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“Is she going for the surgery in two days?”
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Claudia clutched the phone in her hand, but she couldn’t hide the joy and
excitement in her tone.
Finally, Griselda was going for surgery!
Old Mrs. Cadogan wouldn’t pull another trick, would she?
“That’s great. I’m sure Grandma’s surgery will go well.”
“Thanks.”
While in a cheerful mood, she asked, “Al, remember what I told you that
day? Can I come over on Grandma’s surgery day? Don’t worry. I’ll just stay
outside the ward and leave after a while. I don’t need you to fetch me
either. I’ll just come over and take a peek. Can I?”
However, the silence was all that greeted her.
After some time, he uttered in a deep voice, “I don’t want any accidents,
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Claudia.”
Upon hearing that, she froze.
“What do you mean?”
“Grandma needs time to recover after the surgery.”
Upon hearing that, she understood what he meant.
Unreconciled, she bit her lower lip and argued, “But I wasn’t planning to
expose myself. I’ll just be there as your friend. Since she’s undergoing
surgery, I’m just coming over to visit out of concern. Can’t I even do that?
Perhaps, she might be happy to see me!”
“This is not a minor surgery, Claudia.”
Calming herself down, Claudia took some time to recollect herself.
“Sorry, Al. You’re right. I was full of myself earlier. Sorry… I was too eager to
visit Grandma because I’m worried about her. I wasn’t thoughtful enough.”
“Just focus on your recovery.” That was all Alaric could say to her.
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Without a choice, Claudia hung up.
Then, she bit her lower lip and told Elaine to come in.
“I have good news.”
She had to speak to Alaric on the phone earlier, so she told Elaine to leave
the ward.
In all honesty, Elaine wasn’t happy with that. She had offered so much help
to Claudia, so what was the problem with her listening to their
conversation?
Anyway, that wasn’t important. She dared not speak out, hence she could
only quietly wait outside the ward.
“What is it?”
“Al’s Grandma will be getting the surgery in these two days, so I suppose
it’s tomorrow.” Claudia clutched the hem of her shirt in excitement. “Once
Griselda’s surgery is over, Al will divorce Victoria. I shouldn’t have to worry
by that time, right?”
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“Of course.” Elaine smirked. “You’re his life savior, remember? He’ll be
forever grateful to you.”
Hearing the word “grateful“, Claudia was slightly dissatisfied.
After all, she didn’t just want his gratitude.
At that thought, she lowered her eyes and muttered, “But if he is only
grateful toward me…”
“No way!” Elaine quickly rebutted. “Judging from how he treats you, I doubt
that he’s only grateful to you. Don’t worry. He’s just temporarily blinded by
Victoria, and that is a common mistake that all guys make. Once she
leaves him, he will focus his attention all on you.”
“Yeah. Thanks, Elaine.” Claudia raised her head and shot her friend a sweet
smile. “Right. These two days will be critical. You must help me keep an eye
on Christopher and prevent him from doing anything impulsive.
Otherwise, our plan will go down the drain.”
Elaine would have almost forgotten about it if Claudia hadn’t brought it up.
Once she left the ward, she gave Christopher a call.
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“Be on standby to attack within these two days.”
Once Griselda finished her surgery, what was the use of keeping Victoria?
The reason Alaric was still spoiling her was most likely to put on a show in
front of Griselda.
Christopher then questioned, “Didn’t you say that it would be too soon for
us to attack Victoria? Wouldn’t it make people misunderstand Claudia?”
“Didn’t I say that a few days ago? How many days have passed?”
“Is a few days a big difference?”
“Are you doing it or not? If you’re taking the job, I’ll send you the details.
tomorrow.”
Christopher went silent when Elaine spoke in such an aggressive way.
Elaine waited for some time but didn’t get his reply, so she narrowed her
eyes. “Are you pulling out now, Christopher? Turns out you’re just all talk. I
knew that men like you are never sincere! All you do is talk big! I thought
you were different.”
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Christopher was instantly worked up due to her words. In a tone filled with
dismay, he rebutted, “Who the hell told you I’m pulling out? Do you really
think I can’t beat women?”
Elaine was taken aback by his sudden outburst of emotion, so it took her a
while to recollect herself.
“I–I thought you didn’t want to help Claudia anymore, so-
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“I will help her, but not you, so you better be polite when you’re speaking to
me, or don’t blame me for teaching you a lesson too. Got it?”
After hanging up the phone, only one thought was present in her mind-
gangster.
Christopher was a gangster. The fact that Claudia made friends with him
would eventually lead her to her demise.
Despite that… he was a good candidate to be taken advantage of.
After all, if he really did something out of impulse due to his hot temper,
they could easily push the blame on him, and no one would even question
that.
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His character and background were enough to give off the impression
that he wasn’t a kind being.
The next day, Victoria nearly went without sleep for the whole night. Hence,
she decided to get up early and take a ride with Alaric.
While they were having breakfast at the dining table, he noticed that she
looked paler than yesterday.
Not only that, she didn’t even seem to have any appetite for breakfast.
Every time she picked up her fork and brought the food to her lips, she
would put it down again after seemingly thinking about something.
Just like that, she repeated the same set of actions many times.
Eventually, Alaric couldn’t hold back from asking, “Do you want to pass out
because of low blood sugar when Grandma is in the hospital?”
Upon hearing that, Victoria finally shook herself out of her thoughts and
noticed that she hadn’t eaten even a bite of the food while Alaric’s plate
was already empty.
“Don’t be nervous. Dr. Sully is a skilled doctor. There shouldn’t be a
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problem,” Alaric comforted her.
“Okay.” Victoria forced a smile. “I know.”
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Regardless of that acknowledgment, her body and heart just couldn’t
agree with his statement.
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Before they left, Hector made her a banana oat smoothie and even added
some honey to it.
Victoria couldn’t help but praise him, “Mr. Bowen is really considerate.”
Alaric had his hands on the steering wheel while he remarked, “That’s
because you’re like a child who needs to be taken care of.”
That statement took Victoria slightly aback. Once she divorced him, he
wouldn’t care for her like that anymore, would he?
While in a trance, she suddenly felt a cold gaze landing on her.
That feeling was like a snake tangled around her neck which sent a chill
down her spine.
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Subconsciously, she looked in a certain direction.
The car had just arrived at the entrance of the hospital, and the direction
she was looking at was exactly where a dense forest could be seen.