Chapter 480: Vivienne’s Personal Physician
Inside the hospital, Griffin was still in surgery, and Audrey, who had sustained lighter injuries, was the first to wake up. The entire Reed family rushed to the hospital and sighed in relief upon seeing Audrey awake. Esther was inconsolable, crying, “You foolish girl, you scared me to death! If something had happened to you, how could I ever explain it to your father?”
Audrey, unable to speak, looked around and did not see Tina. Arthur seemed to understand Audrey’s concern and leaned down to say, “Audrey, Tina is still operating on Griffin; she’ll come over once she’s done.” Relieved, Audrey then turned to her mother, her eyes moistening. Juliet hurriedly said, “Audrey, don’t cry now. Tina mentioned you have abrasions on your face; crying could hinder the healing and cause scars, so please, listen to her advice.”
Damian also tried to console Esther, “Auntie, please don’t cry. Tina said neither Audrey nor Griffin are in life-threatening danger. They’ll be up and lively after a few days in the hospital. If you keep crying, they’ll end up taking care of you once they’re better.”
“Alright, alright, I’ll stop crying,” Esther said as she wiped her eyes. She held her daughter’s hand, “If it weren’t for Tina, you and Griffin would be gone. Your friend Velma said that to save you two, Tina and Jared jumped off a cliff. It was terrifying.”
Audrey pursed her lips, wanting to say something but found herself unable to speak. Soon, her strength waned, and she fell asleep again. When she next awoke, most of the equipment had been removed, though her legs still lacked sensation and were immobilized for recovery; Tina had made sure she wouldn’t move around. By then, Griffin had also emerged from surgery and was awaiting full consciousness.
“Mom, where’s Tina?” Audrey asked. She remembered, in the last moment before she closed her eyes, it was Tina who had grasped her hand, telling her-“With me here, you won’t die.”
As soon as she said this, Tina walked in, “Awake? You’ll need to stay in bed for a month, followed by physical therapy. Your leg is saved, but the injuries are severe, and it will take some time to train and recover.”
Tina’s tone was neither cold nor warm, as if she was dealing with a regular patient. Audrey bit her lower lip, gazing deeply at Tina for a long while before she managed to speak, “After everything I’ve done to you, why did you still save me? Shouldn’t you have been happy to see me suffer?”
Tina simply responded, “To enjoy your misfortune, you need to be alive.”
Hearing this, Audrey burst out laughing, then quickly pursed her lips and looked at Tina seriously, “I was wrong before, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have suspected the innocent. My mom was right; you were never a malicious person. What you did was always justified.”
“I’m sorry, I don’t expect your forgiveness, I just want you to know, I don’t blame you anymore. I was jealous because everyone at home treated you so well. Now, I understand-it’s because you deserve it.”
After saying so much, Audrey was physically drained and took a long breath to ease her discomfort.
Tina simply nodded, “Alright, I understand.”
Audrey was not a bad person; she was merely prone to jealousy, which was harmless.
“Aunt, I have something else to attend to, I’ll be heading back first,” Tina said to Esther.
Esther responded, “Thank you, Tina, for dealing with Mr. Farrell again.”
“It’s all in the family.” Tina squeezed Esther’s hand, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then left the hospital room.
Jared was waiting outside; seeing her emerge, he took her hand and walked out of the hospital with her.
Unexpectedly, they encountered Vivienne at the entrance, sitting in her wheelchair, accompanied by a strange woman.
“What a coincidence to meet you here,” Vivienne said with a faint smile, her tone neither cold nor warm.
Jared, with a cool gaze, replied, “It’s no coincidence; this is my hospital.”
Vivienne suddenly realized, “Oh right, how could I forget, now the entire Farrell family belongs to you.”
Then, turning to the woman behind her, Vivienne said, “Xiang Xiang, this is Jared I told you about. Make sure to greet them properly when you see them.”
The woman identified as Xiang Xiang, somewhat embarrassed, looked at Jared and Tina, “I am Miss Farrell’s personal physician, Victoria Sharp. Nice to meet you.”
Victoria extended her hand to them.
Out of politeness, Jared shook her hand, and Tina did the same, acknowledging the greeting.
However, during the handshake with Victoria, Tina felt something strange on her skin.
Victoria quickly withdrew her hand, “I must take Miss Farrell for a follow-up, goodbye.”
Tina smiled slightly, “Goodbye.”
Victoria pushed Vivienne onto the elevator while Jared and Tina got into their car.
Tina looked at her fingers, particularly the fingerprint on her index finger, “Uncle, guess what will happen next?”
Jared’s lips curled slightly, “Just clowns, not worth mentioning.”
Tina laughed, “Yes, you are right!”
Inside the hospital elevator, Vivienne rubbed her forehead, “Did you get it?”
“I did.” Victoria peeled off a skin-like adhesive tape from her palm, clearly showing Tina’s fingerprint.
Vivienne nodded in satisfaction, “I thought seeing Jared would excite you, Miss Ward.”
Victoria, or more accurately, Lily after plastic surgery and bone shaving, half-pouted her lips, her eyes shining with a mix of hatred and jealousy, “I will never want to marry Jared again.”
Vivienne looked at her with interest, “Oh, then what do you want to do?”
“I want to kill them!”
Lily gripped the handles of Vivienne’s wheelchair tightly, her fingertips turning white with the force, biting down on her teeth.
She remembered the pain of her bones being shattered by punches, the torture of being injected with drugs for a quick recovery.
All because of Tina and Jared!
Without them, she would not have ended up in such a tragic state!
Vivienne secretly smiled, holding Tina’s fingerprint carefully, examining it closely.
Tina, oh Tina, just you wait for your death.
In the car, Tina received a message from Hayden.Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.
“Serena, I’ve checked everyone around Griffin, all clear, except for that engineer. A few days ago, his wife’s aunt’s cousin’s young lover received a large sum of money. The account source was CK!”
Tina frowned, wondering why CK would want to kill Griffin.
They were hardly connected…