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After saying those words, ric silently repeated them to himself. I won’t
let anyoney a finger on Victoria ever again.
To his surprise, Victoria merely smiled faintly in response. “It’s alright. You
were also looking for someone, after all. If I were in your shoes, I would’ve
done the same. It’s all out of necessity.”
ric couldn’t help but smile bitterly. What should he say? His wife was so
gracious andposed. Even at a time like this, she was actively trying to
give him a way out. However, her calm demeanor also implied something
else.
“Well, I’m going to rest now. You should too.” Victoria didn’t want to stay
any longer, fearing that the conversation between them would be
more and more awkward. As such, she directly ended the topic.
Hearing her say she wanted to rest, ric didn’t say anything else. “You
should rest first. I’m going out for a bit.”
Victoria paused for a moment, then nodded. “Alright, be careful.”
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As ric left the vi and got back into his car, his gaze became
unfathomable; there was something lodged in his chest that he couldn’t
get rid of.
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Even though such a big incident had urred, she still spoke to him
politely and softly as if she had no resentment toward him. She even
came up with an excuse for him when he hadn’t protected her well
enough.
To ric, he’d rather her act like how she used to; he wanted her to get
mad and question him for running out at a time like this. But now, it
seemed like she wouldn’t do such things anymore.
How did they get to this point?
On the other hand, udia immediately called her father as soon as
ric left and told him about what happened today, including ric’s
suspicion of her and ine’s collusion.
Ever since udia saved ric and became the Cadogans‘ savior many
years ago, the Johnsons had received numerous favors from the
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Cadogans in the business world. Before that, the Johnsons always
struggled to advance beyond a certain point and could never climb any
higher, causing udia’s father to worry endlessly.
However, udia happened to save ric at that time, and news of it
spread throughout the entire upper–ss society overnight–the
Johnsons were now the Cadogan Family’s savior and the two families
would be on good terms in the future. Since then, they suddenly found
themselves in high demand as many sought to work with them, and even
those who had grudges against them in the past came to make peace.
As a result, the Johnsons began to flourish as they rose to prominence,
eventually bing one of the top five enterprises in Gandra. In the past,
they couldn’t even make it into the top 20.
udia’s father was now highly respected in Gandra, and he even
considered himself ric’s future father–inw. Subsequently, when he
heard that ric was beginning to suspect his daughter, he panicked and
immediately left work to meet his daughter.
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Upon seeing his daughter in the hospital with a broken forehead, udia’s
father became enraged. “What happened, udia? How did you get hurt
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like this?”
“Dad…” udia burst into tears and threw herself into his arms.
Her pitiful appearance broke her father’s heart, and heforted her
before she told him everything that happened.
“I don’t know what to do now, Dad. Al has begun to suspect me. Although I
told him I had nothing to do with this matter and he doesn’t me me
anymore, I feel like he won’t treat me the same as before.”
Upon hearing this, udia’s father held his daughter’s hand and said
gently, “udia, you don’t have to worry too much about this. No matter
what, you are ric’s savior, and as long as you hold this title, he will never
treat you unfairly.”
He’ll never treat me unfairly as long as I’m his savior, right? That’s true, the
Cadogan Family values this very much. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have risen.
so fast these years.
At that, udia thought of something else. What if ric finds out Victoria
was the one who saved him, not me? Given his personality, he might kill
me!
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The thought of this possibility made udia break out in a cold sweat.
Fortunately, there were no other witnesses besides Victoria and herself at
the time. If a third person knew about it, she would be finished.
“How about this? Let me handle the issue with those two. You just have to
focus on pleasing ric.”
When udia heard her father’s choice of words, she was displeased.
“What do you mean by that, Dad? My rtionship with ric is equal. I’m
not like those women who try to please ric to climb up the ranks.”
“Yes, yes, of course, my daughter is the best. ric likes you so much that
he can’t get enough of you.”
Just then, he noticed the wound on udia’s forehead once again.
“As for the wound on your forehead, udia, it’s best not to leave a scar.
After all, men are superficial creatures. If you aren’t beautiful in the future,
they will be fickle.”
Talking about the wound on her forehead made udia feel insecure.
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“I understand, Dad. I’ll find a way to fix itter.”
“Well, you should rest first. Remember to coax ric well. Men like being
pampered, after all. If he’s still angry, then you’ll have to figure it out.
yourself. Just make sure you coax him well, understand?”
After 48 hours since Griselda underwent surgery, she finally got
transferred from the intensive care unit to a regr ward. The ric
Family, who had been waiting all this while, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
On the other hand, Victoria had already rested at home for a day, so her
leg was no longer as painful as before. However, ric wasn’t in favor of
her visiting the hospital just yet. Upon learning of her injury, even ric’s
father and mother disagreed as well, insisting that she rest at home for
another day.
“Your grandma is in the intensive care unit now. Even if you go, you won’t
be able to see her. You might as well rest at home for two more days.
After that, ric will bring you to the hospital when she is out of the
intensive care unit.”
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In the end, Victoria was convinced and could only agree.
Nheless, on the very next day before the 48 hours were up, she told
ric that she wanted to visit Griselda at the hospital.
At first, ric disagreed as he frowned and asked, “Has your injury healed?
Shouldn’t you rest for a few more days at home?”
Upon hearing this, Victoria shook her head. “I don’t need to rest anymore. I
want to visit Grandma now.”
Rather than waiting until now, she should’ve gone to the hospital on the
day she came back. If it weren’t for ric’s father and mother persuading
her as well, Victoria would not have been so obedient.
“Are you sure you want to go?”
Victoria pursed her lips and said softly, “If you’re too busy to take me, then
I’ll go by myself.”
ric remained silent for a long time, then suddenly agreed to take her.
“Go and get changed, then. I’ll take you there now.”
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“Alright.” Victoria’s face lit up with joy.
Immediately, she turned and ran to change her clothes in excitement, but
with a strange gait due to her leg injury.
While watching her, ric couldn’t help but smile. “Be careful not to
aggravate your leg injury.”