Chapter 443 No Tricks, Only Counter-Tricks


    Veronica McCarthy chuckled awkwardly and said, "This bird is quite interesting."


    After speaking, she instinctively reached out to touch the parrot, to disy her generosity and let


    bygones be bygones.


    However, she didn''t understand the parrot''s nature.


    Parrots should not be touched randomly; they might nip at people.


    Without hesitation, Polly bit Veronica McCarthy hard, causing her to take two steps back, turning her


    face pale.


    Polly said, "Hmph, daring to show off insignificant skills before an expert? Tremble before the mighty


    heavenly dragon!"


    Veronica McCarthy remained silent.


    The onlookers were speechless.


    Josh Crawford pped his hands andughed heartily, "Haha! Well done, Polly!"


    He had disliked this doctor for a while now, even though she hadn''t said anything or deliberately tried to


    get close to his dad to y innocent.


    But he felt she had ulterior motives towards his father.


    "Let''s go, let''s go! Liam!" Josh Crawford didn''t want to stay longer.


    Zachary Crawford had already changed his clothes and jumped off the bed. He eximed, "Let''s go!"


    Little did he know that as soon as hended, he stepped on the monitor''s wire.


    He couldn''t believe his bad luck. He had only lightly stepped on it, but it caused the bedside monitor to


    crash down.


    The ECG monitor resembled a small television, reminiscent of ck and white TVs from the 70s and


    80s, and it was quite heavy.


    Zachary Crawford was startled, but the ECG monitor didn''t hit him; instead, itnded on Veronica


    McCarthy''s toe.


    It hit her toe directly, causing even more pain.


    "Ah..." Veronica McCarthy cried of surprise and pain. She was on the verge of screaming a string of


    expletives: "You...!"


    Zachary Crawford nced back and Veronica McCarthy quickly changed her tone, saying, "I''ll suggest


    to the nurse another day to be careful with the ECG monitor wires..."


    No one paid attention to her. Lilly Crawford was carried by Anthony Crawford, while Josh Crawford held


    Lilly Crawford''s hand, and Liam Crawford held Zachary Crawford. Anthony Crawford stood up and


    scooped Lilly Crawford into his arms.


    During his business trip, he couldn''t see Lilly Crawford at all. Now that he was back, he felt like he


    couldn''t hold her enough.


    Veronica McCarthy stood alone in the hospital room, feeling awkward and ashamed.


    "Damn it..." she gritted her teeth. "What''s so special about them? Looking down on people!"


    "One day, I will sessfully step into the Crawford family and be one of you!"


    Not to mention, the Crawford family has two children who carry McCarthy blood!


    She would have patience and wait to see!


    **


    They left the hospital.


    Liam Crawford, who remained silent, nced at his older brother and hesitated, saying, "Brother, that


    watch seems to be yours."


    Zachary Crawford suddenly remembered something. Yes, his uncle had such a watch, kept in the


    study.


    Josh Crawford paused for a moment and realized, "That purple watch! No wonder it looked somewhat


    familiar. It''s just like my dad''s!"


    Liam Crawford hesitated to speak and said, "There were actually two versions of that purple watch."


    The two versions of the watch had slight differences.


    Jean Crawford chose the first purple watch for Anthony Crawford in the past, so Anthony Crawford


    always kept that watch.


    Later, it was lost and returned.


    During this period, Anthony Crawford bought a second watch. He never expected that the watch he


    had lost would return, and not only that, it also brought along a baby—Drake Crawford.


    At that time, the Crawford family was perplexed, but Anthony Crawford''s expression seemed off. He not


    only brought the child home, but also arranged a paternity test. This shocked everyone in the Crawford


    family—the little baby turned out to be Anthony Crawford''s child.


    Later, Anthony Crawford searched for the person who brought the child but couldn''t find any clues. He


    decided to keep the purple watch he had bought for himself and continued wearing his original one.


    "Later, when my older brother lost his watch again, you came to the Crawford family in the same way,


    but this time the watch didn''t return."


    Liam Crawford was quiet and briefly exined the events of that time without going into detail.


    Josh Crawford “emmm……”


    So he wasn''t a test tube baby?


    We were both born from the same mother...


    Liam Crawford looked at Anthony Crawford and asked, "Big brother, aren''t you nning to take back


    that watch?"


    It was personally chosen by our sister.


    Anthony Crawford replied calmly, "I will take it back."


    Josh Crawford had an indescribable expression on his face until they arrived at the Crawford family


    and walked towards the main building. Then he hesitated and said, "Dad, you''re not going to have


    some ''pampered mistaken lover'' story with that woman, are you?"


    Anthony Crawford nced at him and coldly replied, "No."


    Lilly Crawford turned her head and wondered, "What does ''pampered mistaken lover'' mean?"


    Josh Crawford said, "It''s like those romance novels." The female lead has a one-night stand with the


    male lead, and afterwards, the male lead gives her a watch, telling her to find him! But the female lead


    refuses and when theye out of the hotel, her own sister or best friend sees it."


    "Her best friend sees the watch and snatched it away!"


    "The female lead is very proud and doesn''t want the male lead''s token!"


    Afterwards, the male lead''s bodyguard arrived and saw her holding the male lead''s watch. Mistakenly


    thinking she was the female lead, he eximed, "Hello, Madam!"


    Lilly Crawford “…… ”


    Anthony Crawford “……”


    Polly listened with great interest, saying, "And then? And then?"


    Josh Crawford continued, "Turns out, the male lead had to leave the hotel in a hurry and instructed the


    bodyguard to pick up a woman, mentioning that she would be holding his watch, the future president''s


    wife!"


    "The best friend was overjoyed and got into the car with the watch, vowing to kill the female lead so


    that she could stay in the position of president''s wife without revealing her true intentions!"


    "It''s that kind of plot in the novels! Right from the beginning, the male lead mistakes someone, and it''s


    always the supporting actress recing the female lead!"


    Josh Crawford grew frustrated as he spoke. If it was really like that, he and his brother would be the


    two adorable babies in the plot.


    This book should be titled "Double Blessings: The President''s Little Darling Takes the Lead."


    Lilly Crawford eximed, "Wow!" Even though she couldn''t understand, she sensed it was impressive.


    Polly chimed in, "Wow!" Although she couldn''tprehend, she imagined herself sharing the story in


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    the future.


    Josh Crawford anxiously looked at his father and asked, "So, Dad, would you do something like that?"


    Anthony Crawford strode into the room with long legs and threw him a remark, "In my world, there''s


    only reverse tricks."


    Those novels that Jean used to read when she was sick... he had already secretly finished reading


    them a long time ago...


    In real life, there aren''t so many tricks.


    These are only his tactics. If he couldn''t see through Veronica McCarthy''s intentions, he wouldn''t be fit


    to be the president of Crawford Holdings.