Chapter 141 Public Execution
Lillian’s mood sank instantly. “Oh… I see. Then let’s not bother her.”
Susan replied, “He probably won’t be coming by for the next few days”
From the way Madeline talked, that partner seemed incredibly important; she even threatened that if the deal fell through because of Lillian, she’d hold them accountable.
Now that Madeline had said that, Susan didn’t dare go looking for Ethan either.
When Lillian heard Ethan wouldn’t be coming for days, her face went stiff. “He won’t be coming for days?”
She was supposed to be discharged in three days: Ethan had promised her she could recover at Verdant Villa
Now they were saying he wouldn’t be coming to the hospital in the next few days. Could I still be discharged on time!
Susan nodded. “Yeah, he won’t be coming for several days. Don’t call him these next couple of days either,”
Madeline wasn’t joking when she got mad; she was a total banshee.
As soon as she heard Susan say not to contact Ethan, Lillian looked over, eyes instantly welling up.
Susan couldn’t stand seeing her like that. “Don’t cry, okay? It’s just for a few days. That partnership really is important.”
If it weren’t, Madeline wouldn’t have blown up on her like that.
“Then can I still be discharged on time?”
Lillian’s voice trembled as she asked.
Susan went quiet. Discharged?
She thought of Ethan’s promise.
After a moment, Susan said, “Verdant Villa should already be arranged. I’ll make a call tomorrow morning and check. If he doesn’t come, we’re still going to get you discharged.”
Susan knew Lillian wanted out of the hospital.
She hated the smell of disinfectant; she wanted to recover at Verdant Villa instead.
Honestly, the air out there really was nice.
Hearing what Susan said made Lillian feel a little better. “I wonder if the curtains have been changed yet.”
They’d been talking about changing them to sunflowers–symbolizing renewal and health.
She just wanted to get better fast. The hospital smelled so strongly of disinfectant; she didn’t want to stay another minute.
Susan said. “They probably have.
Ethan was so thoughtful when it came to her; he was probably spending these days getting everything ready over there
“Don’t worry. Ethan only has you in his heart. Stop letting yourself get so down; it’s not good for your health.”
Thinking about what the specialists had told her, Susan couldn’t help but feel anxious.
At this point, she wasn’t even sure Lillian would be able to pull through this time.
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Chapter 141 Public Execution
Before Lillian could finish, Susan cut her off immediately
Sometimes, that kind of instinct was the scariest thing
“The doctors said your condition’s been under control these past couple of days. Stop overth
Lillian looked at her with teary eyes. “Really?”
“Of course.”
Susan nodded firmly. That made Lillian feel a lot better
After finally getting Lillian to sleep. Susan stepped out into the hospital hallway to call Jonathan.
But he didn’t pick up. She tried several times, every call went to voicemail
What she didn’t know was that after Patrick called Jonathan to the office, he’d been stuck in meetings ever since. At three in the morning, he was still in the conference room
Susan glanced at the closed hospital room door, heart heavy she felt like she didn’t have anyone to lean on
The meeting between Jonathan and Patrick didn’t end until after 7 AM
Both looked rough as they left the conference room and returned to the office. That’s when Patrick noticed the bruising on Jonathan’s face.
“What happened to your face!”
Caught off guard by the question, Jonathan’s expression darkened.
He instinctively touched his face; the moment his fingers brushed against it the throbbing pain made him suck in a sharp breath.
“Hit it by accident.”
“On both sides?” Patrick frowned.
That kind of bruising clearly wasn’t from just an accident.
Jonathan went silent. To explain the injury, he’d have to bring up Stella–d that call his mom had made before became into the office yesterday.
When Jonathan didn’t say anything. Patrick couldn’t be bothered to keep asking.
He rubbed his temples, clearly having a headache. “Don’t you think someone’s trying to screw-
Suddenly, a bunch of partners all wanted to terminate their contracts–some even cutting off resources completely
Jonathan frowned at him.
Patrick asked. “Could it be the Keene family?”
“It shouldn’t be the Keene family Ethan wouldn’t allow that,” Jonathan said without hesitation.
Even if the Keenes were unhappy with the Reeds, they wouldn’t make a move right now.
