Chapter 554 Spilling The Beans
It would be a piece of cake for Victoria to deal with the waning Taggart family with her family background.
Sebastian and Victoria had only met a few times, and they were not even friends yet. It was merely a coincidence that she would visit him at the hospital. Sebastian was a man who was easily satisfied, so he never tried to strive for things he knew he should not have.
With a weak smile, he said, “Ms. Lesley, thank you for your kind intentions, but Manuel has received the punishment he deserves, and Mr. Hadley has stood up for me. I don’t wish to trouble anyone else.”
A wave of frustration swelled in Victoria’s chest when she heard how polite and distant he
was.
Bam!
She roughly placed the bowl on the bedside table and hissed. “So I’m just ‘someone else’ to you. I thought we were at least friends after how long we knew each other, but it looks like I was making the wrong a*sumptions. I have other things to do, so goodbye.”
At that, Victoria stormed out of the room with her bag, slamming the door behind her.
Sebastian stared at the closed door in confusion.
I was speaking the truth, so why did she suddenly get so mad?
When Sebastian mulled over his conversation with Victoria, a thought popped into his head.
He finally realized why Victoria was so livid. It was not that Victoria had a bad temper but that he was too slow to realize what he had said.
Sebastian bitterly laughed before wearily leaning back against the headboard. He closed his
eyes.
He desperately wished that he was wrong. He was only Nathaniel’s a*sistant, and it was clear that he was no match for Victoria in terms of status. Although he was not close to the Taggart family, he could never erase the fact that he was one of the Taggarts.
The terrible reputation of the Taggart family was going to be a burden he had to bear until the end of his life.
Spilling The Brans
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Right then eft clicking end of door opening rang out and Sebastian opened his eyes to look treurd it. It won then be ease Victoria with a frown on her face and flack of hot water in her hande chuffling inward
Sebastion asked. Didn’t you Didn’t you leave
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As Victoria put the flack by the bedside table she huffed and explained. Did you think i wanted to come back? It’s raining outside, but neither did I bring an umbrella nor drive here Are you asking me to run in the rain? My clothes are expensive, and this is my first time wearing them. I can’t bear to ruin them”
The entire time. Sebastian kept his eyes on her as if he could not stop drinking at the sight of
her
Feeling uneasy from his stare, Victoria turned to fill a gla*s of hot water before putting it on the table
“I saw families of patients with flasks in their hands when I walked past the pantry earlier. They said that hot water is good for your health, so I got a flask of that for you. I even ended up ruming my clothes while I was doing that”
As she spoke, she showed Sebastian the hooked edge of her shirt. She then demanded, “1 ruined my shirt because of you, so once you’ve recovered, you ll have to compensate me and continue shopping with me. You have no right to reject ine I’ll take this as extra compensation!
Sebastian’s eyes were filled with mirth as he consoled, “Sure. I’ll keep you company with anything you want to do.”
His bright eyes captivated Victoria and it felt as if a warm blanket had wrapped around her heart. A hint of crimson crept to the ups of her cars, and she averted her gaze before huffi “Im glad you’re smart enough to answer that You’re forgiven. I guess I’ll let you be my
fnend
The delight in his eyes grew more visible, and he found himself relaxing Its my honor to be your friend. Ms Lesley Thank you for giving me a chance to turn over a new leat
Victoria’s ears became hotter and hotter Pa*sing the gla*s of water to Sebastian, she then said. “Drink up and rest quickly. Once the rain stops. I’ll go back.”
Instead of taking the gla*s from Victoria Sebastian craned his neck to drink from the gla*s while she continued holding it
Victoria did not seem fazed by that.
For the following days, Christina often appeared in Lucas’ and Sebastian’s wards.
Victoria was smarter. She often came to visit Sebastian while Christina was away from the hospital, so the two women did not bump into each other for the next few days.
Sebastian could keep a secret, so Christina did not know about the matter. However, that could not be said the same about Lucas.
When Lucas could get down from the bed to move around and when he heard that Sebastian’s ward was beside his, he started visiting Sebastian every few days to stave off his boredom.
Hence, Lucas and Victoria eventually encountered each other.
Victoria tried to bribe Lucas to make her visits a secret, and Lucas agreed to it, but on the day of his discharge, he accidentally spilled the beans when Christina and Nathaniel were around.
When Christina and Nathaniel brought Lucas to bid Sebastian goodbye, Lucas scanned his surroundings and curiously asked, “Mr. Taggart, has Ms. Lesley not visited you today? I’d like to have some candies.”
It was too late by the time Sebastian thought about covering Lucas’ mouth. Christina turned to give him a long look, and Sebastian quickly cleared his throat. “Mr. Lucas, Ms. Lesley has work to be busy with. She can’t possibly come to the hospital every day, but if you want some candies, I can get them for you soon.”
Lucas blinked and turned to look at Nathaniel and Christina. “Mommy, Daddy, I’m not lying. Ms. Lesley comes to the hospital every day to visit Mr. Taggart. I remember that well. She even comes thrice a day sometimes!”
Sticking out three fingers, he emphasized. “I’m serious! It’s bad to lie, so I don’t do that.”
Sebastian wished that he had somewhere to hide at that moment, for the way Christina was looking at him was giving him the heebie-jeebies.
“Oh my, no wonder Victoria has been telling me that she’s busy when I try to meet with her. So she’s busy coming to the hospital to take care of you, Mr. Taggart. I’m surprised that girl knows how to take care of others now. That’s good. If my master finds out that she has changed so drastically, she would be overjoyed,” Christina teased.
On the other hand, Nathaniel was not that perturbed by Sebastian’s love life, but he felt that he should chime in as well. “Sebastian, you still have a while before your holiday ends, so you should have more meaningful things to do. Being in a relationship is a good choice to relax.”
Sebastian had never been as speechless as at that moment. “Mr. Hadley, Mrs. Hadley, Ms.
He then pursed his lips before saying, “Ms. Lesley is a serious, meticulous, and empathetic. girl.”
Sebastian was surprised by how he had blurted out what was in his mind to Christina and Nathaniel.
In
response, Christina hummed in amusement. “You’re quick to defend her now.”
Sebastian lowered his gaze and nervously gripped his blanket.
Dropping the smile, Christina then solemnly patted Sebastian’s shoulder and said, “Victoria’s temper is due to how others spoiled her, but she doesn’t have a bad nature. Mr. Taggart, you’re a good man too. I think the two of you will make a good couple. You have my blessings.”
Nathaniel’s gaze landed on the hand Christina had on Sebastian’s shoulder. As he wrapped his arm around Christina’s waist, he grabbed that hand.
“Mom, Dad, and Camila are at home waiting to see Lucas. Sebastian needs his rest, too, so let’s head back.”
