Marry You Like A Thief novel Chapter 2

"Doctor, how's my father? Is he still critical?"

As soon as the doctor came out of the emergency room, Vivian rushed to him anxiously. The vicious mother and daughter couldn't help but gaze at him questioningly as well. The doctor waved his hand up in the air, indicating that they should let him speak. Once it was silent, he started,

"Mr. Pei had a stroke. Fortunately, he was sent just in time, so he's not in critical condition now. You must be careful in the future. Strokes can get worse over time."

"Thank you, doctor. We'll be careful," Riley said politely, even if her insides were shaken up after her father's collapse.

Vivian stared at the resuscitation room and said nothing.

She knew that her father had been worrying about the Pei Group, and at this point, she knew for a fact that the financial difficulties they had to overcome was incredibly large. Otherwise, he wouldn't have wanted to marry her off.

She didn't expect that the fight would cause his stroke. Her heart was filled with guilt.

The nurse pushed the unconscious Mr. Pei into the VIP ward. He was later followed by Vivian, Kelly, and Riley.

After entering the ward, Riley quickly stopped Vivian outside the bedroom. She sneered,

"You don't deserve to see Dad. If it hadn't been for your brashness, he wouldn't have had a stroke!"

"Get out of my way. I just want to see him."

Vivian was in no mood to quarrel with her, but as much as she tried to convince her, Riley still refused to budge. Her mocking glare was enough to tell Vivian that she was never going to budge as long as she was there.

"You're feeling sorry for him after you've caused his stroke?" Riley snorted. "Don't pretend to be so innocent."

"You know that your father has been so stressed with what's happening over the Pei Group, and you still went ahead to make him this mad. Are you trying to kill him?" Of course, Kelly was going to use this opportunity to blame her.

Vivian gritted her teeth. They were the ones who caused the fight. Why did they make it seem as if nothing had happened?

When did she become the cause of her father's collapse?

However, it only made her understand one thing. Her stepmother and stepsister had only pretended to be nice to her before, and the loss of her brother must've something to do with them. She was sure of it.

"Well, since we're already here, we might as well make it clear. You were the ones who made my brother disappear so that Alex remains as the only son of the Pei Family. You want him to inherit the fortune of the Pei Family, right?"

Kelly was flustered after hearing her words. Before she could say anything, Riley snapped,

"You think you're so smart in thinking this, but you still need to find evidence for that. Do you? If you don't have any evidence right now, then I suggest you don't speak. Otherwise, we're going to sue you."

"Riley, we're a family. How could we go to court? Consider your sister's feelings,"

Kelly said guiltily. Honestly, she didn't want to make this a big deal, so she held her daughter back.

However, Riley was unafraid as she stepped forward.

"What you said is nonsense. But do you know what's real? Dad was hospitalized because of you!"

"Because of Vivian? What the hell is going on?"

Alex Pei had just arrived at the hospital ward, and he couldn't help but overhear Riley's words.

"Alex, listen to me. It's not like that..."

"Vivian, Dad's in the hospital now. What else do you want to say? I know you're not satisfied with the arrangement, but it's the only thing that could keep this afloat. Vivian, you've gone too far!"

Hearing her own beloved brother say that, Vivian stared at him in disbelief. Although they weren't born of the same mother, she had always regarded him as her real brother.

She couldn't believe that he would automatically side with them without even bothering to hear her explanation.

"Alex, I'm not angry with Dad–"

"Vivian, I know that you don't like my sister and mother's proposal to let you go on a date, but you can't vent your anger on Dad because of this. She may not be your biological mother, but she loved and protected you all these years. How could you have done this?"

Alex Pei rushed out angrily, not even bothering to hear Vivian out.

Staring at his retreating figure and the smug faces of Riley and Kelly, she knew for a fact that she couldn't enter the ward today. She might as well go home and cook up a bowl of porridge for her father than be bullied like this.

Shaking her head helplessly, she left without saying another word.

"I... I don't know how he's going to be after this."

No matter how hard she tried to set Albert's wife and daughter up, Kelly still loved him. It was impossible for her to stay indifferent towards his health.

"Don't worry, Mom. As long as you pay more attention, Dad will recover soon,"

Riley comforted her innocently.

However, Kelly still wasn't soothed. Instead, she leaned against the sofa and sighed.

"After planning Adam's disappearance and seeing how he loves the both of you, I always felt a little–"

"Mom, stop it! Don't mention it again. You have to think that none of it leads back to you. Do you want to get us killed?"

Riley sighed, hating how her mother had always been so softhearted. It seemed that at every bad thing she had done, she would always feel guilty about it afterward. At this point, she should know that there was no turning back. She was either evil or she would die a useless death.

"Well, I just wanted to talk..." At the thought of losing everything, Kelly sighed and held herself together. She had already sacrificed so much to be here today, and she wasn't going to lose one bit.

"Fine, let's stop talking about it. Anyways, how's Jay Du? Is he reliable? Do you think he'll be able to follow you?" Kelly decided to change the topic.