My Substitute CEO Bride

Chapter 40

Hubert reprimanded Rooney with a flushed face and a raised voice.

Rooney trembled in fear. Realizing that she had almost slipped her tongue, she quickly closed her mouth obediently.

Helena also glared disapprovingly at her own mother.

Everything else about her mother was good, but she lacked a filter when she spoke.

They had managed to keep the matter of her grandfather’s critical condition hidden, and now it was brought up again.

If Grandpa regained his memory, would their family be able to sit here safe and sound?

Hubert cautiously looked at Herman and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his father pinching his nose in distress.

Lauren smiled faintly and said, “Dad, you heard everything, right? You were indeed critically ill and admitted to Jonford Hospital. Mr. Dean even invited Miracle Doctor Tanner, but they couldn’t cure you. It was Nash who cured you…”

Hubert angrily interjected, “Lauren, will you stop spreading nonsense here…”

Harrison said coldly, “Who’s the one spreading nonsense about the truth?”

“That’s enough…”

Herman roared.

both families

not the

presence instantly silenced everyone.

Holt, I’ll have to trouble you to investigate the culprit thoroughly tonight. Tomorrow, I’ll enhance the security system

Mr. Lewis. We’ll investigate the true culprit of

and looked at Hubert’s and Harrison’s families. “You all have work

to the ground floor, avoiding the cameras and crawling along the wall like a gecko to enter the

he slipped into the bed

blanket felt very comfortable as it

from under the pillow and saw a message

terrifying. It would’ve

Mr.

replied to

after sending it,

my mom is figuring out how to communicate with Maria. Why are

had a

Come here, I’ll give you a

her previous panic, Hera’s face was filled with a

is there for a grown man like me to be afraid of? Go

what a typical man. I’m

huffily put down her phone and went to