Chapter 157


    To avoid being noticed by Madeline’s staff on the way to the hospital, Suzette had purposely


    maintained a good distance away from them. She had waited a few moments after they got off before


    leaving her own vehicle. The hospital was eerily silent as she walked in, unlike the typical scenes of


    doctors and nurses running around tending to emergencies.


    If Suzette guessed correctly, Madeline must have been warded in the VIP rooms, where each room


    was equipped with thetest amenities and emergency equipment. She knew a little about this hospital


    and its wealthy clientele, having been one of its patrons before the Grants fell down the rungs of


    society. Angie frequented this ce very often for her thousand-dor facials when she and Noah were


    still an item, Suzette recalled sorely.


    The bitterness quickly turned into hatred, and the hatred turned into physical anger as Suzette stormed


    the hallways of the hospital. Everything that the wench had today was meant to be Angie’s! After


    sneaking into a few rooms, she realized locating Madeline was proving to be more difficult than she


    had imagined without any help. She found a junior nurse making her rounds and asked her for


    directions to Madeline’s room. To her surprise, the nurse obliged without much questioning or


    resistance, probably thinking Suzette was a senior nurse.


    As Suzette approached Madeline’s ward, she took a peep from outside the door. The patient was


    covered in tubes and gauze from head to toe and breathing using a respirator. It did not look good, she


    concluded as she went into the room and took a closer look at the patient. Suzette could not help but


    chuckle to herself as she took in the sorry state that Madeline was in.


    “Ha ha ha, Madeline! How unlucky of you to have ended up like this!” Suzette let out a full-bellied


    laugh, almost losing her bnce fromughing too hard. Steadying herself with the medical equipment


    beside her, her flustered expression quickly recovered. “You look too pitiful in this state, darling! WhyCcontent ? exclusive by N?/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.


    don’t you let me send you on your way instead? Think of it as building good karma for your next life.


    Hopefully you won’t be an illegitimate child desperately wanting me as your mother again! How


    gross!” Suzette had her hands on the respirator’s plug as she spoke.


    As soon as she finished speaking, she pulled the plug out of its socket. As she watched the patient


    struggling to breathe, desperate for air, Suzette felt a sense of euphoric joy take over her. “Madeline, I


    bet you don’t know, Old Mr. Quincy died exactly the same way you’re dying now. He struggled and


    struggled until he was out of breath, ha ha ha!” Suzette cackled out loud as she did a little dance


    around the room with the plug still in her hand. She was satisfied as she noticed the body had stopped


    moving and turned around to leave the room.


    “So, you yed a part in Grandpa’s death too! I underestimated you, Suzette Grant!” Madeline’s voice


    was murderous as she walked into the room, backing Suzette into a corner.


    “What are you talking about? Old Mr. Quincy’s death was your fault! Don’t try to pin it on me, you ck-


    hearted witch!” Suzette tried to save herself after being exposed.


    “I’m sure you know the truth better than I do. It’s alright even if you don’t admit it, since Angie will bear


    the brunt of it anyway…” Madeline taunted.


    “What do you mean? What did you do to Angie?!” Suzette demanded an answer as her eyes widened


    with fear. Did Noah already know the truth about Angie? Was that why he insisted he would not take


    any other wife apart from Madeline? What was going to happen to Angie then? Did Madeline do


    something to her daughter? A million thoughts raced through Suzette’s mind.


    “Angie admitted herself that she was the one who caused Grandpa’s death. I should have guessed it


    was her clever mother who helped her hide the truth all these years, but it’s time’s up for you now, my


    beloved stepmother!” Madeline announced gravely.


    “You crazy bitch! What are you saying? You won’t even acknowledge your own mother anymore?”


    Suzette wailed out loud, pretending not to understand a word.


    In truth, she was shaking with fear. Did Angie really admit to murdering Old Mr. Quincy? How was that


    possible? That would make them enemies for life with the Quincys! When did Madeline Grant realize


    she was not her real mother? She barely sounded surprised when she brought it up just now. Suzette


    had too many unanswered questions, but right now she could only berate Madeline unreasonably to


    avert the topic.


    “Andy, did you get the surveince footage clearly? Make the police report. Attempted murder on a


    hospital patient is a serious crime!” Madeline called out for her assistant as she looked at a bewildered


    Suzette. She let out a cold chuckle,ughing at Suzette and herself simultaneously. She could not


    believe what a fool she had been all those years ago chasing after Suzette, desperately wanting her


    care and affection as a mother. Even when Suzette had abandoned her without a penny, she still


    believed Suzette had her reasons. Young Madeline was so na?ve!


    “Yes, Boss! This room is equipped with world-ss surveince equipment. Ms. Grant’s face was


    captured on camera extremely clearly. There’s no way she could deny the attempted murder charge!”


    Andy said as he waved in a few security guards who quickly surrounded Suzette.


    “Madeline, I’m still your mother. You can’t treat me like this! How could you convict me of murder?!”


    Suzette yelled frantically. As the security guards grabbed hold of her hands, she finally began to


    believe that this was not a dream. Madeline Grant had set her up and sentenced her to her own death.


    “Suzette, I’ve known you were not my mother for a very long time now. You don’t deserve to be my


    mother anyway,” Madeline revealed as she took a few steps forward and came face to face with


    Suzette. “As for Grandpa’s murder, even though I don’t have proof of you as an aplice yet, I’ll


    never stop looking. You’d best pray you’ll be spending the rest of your life in prison, because I’ll be the


    first toe after you if you ever step foot out of prison.”


    Goosebumps pricked Suzette’s skin as she realized the gravity of her situation. As the security guards


    escorted her out of the hospital, her wails could be heard throughout the hallway, much to Madeline’s


    chagrin.


    “Andy, this was all thanks to your alertness. You noticed Suzette the moment she stepped foot in the


    hospital,” Madeline said gratefully. She did not dare imagine what would have happened if Andy did not


    notice Suzette. Truthfully, she did not think Suzette had it in her to murder someone in a hospital.


    “Ha ha,” Andy chuckled. “Apart from our state-of-the-art medical equipment, we also invest in state-of-


    the-art security systems!” Andy joked, trying to lighten the mood. He was just d to be able to help


    and protect Madeline.


    “Thank you for everything,” Madeline repeated herself once more, her expression full of gratitude.


    “No worries at all, Boss!” Andy replied, a little shy from all the attention.


    “Could you help me inform Noah that the aplice who murdered Grandpa has been arrested and


    sent to the police station? Let him deal with it as he sees fit,” Madeline said.