Chapter 1201
The voice sounded menacing. Rosalie still frowned, exchanging a glance with Amelia. The staff member who led them there turned pale, as if realizing something, and hurriedly halted and intended to stop them.
However, Warren stepped forward first, blocking the staff member. Meanwhile, Amelia and Rosalie quickly walked towards Riley’s ward.
“But I still remember you. These dishes were specially prepared by the chef. You must eat them well!” The woman’s voice continued.
Then came muffled groans and cries of pain.
When Amelia and Rosalie peeked through the small window on the door of the ward, their faces suddenly changed.
They saw a woman in white patient clothes being firmly held down by two figures wearing caregiver uniform. One of them was pressing the woman’s head into the food in front of her, making it unrecognizable.
The woman’s body and hair were covered in food, looking utterly miserable.
Not far away stood another woman, elegantly dressed and wearing delicate makeup. She was Harriet, Riley’s half-sister from the same father but a different mother.
Amelia and Rosalie had researched and naturally knew what Harriet looked like.
The woman being held down in patient clothes, without a doubt, was Riley.
Amelia wanted to push the door open and enter, but the door was closed from the inside.
“Open the door! What are you doing? How can you treat her like this?” Amelia shouted loudly.
The people inside were clearly startled: Harriet turned and saw Amelia and Rosalie’s faces through the window. She frowned and made the caregivers, who were holding Riley down, move the latter aside. Then, Harriet dialed Riley’s attending physician in the hospital. “What’s going on in your hospital? Why are people shouting outside the ward? Get them out of here immediately! I don’t want any trouble…”
She hadn’t finished her call when the door to the ward was forcefully kicked open by Warren.
Amelia ran towards Riley, and Rosalie quickly followed. The two caregivers tried to block them, preventing anyone from touching Riley.
One of the caregivers even raised a hand to push Amelia aside, but was immediately forced away by Warren before she could touch Amelia.
“Who are you? Who let you barge into the patient’s room? Where are the security guards of the hospital?” Harriet yelled at the staff member who had brought Amelia and the others.
The staff member looked embarrassed. “Mrs. Scott, they are friends of the Director. I… I just brought them for a tour of the hospital. I didn’t expect to run into this.”
“I don’t care who they are. Get them out of here right now!” Harriet said with a displeased face.
Amelia, however, was too concerned about Riley to pay attention to Harriet’s words.
The once radiant Riley was now in this state.
“Riley, it’s me! It’s me!” I’m Amelia. Do you remember? Look at me, tell me what happened! How did you end up here?” Amelia choked out.
Yet, Riley still kept her head down.
Harriet, in the meantime, understood from Amelia’s words that these people were indeed Riley’s acquaintances. However, Riley didn’t react to anything, which was within Harriet’s expectations.
“Is this enough for you? She’s a mental patient. Except for family members, no one is allowed to visit. If you continue to stay here, I’ll call the police!” Harriet warned sternly.
“Even if she’s a patient, you have no right to treat her like this. You treated her worse than an animal just now. She’s your sister!” Amelia glared at Harriet, her voice full of anger.
Harriet smiled slightly. “Exactly because she’s my sister, I want her to recover. What happened just now was a form of stimulating therapy. If you don’t believe me, feel free to ask her attending physician! If you don’t leave now, I’ll really call the police!”
As she spoke, she reached for her phone, ready to make the call.
Seeing this, Rosalie grabbed Amelia’s arm. “Amelia, let’s leave for now.”
“But…”
“Don’t forget what you promised me when you came here!” Warren said, suddenly leaning in close to Amelia, speaking in a voice only they could hear. “Staying here won’t help. If you really want to help your friend, follow my instructions now.”
Amelia shivered. Then, with her hand being held by Warren, she left the ward. The door was closed again.
Harriet’s face was full of doubt as she thought, “Who are these three
people? Mr. Wilson agreed to let them in. I’m afraid they are not ordinary people. Riley even has such friends?”
“Even if your friends come to see you now, so what?” Harriet suddenly _smiled, walked up to Riley, and suddenly stepped on Riley’s right hand, which was missing a finger.
Riley immediately let out a painful groan, but apart from that, she showed no other reaction.
Harriet looked at Riley’s reaction with satisfaction, her lips curling up into a triumphant smile. “You are now truly a mental patient. You’ll spend the rest of your life here!”
Riley just kept her head down, seemingly deaf to everything.
Amelia and the rest went out of the hospital and got in their car outside.
As soon as Amelia got in the car, she took a deep breath and said, “I… I want to save Riley. She was clearly being abused by her sister just now. Rosalie, Warren, I beg you, help me save Riley, please?”
Rosalie hurriedly comforted Amelia, “Since I came with you, I will definitely help you. But don’t get too emotional, it’s not good for your baby.”
“Okay,” Amelia answered.
“Alright, today we saw Riley and Harriet. Next, we’ll figure out how to meet Riley alone,” Rosalie said.
“I’ll handle this matter,” Warren said.
Amelia was pleased to hear that, but then she asked, “When can we see Riley?”
“I’ll arrange it as soon as possible. But remember, this isn’t the York family’s territory in Lommore. Some things might require careful planning,” Warren replied.
When the three of them reached the hotel where they were staying, Rosalie said to Amelia, “I have something to do now. You guys rest early.”
