Abel swiftly caught the flying pillow in his grasp, then threw it to the ground. He reached out for Emmeline’s hand and said, “Let’s go to the ICU.”
“Abel,” Sonia’s voice trembled with tears, “Are you going to let this woman berate me like that?”
“Isn’t the reprimand justified?” Abel scoffed. “I think you should reflect on your actions instead of acting so hysterical.”
“Hysterical?” Tears streamed down Sonia’s face. “This woman stole the man who was originally mine. I’ve already been patient and polite enough, and now you call me hysterical?”
“Ms. Steiner,” Abel retorted coldly, “Please understand that we had no real connection before, and we have even less now. Don’t be delusional about our relationship.”
“Weren’t we real before?” Sonia shook her head. “We had wonderful moments together!”
“That was your perception,” Abel said. “I never fell in love with you. From the beginning to the end, you were never the woman I wanted. So please, don’t get lost in your delusions.”
“No, no,” Sonia shook her head. “It’s not true. You’re lying to me. You’re only saying this because she got pregnant with your child. I’ve heard rumors that she schemed and drugged you to conceive your child. That’s why you had no choice but to break up with me, right?”
“Indeed, those who pretend to be asleep cannot be awakened,” Emmeline linked her arm with Abel’s and sneered. “Hubby, let’s go.”
“Mhm,” Abel nodded.
“Abel!” Sonia called out from the hospital bed.
“Ms. Steiner,” Emmeline turned back at the door. “I suggest that once you’re out of orthopedics, you should spend a couple of days in the psychiatric ward.”
Sonia grabbed a cup from the bedside table and hurled it towards them.
Emmeline and Abel had already left the room, and the door closed behind them.
“Bang!”
The cup smashed into the door, shattering into pieces.
“Ah!” Sonia screamed in frustration.
Then, her hands trembling, she took out her phone and called her mother.
“Mom, that woman surnamed Louise went to see you with Abel. I want you to scold her fiercely for me! Curse her to death and see if she’s still so smug!”
“Sonia,” Madam Steiner said on the other end, “You’ve been wronged. If I had known, I would have pushed for your union with Abel five years ago.”
“I didn’t expect things to turn out like this,” Sonia said. “I thought when Abel returned, we could start over. I didn’t realize he and that woman’s child were almost five years old. It was that woman who intervened in our relationship. Otherwise, Abel wouldn’t treat me this way!”
“Sonia, don’t worry,” Madam Steiner said, “I can’t bear to see you wronged. Anything you wanted when you were little, I never denied you. This time will be no different!”
“Mom, I know a secret about Emmeline,” Sonia said. “If Old Mr. Ryker finds out about this secret, Emmeline and Abel will be finished!”
“What secret?” Madam Steiner asked on the other end.
“I’ll tell you another day,” Sonia said. “I’m going to use this secret to bring down Emmeline!”
“Mom supports you,” Madam Steiner said. “Anyone who mistreats my daughter will receive double the treatment!”
“Emmeline just called me crazy,” Sonia sniffled. “Mom, you have to avenge me!”
“Don’t worry!” Madam Steiner said. “I’ll find a way to deal with her!”
After hanging up, Abel and Emmeline arrived at the VIP section of the cardiac ward.
At the door of Madam Steiner’s room, Abel told the staff, “We’re here to visit Madam Steiner. Please inform her.”
The staff hurriedly went inside and relayed the message to Madam Steiner.
After a while, the staff came out and said, “Madam Steiner said only Mr. Abel can go in. The rest of you can wait outside.”
