Chapter 457

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Chapter 458

Mrs. Mendes had leverage over Summer.

In the same way, Summer had leverage over Mrs. Mendes.

So if Mrs. Mendes wanted to leave, it would not be that easy.

But since the subject had already been brought up, neither of them could keep their expressions pleasant anymore/

Late that night, the doctor called Summer again and said the baby’s condition was getting worse.

Summer panicked as soon as she heard it.

She quickly called the Bailey family’s driver and told him to wait for her at the intersection.

At the same time, she got up and woke Mrs. Mendes.

Mrs. Mendes had been exhausted all day. On top of that, before falling asleep, she and Summer had more or less fallen out with each other.

Now that Summer had woken her up, her sleepy face was full of impatience.

“What is it?”

Her tone was not pleasant either.

Seeing that attitude, Summer felt her anger surge.

But in the end, she did not dare lose her temper.

Stella really had a brilliant hand.

She had managed to force even the Bailey family’s most loyal servant into turning against Summer.

That damned bitch.

She had better pray Summer never found a chance to turn things around. Once Summer did, she would repay everything a hundred times over, a thousand times over.

“Get up,” Summer said. “Come with me to the hospital.”

“Now?” Mrs. Mendes instinctively glanced outside at the pitch-black night. She clearly did not want to go.

Summer gave a low hum. “I’m scared to walk alone at night.”

There were hardly any houses along the road leading out of the estate. Although there were streetlights at night, anyone walking that road alone would still feel afraid.

Mrs. Mendes was reluctant.

But Summer truly was scared now. She could not care about anything else and insisted that Mrs. Mendes go with her.

Mrs. Mendes said, “Then wait for me.”

“Hurry up. The hospital called several times today.”

Summer was unbearably irritated.

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When she thought of her dead daughter, she knew this remaining son absolutely could not have an accident.

Mrs. Mendes got dressed, and the two of them left together.

When they reached the first floor, they saw Dora trying to go into the kitchen to find something to eat, only to be stopped by Stella’s people.

Dora had been starving all day too. Because Fiona had a high fever, she had not done any work either.

So she had not eaten anything today either.

Now that Stella’s people were blocking her, her anger exploded completely.

“This is my home! What right do you have to treat me like this?”

She shouted at the two maids.

“No particular reason,” one of the maids said. “Except that our lady is in charge here now.”

“You… you people…”

Summer and Mrs. Mendes fell silent.

That was right.

There was no other reason.

It was simply because everything here was now under Stella’s control, and that alone was enough to leave all of them helpless.

Dora was already furious.

Now that she saw Summer coming downstairs, she felt even more humiliated.

She was the mistress of the Wright family, yet she had been reduced to this. Just thinking about it made her blood

boil.

“What are you doing down here?”

With nowhere else to vent her anger, she aimed it straight at Summer.

Summer said, “Your grandson is in critical condition at the hospital. As his grandmother, can you do something for once?”

“What do you think I can do right now?”

The sarcasm in Summer’s tone was obvious, and Dora’s temper snapped instantly.

In just a few short days, Dora, who had still been forcing herself to keep up appearances before, could no longer hold herself together.

It had to be said that Stella’s move seemed childish on the surface.

But in reality, it was ruthless.

Little by little, she had completely destroyed the fragile peace that once existed between Summer, Dora, and Evan.

Just like now.

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Summer and Dora could no longer even be bothered to pretend with each other.

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Sara Lili

Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.

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