Chapter 406 Edith Was In Hospital


    "Sure, you rarely have a day off! Do you need to ask for official leave?"


    Edith hadn''t been out shopping with Cassandra in a very long time and she missed it. Now that


    Cassandra brought it up, she was excitedly looking forward to it.


    "That''s all right. I just have to tell Lyndsy. Now that Ste is there, everything will be alright. You don''t


    need to worry."


    She just hoped that Edith could soon leave this ce. Lately, she had been having a very bad feeling


    even though everything seemed calm. She intuitively felt that something was lurking beyond the


    horizon and it made her anxious.


    "Did I hear that Cassandra has a day off tomorrow? Would you like mypany?"


    rk interrupted them as he walked inside the room and overheard their conversation.


    "Yeah, that''s a good idea, rk. I am going to visit my daughter and I need to buy some things


    tomorrow!"


    As soon as Edith saw rk, her face broke into a smile.


    rk was startled at her words but he immediatelyposed himself and feigned ignorance. The


    corners of his lips lifted.


    "Really? Then you need to be well prepared, Auntie Edith. You haven''t seen your little daughter in a


    very long time, right?"


    Cassandra noticed a sh in his eyes as she watched him speaking but she wasn''t sure if she was


    reading too much into it.


    rk''s eyes turned cold and calctive, abruptly and easily.


    "Yeah, I haven''t seen her in a long time. In fact, she looks quite like Cassandra!"


    Edith''s face wore a soft and gentle look when she spoke of her daughters. The older she got, the more


    she cherished them.


    "Really? Then I''m worried that I might mistake her for Cassandra when I get to meet her,"


    rk joked, knowing fully well how to get on Edith''s good side. The smile on his face grew bigger.


    But Cassandra didn''t find it amusing. She was wary of rk and even though she felt that her own


    mind was ying tricks on her. She just knew that there must be something hiding behind rk''s


    smile.


    Ever since she learnt about him, she had started to scrutinize his every move. She found his behaviour


    very strange and couldn''t help but wonder why he behaved so generously in the presence of her and


    Edith.


    He seemed to care about her a lot, and was also very patient and gentle with Edith. rk never acted


    powerful nor dominating before them. He listened to them and seemed to have their best interests at


    heart. In fact, he treated Edith and Cassandra like his own family.


    If Cassandra hadn''t noticed any inconsistencies, she would still have looked at him with grateful eyes.


    She would have continued believing that he really was a kind man who loved her very much. But now,


    all she did was anticipate his next move.


    His entry into her life was too coincidental. He was too infallibly good to her. It wasn''t normal. ''What the


    hell is he trying to do?''


    The next day, when Cassandra got up, she was surprised to find that Edith still wasn''t up. Normally,


    Edith woke up before her and always had breakfast ready for both of them. This routine had always


    remained unchanged.


    Suddenly, a thought struck Cassandra. She immediately ran to her mother''s room. She opened the


    door to find Edith, her face pale, lying on the bed in a very ufortable position.


    "Mom! Mom! What happened?"


    To say that Cassandra was frightened, was an understatement. She ran to her mother and immediately


    checked her pulse.


    Hearing her daughter''s voice, Edith struggled to open her eyes and looked at Cassandra for a second


    before her eyes closed again. She looked so tired. She weakly gestured at her head.


    "My head hurts..."


    Edith''s voice was weak, and her lips were white. She was obviously very sick.


    rk appeared, having heard Cassandra''s voice. He rushed into Edith''s room right after Edith closed


    her eyes again. Seeing her pale face, rk immediately took out his phone and called an ambnce.


    "Cassandra, don''t move her! I have called an ambnce. Let''s get her to the hospital now!"


    rk''s brows furrowed into a tight frown when he saw Edith''s condition, his eyes brimmed with worry.


    Cassandra was panicking. She didn''t know what to do right now. Her worry made her so feverish that


    she rushed to do exactly as rk said.


    The ambnce came soon after rk''s call. The medical staff came in and carefully moved Edith into


    the ambnce. They immediately took her to the hospital while rk and Cassandra followed the


    ambnce in his car.


    Closeby, Rufus pulled open the curtains to see what themotion in the next vi was about.


    The medical staff, wearing white, carried a stretcher into the ambnce. Cassandra followed them


    closely and wanted to enter the ambnce but was pulled back and held by rk from behind.


    Rufus didn''t know what rk had said to Cassandra to her change her mind. But finally, Cassandra


    followed rk to his car, and they drove after the ambnce.


    Rufus''s eyes grew cold as ice and his hands tightened on the curtains.


    The person on the stretcher was obviously Edith. He had already asked his people to find a way to


    persuade her to leave that house. ''Why did this have to happen at such a critical time?''


    His guts told him that this was definitely not a coincidence!


    This was very simr to the issue with Cassandra''s throat. It definitely had something to do with rk.


    rk seemingly wanted to destroy everyone around him. He wanted to make them suffer. What was


    more, he even wanted them to remain in his house to make Rufus suffer as well.


    Rufus''s face grew darker and darker as he made the connections in his head. If rk really did


    something to make Edith fall sick so she couldn''t go abroad, then it was mortally dangerous for


    Cassandra and her to remain there with him any longer. No, he must think of a way to get them out of


    that monster''sir!


    In the hospital, seeing her mother lying in the hospital bed, Cassandra''s eyes were filled with tears.


    She tried to contain herself and didn''t allow them to fall down.


    It was lucky that she found Edith when she was taken ill. Or her mother could be seriously in danger of


    losing her life.


    rk walked into the ward after chatting with Edith''s doctor for a while.


    "The doctor said that you are fine now. You just need to rest and keep yourself calm. Auntie, I don''t


    think it''s advisable for you to go abroad in this condition right now. You can wait till Cloris is on holiday. I


    will ask someone to bring her back, so you won''t need to worry about not seeing her!"


    rk said to Edith.


    He gave Cassandra a meaningful look, and she understood the implication. She followed him out into


    the hallway.


    "I guess your mother was so excited to see your sister that it triggered her episode. She needs


    complete bedrest. And most importantly, she should keep herself calm and not excite herself again, it''s


    not good for her health,"


    rk spoke, a frown superimposed on his handsome face.


    Cassandra still remembered the feeling of horror when she saw Edith earlier. If there wasn''t anyone


    around to take care of her, a simple episode could probably prove to be fatal.


    "Cassandra, how about I find someone to look after Auntie? You are usually busy at work and are


    rarely at home. If we hire a nanny, she can take care of your mother and also help with other things. It


    will be very beneficial for her! And she will have someone to give herpany as well,"


    rk proffered and looked at Cassandra with eyes full of care and affection. It seemed that he did


    genuinely care about her mother.


    Cassandra''s head was in a mess right now. She had no idea of what to do. rk''s idea was wee


    and she immediately agreed.


    "Oh, okay, I will pay for it!"


    Cassandra wasn''t willing to exploit rk''s kindness anymore. He had done enough for her and her


    mother. So she quickly made it clear that she would be the one to pay for the nanny.


    A trace of disappointment shed through rk''s eyes and the smile on his face faltered. He stared at


    Cassandra with a serious look on his face.


    "Cassandra, why are you still drawing a line between us after all this time? Do you still consider me an


    outsider, seriously?"


    rk''s voice got higher with passion. He reached out and grabbed Cassandra''s hand, looking at her


    intensely.


    "You know how I feel about you. I won''t hesitate to do anything for you when you are in need.


    Cassandra, you need not be this formal with me, okay?"


    rk kept his eyes fixed on Cassandra''s face. His eyes were full of affection for her. He really did feel


    for her.


    But Cassandra felt too ufortable. She wanted to withdraw her hand, but she just couldn''t.


    rk was rigid and clearly, he wasn''t willing to let her go. Cassandra just couldn''t get his hand off her,


    so she tolerated it.


    "Cassandra, I really don''t know what to do now. Can you tell me how I can win your heart?"


    His tone was so helpless and desperate. If Cassandra hadn''t suspected his true motives, she would


    have surely fallen for him by now.


    "Mr. Ji, please let go of me. We are in public."


    She tried to avoid rk''s question. There were a lot of people in the hospital and Cassandra was at


    great difort at being held by rk.


    rk stared at her for another moment before slowly letting go of her hand.


    "I am leaving now. Take good care of your mother."


    With these words, he looked at Cassandra with anguish. Then he turned around and left.


    Only when rkpletely disappeared from Cassandra''s eyes could she finally feel her body rx.


    ''Gosh! Why does rk always make me feel so nervous? Yes, I also feel nervous when I''m close to


    Rufus. But rk always seeds in making me feel ufortable.''


    She felt depressed, afraid and also suspicious of the man.


    Cassandra let out a long sigh before turning around to walk back into the hospital room. But as soon as


    she turned around, her hand was grabbed by someone again.


    A big and strong hand grabbed her wrist and the person dragged her all the way along the corridor to


    the staircase.


    "Rufus, what are you doing ?"


    Cassandra knew, in her heart, that it was Rufus. She struggled but just couldn''t get free. There was no


    one in the dimly-lit staircase. Cassandra had no idea why Rufus was here.N?velDrama.Org ? content.


    "Why did you let him hold your hand?"


    Rufus''s words dripped with jealousy as he recalled the way rk held Cassandra''s hand a few


    moments ago. He so badly wanted to punch rk in the face then take Cassandra away just now. But


    he just had to control himself—it was not the right time.


    "What? Yeah, I let him hold my hand, so what? I like the way he holds my hand! It''s none of your


    business!"


    Cassandra was startled by Rufus''s sudden appearance and now was also interrogated by him. She


    was not in the mood so she deliberatelyshed out at him.