Chapter 153


    Isabe’s first thought was that Seth had returned when she saw the door


    open, but it was a nurse who entered. She felt a mix of surprise and


    confusion, appearing polite but slow-witted at the same time. “Is there


    something wrong?”


    The nurse looked into the room and said, “Director Witt sent me to check if


    you’re able to buy food on your own. The hospital provides meals for


    patients.”


    Isabe was tongue-tied and slow to respond. “…”


    “The gentleman who was here earlier has been gone for a while, so Director


    Witt sent me,” the nurse said suggestively.


    Isabe felt helpless, unsure whether to appreciate the doctor’s


    consideration orin about the nosiness of the doctors and nurses.


    Sighing, she decided to focus on her appetite first. “Thank you. Please order a


    meal for me. I don’t have any dietary restrictions.”


    After giving her an “OK” hand signal, the nurse closed the door, and silence


    returned to the ward. Isabe leaned against the headboard of the bed and


    stared at the shredded paper in the bin.


    She couldn’t help but miss the food from Eataly. She used to go there often


    with Natasha, but they hadn’t been there recently due to their busy


    schedules. The taste of the food lingered in her mouth, making everything


    else seem nd inparison.


    Furthermore, the hospital food was mostly vorless, and her taste buds


    were weakened from not eating all day. She forced herself to eat something,


    but her stomach couldn’t handle it and started to ache again. In the middle


    of the night, she had to call the doctor twice and received a scolding.


    “What’s wrong with your boyfriend? I know he’s Seth Shaffer, but this is not


    how a boyfriend should behave, even if he’s rich. If he continues treating you


    like this, find another boyfriend.”


    While enduring the gastric pain, Isabe felt both puzzled and amused by the


    doctor’s advice. She clenched her jaw, remaining silent and curled up in bed,


    waiting for the pain to subside.


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    Her mind was in turmoil, but she didn’t dare to fall into a deep sleep, worried


    about the reverse flow of blood from the IV drip. So she stayed vignt


    throughout the night until dawn, when the IV drip finally finished. When the


    doctor came to remove the needle, he rambled on and even asked if she


    had any hidden reasons.


    Speechless, Isabe pretended to be asleep in the end. After the doctor left,


    the ward returned to its previous pin-drop silence, with only the soft whirring


    of the air-conditioning audible.


    She let out a deep breath, releasing all her frustrations, and coaxed herself to


    sleep. She didn’t know how long it had been, but her mind finally found


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    serenity.


    ***


    ymont Hills, the old Shaffer residence.


    In the spacious traditional living room, the floor was covered in broken


    porcin, and Lara knelt on the floor with disheveled hair, looking pale from


    crying.


    On the couch with a teakwood frame, Spencer, dressed in an ironed


    button-down shirt, sat with his back straight. He frowned, staring intensely at


    his youngest daughter as sheined, feeling frustrated and angry.


    “He still hasn’t arrived?” Spencer asked in a strong voice, sounding nothing


    like an old man.


    The bodyguards outside nced at each other, trying to get someone else


    to answer. In the end, the leader stepped forward helplessly. “Mr. Seth is


    driving and should be here soon.”


    Spencer responded with a deep grunt, revealing none of his emotions. His


    lips were tightly pursed, and every movement he made was a more


    advanced version of Seth’s.


    However, Lara was not satisfied that Spencer didn’t lose his temper. “Dad, you


    have to do something about this for me. Otherwise, I’ll be too embarrassed to


    go out in public!”


    After saying that, Christina Hudson stepped forward and wiped away the


    tears on Lara’s face, speaking meekly, “Spencer, even though Lara is not a


    boy, she is our only daughter. Even if it’s not for the sake of our marriage, you


    should at least feel sorry for your daughter.”


    Despite being in her mid-forties, Christina looked like she was in her early


    thirties, thanks to her dedication to self-care. Standing next to Spencer, she


    looked more like his daughter, and it seemed like a joke to hear her speak


    about her marriage to him.


    A knot formed between Spencer’s brows, and a sharp light shed in his


    aged eyes as he tapped his walking stick against the ground. “Louis has been


    deported and locked up. What else do you want?”


    “Aren’t you going to investigate this thoroughly?” With a sniffle, tears instantly


    rolled down Christina’s face, making her look as pitiful as amb. “That


    foreigner had the audacity to plot against Lara. Maybe=”


    “Maybe Seth gave him the idea?” Before Christina could finish speaking,


    Spencer finished her sentence with a solemn expression.


    Stunned, she raised her head and met his icy gaze. All the words she wanted


    to say got stuck in her throat, and cold sweat started to break out on her


    Seeing that the situation was not in their favor, Lara couldn’t help but shoot


    her a re from the corner of her eye. If you don’t know what to say, don’t say


    anything. All the crying I did this evening was for nothing. “Dad, that’s not


    what Mom means. She’s just-”


    Before she could finish her sentence, the sound of an engine echoed from


    the courtyard outside, followed by someone rushing into the room, saying,


    “Old Mr. Shaffer, Mr. Seth is back.”