Chapter 56 – Divorced! Now What to Do?

“I was hospitalized because I was too furious at you. Why have you not fired that maid?”

Brettley pulled a chair over and sat on it elegantly next to Granny Morrison.

“How well is Cynthal treating you? Is it worth it, doing this for her?” Granny Morrison was displeased at his words.

“Brettley, what do you mean by that? Do you think I’m faking it? This is all because of you!

” Brettley waved his hands.

“I’ll get the best doctors from overseas to check on you if you’re genuinely ill, but you’re not.” Brettley turned to look at Cynthal who stood by the door.

“Your eyes are puffy from crying. Do you think it’s worth it?”

Cynthal lowered her head and bit her lip.

“I was worried about Granny…” Brettley snickered and ignored her. He turned back to look at Granny Morrison.

“You’re old. The most taboo thing to you is to mention being sick. Why are you here at the hospital even if you’re not sick? Are you not afraid of jinxing it?” Granny Morrison turned pale.

“You can stop now; I know what condition your body is in. Have you forgotten that I get the doctors to check up on you weekly? The last check-up was three days ago. You have high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Do you think I’ll buy this?” Granny Morrison’s face lost all of its colors. She pursed her lips.

“This is all for your own good! If you were to listen to me and fire the maid, why would I put on this act at such an old age?”

Brettley sighed helplessly and looked at her.

“Granny, I’ve told you many times that I won’t fire Bethan.”

“Why?”

“I have my reasons. As for why, you have to wait until after your birthday. You’ll know about it then.”

Granny Morrison pursed her lips.

“I think you’re bluffing…” Cynthal stood still by the door as she eyed Brettley coaxing Granny Morrison. A feeling of disappointment and reluctance overwhelmed her. Her plans failed once again. Granny Morrison was her final card. Brettley even won over Granny Morrison. What else was she going to use to continue the fight? Her eyes were filled with detest at the thought. She hated that stupid little girl Nellie, and Bethan, that b*tch!

Right at that moment, she received a call. The moment she saw the caller, she inconspicuously narrowed her eyes. She turned around and headed for the stairwell with her phone. When she made sure that no one was around, she picked the call up.

“Great,

” Cynthal sneered.

“Are you sure that woman brought the little girl out of Blue Bay Villa? She returned to her rented house on the outskirts of town?” Cynthal narrowed her eyes.

“Since they’ve left Blue Bay Villa, make sure they never return!

” In the rented house on the outskirts of the city. Bethan was searching among the pile of sketches and finally found the sketch for the Stargazing. She pulled it out with difficulty and placed the other sketches back in place. Suddenly…

“Mommy!

” Nellie sounded anxious from a distance.

“I can’t open the door!

” Alarmed, Bethan immediately grabbed the sketch and rushed out. Nellie was so anxious her eyes reddened.

“Mommy, I heard footsteps just now. I thought that somebody was there, so I went to have a look, but the doors were then locked!” Her tears kept falling.

“I tried many times, but I can’t open it!” The door could not be opened. Bethan’s mind was about to explode. Someone locked it from the outside. What were they trying to do? She immediately took her phone out. As expected, the phone signal was blocked, too.

“Sorry. The number you have dialed cannot be reached…”

Neil, on the ground floor of the rented house, tried to reach Bethan. There was no signal. He tried to contact Nellie via her necklace but to no avail, too. Neil panicked. Half an hour ago, Bethan called him to come and help her search for a sketch back at their rented house. He purposely rushed over from Anne’s, yet he could not contact them all of a sudden? Troubled, Neil’s brows knitted tightly together.

No matter whether she was at Blue Bay Villa or on the way, there should be no place that had no signal. Unable to hold back, he took the key and went upstairs. Upon arriving, he noticed someone standing guard by the entrance of the house. The guard glared at him fiercely. Neil immediately pretended to head over to the neighbors. He stood at the neighbor’s door as he attempted to call once more. As expected, the signal was being blocked. Neil was instantly alerted. Mommy and Nellie were in the room! Someone must have locked them from the outside and blocked the signal!

What were they trying to do? This must be the work of Cynthal Peterson! Nelli gritted his teeth and immediately dialed Zach.

“Do you know where Brettley went? Is he at the office?”

“No. The receptionist said that Mr. Morrison is at Central Hospital. His grandmother is sick. Boss, what’s going on?”

Neil immediately hailed a cab by the side of the road.

“Something’s going on. I ‘m going to send you an address. Come here and keep watch. Let me know if anything is going on! Get Yuri to wait for me at Central Hospital. I need to find Brettley Morrison!

” Neil’s cold and stern tone made Zach feel that something bad had happened.

“Don’t worry, Boss, I’ll head over there now!”

“Mmh.” Neil then hung up the phone. He let out a long sigh a t the backseat of the cab. The cab driver looked at Neil from the rearview mirror, intrigued.

“How old are you?” Neil did not want to deal with him, but the cab driver looked like a middle-aged adult.

Neil pursed his lips. Although somewhat reluctant, he still obediently replied,

“I’m six.”

“You stay around here?”

“Mmh.”

“Then you better be careful. The weather has been pretty dry recently. There have been several fires in this neighborhood. If no adult is at home, you better be careful.” Neil was stunned.

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