Bethan sighed, picked up the lunchbox Anne had set down on the bedside table, and ate. She propped the lunchbox up with one hand and held the spoon in the other, blowing gently on the soup before taking a sip.
Brettley could not help but notice the way she ate bore a surprising resemblance to his ex-wife. Maybe kind women just have a lot in common.
Bethan was starving, so it did not take her long to finish the entire soup. She set down the empty lunchbox on the table and glanced at Brettley somewhat disdainfully. “Why are you visiting me here, Mr. Morrison? Don’t you have work to do, or are you here to take me back and resume the meeting? “
Brettley looked at her meaningfully and chuckled. “
What if I told you that’s exactly why I’m here?”
“Well, in that case, I refuse to go with you.”
Bethan yawned. “Anne was right. My health is my utmost priority right now. I shouldn’t have tried to prove you wrong this morning by skipping breakfast and heading straight to work.”
Brettley narrowed his eyes. “You finally admit that you were trying to prove me wrong, huh?”
He crossed his legs gracefully and fixated his deep gaze on Bethan. “No matter what happens, the last thing I want is for you to disregard your health.”
Bethan chuckled. “That doesn’t seem like something a boss should say to an employee.”
Brettley paused. After a moment, he asked in a low voice, “You think our relationship is only that of a boss and employee?”
The meaningful look on Brettley’s face and his tone made Bethan’s heart skip a beat. She had to admit that though years had passed, Brettley still managed to steal her heart sometimes.
Maybe loving him was not something she could not stop doing after all.
However, Bethan was too nalve when she was young.
Since she knew what kind of person Brettley truly was, she would not be fooled anymore.
Bethan curled her lips into a sneer. “What do you think our relationship is, Mr. Morrison?”
The room fell into silence.
Finally, Brettley let out a sigh and replied, “I thought we were friends.”
Bethan could not help but chuckled at that. She desperately wanted to tell him, ‘I refuse to be friends with scumbags like you.’ However, she stopped herself from blurting it out and instead said, “Well, it’s my honor to be your friend, Mr. Morrison.”
As soon as Bethan said that, she heaved a deep sigh and tilted her head away from Brettley, signaling she did not want to continue the topic any further.
Instead, she said, “I remember when we were in Sea City, you said something about Hailey Walter. You suspect the woman who died isn’t the real Hailey and, instead, was an imposter.”
Brettley nodded. “Yes, I did say that to you.”
He had also sent people to find evidence to support his suspicions. However, his men did not manage to find anything. The Walters were the most influential family in Sea City, so it was natural they would have done anything to cover their tracks.
Bethan let out a sigh and glanced at him. “I believe you now.”
“What?”
Brettley “Why are you bringing this up all of a sudden?”
Bethan narrowed his eyes and was about to say something when she heard a knock on her door. A moment later, Alice’s voice rang out, “Bethan, are you in there? I heard you passed out. I was so worried that I rushed over from Blue Bay Villa as soon as I heard. I made you some soup as well. Can I come in?”
A vein popped out on Bethan’s forehead as soon as she heard Alice’s voice. Then, she glanced at Brettley subconsciously.
Brettley stood up, his face expressionless, and flung the door open.
“Brettley?”
Alice stared at the man before her in disbelief. “Did… Did you come here because you were worried about Bethan as well? Brettley, you’re the boss in the world! “
“Tsk! Why is he visiting that b*tch?”
All of a sudden, a woman’s voice laced with contempt rang out.
Bethan was familiar with that voice. It belonged to her birth mother…Natasha.
“Brettley, your mother-in-law was harsh, but she means well. You’re an important person, so you should be working now. I know you’re a good boss, but she’s just an ordinary employee at your company. You shouldn’t have to visit her in the hospital…”
Bethan recognized that voice as well. It belonged to her father, Joseph.
Bethan leaned against the headboard and closed her eyes.
She knew Alice had brought her parents along on purpose.
She also deliberately planned her visit so that she would run into Brettley at the hospital. As for her motives…
Bethan guessed that Alice had probably wanted to make her feel weak and humiliated in front of her loved ones.
As soon as she reached that conclusion, Bethan sighed and closed her eyes.
Meanwhile, Brettley stood still at the door. He glanced at Natasha and Joseph before asking, “Why are you here?”
Natasha rolled her eyes at him. “Why? Do you not want us to intrude on your alone time with this b* tch?”
With that, she glowered at Bethan and added, “If we hadn’t come today, we wouldn’t have found out how much that b*tch means to you!
“Brettley, please don’t forget everything our daughter Alice has done for you! She even bore you two beautiful children! If you so much as lay a finger on her, we won’t forgive you!”
Brettley smirked upon seeing how agitated Natasha was. “Well, then… The two of you came because you knew I’d be here, is that correct?”
He shot Alice a glance before he added, “You brought your parents along… This isn’t just a regular visit, is it?”
Tears welled up in Alice’s eyes. She bit down on her lip and shot Natasha and Joseph a disconcerted glance. “I already told you guys to let me come alone. Now, look at what you’ve done. Brettley has misinterpreted my intentions! “
Alice sniffed and handed the thermal food container to Brettley. “I made some soup for Bethan. Since you think my parents and I have ulterior motives for visiting her, then we’111eave right now! “
With that, Alice turned around. Just as she was about to leave, however, Brettley frowned and grabbed her wrist.
“Since you don’t have any ulterior motives for visiting Bethan, why are you leaving now? I ‘m sorry I misinterpreted and misunderstood you, ” said Brettley, his gaze fixated on Alice.
Bethan’s heart turned cold as soon as she heard that.
In all the years she had known Brettley, whether as his wife or as her new identity, she had never heard him speak to anyone so tenderly.
Brettley had also misunderstood Bethan this morning, but he never admitted his mistake, even though Bethan had fainted and was subsequently hospitalized because of it.
However, he was willing to apologize to Alice.
Brettley was willing to apologize to both Cynthal and Alice, but not to Bethan.
“Alright, I’ll forgive you! “
Alice beamed at him, hooked her arm through his, and entered Bethan’s ward together.
Natasha and Joseph shared a glance before they entered the room behind them.
Alice walked over to Bethan and opened the food container. “Bethan, I made you some soup. Why don’t you try it?”
Bethan frowned. She was about to turn down Alice’s offer, but the latter had placed the bowl in her hand.
Bethan contemplated for a moment before she took it. Alice probably would not dare to spike her soup in front of so many people.
Besides, the only thing she had eaten for the whole day was the soup Brettley had brought earlier.
Therefore, Bethan was still a little hungry.
Seeing that Bethan had taken the bowl from her, Alice immediately added, “Bethan, quick, eat it while it’s still hot. I went to so much trouble just to make this for you! “
“Well, if that’s the case, thank you, Mrs. Morrison.”
Bethan picked up a spoon and took a small sip.
A familiar taste surrounded Bethan’s taste buds, and her mind immediately went blank.
This soup…
It was Natasha’s cooking!
Growing up, Natasha would make her this exact bowl of soup every time Bethan fell sick.
This was the taste that Bethan had craved for many years. When she was abroad, Bethan longed to taste her mother’s cooking again one day.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.