria was close enough to see the caller ID


    on ric’s phone–it was a call from udia. Victoria met ric’s gaze for


    a moment before she looked away. “You should go out to pick up the call,”


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    she whispered.


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    ric was silent for a while before he walked out to pick up the call. After


    he went out, a rather disheartened look shed in Victoria’s gaze. Why is


    udia calling him at this time? Did he tell her that we’re getting a divorce


    today? Is udia calling to ask if we’ve sessfully gotten a divorce?


    Meanwhile, ric made sure to walk a distance away from the room


    before he picked up udia’s call. “Al?” udia’s voice came from the


    other end of the line. Even though ric wasn’t in a good mood, he still


    tried his best to sound pleasant. “Yeah. Why are you up so early?”


    udia sounded worried. “I’ve been awake for a while, actually. I didn’t get


    much sleepst night as I was worried about Old Mrs. Cadogan. How is


    she now? Al, I know this might not be a good time to make such a request,


    but I’m really worried about Old Mrs. Cadogan, so… Can I drop by to visit


    her? Don’t worry–I’ll make sure that she doesn’t see me. I’ll just stay


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    outside, and I’ll leave when she wakes up. I won’t go in at all,” udia


    uttered.


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    ric raised his eyebrow when he heard how meek she sounded. She was


    his savior, and she didn’t deserve such treatment. ric was tempted to


    agree to the suggestion, but he eventually decided against it when he


    considered Griselda’s condition. “Grandma hasn’t gone for the surgery,


    udia.”


    udia paused for a while after hearing his words. “Is that so? Was the


    surgery dyed, or…?”


    “Yeah. The surgery was dyed because Grandma got too nervous and


    fainted.” ric nced in the direction of his grandmother’s room as he


    spoke. “The surgery will be dyed for quite a while.”


    “What? It’s… It’s going to be dyed?” udia froze as she nced at the


    red wine and steak that she had prepared. She had even ced some


    scented candles on the table. She hadn’t expected such a situation to


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    arise at this point.


    “Yeah. We’re not sure how much longer it’ll take until Grandma gets the


    surgery. She’s still asleep for now, so I’ll contact youter on.” ric ended


    the call and walked back to the room after that.


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    Beep, beep. udia froze when she realized that ric had ended her


    call. One of her friends walked out from the room next door, and the friend


    walked over to tease her when she saw that udia had ced her


    phone down on the table. “How is it going, udia? Did you make the


    call?”


    udia nodded. However, her friend didn’t seem to realize how low her


    spirits were. “Woah. Congrattions, then! Is ricing overter? Can


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    we stay back to celebrate with you guys?” the friend asked excitedly.


    “Yeah, udia. Your precious Al is finally free of that woman. You’ll officially


    be Mrs. Cadogan after this, won’t you?”


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    “Oh, Mrs. Cadogan, please don’t forget us after you be all wealthy


    and powerful!”


    “You’ll have to share some of your wealth with us once that happens. I’m


    expecting to get a VIP seat at your wedding, you know?”


    “Me too, me too! I want to be at the front of the hall! By the way, can you


    throw the bouquet of flowers in my direction during your wedding,


    udia? I’m hoping to marry my boyfriend by the end of this year!” one


    friend added.


    “Really? Are you nning to get married too? Congrattions,” another


    friend replied. The few friends chatted happily among themselves, and


    they didn’t realize the gloomy look on udia’s face. The friends seemed


    to get more and more excited as they spoke.


    After a while, udia couldn’t take it any longer. She looked up and


    snapped at them. “Can you all stop talking?”


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    Her friends were stunned as they didn’t understand why she was throwing


    a tantrum. “udia…”


    “You didn’t even try to understand the full situation and are making your


    own assumptions. None of you even care about how I feel. Don’t you think


    you guys are a bit too much?”
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