Chapter 379 The Change in People


    Emily nodded and looked at me calmly, saying, "Yvette, did the doctor say when I could be


    discharged?"


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    I hesitated for a moment and replied, "The doctor said that as long as you''re not in pain, you can be


    discharged to go home and rest. It''ll be like postpartum recuperation. Don''t get cold, don''t move too


    much, and just take it easy."


    She made an affirmative sound and then fell into a long silence.


    I sat there quietly with her.


    In the afternoon, I returned to the hotel and encountered Sweety in the lobby. She was sitting in the


    lounge area, wearing a cool-toned spaghetti-strap maxi dress and delicate makeup. She looked


    beautiful, yet she looked like a stranger to me now.


    When she saw me, she stood up and approached me with a guilty and fearful expression. "Yvette,


    how is she doing?"


    She probably meant Emily.


    I pursed my lips and unconsciously took a step back, putting some distance between us. I


    maintained a normal conversational distance between strangers and ignored her hurt appearance. I


    said, "The baby is gone, but the mother is fine."


    Upon hearing this news, she slightly pressed her lips and let out a sigh of relief, saying, "As long as


    she is okay."


    Looking at her, I could not decide if I was disappointed or simply numb at this point.


    I did not want to talk to her anymore and prepared to leave.


    She blocked my way, looking at me with a furrowed brow. "Yvette, about what happenedst night…


    Both Liam and I were drunk. I don''t know how we woke up in the hotel, and I have no idea how


    Emily ended up in our room this morning. You have to believe me. I didn''t intend for any of this to


    happen to her. I love Liam, but I never wanted to hurt anyone."


    If it were the past, her sincere words would have made me believe her without hesitation, and I


    would have tried my best to help her prove her innocence.


    However, at this moment, I just felt like she had treated me as a fool from the start, making a joke


    out of my trust in her and everyone else''s ignorance.


    As I looked at her, I calmly said, "Never wanted to hurt anyone? Do you think Liam would be foolish


    enough to send Emily a message asking her to bring you guys breakfast next door? Is he dumb


    enough to have another woman next to him, half hiding behind the hotel door, waiting for someone


    toe in and catch you in the act? Are you saying that you know nothing, and it''s all Liam, that


    idiot, who did it? Or does Emily have monstrous strength, capable of prying open a door with her


    bare hands? Sweety, do you really think everyone is a fool and can be used and manipted by


    you?"


    Perhaps it was because I had never said such words to her or because she thought that no matter


    how wrong she was, I would never say such things about her, but she froze for a few seconds,


    frowned at me, then said in disbelief, "Yvette, you don''t believe me?"


    At this point, I just wanted tough at my own foolishness and stupidity. After taking a deep breath, I


    said, "Sweety, let''s just pretend we have never met from now on."


    She frowned, looking agitated. "You''re cutting ties with me over a stranger, Yvette? We''ve known


    each other for over twenty years, yet you''re doing this for that Emily woman whom you''ve only


    exchanged a few words with? You’re treating me like this because of her?"


    "So you know very well that it''s been over twenty years.” I was angry now as I looked at her. "It took


    me more than twenty years to see what kind of person you truly are. You tossed aside your morals


    for a married man and ruthlessly took the life of an innocent developed fetus. Did you know that the


    baby has already taken shape? It had little hands and little feet. How is what you did any different


    from what Moore did?"


    She frowned, pursed her lips, and said, "So what if it had taken shape? In the obstetrics and


    gynecology department, thousands of fetuses die every day. They''re just a bunch of cells or a lump


    of flesh. Do you really need to get so worked up about it? Anyone can have a baby. We''re all


    women. It''s just one fetus, and..."


    Smack!


    Looking at her, I did not know what else to say. I no longer recognized her at all. She covered her


    face and looked at me, her eyes full of anger and resentment. "You just hit me over a stranger?"


    "She''s not a stranger to me," I took a deep breath and said calmly. "You can do whatever you want


    without restraint, but Sweety, let me tell you in advance, if you harm innocent people again, you''ll


    regret ever meeting me."


    She pursed her lips. "Are you threatening me?"


    I did not deny it and turned around to go back into the hotel.


    People truly drifted apart over time.


    What was supposed to be a nice vacation turned into a huge disaster. After two days of


    recuperation in the hospital, Doris arranged for Emily to return to Lake City.


    On the day we sent them back, I tagged along with Idris.


    Since she woke up, Emily had remained calm throughout the entire ordeal. If I had not seen the


    blood she shed and that formed fetus with my own eyes, I would have assumed that she had just


    gone through a normal illness and that she was all better now.