Love My Friends with Benefits novel Chapter 40

I was shocked and hurriedly tried to look for somewhere to hide.

Unfortunately, the nurse had just taken away the bedsheets. I couldn't even hide under the bed as I'd done previously.

Grandma was anxious as well, looking like she wanted nothing more than to jump out of bed.

Bell seemed to try to push the door open. Aunt Nancy pretended to sound angry and called out, "Who's there?!"

"It's me."

The door's handle jiggled a few times. When Bell found that he couldn't open the door, he asked impatiently, "What are you doing?"

Aunt Nancy signalled to me to hide in the wardrobe. "I'm helping Mum change! Hold your horses! Why don't you come in and do it for her if you're so impatient?!"

Due to her anxiety, she sounded almost hysterical.

Bell fell silent, seemingly stunned. After a while, he said angrily, "Do all the changing you need to! There's no need to take that tone with me!"

Taking this opportunity, I quickly hid in the cupboard and pulled the doors shut.

There was a thin slit between each door.

Through the slit, I saw Bell walk in and say, "Later, Titan Group's Young Master is coming to see Mum. Nancy, help her get ready."

I was so flustered that all I could hear was the sound of my heart pounding. I didn't even really notice what Bell had said.

Aunt Nancy sneered and said unceremoniously, "What does that have to do with me?"

...

Bell's expression turned ugly.

Aunt Nancy continued, "You might be willing to be Titan Group's stooge, but I'm not! I'm an upright woman who would never sell a daughter off to latch onto someone!"

Bell flew into a rage. "Nancy Jones, you!"

"That's enough!"

Grandma couldn't take it anymore and slammed a hand on the table.

Bell shut his mouth reluctantly, looking furious.

"Bell, do you still treat me as your mother?" Grandma stretched out a finger and pointed it tremblingly at Bell.

This was a serious accusation.

Bell probably felt a little guilty and hurriedly tried to free himself of blame. "Mum, what are you saying?!"

"Tell that Young Master to leave, then." Grandma was firm.

Bell was taken aback. After a long while, he asked cautiously, "Mum, do... do you detest him so?"

"I don't." Grandma turned her head away. "I don't want to see him because he has nothing to do with me. I don't want to have anything to do with strangers at my age."

Bell forced out a smile. "How can he be a stranger? He's Phoebe's ex-fiancé..."

"What a good-for-nothing!" Aunt Nancy's lip curled.

Bell glared at her.

"That's enough quarrelling." Grandma was as insistent as ever. "I don't want to see him, and that's that."

...

Bell had no other choice but to leave the ward dejectedly.

The moment he left, I felt all the muscles in my body loosen.

Aunt Nancy walked towards me, wanting to open the door to let me out. She was only a few steps away from me when Bell's voice rang out again. "It's this ward, right here."

Stunned, Aunt Nancy whirled around and stood in front of the cupboard.

Leonard walked into the ward, holding a bouquet of pale orange gladiolas. Behind him, Phoebe and Gail had bright smiles on, looking victorious.

Leonard put the gladiolas into a vase on the bedside table and smiled at Grandma. "Old Mrs. Jones, it's nice to see you again."

His attitude was gentle and respectful. It was the complete opposite of the prideful, arrogant, domineering Leonard that I knew.