It was her first time hearing Cornell say those words. He would allow her to smash the entire place? Could he really indulge her that much?
Cornell looked into Sariah’s eyes and said harshly, “She’s my wife, so leave her alone. Just mind your own business!”
Audrey’s heart did a flip.
She realized that Cornell only defended her because she was a member of the Clement family. Bullying her was equivalent to going against the Clement family.
Naturally, Cornell couldn’t allow it to happen.
Sariah was so angry that her hands couldn’t stop from shaking. She cursed, “You brat! Do you still remember who I am? Let me remind you.
I am your grandmother, you bastard!”
Cornell sneered, “Grandmother? Mrs. Lloyd, let me also remind you. My grandmother passed away a long time ago. Who are you?”
Sariah’s face distorted with anger. All these years, she never heard Cornell call her grandma. Indeed, he never recognized her as his grandmother.
But it was an undeniable fact. She and Cornell were not related by blood since she was Luciana’s stepmother. So, Cornell had enough reason not to regard her as a family.
He must be influenced by Luciana, who never accepted her all these years.
Soon, the bodyguard who went to inform Cornell’s grandfather and great-grandfather about Sariah’s sickness returned. This time, Luciana had rushed over.
As soon as Luciana saw Audrey’s pitiful appearance, she immediately lost her temper.
She asked angrily, “Audrey, who did this to you?”
Before Audrey could say anything, Luciana caught sight of Tessa hiding behind Sariah. She didn’t need to hear a word from Audrey to understand everything.
So she didn’t wait for Audrey’s answer anymore. She rushed forward, grabbed Tessa’s hair, and dragged her to the front.
Tessa felt like her scalp was about to break. She was so scared that she kept calling her mother’s name. But unfortunately, Kenia was not here.
However, Luciana didn’t intend to show mercy.
A series of crisp slap sounds echoed in the room. Luciana slapped Tessa in the face mercilessly.
She didn’t stop until she slapped Tessa ten times.
Tessa collapsed on the floor. Her eyes were dull, and her hair was disheveled. She covered her red and swollen face with both hands.
At this moment, the bodyguard stepped forward and reported, “Mr. Clement, your grandfather and great-grandfather said that it’s all up to you to decide.”
The expression on Sariah’s face drastically changed. She yelled, “No, that’s impossible! I want to see them in person. Take me to them!”
But the bodyguards didn’t give Sariah a chance at all. Instead, they dragged her out of the room directly under Cornell’s orders.
Actually, Luciana’s father didn’t want to come to the scene at all.
He didn’t want to get involved.
After all, the future of the company was at stake here. If he were to choose between Sariah and the company, he would choose the latter without hesitation.
Sariah kept cursing while the bodyguards dragged her out.
But Cornell just ignored her as if he didn’t hear anything. He bent down, picked Audrey up, and carried her out of the room.
Audrey didn’t expect Cornell’s sudden behavior. She was so startled that she subconsciously grabbed his shirt and looked at him with widened eyes.
Cornell carried her all the way to the car and ordered the driver coldly, “To the hospital.”
Audrey was still in a daze. Before she knew it, they had already arrived at the hospital.
Everything happened so fast. She felt Like she was in a dream and couldn’t wake up.
Cornell got out of the car, picked her up, and carried her inside the hospital. Audrey was still so absent-minded that she didn’t seem to notice it.
Cornell couldn’t help frowning when he saw her like this. He was a little worried.
So as soon as they entered the consultation room, he immediately ordered, “Tell Luis to come here immediately.”
It was only then that Audrey came back to her senses. She struggled while saying, “Cornell, put me down. I can walk by myself.”
However, Cornell refused to let go of her. He carried her to the bed of the VIP consultation room and covered her with the quilt.
“Don’t move. Luis is coming to give you a thorough examination.”
This time, his tone was gentle. It was completely different from when he spoke to Sariah and Tessa.
But when Audrey heard what he said, she almost jumped out of the bed.
She quickly refused, “No, it’s not necessary. I’m fine.”
Once Luis came and checked on her, she could no longer hide her pregnancy.
As she spoke, Audrey lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed. However, Cornell immediately pressed her back.
“You can’t go anywhere until Luis checks on you,” he said peremptorily.
“Cornell, believe me. I really don’t need any examination,” Audrey insisted. She even shook her hand to prove that she was fine. But the next second, Cornell grabbed her delicate hand.
She tried to pull it away, but he refused to let it go.
His charming eyes scanned her beautiful face. Then he said gently, “If you don’t want Luis to check on you, I’ll do it myself.”
Audrey’s face turned as red as a freshly picked cherry.
Cornell immediately understood her reaction. He raised his eyebrows and said, “If you don’t want me to do it, be good then.”
At this moment, the distance between them was so close that Audrey could see her reflection in Cornell’s piercing eyes.
She couldn’t help but be reminded of the scene when Cornell stormed into the room and blocked the blow for her.
At that moment, he was like a beam of light that descended from the sky to protect her.
Until now, Audrey still couldn’t believe that Cornell had really saved her. She felt like everything was a dream.
Suddenly, her heart beat so wildly that she couldn’t control it.
But she couldn’t let Cornell know about her baby yet. She assumed he didn’t want it.
Audrey decided that she would never let Cornell know the existence of the baby.
While she was racking her brain for the solution to her current situation, Luis came in.
When Luis saw them in such an intimate posture, he couldn’t help teasing, “Am I interrupting something?”
Audrey looked at Luis speechlessly.
Luis looked back at Audrey meaningfully.
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