The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband

Chapter 742

Unwilling to back down, Vera’s face flushed with anger. “I didn’t come here to argue with you,” she gritted her teeth and said. “Step aside. I need to take my grandchild away.”

“She is my daughter! Why do you think you have the right to take her away?” Garrett snapped back, his anger building.

The estrangement between Laney and him was due in part to Vera’s intervention. Although Garrett had decided not to dwell on it, he never expected Vera to remain unrepentant and attempt to take their child.

“Because she is a descendant of the Harding family!” Vera stated self- righteously.

“I allowed you to marry Laney only because she was carrying your child. I never expected her to be so restless and even change hospital and take away the child without my permission! I cannot allow such a woman to be the daughter-in -law of our Harding family!”

Garrett’s eyes narrowed. “How did you find out that Laney has changed questioned his mother in a cold voice.

“It has nothing to do with Kailee. I figured it out on my own,” Vera denied it, but her nervous expression gave her away.

In fact, Vera had received a call from Kailee earlier that morning.

“Mrs. Harding, there’s something I don’t know whether to tell you or not,” Kailee said on the phone as she sobbed.

Vera frowned with concern. “What happened?” she asked.

Kailee put on a tone of guilt and said, “It’s my fault. I upset Laney, and she moved to another hospital last night.”

Vera was shocked and asked, “Laney transferred to another hospital? What happened?”

drunk during a business trip abroad, I happened to be at the same hotel

ominous pause. “Unexpectedly what?”

no to him… After he sobered up, we agreed to keep it a secret in order to not hurt Laney. But

and placed all the blame on Garrett, even suggesting

her anger. She rushed to the hospital with

a part of the Harding family.

nervous expression and knew that Kailee must be up to something behind the

the hospital was mine alone. It had nothing to

take the child away today,”

by the Larson Group. Do you wish to humiliate

with taking my own granddaughter away?” Vera’s voice rose, her typically poised and dignified bearing vanishing.

the unfolding scene, Garrett felt a wave of

for Laney’s recovery, intending it to be a place of rest and healing. Yet, Vera, as Laney’s mother -in-law, consistently meddled with her daughter-in-law’s postpartum recuperation, spurred on by

time, Garrett felt a deep sense of shame for being a part of

deeply, he asked in a low voice, “Dad doesn’t know you’re here to take the child,

informed Leo before coming

mindful of his reputation, would never undertake such a drastic

much. Have you considered how Dad might

he knew, he would

boiled into laughter. “Are you certain Dad knows Kailee egged you on? You distrust Laney, your daughter-in- law, but rely on an outsider. Can you truly claim to be a responsible matriarch

by Garrett’s

with the photo album Vera had sent and handed it to her. “Mrs. Harding, before deciding to take the

skepticism etched on her face,