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CHAPTERS 1061 - 1065
CHAPTER 1061
Lemur grabbed Silvia and said worriedly, “Boss, you know what kind of person Norman is. Prince and I will never let you meet him alone.”
“Don’t worry. I will be fine.” Silvia shrugged her shoulders. It was easy for her to say, but deep down, she felt like there was a stone pressing on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.
Last time, Norman, has sent someone to drug her and brought her to the black market to be sold.
Now that her mother was in his hands, Norman would probably do things more unscrupulously. Lemur exchanged glances with Prince quietly and said, “No matter what, either one of us must go with you.”
“Thank you, both of you.” Silvia was glad that she had a pair of good friends, Prince and Lemur. Every time she was in trouble, they would accompany her and support her.
Prince said, “Lemur, wait here as the boss said. I’ll go in with her, and I'll keep you posted.”
Anyway, they could not let Silvia take this risk alone. It was better to have someone accompany her than for her to go alone.
Silvia patted their backs and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I won’t confront them head-on this time. As long as they return my mother, whatever they want, I'll let them have it.”
She had resisted and fought for her rights before. But since she had not graduated from college, she did not have any experience in managing a company. She knew little about the company’s affairs. She could not beat Norman. She could only watch helplessly as Wateria Corporation, which her parents had worked so hard for, get conquered by the imbeciles in her family.
Wateria Corporation was founded by her parents. The company was important but compared to Sylvia’s mother, of course, her mother’s life was more important.
Between her mother’s life and the company, it was an obvious choice for Silvia to pick her mother, but it did not mean that she would completely give Wateria up.
Silvia was still young. As long as she could save her mother and her own life, she would still have the opportunity to take the company back in a few years’ time.
“Miss Turner, President Turner has instructed you to go in alone,” Silvia and Prince walked to the entrance and was immediately stopped by the security guard.
Prince was so anxious that he wanted to rush over and beat the security guard up. “You..”
Silvia grabbed him and said, “Prince, you and Lemur should wait outside. I will contact you if there is anything.”
Prince raised his voice, “Boss, no! Absolutely not!”
Silvia looked at her wrist and said, “Give me 20 minutes. If I don’t contact you in 20 minutes, help me contact someone.”
Prince asked in a hurry, “Who?”
Silvia took out her mobile phone and sent Andrew's phone number to Prince. “Call this person and tell him that I am in trouble. I don’t think that he would ignore my plea for help.”
Silvia clearly knew that Andrew had spent a lot of money to purchase her from the black market. How could he allow others to bully someone who was under his possession?
Andrew was the only lifeline that Silvia could grasp at the moment. No matter what happened, Silvia had to hold onto him and never let him go.
……….
In the President’s office in Wateria Corporation. Silvia was familiar with this office. However, in just two months, this office had been renovated, and she could no longer recognize it.
The man sitting in the office made her feel even more foreign. The man on the President’s chair was no longer her father who always smiled kindly.
“Silvia, you’re here,” Norman looked at her from head to toe. He sounded sweet and respectful, but his eyes spoke otherwise.
Silvia hated Norman’s pretentious manner. “Norman, tell me frankly, what do you want?”
“What do I want? Silvia, don’t you know?” Norman smiled evilly and wretchedly, but he still spoke to Silvia calmly, like how an elder would talk to those younger than them.
Silvia snorted, “You have done so much just to get the company on legal terms. Give my mother back to me, and I will transfer all my shares of the company to you.”
“Haha..” Norman shook his head and sneered. “Silvia, are you really that gullible?”
Silvia kept quiet.
Under Silvia’s glare, Norman got up slowly and came to Silvia’s side. “Silvia, the company is already mine. Exchanging your mother for it.? Did you think I am stupid?”
Silvia was so angry that she gnashed her teeth. “Norman, what do you want?”
“You!” Norman stared at Silvia evilly. He looked at Silvia as if she were his prey, and he couldn’t wait to look at her naked body. “Silvia, besides Wateria Corporation, I also want you.”
Slap!
Silvia didn’t even think much. She slapped Norman hard across his face. “B*stard, go to hell! How can a scum like you even live on this planet?”
“How dare you hit me? Haha..” Norman touched his left face and smiled wretchedly. “Well done! I like your hot temper.”
“You pervert!” Silvia stepped back quickly and tried not to let Norman take advantage of her. “Norman, if you are still human, you shouldn’t say such vile words. You sound like a mindless beast! Disgusting!”
“What a feisty girl! Tell me, who gave you such courage to speak so boldly?” Norman sneered and approached Silvia gradually.
Bang!
All of a sudden, there was a gunshot. Norman was shot in the thigh and he fell to the ground.
He looked up and saw a man leaning against the door with a gun in his hand. He asked, “Who are you?”
Andrew toyed with the gun in his hand and said, “Mr. Turner, you are the one looking for me, but you don’t know who I am?”
Norman covered his bleeding thigh with one hand and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with the other hand, “Who are you? Do you know who I am? You’re looking for death, behaving so rashly in my territory!”
Andrew smiled and stroked the muzzle of his gun. “It doesn’t matter who I am. What matters is that I have warned you not to touch my woman.”
“Is she your woman? Then who are you? You can’t be him.”
Norman shook his head. He knew that Mr. Carter was an old man in his fifties. Mr. Carter was definitely not this young man, who looked like he was barely thirty, standing before him.
“President Turner, bad news!” Norman’s secretary rushed in reporting, “The big screen outside is playing a video of your illegal trade, and the intentional car accident that killed the previous President.”
“What?” Norman was so scared that his face turned pale. He wanted to get up but he couldn’t. “Who released the information? Who the hell?”
Norman raised his head and looked at the man in front of him. Suddenly, he understood what was going on. “It’s you. I did not offend you. Why are you doing this to me?”
“As I said, no one can touch my woman. How dare you touch her? Aren’t you looking for death?” Andrew's voice sounded very casual, but he appeared so calm that he looked scary. Everyone felt a chill.
CHAPTER 1062
“You, you… just for a woman?” Norman couldn’t believe his words, but he had to believe it.
There was the gunshot on his leg, and also the bad news from his secretary. These sudden events were telling him that he could not afford to offend this man in front of him. However, Norman had already inadvertently done so.
If Norman had known that he would meet a person like him in the black market, he would never have sold Silvia to the black market in the first place. Now, he was in a situation where he went for wool and came home shorn.
Norman had been working for Kurtson Turner for more than ten years. He had made great achievements in Madison City. In these years, he had built himself a good reputation.
Unexpectedly, Norman sent Kurtson to his death easily, but he fell into the hands of such a young b*stard. Mr. Carter had only arrived in Madison City three years ago. In just three years, he had gained a great reputation, and no one could compete with him.
Norman was unwilling to give up, but he couldn’t do anything when it came to Mr. Carter. Norman could only retreat and let this man do whatever he wanted.
“Simon, please bring Miss Turner away.” Andrew had said that Silvia was his woman. However, after entering the room, Andrew only glanced at Silvia once and did not look at her again. So, he did not notice that Silvia’s face was even paler than Norman’s at this moment.
“Miss Turner, this way please.” Simon gestured for Silvia to leave the room. Silvia didn’t say anything more and left with him. However, when she walked out of the office, her legs suddenly became weak, so she quickly leaned against the wall and supported herself.
Over the years, her father had raised her like a boy, so that she could be tough. She was more adventurous than other girls, but she had never witnessed someone being shot and bleeding from a gunshot wound. Her mind was still reeling from the incident.
In the office, Andrew took two steps and squatted down beside Norman. “Norman, thank you for sending me such a big gift.”
“What big gift?” Norman did not understand, and Andrew did not intend to say anything more to him. Andrew stood up and walked away gracefully.
When he exited the office, Andrew saw Silvia, who was shivering, leaning against the wall. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Simon, who was standing aside.
Simon stepped forward immediately and said, “Young Master, Miss Turner… I.”
Andrew handed the gun to Simon and said, “You deal with the things here. You can work with the police to deal with these people off properly. I don’t want to see these people again in the future.”
After that, Andrew walked toward Silvia. “Miss Turner, are you frightened?
Frightened?
Of course, she was!
Silvia was so afraid that her legs were still too weak to stand still, but she still remained strong. She did not want to show her weakness and fear in front of others.
She straightened her back and said with a smile, “The word ‘fear’ does not exist in my dictionary. Mr. Carter, I’m not sure what you mean.”
She was so scared that her legs were shaking, but she did not want to admit her weakness. Andrew wanted to laugh out loud. “It’s good that you aren’t afraid. I don’t need a timid woman around me.”
Silvia glared at him and said, “You speak as if I want to be around you. Let me tell you this, you’re the one who forced me to sign a contract with you.”
Andrew replied calmly, “Is that so? Then who is the man who called me to save you just now?”
It turned out that he came to help her after receiving a phone call from Prince. In an instant, Silvia felt that Andrew was not as bad as she thought.
After all, she knew how to distinguish good from evil. At this moment, few people were willing to get involved in this matter between herself and Norman
“However, you don’t have to thank me too much. It’s written clearly in the contract. It’s my duty to help you.” After saying that, Andrew walked past her.
Silvia gritted her teeth. Andrew was rather offensive when he spoke. She wanted to thank him initially, but now, it seemed that there was no need to.
“Miss Turner, aren’t you leaving with us? Do you want the police to take you back with them for a cup of tea later?” Suddenly, he turned back and looked at her.
Silvia then remembered that there had been a bloody gunshot incident in the office. Although there weren’t any casualties, Norman had been shot and the police would arrive soon. If the police saw her there, it would be hard for Silvia to explain.
Near the main entrance.
The police had already blocked the way. Silvia was really in a dilemma. She didn’t know how to walk through them, but Andrew's voice came from behind, “Miss Turner, how is it that you have lived till today?”
Before, Andrew had thought that she was a smart girl. She would know how to assess situations and take care of herself. At present, however, it seemed that she did not live up to his expectations.
Silvia glared at Andrew angrily. “Just like you, I survived because I mind my own business.”
Andrew smiled slightly and said, “Really? Then I thought that your experiences would’ve built you differently.”
Silvia was so angry that she gritted her teeth. “Andrew Carter, what do you mean?”
He chuckled. “Can’t you tell that I’m saying you’re stupid?”
Silvia was so angry that she was about to explode. “You! You’re a Carter , but it does not mean that you’re smart. Without your capable father, I’m sure you wouldn’t be here.”
The father Silvia mentioned was naturally the legendary “Mr. Carter” in Madison City. However, Andrew interpreted her words differently. Three years ago, he left the Carter Family to start his business in order to prove himself. He wanted to show others that he could live his own life and build his own wealth without his family’s help.
However, he also knew that his growth and success would be related to the Carter family no matter what. Without the love and care of the Carter family, he wouldn’t be here.
Silvia felt a little guilty when he looked at her. She murmured, “It’s obvious that you are relying on your father’s success, am I wrong to say so?”
Andrew's face darkened, and he strode forward. “He is so unreasonable! Only he can talk bad about others, but he does not allow others to criticize him!” No matter how dissatisfied Silvia was with him, she could only follow him closely.
……..
The main entrance was blocked by the police. If Silvia did not follow Andrew, she really did not know how to get out.
However, after a few steps, Silvia thought of something again. The police came here because of the murder case, and not because of the gunshot.
As the victim’s daughter, Silvia should cooperate with the police to investigate the case and try to get Norman arrested as soon as possible.
“Silvia, I hope you don’t forget your place.” Andrew's cold and angry voice disrupted Silvia’s thoughts. She looked up and saw him staring at her coldly.
How could Silvia forget that she was just someone, who was bought over from the black market? She signed a contract with him. She was now a person without any freedom.
CHAPTER 1063
In the parking lot.
Andrew sat in the car, but Silvia was not willing to get in. She looked around, waiting for the best time to escape.
Andrew just sat in the back seat of the car calmly. He didn’t ask her to get in the car, nor did he ask the driver to drive away.
The two of them were in a cold war for a long time. After a while, Silvia couldn’t hold it in anymore. She leaned against the car door and said bravely, “Mr. Carter, I know that we have a contract, but now I have something very important to attend to. I can’t go back with you.”
Andrew crossed his legs, looked in front and said coldly, “You have something important to attend to? Do you want the police to take you back? Or do you want Norman to accuse you of using guns illegally?”
As soon as he mentioned the gun, Silvia became agitated.
“Andrew, so you do know that using guns is illegal? I thought you didn’t know that.” Andrew was speechless. What an ungrateful woman!
Silvia said again, “You knew that it was illegal to use a gun, and you still shot someone. Do you think that just because you’re rich and powerful, the police can’t do anything to you?”
Andrew responded faintly, “Who said that I shot someone with a gun?”
Silvia raised her voice. “I saw it with my own eyes. Could it be false?”
Andrew smiled disdainfully and said, “Miss Turner, you are an adult now. Don’t you know that you need to have evidence for everything?”
Silvia was so angry that she stammered, “I..”
Andrew tilted his head to look at her. He looked arrogant. “Miss Turner, I saw you shooting someone with my own eyes just now. Not only did I see it, but my assistant, Simon, also saw it.”
Silvia raised her voice, “You, you are slandering me!”
In an instant, Silvia understood something. Andrew dared to fire the gun blatantly. Naturally, he was well prepared for any consequence. He would never let anyone get hold of him.
This also made Silvia realize more clearly that Andrew was someone she couldn’t afford to mess with. She couldn’t imagine how powerful he was.
Andrew saw her standing next to the car in a daze and frowned impatiently. “Get in the car. I don’t have much time.”
Silvia remembered that she didn’t get in the car because she had other things to do. She pointed upstairs and said, “I have to ask Norman about my mother’s whereabouts. Can you ask Simon to ask him on my behalf?”
Silvia was a smart person. She knew that if she went back to the scene, it would only cause more trouble. The best way was to request for Simon to help her.
Andrew shot Norman in the open, and he was left defenseless. It was probably a piece of cake for Simon to find out the whereabouts of her mother. Andrew repeated his words, “Get in the car.”
He didn’t help her.
Silvia was anxious. “I can give up on Norman’s affairs, but I can’t leave my mother alone. If something happens to her, I won’t be able to live. The money that the Carter family spent on me would be in vain. Andrew, do you understand that?”
Andrew yelled, “Get in the car!”
It was an order, which could not be negotiable.
Silvia was so angry that she jumped on her feet. “Andrew Carter! I’ve spoken so much. Are you even listening to me?”
If she could, she really wanted to jump in the car and kick him. How could there be such an unreasonable man who could not understand her?!
Andrew said in a low voice, “If you don’t get in, I will issue orders to send your mother away so that you will never see her again in your life.”
Silvia was so angry that she kicked the car hard, but it hurt her so badly. She was in so much pain that she jumped and shouted, “Andrew, you bastard, why don’t you let me see my mother.”
While scolding him, Silvia suddenly thought of something and changed her angry expression. She broke into a flattering smile almost in an instant. “Mr. Carter, did you mean that your people have found my mother?”
Andrew didn’t know what to say. He did not speak, and Silvia regarded that as a yes. She got into the car and sat down beside him. “Mr. Carter, you are really a kind person. Thank you for saving my mother.”
Although Andrew still didn’t give her a reassuring look, she didn’t care at all. She even thought he looked cute when she saw his gloomy face.
Cute?
Silvia suddenly felt that Andrew was quite funny, Perhaps because no one wanted to be with him, he acted so coldly to stop others from approaching him.
On the way back.
Silvia sat in the back seat of the car, with a man as cold as an iceberg next to her. She thought that even if she didn’t turn on the air conditioner, she would not feel warm due to his icy aura.
She stole a glance at Andrew and saw his gloomy face. He looked as if he could throw her out of the car at any time.
Silvia was frightened and moved to the other side of the car carefully. At this time, she had no money and no power, and she could only be a coward. If he was angry, she did not even dare to breathe heavily.
Presumably, she was also a coward before this. She used to be the heir to Wateria Corporation. She was well protected by her parents. She didn’t expect that after her father was killed by Norman, she couldn’t even take care of herself. Especially after what Norman and others did to her family, unknowingly, she became someone else’s belonging.
“That old bastard, Norman, is one son of a b*tch!” She thought to herself. Fortunately, someone exposed the evidence to Norman causing her father’s death and revealed the truth, so the police came to interrogate Norman.
Silvia spent so much effort but not only did she fail to find the evidence of Norman plotting the murder, she even lost ownership of herself! Who was the one who exposed the truth?
Who could it be?
Who dared to offend Norman?
When she had these thoughts in her mind, Silvia turned back to look at Andrew. There was no need for her to think more about it. There was only one person who could find evidence of Norman’s murder and save her at a critical moment.
In Madison City, except for someone in the Carter family, there wouldn’t be anyone else.
Andrew said that as long as she signed the contract and promised to stay with him, he would help her deal with Norman. He said he would do it, and he was quite efficient. In fact, Andrew was very reliable, and he was also a man who could make people feel safe and secure.
“Andrew, thank you! Thank you so much!”
Although Silvia was reluctant to sign the contract, she still sincerely thanked him for helping her take down the murderer who killed her father. Andrew even helped save her mother.
At the same time, she also wanted to thank Andrew's father for purchasing her from the black market previously, so that she could be spared from being sent to a brothel. Andrew still looked in front coldly and did not respond to a word she said. It seemed that he did not hear her words at all.
But at this moment, Silvia vowed to never think that the contract was unfair again in the future. She would fulfill its terms and accompany him until he let her go.
CHAPTER 1064
The car was not going toward the villa where Andrew lived, instead, it was heading in the opposite direction.
Silvia was born and raised in Madison City. She knew the city like the back of her hand. Soon, she found out that something was wrong.
She looked at Andrew and asked, “Mr. Carter, where are we going?”
Andrew ignored her and just looked out of the window. He completely ignored her question.
Silvia was so angry that she waved her hand in front of him. “Who on earth is this guy? Can’t he be nice? He’s trying to pretend to be cold and arrogant. Who is he putting a show on for?”
If she had not been smart enough to know that he was not a bad person, she would have poisoned him to death.
Since Andrew did not reply to her, Silvia didn’t ask any further. Anyway, she knew she couldn’t get a cold person like him to speak up.
Not long later, the car arrived at the First People Hospital in Madison City. The driver slowed down and parked outside the gate of the hospital..The driver got out of the car and opened the door for Silvia.
He said respectfully, “Miss Turner, your mother is in the senior ward, room number 809. You can visit her, but you only have half an hour.”
“Half an hour.. " Silvia repeated his words angrily. She wasn’t someone who got angry easily, but Andrew was just simply arrogant.
He allowed her to visit her mother, but he only gave her half an hour. He really treated her like his toy, didn’t he?
Did he need to control her time too?
She looked at Andrew angrily. He was still looking out of the window calmly and ignored her completely again. Silvia knew her place so she just suppressed the anger. “Thank you! I will come back on time.”
After that, Silvia turned around and left. After two steps, she turned back and glared at the man in the car. Not long ago, she had made up her mind to fulfil the contract terms well. Now, she regretted her words, and she even thought about ways to deal with him later.
…………...
In the hospital.
The seniors’ ward was located on the eighth floor of Madison City Hospital. The environment and facilities were much better than the ward that Silvia had arranged for her mother.
After getting out of the elevator, Silvia looked at the sign and walked toward the ward number 809. When she reached the door, Silvia stopped and took two deep breaths. She tried to look calm before heading in.
Since her father died in the accident and her mother was sick and hospitalized, Silvia had faced many challenges. However, every time she went to the hospital to visit her mother, she would try to put up a good front for her mother. She would never let her mother know how much she had suffered out there.
After putting on a smile, Silvia opened the door and came in. “Mom, I..”
She stopped speaking. The ward was empty, and her mother was nowhere to be seen. The bathroom door in the room was also left open, and there was no one inside. The room was not that big. It was neat and tidy, but it was empty. Did something happen to her mother again?
“Could it be that her mother was taken away by Norman’s people again?”
Thinking of the video before, Silvia panicked. She turned around and ran out. Unexpectedly, she bumped into someone just as she turned around.
“Silvia?”
It was her mother’s gentle and kind voice.
“Mom?” Silvia hugged her mother. “Mom, is it really you? I’m not blind, right? It’s not an illusion, is it?”
Mrs. Turner patted Silvia’s back gently and said softly, “Dear child, it’s not an illusion. It’s me. I am standing in front of you.”
“Mom.” Silvia rubbed herself in her mother’s arms and held her tighter. “Mom, I was almost scared to death.”
Earlier, she thought of her father’s car accident and her mother’s miserable state of being beaten. She was afraid that her mother would be hurt by that crazy Norman.
“Don’t worry.” Mrs. Turner kept patting Silvia on her back and comforted her like coaxing a child. “Silvia, don’t worry, I’m fine.”
“Mom…” Silvia tried to force back the tears that had welled up at the corner of her eyes, and then she looked up at her mother. “Mom, I’m sorry! It’s my fault. I failed to protect you and let you…”
As she remembered seeing her mother being slapped in the face, Silvia felt so hurt that her heart ached. She hated herself for being so slow and incompetent. Once her father left, she couldn’t do anything.
Her mother also cried when she saw how Silvia blamed herself. “Dear child, aren’t I standing in front of you? Let bygones be bygones.”
Silvia choked as she called her mother gently, “Mom..”
Mrs. Turner brought Silvia into the ward and said, “Come in and have a seat.”
Silvia asked, “Mom, where did you go just now?”
Mrs. Turner smiled as she replied, “I stayed in the ward for a long time and got bored. I made friends with some people, and I asked the lady from the ward next to mine to accompany me to the yard. I stayed here for a few days and made some new friends. They are all very good to me. When you return to your studies in the future, I wouldn’t be so bored anymore.”
Silvia said apologetically, “Mom, I’m sorry. I haven’t been able to accompany you for the past few days because I’m busy with other things.”
Mrs. Turner didn’t know what exactly Silvia had gone through, but she could guess. Silvia didn’t tell her, so she didn’t want to ask about it. She knew that Silvia was a filial child, and she tends to hide some sad things to herself.
Silvia did not want to talk about what she had been through. Mrs. Turner did not want Silvia to worry either, so she pretended not to know anything.
Mrs. Turner touched Silvia’s head gently. “Silvia, I can take care of myself. You’d better prepare for your examination.”
Silvia was worried that she could not find an excuse for her disappearance for the past few days. Now that her mother had reassured her and used a different excuse, she just played along and said, “Mom, I know, I will study hard.”
“Mmm.” Mrs. Turner smiled gently. “Your father is gone. In the future, you will be in charge of the company. If you haven’t graduated from college yet, how would others take you seriously?”
When it came to her academics, Silvia was still very confident. “Mom, my grades have always been one of the best in our class. Don’t worry, I will definitely graduate with excellent grades and manage the Wateria Corporation well. I will carry on Dad’s legacy.”
“Well.” Mrs. Turner nodded with tears in her eyes. “Silvia, your father left suddenly. Fortunately, I still have you, or else.”
Being reminded of the car accident, Mrs. Turner felt sad and hated her poor health. She couldn’t help her daughter, and even became a burden for her daughter.
CHAPTER 1065
Mrs. Turner felt a lump in her throat. Silvia held her hand tightly and comforted her, “Mom, Dad has not gone too far. He must be still with us, in secret. You must cherish your life and health, and not make him be worried.”
“Well, I know, I know..” Mrs. Turner held Silvia’s hand and wiped away her tears silently.
Her husband had passed, but she still had her daughter, so she needed to be strong. She didn’t want her husband to worry about both of them.
Ring, ring, ring…
Silvia’s cell phone suddenly rang, disrupting the peaceful silence between them.
Silvia took her mobile phone out and saw an unfamiliar number on the screen. She answered, “Hello!”
“Miss Turner, your half an hour visitation time is up.” Andrew's driver spoke nonchalantly.
“You..” Silvia heard it and felt angry secretly, but she couldn’t let her mother worry. She whispered to her mother, “Mom, let me get this call.”
Mrs. Turner was worried. “Silvia, who called?”
Silvia smiled and said, “It was Lemur, he was telling me about what happened in school.”
She lied to her mother. Under her mother’s doubtful gaze, Silvia walked out of the ward and closed the door. Then, she said to the person at the other end of the phone, “Have Andrew Carter answer the phone.”
The driver said, “Miss Turner..”
Silvia interrupted him. “If Andrew doesn’t want to answer the phone, please tell him that I’m going to stay in the hospital to take care of my mother today. Please give me 12 hours, and I’ll look for him when the time is up.”
After that, Silvia hung up the phone. She didn’t care if Andrew agreed to her request or not. Anyway, she had to stay in the hospital to take care of her mother.
She didn’t know that the driver had turned on the speaker when he called, and Andrew heard every single word. Andrew smirked and looked into the distance. He began thinking deeply.
Silvia’s way of asking for help was so similar to Janell Joy. Both of them were so smug as if they were confident that Andrew would agree to their every request.
What if he didn’t agree?
What could they do?
Looking at the smile on his Master’s face, the driver said worriedly, “Master, should I..”
“She can stay.” Andrew turned his head and looked at the hospital building. “Arrange someone to stand guard at the hospital. Keep Silvia and her mother safe.”
The driver commented, “We have arranged it. We have arranged for the best private guards to take care of Miss Turner’s mother.”
Andrew nodded, “Alright.”
Living in this cruel world, people could not do whatever they wanted to do most of the time. They would be forced to bow down to the cruel reality.
Silvia was a living example. She was so angry earlier, so she spoke without thinking much. When she hung up the phone, she regretted her words instantly.
Andrew was a powerful person in Madison City. He could take Norman down easily. If he wanted to come for her, she would have no way to fight back.
She spoke so arrogantly and hung up the phone. What if Andrew got angry and asked someone to take her away by force?
What was she going to do?
She would learn to accept it, but it would become a big problem if she made her mother feel worried.
In order not to let her mother worry, Silvia decided to send a message to Andrew, “Mr. Carter, my mother’s condition is very critical. I must stay by her side to take care of her. You have parents, so I hope you can understand my stance. I promise that you will see me at home when you get up tomorrow.”
After sending the message, Silvia felt that this was not enough. Andrew was so arrogant that he did not care about others. No one could challenge his authority. Therefore, Silvia sent another message, “Mr. Carter, I know I should listen to you and go with you, but I have my personal hardships too, yet I don’t want to disobey your orders. Please give me one night, and I will handle my affairs well. You will see me at home tomorrow morning. If you don’t reply, I will just assume that you have agreed.” Silvia knew that Andrew would not reply to her messages, so she decided to add the last sentence to make things easier for the both of them. Hopefully, it was enough to calm him down.
After sending the message, Silvia put her phone away. She composed her emotions, and then she went into the ward to see her mother.
Mrs. Turner asked concerningly, “Silvia, is everything okay?”
“Mom, everything’s fine.” Silvia came to her mother’s side and sat down. “Lemur just called me and reminded me about the activities in school tomorrow.”
“It’s good that everything is fine.” Mrs. Turner touched her daughter’s face. “My silly daughter. Have you not eaten well lately? Look, you’re getting thinner.”
“Mom, I look thin, but my weight’s fine. I’m healthy.” Silvia raised her arm in front of her mother. “Touch it and feel how strong I am.”
“You’re always trying to talk your way out of things.” her mother was amused by Silvia’s words and put a rare smile.
“Mom, I’m your child. You are good with words, so I learnt it from the best.” Silvia knew how to win over her mother’s heart.
“Silly girl..” In fact, she did not need Silvia to say these pleasant words. As long as she could see her living happily and healthily every day, she would be satisfied.
As they chatted, Mrs. Turner narrowed her eyes in exhaustion. Silvia knew that her mother was tired, so she helped her mother to bed hurriedly. “Mom, take a short nap.”
“I’m not sleepy, I want to talk to you…” Mrs. Turner wanted to make the best out of her time with her daughter, so she tried hard to open her eyes. However, because she couldn’t see her daughter these days, she didn’t sleep well. She became so sleepy that she kept yawning.
“Mom, I will be right here. I won’t leave before you wake up.” Silvia knew that her mother was worried that she would not see her again when she woke up.
“Okay…" Mrs. Turner closed her eyes slowly. When she fell asleep, she still held on Silvia’s hand tightly.
“Mom, don’t be afraid. I will always be with you.” As she saw how nervous her mother had gotten, Silvia felt as if there was a needle pricking in her heart. She felt so sad that she couldn’t breathe.
Silvia reached out and gently touched her mother’s face. She thought about how much pain and fear her mother must have suffered when that cruel man tormented her these past few days.
Although her mother was in pain and fear, she did not say anything about it to Silvia. She didn’t want Silvia to worry about her.
Silvia bit her lip and thought to herself, “Mom, I will definitely protect you and will never let anyone hurt you again.”
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