‘And then leave them secretly and wait to die. Yvonne is still young and does not know what death means, but Yohan is old enough to know that. I don’t want them to be sad because of me.’
Thinking about this, Estelle couldn’t help imagining the last day of her life.
‘Maybe I will wear my favourite skirt, go to the beach and watch the stars on that day.’
Suddenly, her phone rang, and a message from Mr. Mysterious came.
‘Estelle, don’t think too much or be pessimistic. I’ll feel sorry for you.’
Estelle looked out of the window at once and then saw a familiar black Maybach parked being stopped behind a tree not far away.
Looking at the license plate number, she recognized that the Maybach was Justin’s at once.
‘Hasn’t he left? When did he come back?’ she wondered.
****
Rebecca started the car and headed to the inpatient building slowly, comforting Estelle and cursing Gretchen.
However, Estelle was absent-minded and didn’t hear what Rebecca was saying at all. At the moment, all Estelle thought about was the black Maybach behind the tree near the gate of the hospital.
“Rebecca,” she suddenly interrupted Rebecca.
“What’s the matter?” Rebecca asked.
“Just now, Ingemar found Mr. Mysterious’ car from the surveillance video, right? Do you know what brand of car it is?”
“I saw the car logo, but I don’t know its brand. Wait a minute. I’ll call Ingemar and ask him about it right now,” Rebecca said.
Estelle immediately stopped her and said, “There’s no hurry. Focus on your driving. Safety first.”
Rebecca then remembered that Ingemar had introduced the cars of that brand to her a few days ago. But she couldn’t recall the brand name.
“I only know that the car is of a luxury brand. Would it be a Lamborghini?” Rebecca said with uncertainty. “No, it doesn’t seem to be a Lamborghini. Maserati... Porsche... Ferrari... Oh, God. I can’t remember it!”
At this time, Estelle asked softly, “Is it a Maybach?”
“Yes, it’s Maybach!” Rebecca patted her forehead and said excitedly. “Estelle, how did you know that? You didn’t watch the video just now, did you?”
“Is the Maybach in the video black?”
“Yes, it’s black!”
Estelle thought helplessly, ‘I indeed didn’t watch the video. But just now, I saw the black Maybach with my own eyes. It is Justin’s car.’
“Did Mr. Mysterious tell you about it?” Rebecca asked.
Estelle shook her head and said, “No. There are few luxury car brands, so it’s easy to guess. Besides, Maybach is a relatively low-key luxury brand, and the buyers usually prefer the black cars of this brand.”
Hearing this, Rebecca said with a nod, “Estelle, you are so awesome that you know so much about cars. I know little about cars and can only drive automatic cars.”
Estelle absent-mindedly replied to her with a smile, “You are also awesome. You can drive cars skillfully.”
After sending Estelle back to the ward, Rebecca said that she had something to deal with and had to leave.
Then the two of them said goodbye.
Looking at Rebecca’s receding figure, Estelle felt that she was so lucky to have such a kind and loyal friend. And thanks to Rebecca, she didn’t feel bored these days.
In the afternoon, Estelle played with Yvonne.
Yvonne had been good and quiet. And she would smile sweetly when Estelle looked at her.
In Estelle’s heart, Yvonne and Yohan were like angels. Different from Cristofer, the two children were very gentle and sweet.
‘It seems that they are more like Mr. Mysterious’ children. Oh, no. What am I thinking about?’ Estelle was startled by this thought and shook her head immediately.
At this time, a nurse knocked on the door and came in.
“Miss Hudson, there are two visitors outside. They said that they are your family and want to see you.”
‘My family? Except for my mom and children, I have no other family members.’
‘Could it be Cristofer and Gretchen? I don’t want to see them.’
“What do they look like?” Estelle asked.
“They are a middle-aged couple and are in their fifties,” the nurse said.
‘It’s York and Melody,’ Estelle thought, and her face darkened.
She shook her head and said, “They are not my family. Please ask them to leave.”
“But they... What are you doing? You can’t come in!”
Before the nurse finished speaking, York burst into the ward angrily. Some nurses outside the ward tried to stop him, but he pushed them away rudely.
“Estelle, what the hell on earth do you want to do?” York said loudly.
Estelle said coldly, “That’s also what I want to ask you. This is my ward. Why do you come in without my permission? What do you want to do?” Then she told the nurse, “Miss, please ask the security guard...”
York directly interrupted her and angrily said, “What did you say to Cristofer? Why did he suddenly take back all his investment in my company?”
Hearing this, Estelle sneered and said bluntly, “Mr. Grantham, I’ve been in the hospital these days and haven’t seen Cristofer for a long time. Isn’t he, your future son-in-law? Why don’t you ask your daughter about it rather than coming here to question me?”
“Estelle! You’ve gone too far!” York said as he raised his hand.
“What do you want to do? Beat me to death?” Estelle said, also getting furious. “York, if you beat me, I’ll let you pay the price.”
“I’m your uncle! How dare you address me in such an impolite way?”
“I don’t have such a heartless uncle like you!” Estelle said and pointed to the door. “I’ll count three. If you still refuse to go after the countdown, I’ll call the police!”
“You...” York barely spoke a word and was in a rage.
At this moment, Melody, who had been watching them quarrel aside, came forward and persuaded him, “Don’t be angry, York. Estelle is still young. Don’t argue with her. There are so many people here.”
“Look at her! How could she talk to me in this way? My sister and brother-in-law spoiled her so much that she became so ill-bred! Gretchen is only two years younger than her but is better and more sensible. “
“Calm down. Estelle is ill and may not be in a good mood. She didn’t mean to treat you like this. We should be more considerate of her,” Melody said hypocritically.
Estelle sneered and shook her head.
Seeing her like this, York, who had just cooled down a little, boiled with anger again.
“What do you mean by showing this expression? Did I say anything wrong? Gretchen is much better than you, or Cristofer wouldn’t abandon you and fall in love with her!” York said.
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