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After the car left the premises of the Cadogan Group, Victoria felt the eerie
feeling disappear.
But even so, the feeling from earlier still made Victoria extremely
ufortable.
After the car drove out, she couldn’t help but turn her head to look back at
the dense forest.
Was there someone there, or was she just being too sensitivetely?
Recently, she had been hitching rides with ric to and from work; she
was always by his side wherever he went, but nothing strange had
happened.
But that moment just now was really bizarre.
“What’s wrong?”
ric’s voice came from the side, bringing Victoria back to her senses.
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She jerked her head back and shook it.
“Nothing.”
Victoria pursed her red lips, thinking that maybe she was just anxious
because Griselda was going to have surgery soon, which might be
causing her to be paranoid.
ric nced at her and saw that herplexion wasn’t as good as
when she left the house, so he looked in the direction that Victoria had
been staring at through the rearview mirror.
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She had been looking in that direction the whole time. Nevertheless, ric
took a few nces but didn’t see anything special.
In the end, ric thought that she was behaving as such because she
was worried about Griselda.
Perhaps, it was because of the past events that left a shadow on her.
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ric’s eyes darkened, and he gradually slowed down the car.
After the car had gone far away, a figure walked out from the dense
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forest.
Christopher threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped on it with his
foot, then took out his phone and called ine.
“You need to think of a way to get ric away from her.”
ine was still with udia. As Griselda was going to have surgery that
afternoon, ine nned to send a message to Christopher after Griselda
was taken into the operating room and then have him take action.
She just didn’t expect that Christopher would contact her first.
So, she frowned and said, “What do you mean?”
“How can I make a move without getting the man next to her away?”
There was a deep murderous intent in Christopher’s eyes. He suspected
that Victoria was wary of him since he bumped into her that day. Because
of that, she had not only not gone downstairs during the day but also
never gone out alone these past few days.
In fact, Christopher didn’t n to make a move on her these past few
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days; he just wanted to familiarize himself with her movements and the
times when she would be alone, but he didn’t expect that she would be
with ric all this time.
If he was supposed to make a move today and there was no asion
when she was alone, then he couldn’t do anything either.
After ine heard his words, she understood what Christopher meant.
I got it. I’ll figure something out.”
After hanging up the phone, ine went into the hospital room.
udia had been holding her phone since she woke up as if her phone
was some precious treasure.
“What’s wrong? Who was looking for you?” udia asked, looking up.
ine thought carefully and didn’t tell her it was Christopher who had
contacted him, but instead asked, “Old Mrs. Cadogan is having surgery;
don’t you want to go see her?”
When udia was asked about visiting Griselda in the hospital, her eyes
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dimmed a bit.
“I do want to… But…”
She thought of what ric had said to her that day. Instantly, she felt
depressed.
“If Mr. Cadogan doesn’t let you go, you can go on your own,” ine
encouraged her. “You’re injured now, and if you just sneak out to the
hospital to take a peek, I think Mr. Cadogan won’t refuse, right?”
After ine said that, udia was a bit tempted.
The most crucial thing was that udia had eavesdropped behind the
door when ine went out to make a phone call earlier.
If Christopher was going to make a move today and had to get ric out
of the way, then he would indeed need her help.
But she couldn’t agree too quickly, lest ine catch on.
Thinking of this, udia only showed a slightly tempted expression but
didn’t answer quickly.
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Seeing her expression, ine continued persuading, “udia, surgery is a
big deal. You want to run out because you care too much. Besides, ric
is going to divorce Victoria and be with you anyway. If Old Mrs. Cadogan
finds out that you were sick but still went out to see her, she will definitely
be touched.”
udia hesitated. “What you’re saying seems to make sense.”
“Right?”
“Well… I’ll think about it.”
“Okay. Griselda’s surgery is in the afternoon, so take your time.”
By the afternoon, udia told ine, “I thought about it and I think you’re
right. I’ll do as you say.”
With this, a shy smile appeared on udia’s lips. “I n to goter, but the
hospital staff probably won’t let me out. Can you help me then?”
“Of course.”
ine smirked triumphantly; this was the result she wanted, and udia’s
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willingness to cooperate was great.
With that, she went out to call Christopher and told him she had it under
control; he just had to wait for the right moment.
After coordinating with Christopher, all they had to do was wait.
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Before the surgery, Griselda went through various preparations. Currently,
she was lying quietly in bed with Victoria and Mary by her side.
“You two don’t have to stare at me all the time. Go rest on the side. Aren’t
you tired?”
Maryughed. “We’re just apanying you. Why would we be tired?”
Victoria nodded in agreement.
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Just before entering the operating room, Victoria became tense. She held
Griselda’s hand, unconsciously tightening her grip.
Griselda felt the force on her hand and looked at her. Victoria immediately
forced a smile, but even so, Griselda could feel the stiffness in her smile.
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“Grandma, don’t be afraid… We’ll be waiting for you outside, so just sleep
well and everything will be okay when you wake up.”
When Griselda heard her, she noticed that Victoria’s voice was trembling
slightly.
“You silly girl…” Griselda’s heart was warm. She reached out to hold
Victoria’s hand back. “I’m not afraid, so don’t worry. You and ric will be
waiting outside for me anyway.”
“Yeah. Grandma, you muste out safely. I’ll be waiting for you.”
“Okay.”
As Griselda was about to enter the operating room, Victoria still tightly
held Griselda’s hand, as if in a daze.
She didn’t move until ric came forward to hold her delicate wrist and
encircle her waist with one hand.
“Grandma is going into surgery now. Don’t worry. She will be fine.”
His voice was deep as he spoke right next to Victoria’s ear.
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After he finished speaking, he pulled Victoria’s hand back. Victoria let go of
Griselda’s wrist, but her gaze still remained fixed on Griselda’s face.
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“Grandma…” she murmured.
“Don’t worry, Victoria. I’ll be fine,” Griselda reassured her.
Finally, Griselda was pushed into the operating room.
If it weren’t for ric holding her back, Victoria would have rushed up to
talk to Griselda again. In the end, Victoria realized she could wait until after
the surgery to talk to her.
After thinking it over, Victoria sat back down and nervously twisted her
fingers, waiting anxiously for Griselda.