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 fell silent.

and said, “Now is not the time to discuss whether

patriarch’s imposing presence instantly silenced everyone.

“Chief Holt, I’ll have to trouble you to investigate the culprit thoroughly tonight. Tomorrow,

Lewis. We’ll investigate the true culprit of this incident overnight!”

looked at Hubert’s and Harrison’s families. “You all have work tomorrow. Go and get some

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

up, he slipped into the bed where

fuzzy thin blanket felt

from under the pillow and saw a message from Hera.

terrifying.

give Mr. Lewis the medicine?]

quickly replied to

sending

medicine, and my mom is figuring out how to

a nightmare!]

I’ll

previous panic, Hera’s face

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

typical man. I’m going to

phone and went