What mattered was Thomas and everyone else except her.
Yannie suddenly had the urge to cry at the thought of this.
“Yannie.”
Bethan paused for a moment when she sensed Yannie’s devastation. “As long as you and Thomas are fine, that’s all that that happened…I promise we’ll get to the bottom of this after everything blows over.”
Yannie finally could not hold her tears back anymore.
It turned out that there was still someone who cared about her.
It turned out that someone knew she was upset.
Yet, the person who could sense her emotions was now telling her to pull herself together and wait until everything blows over.’
Yannie closed her eyes and stepped out of the room before finally replying in a murmur, “Bethan, if you and Mr. Morrison were in the same situation as Thomas and I, would you still choose to turn a blind eye?
“If you…found out that Mr. Morrison had slept with another woman just a few steps away from you, would you still continue treating him as though nothing happened?
“What if he wanted you to admit that you were the one he slept with, despite knowing the opposite? Would you still do it?”
Bethan fell silent upon hearing this.
She closed her eyes and suddenly remembered how she after had returned to Blue Bay Villa seven years ago finding out she was pregnant.
She, too, had overheard Brettley and Cynthal…
Bethan curled her lips into a bitter smile. “Yannie, I’ve been through something similar in the past, but unlike you, I didn’t even have the courage to question anything. Instead, I chose to run away.
“Yannie, I promise you that as soon as everything is taken care of, we will respect your decisions and… try our best to make it up to you.”
Yannie let out a bitter chuckle. “Respect my decisions…
“None of you respected me when I needed it, and to choose to do so after it’s no longer needed… Are you truly doing it out of honor, or is it because whatever I choose no longer matters?”
Bethan was speechless to hear this. She furrowed her brow and was about to say something when Thomas’ cold voice rang out from the other end of the line, “Who disrespected you?”
Yannie’s entire body froze when she heard this.
She quickly hung up the phone and turned around.
Thomas was standing behind her in his usual clothes, frowning.
Due to the drug’s effects, Thomas looked frailer than usual, and his face was as pale as a sheet of paper. Despite this, his eyes were filled with worry and concern. “Who were you talking to? Who disrespected you? Is it Bethan or Brettley?”
Yannie’s heart lurched at this. She bit her lip and shook her head. “Nothing.”
With that, she reached out to grab hold of Thomas’ hand. “Let’s go. We need to…go visit your father quickly.”
Thomas furrowed his brow. He turned her around so that he was clasping her hand and pulled her into his arms. Yannie, you’re the love of my life, and I won’t let anyone harm you.
“You don’t have to hide anything from me. If Bethan or Brettley were being unfair to you or tried to hurt you, you have to tell me, and I’ll always be on your side.”
Then, he lowered his head and gently pinched her nose. You’re Riley’s mother–the mother of my child and my future wife. Who else will be on your side if not me?”
Yannie suddenly felt like crying at this. She bit her lip, nodded, trying to stop her tears from falling, and removed herself from his arms. “Let’s go.”
Thomas was a little annoyed by how reluctant she seemed to be close to him. He furrowed his brow and pulled her into his embrace once more. “What’s wrong, Yannie?”
He did not recall ever upsetting her, and judging from her conversation on the phone, he was not the one who had disrespected her, so why was she behaving so hostilely?
Did he do anything wrong?
He did not even sleep with Denise while they were at Howard Mansion, so why was Yannie so upset?
“Nothing.”
Yannie bit her lip, removed Thomas’ arm from her waist, and then said, “I just think we should get to your father’s as soon as possible.
“Mr. Morrison called just now saying that your father has just woken up, and if we don’t get there soon, your stepmother might start telling him lies about you.”
Then, she turned and strode towards the elevator.
A glimmer of sadness crept into Thomas’ eyes as he watched her leave. It seemed that Yannie was upset about something to do with him.
Even if she were angry about something else, she would never behave this way toward him.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not seem to recall what he had done to anger her.
Therefore, he had no choice but to sigh and follow her into the elevator.
This was not the same to ponder about these; he had to get to his father’s side as soon as possible.
Even though he had never been close to his father, he was still obliged to pay him a visit since…he was the one who had accidentally shot him.
Even if he had accidentally harmed an outsider, he still had to check on them out of courtesy, not to mention that this was his father.
The hospital Senior Howard was at was not too far from where they were, and the two of them soon arrived.
Yannie immediately caught sight of Tina as soon as she got out of the elevator.
At this moment, Tina was standing at the door to Senior Howard’s room, whispering something into a tall man’s ear. The two of them lifted their heads in unison when they heard the elevator doors opening.
When she saw that it was Yannie and Thomas, Tina whispered something else into the man’s ear.
Even if she were angry about something else, she would never behave this way toward him.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not seem to recall what he had done to anger her.
Therefore, he had no choice but to sigh and follow her into the elevator.
This was not the same to ponder about these; he had to get to his father’s side as soon as possible.
Even though he had never been close to his father, he was still obliged to pay him a visit since…he was the one who had accidentally shot him.
Even if he had accidentally harmed an outsider, he still had to check on them out of courtesy, not to mention that this was his father.
The hospital Senior Howard was at was not too far from where they were, and the two of them soon arrived.
Yannie immediately caught sight of Tina as soon as she got out of the elevator.
At this moment, Tina was standing at the door to Senior Howard’s room, whispering something into a tall man’s ear. The two of them lifted their heads in unison when they heard the elevator doors opening.
When she saw that it was Yannie and Thomas, Tina whispered something else into the man’s ear.
“How dare you even show your face here, Thomas Howard!” the man stormed toward their direction.
Yannie did not know who this man was, but when she saw him storming toward Thomas in anger, she instinctively leaped in front of Thomas to shield him.
Smack! The man’s slap landed on Yannie’s face harshly.
The entire hallway fell silent at this.
Everyone, including the tall man and Thomas, who had just emerged from the elevator, were too stunned to speak.
A split second later, Thomas pulled Yannie into his arms and shot the man a murderous glare. “Dan, if you have anything against me, you should come at me like a man instead of hurting innocent women!”
Yannie realized that this tall man was none other than Dan Howard, Thomas’ half–brother.
Dan immediately regained his composure upon hearing this. He shot his brother a cold look and snapped, “If this woman hadn’t come out of nowhere, you would’ve gotten it!”
With that, he stormed toward Thomas once more, shouting, “How dare you even show your face here after hurting our dad like this? Not only that, but you even let your woman protect you?”
Dan was a lanky man, so when he stormed toward Thomas, he kicked up a gust of wind that seemed to take over the entire room.
Yannie was worried that Thomas, in his weakened state, would not stand a chance against him, so she tried to pry herself out of Thomas’ grip, but instead, she was trapped.
Thomas reached out to stop Dan’s fist and, in doing so, lowered his head to smile at her. “I’m always here to protect you. No matter what happens, you don’t need to protect me.”
At this moment, Dan raised his other arm in preparation. for combat.
Thomas curled his lips into a smirk, shoved Yannie aside, and grabbed Dan’s other hand before he could bring it down on him.
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