Filed to story: I Got Married Without You
After Andrey left, Andrew didn’t plan to stay in the hospital for long. Holding Rosalyn’s hand, before leaving, he glanced at Paul sitting in front of the hospital bed and said, “I’ll let you know once I find the person.” Paul, who was always worried about Anthony’s condition, looked up when he saw Andrew about to leave. He happened to see Edith standing at the door, holding a bag, looking lost.
As if just realizing something, he quickly got up and followed, “Oh, by the way, I also have urgent matters to do. Edith, can you take care of Anthony for me?”
Without waiting for Edith’s response, he picked up his coat and followed Andrew out.
When they reached downstairs, he stopped Eva and said, “I’ve been drinking, can you drive me back?”
Eva glanced at Rosalyn, who was already sitting in the car and waiting for her, “You should let the bodyguards drive you. I’ll go back with Rosalyn and wait for Stella’s news together…” Paul, whose plan had failed, felt a little disappointed, but he didn’t make a fuss at this critical moment. He called a bodyguard to get in the car with him and closed the window.
As the car passed by, Eva lowered her lashes. Rosalyn sensed it and held her hand, but didn’t say anything or ask anything.
Being friends also meant giving each other space in their hearts, it’s better not to pry too much.
After everyone left, Edith walked up to Anthony, holding the bag, “Are you okay?”
Anthony didn’t expect her to come. Hope flickered in his eyes, but he was afraid she would feel uncomfortable, so he didn’t show it, “Just a minor injury, it’s nothing.”
Compared to the few stabs he took for her back then, this was just small injury.
Edith looked at his bleeding lip and sat down in front of the hospital bed, “Your skills are not as good as my brother’s, why did you go get into a fight?”
She put down the bag and grabbed a sterilized gauze, handing it to Anthony, “Clean it up, your mouth is still bleeding.”
Anthony instinctively lowered his gaze and looked at the blood dripping on the sheets. He could guess that his current appearance must be bruised and swollen, extremely ugly. Afraid that Edith would see his bad side, he quickly reached out and took the gauze, wiping his mouth hastily.
Seeing him wiping it messily and smearing it all over, Edith frowned and took the gauze from his hand, “Forget it, let me do it.”
She took it and walked towards the sink, wet her hands, and then returned to sit down, carefully wiping away the blood at the corner of his lips.
Looking at the woman taking care of him, Anthony, who had put himself in a place of despair, saw a ray of sunlight shining through the dark door, warming his heart and lungs…
But he knew in his heart that Edith no longer loved him. The reason she came to visit him and stayed to take care of him was to make up for the mistakes her parents had made. Although they had talked about it, Edith couldn’t completely cut off contact with him because of this mistake. At least in situations where they had to interact, it was impossible to cut off completely. Anthony thought it was nice to occasionally see her, unless she got married, then he would completely disappear and spend the rest of his life in loneliness.
She didn’t love him and he didn’t force it, but he knew he would never get married in his life.
Anthony buried this deep affection in his heart, not letting Edith know, as long as she was happy…
After Edith finished wiping away the blood stains, she put down. the gauze in her hand and asked, “When can you be dise according to the doctor?”
Anthony came back to his senses and gently replied, “Probably in about three days.”
Edith nodded and then turned to look at the opposite ward, “Does Mr. Simpson have someone to take care of him?”
Anthony replied, “He was injured, so I have to notify his parents, but his parents are abroad and won’t arrive until tomorrow.”
After speaking, he added, “Andrew just left two people to take care of him.”
Edith nodded again, then sat back in her original seat, somewhat silent, looking at Anthony…
Not knowing what to say, Anthony wanted to casually find a topic to talk about when a nurse walked in to measure his blood pressure…
Seeing someone coming, Edith casually chatted with the nurse, not as awkward as when they were alone together…
On the other side, Andrey kicked open the door of the Simpson family and Thomas and Karen, who were sitting at the dining table, were shocked to see Andrey entering.
Karen was Andrey’s biological mother, and they rarely saw each other after they separated. When Andrey was young, Karen would occasionally secretly visit Arcadia, but she stopped going after Andrey caught her once.
That time, Andrey accused her of being a home-wrecker, causing the death of the other child’s mom and burdening him with the label of being a bastard. He called her a shameless bitch and told her never to come find him again.
At that time, Karen cried all the way back to the capital city from Arcadia. She never knew that becoming a home-wrecker would bring about her own son’s hatred. She thought that marrying into a wealthy family and giving her child the best life was the greatest blessing she could give him. Who would have thought that her child’s values would be so upright.
Even if she gained control of the Simpson family inheritance and asked Andrey to deal with Erin, Andrey would not be moved.
He seemed particularly afraid of getting involved with the Simpson family. He not only kept his distance, but also preferred to be someone else’s underling rather than admit that he was the second son of the Simpson family.
Karen felt that her son Andrey was difficult to tame. So she hadn’t seen him again since then, until Stella returned to settle in Arcadia.
It was only through Stella that she learned a little about Andrey’s situation. Even when Andrey got married, Karen hid in the car and only dared to glance at him from a distance. She never dared to get close. Now, seeing Andrey suddenly return to the Simpson family, Karen was shocked. “Andrey… why are you back?”
Andrey, wearing military boots and accompanied by a group of people, walked step by step toward Karen. He pulled out a knife from his boot and slammed it into the wooden dining table.
The knife gleamed brightly in front of Thomas, causing him to tremble. “What are you planning to do, you traitor?”
At first, Thomas didn’t recognize Andrey. It was only when he heard Karen call him that he remembered Andrey was the child sent to Arcadia.
Years ago, Thomas knew that someone had been sent to bring Andrey back home, but he had refused and even declared that the Simpson family was corrupt and lacked any sense of justice. He said he wouldn’t step foot inside the family’s door.
This deeply offended Thomas. Not only did he refuse to bring Andrey home, but he also stripped him of his inheritance in the Simpson family and never considered giving him any property.
Thomas was so heartless because, in addition to this reason, Karen had given birth to another son for him at an older age.
This son was more obedient than Erin and not as stubborn as Andrey. He was also very intelligent, already excelling in the financial world at a young age.
Thomas placed all his hopes on this third son and didn’t care about the two sons before him. One had gone mad and the other became someone else’s personal assistant.
However, there was one thing Thomas wouldn’t allow, and that was for them to tarnish the reputation of the Simpson family.
For example, Erin insisting on marrying his sister, even if they weren’t blood-related, would still be a disgraceful matter if it got out. How could he allow that?
So, Thomas united everyone in the Simpson family to suppress and imprison Erin, in order to prevent him from causing trouble outside.
If Erin hadn’t been near death, Thomas wouldn’t have let him. out unless he completely destroyed that thought of his.
Before he could finish reminiscing about the past, Andrey lifted him up from his chair. “Your son has kidnapped my cousin. Do you think I’m someone easy to mess with?”
Andrey didn’t know much about the relationship between Erin and Thomas, but he knew one thing for sure: no matter how much of a jerk Erin was, he was more important to Thomas than Andrey was.
Thomas’s face darkened as he heard that Erin had taken Stella away again. “That bastard!” he muttered through clenched teeth.
Looking up at Andrey, who was a head taller than him, Thomas continued, “He’s grown powerful now, and I can’t do anything about it. There’s no point in coming to me for help.” Andrey sneered. “He took my cousin, so I’ll take you. Let’s see if that works!”
Andrey grabbed Thomas and started walking towards the door. The Simpson family’s servants tried to intervene, but Andrey’s bodyguards quickly subdued them.
Thomas, witnessing Andrey’s brutality, silently cursed Karen for sending their child to the Evans family. Andrew had clearly influenced Andrey in a terrible way, and it was infuriating.
“Andrey, I am your father after all. Aren’t you afraid of the consequences of treating me like this?”
“Did you ever think about the consequences when you cheated on your wife with my mother?”
