Vera, taken aback by Natalie’s audacity, chastised her, “This is a hospital, not a ce for theatrics!
Release L at once. Our family’s affairs are none of your concern.”
Leo concurred, adding, “Indeed, I brought L here. Surely, she could never harm Laney. Let her go.”
“Absolutely not!” Natalie retorted, undeterred. She red at Leo and dered, “It is not for you to
determine whether L has wronged Laney or not.”
“You insolent…” Taken aback by Natalie’s audacity, Leo found himself seething with rage, his ch*st
heaving as he struggled to catch his breath.
“You dare to overstep your bounds and hire a male assistant for Laney without permission, and now
you wish to meddle in the private affairs of the Harding family! Your arrogance knows no bounds,
Natalie!”
Weary of bickering with Leo, Natalie turned to Mesue,manding, “Remove L from the premises.
If anything befalls Laney, the responsibility lies with her. Do not allow her to escape.”
Feeling utterly disregarded, Leo’s visage paled, his fury palpable.
“Preposterous! Absolutely preposterous! How could the esteemed White family produce such an
uncouth, feral creature as yourself?” Roaring, he lunged forward, intent on striking Natalie across the
face as retribution.
As his hand neared its target, arger hand suddenly grasped Leo’s wrist, forcefully pushing him back.
Stumbling, Leo nearly fell, saved only by Vera’s timely intervention.
A towering figure then positioned itself protectively before Natalie. Gazing upon his back, Natalie finally
allowed herself a sigh of relief.
It was Brandon.
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“Mr. Harding, I implore you to exercise some restraint,” Brandon admonished, his frosty tone silencing
all those present.
Even L, who had been struggling throughout the ordeal, ceased her movements, biting her l*p as
she trembled.
“Thank God you’re here, Brandon,” Natalie whispered, abandoning her fagade of defiance. Grasping
Brandon’s hand, she sobbed, “Laney… she …”
“Don’t worry.”
Brandon reassured her, patting her head as he requested the physician rmended by Frank to
assess the situation in the delivery room. He then instructed the bodyguards to escort Leo and Vera to
the VIP room.
With the scene now under control, Leo softened his stance, conceding, “We must see the child first.”
“Yes, indeed. Let usy eyes on our granddaughter,” Vera chimed in, her eagerness palpable.
In their haste, they failed to acknowledge that their daughter-inw was still battling for her life in the
delivery room.
With a cold re, Brandon interjected, “Laney’s well-being hangs in the bnce. Shouldn’t you be
more concerned for her, rather than the child?”
Chagrined, Leo and Vera stammered, “But…” Brandon scoffed, cutting them off, “It would be prudent to
await until Laney is out of harm’s way. We should also wait till your son is here to see the baby.”
Leo lost his cool after being humiliated repeatedly. “Brandon! Do you really want to go up against the
Harding family?”
Brandon sneered, “Even if I say ‘yes’, what can you do to me?”
“You!” Leo was at a loss for words. The Larson Group was the most powerfulpany in the country,
so it was already iparable to the Harding Group, not to mention the Larson Group now had the
support of the White family.
No matter what, the Harding family could not afford to offend the Larson Group or the White family.
“Besides, the Harding Group is under Garrett’s control now, and he will definitely be grateful if he finds
out that I saved his wife. Do you really think that he would turn against me, Mr. Harding?”
“Brandon! Is this how you talk to your elders?” Furious, Leo’s face turned red and his blood p**ssure
spiked. He couldn’t refute, so he had to me Brandon for being impolite Leo knew that Brandon was
right. He couldn’t do anything to the Larson Group even if he tried when he was in charge of the
Harding Group, let alone now.
Seeing that Leo was rendered speechless, Natalie finally felt as if she had vented her anger.
Brandon was really the only one capable of dealing with such a conflict. Themotion caused
passers-by in the hospital to stop and watch.
After hearing the story, they looked at Leo and Vera disdainfully.
The public thought they were so inhuman for starting a fight and only wanting to see the baby while
their daughter-inw was still in danger.
Vera was a self-important woman, and naturally, she was ashamed to be met with such disdainful
looks.
“Enough, stop arguing.” Vera tugged at Leo’s sleeve, hinting him to calm down.
After Leo noticed that people were watching them, he stuttered and blushed, feeling embarrassed.
Brandon didn’t want to talk to them anymore, so he requested a doctor to check Leo’s blood p**ssure in
case Leo fainted from anger. And then he asked security guards to take Leo and Vera away.
Leo was indeed enraged, but he did not dare to say anything. He had no choice but to leave with Vera
silently.
After they left, the onlookers also slowly dispersed. Peace was restored outside the delivery room at
last.
Natalie breathed a sigh of relief, held Brandon’s hand, and asked in a soft voice, “Brandon, why are
you here?”
“I came here to help you.” Brandon would only show his tender side to Natalie.
Pinching her cheeks lovingly, he added, “You care a lot about Laney, so naturally, you would have a
conflict with Garrett’s parents. I had toe to support you.”
Although Natalie was moved, she frowned when she thought of Laney and asked, “What’s the matter
with Garrett?”
Brandon sighed and replied, “Well, Garrett is on his way back now. He has boarded the ne. He was
found drunk and passed out in the hotel and had lost his phone. That was why we couldn’t reach him.”
“Drunk and passed out in the hotel?!” Natalie was shocked and angry. She really wanted to beat up
Garrett for being so irresponsible. “Wasn’t he on a business trip? How could he drink while Laney was
inbor? How could he be so irresponsible?”
Brandon also found it to be rather strange. Although Garrett was fun-loving, this was a little too much
even for him.
Regardless of what Garrett’s reason was. how could he be outside drinking while Laney was fighting
for her life in the delivery room? “I don’t care what excuses he has. The fact is that Garrett is being so
irresponsible!”
Natalie’s anger rose like a tide at the mere thought of it. “I even lied to Laney for his sake. I never
thought he would go so far. I am never going to forgive him!”