She could not afford to provoke Brettley even further.
After coming out of the hotel, Bethan let out a sigh and headed to the roadside to hail a taxi.
However, she seemed down on her luck that night because not a single taxi passed even after waiting for almost ten minutes.
Finally, a black BMV pulled up in front of her. The passenger side window rolled down, revealing Jude’s smiling face. “Need a ride?”
Bethan glanced at the time. It was already past 9 p.m., and if she did not get home quickly, Nigel and Nellie would have waited past their bedtime for her.
She hesitated for a moment, then opened the door and got into the backseat.
“What an exciting night, ” lamented Jude, crossing his arms in front of his chest. “The richest man in Banyan City almost bankrupted Craig Group, the third wealthiest company, in a matter of ten minutes. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have had the pleasure of witnessing such an extraordinary event.”
Bethan forced out a smile, glancing at Jude through the rearview mirror as she replied, “If you feel like experiencing that, you should lend me money right now.”
“No, no.”
Jude immediately waved his hand in dismissal. “I wouldn’t want to become Brettley’s target– that’d be terrifying.”
He then stared up ahead and said, “Brettley was willing to attack the Craigs and force them to the brink of bankruptcy tonight. This proves that he won’t let you leave him, no matter what.”
With that, he shot Bethan an earnest glance and added, “Please don’t ever try to run away again, for both you and your friends’ sake.”
Bethan sneered when she heard this. “Run away? What atrocious crime did I commit to deserve a punishment like this? Why do I have to stay by Brettley’s side and watch live happily ever after with Ms. Blake?”
Jude was so shocked by her words that he choked on his own saliva. Then, finally, he let out a small cough and tried to explain, “The reason why Brettley wanted you to stay is not that he wants you to watch him and Fiona live happily ever after… Besides, the relationship he has with Fiona isn’t at all what you think it is…”
Fiona was the only person in this world who was a perfect match with Nigel, bone marrow-wise. If it were not for this, Brettley would not have treated Fiona so kindly and stayed by her side.
Alas, Jude could not tell Bethan this. He could only let out a sigh and give her a vague answer, “You’ll understand in the future.”
“What about now?”
“As for now…”
Jude let out another sigh. “You’d better not upset Fiona. Fiona means the world to Brettley as of you. No one, not even you, can hurt her or upset her.”
Because of Fiona’s condition, any psychological stress she encountered would also affect her physical health. If anything bad happened to her, the doctors would not be able to perform the bone marrow transplant.
Therefore, Fiona was the most important thing in the world to Brettley at that moment, or at least until the bone marrow transplant could be done.
“I know.”
Bethan tilted her head away to look at the scenery outside. A contemptuous smirk played on her lips as she commented, “It’s barely been three days since Brettley met her, right? It’s such a short time, yet he already treats her like the most valuable thing in the world. All I did tonight was get into a verbal disagreement with her outside the hall, but he’s already trying to keep me here against my will so she can continue to bully me…”
She turned around and gazed coldly at Jude. “Is this the Brettley Morrison that you told me about? The one who, as you claimed, loved me more than anything in the world?”
Bethan’s words sounded harsh and spiteful to Jude’s ears.
He furrowed his brows and glanced at the stone- faced woman through the rearview mirror. He wanted to say something but could not seem to find the right words for it.
She and Brettley’s relationship had become so complicated that Jude no longer knew how to help them maintain their peace anymore.
He let out a sigh and rubbed his brows in frustration. “I know that you think both Brettley and I are liars, but there are some things I can’t explain to you just yet. You’ll find out the truth when it’s time. I never lied to you at all.”
Bethan scoffed when she heard this; she clearly did not believe him.
The car soon arrived at Blue Bay Villa.
Bethan let out an exhale and, after thanking Jude, turned and got out of the car.
As soon as she opened the door, she spotted Lily cleaning the house while trying to persuade the two children sitting on the sofa to go to bed. “Young Master Nigel, Princess Nellie, Ms. Bethan has informed me that she’s out at a party and will be home late tonight…”
Nigel, who was brushing his sister’s hair tenderly, replied, “If Nellie doesn’t go to sleep, then I won’t, too. “
Nellie silently fiddled with her fingers, her head lowered as she did.
The first thing Bethan saw when she entered the house was Lily sighing in exasperation, then disappearing into the bathroom to rinse her mop.
Bethan sighed. She knew that her two children would be waiting for her; they refused to go to bed if she was not there to tuck them in.
“Nigel, Nellie. “
Bethan entered the living room. She smiled while changing into her slippers. “Why aren’t you two asleep yet?”
The two children perked up when they heard their mother’s voice. Nigel immediately let go of Nellie and exclaimed, “Mommy, you’re back! “
Meanwhile, Nellie immediately raced over to Bethan and wrapped her arms around Bethan’s leg tightly, still refusing to say a word.
Bethan sighed. She could tell Nellie was worried about her, so she reached down and pulled Nellie into her arms.
Nigel leaped off the sofa and approached Bethan. Then, he sniffed and asked, “Did you drink?”
“Yes, just one glass.”
Bethan strode toward the stairs, carrying Nellie in her arms. “Don’t worry. It’s fine. Come on, let’s go to bed now.”
Nigel sighed. “Did you forget? You always need to have a bowl of soup after drinking alcohol.
Otherwise, you’ll wake up the next day with a headache. “
He poked his head through the railing and glanced at Lily, who was still busy cleaning. “
Lily, please make a bowl of soup for my Mommy. “
“Okay! “
Lily nodded, put down her mop, and disappeared into the kitchen.
After making sure that Lily obeyed his request, Nigel let out another sigh and caught up with Bethan.
Bethan witnessed everything that Nigel did and could not help feeling a surge of warmth spread through her heart.
However, a moment later, the warmth she felt was replaced with a twinge of despair.
Nigel was such a thoughtful child… Who would have thought his father was a man like Brettley Morrison?
Bethan suddenly recalled the way Brettley held Fiona tenderly in his arms.
Maybe Brettley, too, had a loving and thoughtful side to him. However, he never displayed this to her, whether she was Bethan Peterson or just Bethan.
Bethan gently carried Nellie into their room and finally managed to put them to sleep after half an hour.
By the time she emerged from the room, Lily was already waiting outside the door, holding a bowl of soup.
As soon as she saw her coming out of the room, Lily handed her the bowl and said, “Ms. Bethan, today… Dr. Rowena told me she had to leave, and she gave me a list of instructions to take care of Young Master Nigel. What’s going on?
“She even informed me that her mentor will be moving into Blue Bay Villa tomorrow and will be taking care of Young Master Nigel from now on. Why are we changing doctors all of a sudden?”
Bethan closed her eyes and recalled the way Brettley looked when he agreed to let Dr. Rowena take care of Fiona instead of Nigel. “It doesn’t matter. “
Bethan took the bowl from her and chugged its contents. “There’s only two more weeks left until Nigel undergoes his operation.”
Lily nodded. “You’re right. As soon as Young Master Nigel comes out of surgery, it doesn’t matter which doctor is taking care of him anymore.”
She lifted her head to glance at Bethan. “By the way, Ms. Bethan, I had a chat with Dr. Rowena today, and she told me that the person who will be donating their bone marrow to Nigel isn’t from Banyan City at all. When they found out that Young Master Nigel was in Banyan City, they immediately came so that he wouldn’t have to travel long distances.
“When I tried to ask Dr. Rowena who this donor was, she told me it’s a secret, and she can’t tell me anything. Ms. Bethan, do you think we should try to find out who this donor is so we can visit them before Young Master Nigel’s surgery? After all, not only did they not ask for anything in return, but they came all the way to Banyan City for the surgery, too.”
Bethan’s hand, which was holding the bowl of soup, stiffened when she heard this. “I ‘ll look into this.”
She, too, was curious about the donor’s identity, but none of the hospital staff nor the doctors were willing to reveal this to her.
The reason Bethan wanted to find out was not that she wanted to get involved in their life. She just wanted to do something for this person. After all… She felt guilty for not giving anything in return for this person’s kindness.
After finishing her soup, Bethan took a shower and was about to go to sleep when she discovered there were more than a hundred messages on her phone.
She clicked through the messages and realized they were all bank account transfer notifications from Gwen, Anne, Samson, even Zach, and Yuri.
Everyone who sent her money even attached messages of blessings for Nigel. However, Bethan transferred all the money back to their respective account holders.
She knew that Bonnie was just trying to help her, but after what happened tonight… Everyone had found out how broke and desperate she was for money.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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