Chapter 1014
Over in another ward.
Marissa woke up from a coma, her head throbbing. She blinked hard and took a look around, finally recognizing her husband and Veronica by her side.
Seeing her grandma awake, Veronica tightly held her hand, her eyes welling up with tears, “Grandma, you finally woke up! You passed out all of a sudden. It scared the heck out of me and Grandpal”
Although Putnam felt relieved, he frowned and said in a harsh tone, “I told you not to come to the hospital, but you insisted on coming. And what happened? You just caused more trouble!”
Marissa ignored her husband’s words. She may have forgotten why she passed out, but she still remembered why she came to the hospital. She quickly sat up and grabbed Veronica’s hand, “Veronica, how’s Ellinor? And the baby in her belly, how’s the little one?”
Veronica’s face fell, unsure of how to answer her grandma’s question. She was afraid that the truth would upset her grandma again, so she helplessly looked at her grandpa.
Putnam knew what his granddaughter was worried about: He grunted and didn’t answer directly, “Waking up and worrying about others right away, you should care about yourself first!”
Marissa wasn’t easily fooled. She shook her head, “I’m fine, just a little dizzy! Now tell me, how are Ellinor and the baby in her belly? They’re okay, right?”
Veronica fell silent.
Although Putnam was sitting in a wheelchair, his arms were long enough to push Marissa back onto the bed, “All right, all right! You’re still very weak, Stop worrying about others! Let’s wait for the doctor to check your blood pressure and heart, then we can go home and discuss other things.”
Marissa frowned and sat up again, “I know my own body, I’m fine! Besides, how can you consider Ellinor as ‘others‘? She’s Theo’s wife, carrying a Blanchet family baby in her belly! How can I not worry?“.
Putnam frowned, deliberately raising his voice, “How do you know the baby in her belly is ours? I heard she left the Blanchet family for a while before we came back and got pregnant not long after. Who can be sure whose baby it is? Veronica, right?”
Hearing her grandpa’s question, Veronica was stunned. She never doubted the baby in Ellinor’s belly was her brother’s, but her grandpa was saying this on purpose tomislead her grandma so she wouldn’t be so sad.
Veronica understood her grandpa’s intention, but she didn’t want to tarnish the reputation of the late Ellinor until her grandpa cleared his throat and glared at her.
“Uh… Grandma, Ellinor did leave my brother for a while… and she seems to be pretty popular…”
Finally, for her grandma’s sake, she had to go along with her grandpa.
With his granddaughter’s cooperation, Putnam continued, “See! Even Veronica knows there are plenty of people around Ellinor. Who knows what she did in the month she left Theo? You can’t always judge a book by its cover, and I think you shouldn’t trust Ellinor too much. We can find another wife for Theo. There are many women willing to have Theo’s baby! We’re not in a hurry for a baby!”
After Putnam finished speaking, Marissa’s brows furrowed deeper. As if she understood something, she demanded, “Both of you, tell me the truth. What happened to Ellinor?”
Veronica thought to herself.
It seemed Grandpa’s words didn’t work. They couldn’t fool Grandma!
Putnam sighed helplessly and tried to persuade Marissa again, “Even if something happened to her, it has nothing to do with our family. After all, she and Theo were never officially married. She’s not a formal daughter–in–law of the Blanchet family! Don’t take it too seriously!”
