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Chapter 58
Chapter 58
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Victoria instinctively looked up and glanced at him after hearing what he
said. She felt rather self–conscious when she gazed directly into his deep,
dark eyes–she felt as if he could read her mind then. She hastily looked
away before responding in a nonchalant tone. “Yeah.”
“Is that so?” Alaric narrowed his eyes before looking at the area under her
eyes, which she tried to cover up with her glasses. “Why do you have dark
circles, then?” Alaric seemed to realize something the moment he finished
his sentence. “That explains why you’re wearing your glasses today.”
Victoria didn’t know what to say. She pulled her hand away before
shooting him a disdainful look. “I’m done cleaning up for you, but you have
a cut on your lip. You should get some medication for it later. Come on,
let’s go look for Grandma.” Victoria turned to walk after finishing her
sentence, while Alaric hesitated for a while more before going after her.
“You have bloodshot eyes, which shows that your eyes are tired. Did you
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not sleep last night?” he asked. Victoria finally turned around to snap at
him. “That’s enough, Alaric.” Then, she hastened her footsteps, her high
heels clicking on the ground.
After speaking to the doctor, they found out that Griselda fainted because
she had been too anxious. Her vital signs were all fine, and she didn’t show
any other significant problems after arriving at the hospital. The three of
them heaved sighs of relief after hearing the news. Thankfully, she only
fainted because she was nervous! I’m glad there’s no other issue, Victoria
thought.
“I wouldn’t recommend for her to get surgery with the current mental state
that she’s in,” the doctor uttered with a frown. “Mental illnesses can lead to
more severe problems as well. She’s physically prepared for the surgery,
but her weak mental state might lead to other issues,” the doctor advised.
“What should we do now, then? Do you have any ways to fix this, Doctor?”
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her down for now, but we may also need her family to be around for some
counseling sessions with a psychologist,” the doctor said. Victoria
understood the situation then–Griselda’s issue was still more of a
psychological one than a physical one. Victoria pressed her red lips.
together to form a glum look on her face.
Alaric walked over to give her a hug. “We understand. We’ll do our best to
support her treatment. We’ll excuse ourselves for now,” he said in a calm
voice. “Sure. You guys should pay Old Mrs. Cadogan a visit now,” the
doctor replied. Alaric led Victoria–who felt like she was floating around in
a daydream–out of the office and toward Griselda’s ward.
There were two nurses keeping watch in Griselda’s ward, and they got to
their feet to greet Victoria and Alaric when they walked in. “Old Mrs.
Cadogan is still asleep for now, but she’s doing fine. You guys don’t have
to worry,” one of the nurses said.
Victoria nodded with a heavy feeling in her chest. “Thanks. We can keep an
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eye on her now, so you guys can go on with your other jobs,” Victoria
offered. Then, she took a seat by the side of Griselda’s bed. Her
movements were gentle and careful, and she seemed as light as a
feather even when she sat down on the chair. She didn’t make any noise
at all.
Griselda, who was still fast asleep, had a peaceful look on her face. She
still had the same elegant aura despite all the time she spent in the
nursing home. One could tell that she was a special lady even just by
looking at the way she lay silently on the bed. Both Victoria and Alaric were
silent as they stayed in the room.
Nearly half an hour had passed when the sound of a phone ringing filled
the air. Victoria instinctively glanced in Alaric’s direction, and he hastily
pulled his phone out to put it on silent. Since both Alaric and Victoria were
sitting by the old lady’s bed, Victoria was close enough to see the caller ID
on Alaric’s phone–it was a call from Claudia. Victoria met Alaric’s gaze for
a moment before she looked away. “You should go out to pick up the call,”
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she whispered.
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Alaric was silent for a while before he walked out to pick up the call. After
he went out, a rather disheartened look flashed in Victoria’s gaze. Why is
Claudia calling him at this time? Did he tell her that we’re getting a divorce
today? Is Claudia calling to ask if we’ve successfully gotten a divorce?
Meanwhile, Alaric made sure to walk a distance away from the room
before he picked up Claudia’s call. “Al?” Claudia’s voice came from the
other end of the line. Even though Alaric wasn’t in a good mood, he still
tried his best to sound pleasant. “Yeah. Why are you up so early?”
Claudia sounded worried. “I’ve been awake for a while, actually. I didn’t get
much sleep last night as I was worried about Old Mrs. Cadogan. How is
she now? Al, I know this might not be a good time to make such a request,
but I’m really worried about Old Mrs. Cadogan, so… Can I drop by to visit
her? Don’t worry–I’ll make sure that she doesn’t see me. I’ll just stay
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outside, and I’ll leave when she wakes up. I won’t go in at all,” Claudia
uttered.
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Alaric raised his eyebrow when he heard how meek she sounded. She was
his savior, and she didn’t deserve such treatment. Alaric was tempted to
agree to the suggestion, but he eventually decided against it when he
considered Griselda’s condition. “Grandma hasn’t gone for the surgery,
Claudia.”
Claudia paused for a while after hearing his words. “Is that so? Was the
surgery delayed, or…?”
“Yeah. The surgery was delayed because Grandma got too nervous and
fainted.” Alaric glanced in the direction of his grandmother’s room as he
spoke. “The surgery will be delayed for quite a while.”
“What? It’s… It’s going to be delayed?” Claudia froze as she glanced at the
red wine and steak that she had prepared. She had even placed some
scented candles on the table. She hadn’t expected such a situation to
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arise at this point.
“Yeah. We’re not sure how much longer it’ll take until Grandma gets the
surgery. She’s still asleep for now, so I’ll contact you later on.” Alaric ended
the call and walked back to the room after that.
Beep, beep. Claudia froze when she realized that Alaric had ended her
call. One of her friends walked out from the room next door, and the friend
walked over to tease her when she saw that Claudia had placed her
phone down on the table. “How is it going, Claudia? Did you make the
call?”
Claudia nodded. However, her friend didn’t seem to realize how low her
spirits were. “Woah. Congratulations, then! Is Alaric coming over later? Can
we stay back to celebrate with you guys?” the friend asked excitedly.
“Yeah, Claudia. Your precious Al is finally free of that woman. You’ll officially
become Mrs. Cadogan after this, won’t you?”
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“Oh, Mrs. Cadogan, please don’t forget us after you become all wealthy
and powerful!”
“You’ll have to share some of your wealth with us once that happens. I’m
expecting to get a VIP seat at your wedding, you know?”
“Me too, me too! I want to be at the front of the hall! By the way, can you
throw the bouquet of flowers in my direction during your wedding, NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.
Claudia? I’m hoping to marry my boyfriend by the end of this year!” one
friend added.
“Really? Are you planning to get married too? Congratulations,” another
friend replied. The few friends chatted happily among themselves, and
they didn’t realize the gloomy look on Claudia’s face. The friends seemed
to get more and more excited as they spoke.
After a while, Claudia couldn’t take it any longer. She looked up and
snapped at them. “Can you all stop talking?”
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Her friends were stunned as they didn’t understand why she was throwing
a tantrum. “Claudia…”
“You didn’t even try to understand the full situation and are making your
own assumptions. None of you even care about how I feel. Don’t you think
you guys are a bit too much?”