Chasing After My Beloved Wife novel Chapter 71

The Richard family plummeted into chaos and Baird was admitted to the hospital immediately. Following Shawn was Vivian, whose eyes filled with concern. "Shawn, will grandpa be fine?"

Staring at the door to the emergency room, Shawn lowered his head to look at her. He didn't soothe her with comforting words. He only wore a faint aloof expression on his face.

"Take a taxi back."

"I'm sorry. It's my fault that grandpa was admitted to the hospital."

"It has nothing to do with you. Do you need me to get you a taxi?"

Raising his eyebrows, he impatiently wheeled around to the elevator, which was a few metres away. Vivian's face turned evidently awkward at his cold disposition. She tried her best to keep her smile on, but her fingers were tightly clenched behind her back.

"No, I can hail one by myself."

Maisie couldn't bear to see her upset. "Shawn, they're still trying to save grandpa. Why don't you send her off first? It won't take much time."

"Grandpa must be livid because of my issue. So I must stay here."

Although he only mentioned Baird, anyone could tell that he was actually refusing to send Vivian home.

"Shawn is right. It's all our fault today. Uncle, auntie, I'll take my leave first. I'll bring Jasper along to pay grandpa visit after he gets better."

With an aggrieved look, Vivian spared a glance at Xaria Howard, who was next to her. Then, she turned around and entered the elevator.

"Vivian didn't do anything wrong. It's not like Joye lost her child because of her," said Xaria casually. But she buttoned up her mouth nervously at the very next second.

The child was gone because of her.

Shawn's mind was filled with the cruelly terminated child, and hence didn't notice the uneasiness on Xaria's face at all. Yvon narrowed his eyes and turned to descended the stairs.

After leaving the hospital, the pretense on Vivian's visage wore off. With fists clenched tightly, her gaze turned cold as if she was another person.

"That old codger of the Richard family should just die. Without him, I will soon be accepted by the Richard family," thought Vivian.

"Vivian!"

The sudden voice from the back surprised her. She quickly put on another expression before turning around, looking at Yvon in confusion. "Yvon? Why did you come down?"

"No matter what you're up to, don't hurt Joye. Otherwise, I won't let you off that easily."

Yvon stopped with a cold expression. After all, he had grown up in the Richard family since young. It was true that Xaria had some tricks up her sleeve. However, someone must have back her up for her to be so cruel towards Joye's child.

No one apart from Vivian came to his mind.

"Yvon, I don't get what you mean. I didn't mean to hurt Miss Leonard. If the Richard family can't accept Jasper and me, we can leave Shawn."

Seeing that she was still putting up an act, Yvon's face turned sombre and his voice sank. "Do you really don't understand?"

He scoffed.

"Yvon, thank you for the warning. But let me remind you something — — even if Joye and Shawn divorce, she is still your once sister-in-law. So what do we call it if the two of you are together? It's..."

No longer pretending to be gentle and frail, she snickered and raised her eyebrows while mouthing the word "incest". Ignoring the change in expression on Yvon's face, she turned around and hailed a taxi to leave.

He stood riveted for a long time. It wasn't until the taxi Vivian took had vanish from sight, that he gradually regained his senses. An inexplicable glint flashed in his eyes, then he turned around and returned to the hospital.

The news of Baird's sudden admission bruited the next day. Realising that her worries had turned into reality, Joye stuck in a dilemma.

"Don't tell me you want to go to the hospital."

Janina , who was lying on the sofa, warily watched her walking back and forth. Even though Shawn didn't represent the entire Richard family, that didn't stop her detestation of that family.