Chapter 839
The shocking revelation stunned everyone present, including the passersby.
Harrison glanced at Logan and knew he’d done it on purpose. But since Logan had said it aloud, it couldn’t be a lie. Harrison frowned slightly but didn’t intervene.
Anastasia immediately asked, “What’s going on?”
Logan glanced at Susan and said calmly, “I was over there just now and overheard the medical staff talking. They said a high school student’s mother embezzled the money for his medication, and he ended up taking vitamins as a placebo. His condition worsened, and he had to be rushed to the emergency room.”
“Susan?!”
Ryan’s voice, sharp with anger, cut through the air. He hadn’t known about this; Susan had told him Carter was in the hospital simply because he’d taken a cold shower.
Susan’s expression was one of pure panic. “Ryan… n-no, it’s not like that! Let me explain!”
Ryan’s face was a stone mask. “Then explain.”
Susan was speechless. She looked at Carter, hoping he would say something in her defense, but he remained just as he was before—quiet and silent, his eyes fixed on the book in his hands, with no intention of speaking.
Finally, with no other choice, she bit her lip, her eyes turning red. “I didn’t do it on purpose. It’s just… Lennon was in trouble, and I had no other way. Please don’t be angry, okay?”
So, it was an admission!
Anastasia’s lips curled into a smirk. “What were you saying just a moment ago, Mrs. Young? That you had no interest in the Lancaster family’s money, that you just hoped everyone would stop being so prejudiced against you? I almost thought I’d actually misunderstood you. Turns out, it’s not that you don’t want the Lancaster family’s money; you just want both the money and the reputation, so you won’t take it openly!”
“Didn’t the money for Carter’s medication come from the Lancasters? You were certainly quick to take that! To risk your own son’s life for such a small amount of money… how noble of you!”
Susan’s face flushed a deep crimson as she snapped, “I’m not that kind of person! Don’t you dare make things up!”
“Am I not speaking the truth?”
The onlookers’ gazes on Susan instantly turned strange and speculative.
Susan felt so ashamed she could have died, her face burning with humiliation.
Standing beside her, Ryan’s already pale complexion grew even darker. He asked in a low voice, “What happened to Lennon?”
They had been carefully hiding the fact that Lennon had gotten drunk, started a fight, and injured someone, but Susan had just let it slip.
Sensing the impending chaos, Anastasia lost interest in the
spectacle. She glanced at the
pale boy in the hospital room, her dislike for Susan intensifying.
“Let’s go,” she said, tugging on Harrison’s arm.
Harrison had little interest in Susan’s family drama either. He gave Ryan a detached glance and said, “Alright.”
Anastasia looked back one last time,
feeling a pang of concern for Carter. But with Harrison present, she,
Besides Ryan was still there, so it wasn’t her place to interfere. She suppressed the thought for now.
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Logan caught up with them and reported on Ryan’s condition.
It turned out Ryan had drunk too much, leading to acute gastroenteritis.
Anastasia was surprised. “Too much?”
Logan glanced at Harrison and nodded. “Apparently, Mr. Lancaster was discussing
business with someone and accidentally overdid it.”
He put it delicately, but Anastasia understood what had happened.
When Ryan, was still part of the Lancaster family, no one would have dared to give him a hard time. But now that he was on his own,. business meetings and drinks were bound to involve some humiliation.
She stole a glance at Harrison’s face, but his expression was perfectly neutral, revealing nothing.