Chapter 122 Your Mom Blocked Me!
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Helen nodded, though her mind was already racing, trying to figure out how to avoid the checkup.
Soon, they arrived at the hospital entrance.
The doctor looked at her rosy cheeks and energetic posture art asked, “Ms. Somerton, do you think you can get down on your own?”
After all, every patient he’d seen in an ambulance before had needed to be carried out.
He’d never encountered anyone who looked this lively stepping out of the ambulance.
“Yes, I’m fine. I can walk,” she said quickly, already pushing herself upright.
When the back doors opened, Helen hopped out lightly and waved them off. “Really, I feel much better now. There’s no need for a checkup. You all can go.”
But the doctor shook his head and insisted, “That won’t do. I promised Mrs. Grayson I’d make sure you got a proper examination.”
Helen dismissed it with a smile. “I’m fine. I’ll just wait for Teresa here. Go ahead–don’t worry about me.”
Seeing how insistent she was, the paramedic finally gave in. “Alright then. But if you start feeling unwell, go inside and ask a nurse for help.”
He hurried off into the hospital, texting Teresa about what happened.
Meanwhile, Helen pulled out her phone too and sent Teresa a message.
“Teresa, I’m really okay. It’s just my usual old problem–it’ll pass. No need to waste money on tests.”
She paced anxiously outside the hospital, waiting for Teresa to show up.
But time dragged on, and not only did Teresa not appear–her chat window stayed completely silent.
Helen typed another message: “Teresa, where are you? I’m waiting outside the hospital entrance.”
Finally, a reply came.
“Sweetheart, don’t wait for me. Head home. You’ve worked hard cooking at my place these past few days.”
Helen stared at the message, confused. But before she could reply, another notification popped up–a money transfer.
Ten thousand dollars.
eyes widened in disbelief. Her fingers moved before her brain caught up, and she tapped accept almost on instinct
“Thank you, Teresa,” she replied, her heart pounding.
But as the rush faded, a creeping unease settled in.
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Her fingers hovered, the typed another message. “Teresa, don’t you think this is a bit too generous?”
Teresa replied, “It’s not to much. You earned it. It must’ve been exhausting, keeping things from me and lying day after day, wasn’t it?”
Helen froze. Her hand trembled around the phone when she saw the message.
She had a feeling she knew what Teresa meant, but she played dumb. “I–I don’t understand what you mean.”
Teresa’s next message hit like a punch. “Look, because you’re my best friend’s granddaughter, I’ve tried not to embarrass you. But I think you know exactly what I’m talking about. After spending time with you these past few days, I realized–you’re not the right person to marry into our family. It’s better if you return to your parents and let them help you find a more suitable match.”
Helen’s face turned as pale as paper.
She couldn’t believe it was real and decided to type out a message, hoping to explain everything to Teresa.
But just as she hit send, she realized she couldn’t send the message through.
Teresa had blocked her!
Panicked, Helen called Linden.
“Linden, your mom’s kicking me out! Sob! Sob!”
Linden sounded confused. “That can’t be right. She seemed fine with you when I left.”
She asked anxiously, “No, I swear! She kicked me out and even blocked me on WhatsApp. Linden … Are you going to leave me too?”
There was a pause. Then Linden’s voice softened. “Don’t be silly. Of course I won’t. Look, how about this- you go home for now. I’ll talk to my mom when I get back. Give it a few days. I’m sure she’ll come around.”
He knew his mother well–she wasn’t unreasonable. And she had a soft heart.
A few good words and she’d likely let Helen come back.
But Helen didn’t even hesitate; she swiftly replied, “I don’t want to go home.”
She remembered her mom telling her that the neighbors already knew she was joining the Graysons and soon would marry Linden.
If she went back now and they found out she’d been kicked out, she’d become a laughingstock.
Linden didn’t press. He simply replied with doting affection, “Okay, okay. If you don’t want to go back then don’t. Just get a hotel for now.”
Helen hummed in agreement. “I don’t want to be alone, though… Will you come stay with me?”
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