Chapter 169 “Huh? You’re Meredith Leighton?” The nurse exclaimed as she studied Meredith all over. “You are really Meredith Leighton?”
“Yes.”
“Are you even hearing yourself? How is it possible for Mister Josiah’s ex-wife to look so hideous?”
Meredith instinctively adjusted the mask on her face.
“I am not lying. You can call him and check with him,” In desperation, Meredith added, “I’ll give you his number. Tell him that my mom’s life is in danger and she’s dying soon. She needs to be treated right away.”
The doctor was still feeling skeptical, yet at the same time, he was worried that he would miss the golden timing to save Mister Josiah’s mother-in-law.
After a moment of hesitation, the doctor called Josiah.
Meredith, on the other hand, held her breath, waiting for Josiah to pick up.
When the call was picked up, the doctor glanced at Meredith before walking away and said into the phone, “My apologies, Sir. I’m one of the surgeons from the E.R. department…”
happened earlier at the emergency ward. Hence, the mention of the emergency ward
he started stuttering, “Ah…there’s a woman claiming to be your ex-wife…she was hoping
cut him off again and this time, he too ended the call. The doctor stared at the phone with a puzzled look on his
annoyance on his
that his
not his ex-wife, hence he will not be helping. If you don’t stop this now, I’ll call the cops!” Meredith froze as she
herself from sobbing before walking into the patient’s ward. “Mom…” At the sight of her mother who looked thin and gaunt as she laid lifelessly on the bed, tears started welling up
and say that everything was fine?” Moving her dry and chapped lips
was no point in telling Meredith the truth as
to tell Meredith the truth, it would only make Meredith resent Ysabelle and Josiah even more. “Edith darling, it’s all my fault… I am to be blamed.” Alayna reached out her hand and Meredith quickly held her
“I should have taken better care of myself instead of troubling you and Nia…” “Don’t say it like that, Mom,” Shaking her head, Meredith went on, “you’ve done more than enough for Nia and me. You’ve suffered and been through a lot. And don’t worry, you won’t die.”
beg him to save you.” In desperation, Meredith wiped away her tears, turned around, and was about
Shaking her head, she
“Mom, I must go!”
her knees again. She was willing to let Josiah stab her rather
With tears in her eyes, Alayna said, “and…I’ve talked
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