Early the next morning, Rose got up to prepare breakfast when she suddenly heard a few honks outside the villa. She was startled and looked out from the gate to see a grey supercar parked outside. It was Elliot's car, which she had seen in his villa garage before.
What was he doing here so early?
The car honked twice more as Rose stood up and walked out. She looked into his eyes through the gate as he rolled down his window.
"Come with me to the hospital," he said without mentioning anything about going back with him this time.
Rose remembered what Elliot had said before leaving yesterday, "I'm sorry about yesterday's incident. I'll go see Shawn at the hospital, but I don't want you coming with me."
Elliot's face tightened slightly. His eyes betrayed fatigue that made him look tired and haggard.
Rose glanced at him again only then noticing cigarette butts scattered on the ground outside of his car door along with ashtrays.
"When did you get here?" She regretted having asked so once the words left her mouth. Why should she care when he arrived?
Elliot's dark eyes shone briefly for a moment but didn't answer her question directly; instead, he invited her to come along with him to visit Shawn at the hospital.
Finally agreeing after realizing how much time they would waste if they argued any longer over it all; this incident started because of her son and daughter, yet when it was traced back, Elliot should be blamed because he locked Sean up. If he hadn't done so, nothing of this would have happened.
But Shawn was just a child whom Rose likes very much despite everything that has happened between them all recently.
Rose didn't mind going along even though there was some guilt mixed into her feelings about it all.
If only Madeleine hadn't been glaring at her so fiercely filled with hatred in Shawn's ward...
But then upon seeing Elliot, Madeleine's expression instantly changed. She gazed at him with an injured and expectant look. "Elliot, you're here!"
He glanced briefly toward Madeleine before turning his attention towards Shawn. "Has Shawn woken up yet? Has anyone checked on him since earlier this morning?"
Madeleine's face changed uneasily hearing such concerns expressed by Elliot regarding their son's health condition before she answered seriously, "The doctor said he would be fine after waking up. He had been checked on earlier this morning and nothing was wrong with him. But he can't engage himself in heavy exercise again like that, or his heart couldn't stand it."
Madeleine looked at Rose with a full sense of hatred in her eyes. Rose didn't even notice her, and even if she did, she didn't seem to care.
At this moment, Shawn woke up on the bed and the doctor came here check again, concluding that Shawn was fine and could be discharged after he was given an IV drip.
Madeleine looked at Elliot, whose expression was very calm and it was impossible to tell what emotion he was feeling. However, she boldly thought that he brought Rose here to make her apologize.
"Miss Russell, what are you doing here? Shawn is in this state because of you. If you don't educate your child properly, it will affect others as well. If anything happens to my son because of you..." Madeleine didn't hold back with her words and Elliot's eyebrows furrowed deeply.
Madeleine's face turned harsh. "Shawn! What are you saying? It's those two brats who made you like this! Don't forget your had a heart attack yesterday! What did I tell you? Don't do heavy exercise!"
Madeleine's scolding was too severe that Shawn couldn't help but tremble again in fear.
Elliot rarely spoke to her like this, but hearing the annoyance and frustration in his voice made Madeleine feel cold inside; she didn't dare say anything else.
Rose stood quietly on the side without saying anything because it was their family matter; she only came to apologize and visit the child so she had no right to intervene.
However, when Rose heard Madeleine speak so harshly towards Shawn while he was still hospitalized, her face darkened too. "Madeleine, why do you speak like that? The child is still hospitalized; can't you show some respect?"
Madeleine sneered at her words. "Hmph! Why should I show respect? If it weren't for those two brats, Shawn wouldn't be injured or hospitalized now! He's my son, whom I carried for nine months before giving birth!"
Rose heard these words which only fueled more anger within herself but since there were Shawn present around them, so she forcibly suppressed herself from speaking further against Madelein's attitude.
Forget about it – there's no point arguing with someone like Madelein.
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