“ She turned her head and glanced at Brettley.
“Brettley, you don’t really want to investigate me because of this woman, right?”
Brettley leaned against the wall gracefully. He glanced at Cynthal lightly, took out his cell phone, and dialed a number.
“Go and find out—“ Before he could finish speaking, Cynthal grabbed his phone out of his hands.
“Brettley! ”
Cynthal’s face was pale.
“Are you suspicious of me!? It’s impossible. I ‘d never do something like this! I’m Bethan’s real sister! I’m Nellie’s aunt!”
It was better when she did not mention that she was Bethan’s younger sister, but she already did…and Bethan could no longer hold back her anger. She stared at Cynthal firmly and goaded,
“If you’re really innocent, what are you afraid of?”
“I…I’m not afraid!”
Cynthal panicked slightly. No, she could not risk Brettley discovering her plan!
“That’s enough!”
Brettley’s cold and stern voice interrupted the dispute between the two women. He walked up to Cynthal and snatched his phone back roughly.
Bethan said quickly,
“Mr. Morrison, I believe you’re a smart man. From her reaction, you should be able to tell who is lying, right?”
Brettley glanced at Cynthal, his voice cold,
“I’ll investigate this issue thoroughly and find out who wants to harm Nellie.”
“Brettley…”
Cynthal instantly turned pale.
“You… don’t you believe me?”
Brettley looked at her coldly and said nothing. Cynthal gritted her teeth and grasped Brettley’s arm, pouting. ”
But I’m Nellie’s aunt! How could I harm her…”
Brettley pulled himself out of her grasp, his voice was low, sounding stern and forbidding,
“We’ll talk about this later.”
“But…”
The man turned his head and looked at Cynthal indifferently.
“Who gave you the courage to track down the communication records and network signals of Blue Bay Villa without my authorization?”
Cynthal’s face turned pale.
She just wanted to find some evidence to push all the responsibility on Bethan, but she forgot that there was not only Bethan’s signal in Blue Bay Villa but also Brettley’s!
“That’s right, ”
Bethan leaned against the wall as sarcasm oozed from the corner of her lips. ”
Although Mr. Morrison’s mobile phone signals are encrypted, if one or two of them were and it just happened that you monitored it, and the data somehow gets leaked… The ensuing loss may amount to hundreds of millions.”
Cynthal’s face paled instantly.
“Brettley, I… I won’t sell your information, ever! I was just…just too anxious. I wanted to find evidence of Bethan’s plan, so…”
Looking at Cynthal’s panicked expression, Bethan’s lips raised in a sneer. Just as she was about to say something, however, Nellie’s voice drifted out from the ward.
“Auntie…”
As soon as her daughter called, Bethan dropped everything and pushed open the door to the ward and went inside. That left only Brettley and Cynthal in the corridor.
“Brettley…”
muttered Cynthal with a pout in an attempt to lower his suspicions of her.
“I was wrong…”
“It’s not the time to apologize yet.”
Brettley glanced a t her indifferently.
“When the results of the investigations are released, and if it’s the same as what Bethan said, implying you’re responsible for the incident today, you know the consequences.”
With that, the man turned around and strode into the ward. Bang ! The door to the ward slammed shut audibly.
Cynthal stood in the corridor, and as she stared at the closed door, her chest heaved in anger. She was so convinced that her plan was fool-proof, but not only was the little b*stard still alive, but that accursed
maid one-upped her! She was so angry that she kicked the bench with all her strength. ‘Just you wait! ‘
“Were you quarreling outside just now?”
As she laid on the hospital bed, the pale little girl glanced at Bethan and then at Brettley.
“You were so noisy.”
“Sorry.”
Brettley came toward her and raised his hand to hold Nellie’s.
“It’s Daddy’s fault.”
“Daddy.”
Nellie looked at him and forced a smile. ”
Don’t make me go out with that fierce aunt again in the future, okay? I almost died today…”
Looking at the little girl’s haggard appearance, Brettley felt a pang in his chest.
“Okay, I won’t force you again.”
“Yay!”
The little girl nodded.
“Also, Auntie is a good person, and she cares about me the most. Don’t treat her badly in the future, okay?”
Brettley pondered for a moment, then nodded.
“Okay.
“Thank you, Daddy.”
Nellie smiled weakly; her complexion still pale. She stretched out a slender hand, grabbed Brettley’s hand in one, Bethan’s hand in the other, and then gently put their hands together.
“From now on, you’11love each other and stop quarreling!
“ Brettley frowned, glanced at Bethan calmly, and said nothing. The man’s big hands were dry and rough, warm enough to make her heartbeat increase. Bethan instinctively wanted to withdraw her hand, but before she could do so, Brettley’s big hand covered it, holding both her hand and Nellie’s hands at once.
“I promise.”
After Nellie woke up, the doctor gave her a simple check, and after ensuring she was all right, she discharged her from the hospital. Perhaps it was because of guilt that Brettley held Nellie tightly all the way home from the hospital, and he even ate dinner with her. After dinner, he personally walked her to her room. Although Nellie had always wanted to get along with him, the way he expressed his feelings was all
too… stressful for her. For the little girl, this was the first time when apart from going to the toilet, she was always held in her father’s arms. She felt slightly suffocated.
“Daddy, I’m really fine.”
As she laid on the little pink bed, Nellie blinked her big eyes and looked at the man earnestly.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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