Qiana intentionally shrank back and looked shocked.
Madam Quartley understood at a glance.
She raised her voice and asked, "Did Yesseca give them to him?"
Qiana then said nervously, "She... she gave Montez a bag of cookies. I figured since she handed it personally to Montez, there wouldn't be any problems."
Madam Quartley burst into anger.
Sure enough, it was Yesseca again!
How audacious she was!
How long had it been since the last incident happened? She was now making trouble here again!
Madam Quartley glared at Qiana. "Qiana, how can you be so naive? You can't be so trusting. If you continue doing so, you'll only hurt your son."
Qiana's face suddenly paled. She looked as if she had been scared out of her wits by Madam Quartley.
After that, Madam Quartley went upstairs to look for Tremaine and Yesseca.
The moment Madam Quartley turned around, Qiana's pale face instantly returned to its original color.
A faint smile appeared on her lips.
At this moment, Qiana had completely not imagined that her "changed face" would be witnessed by someone.
That person was Yuliana.
When she heard the noise, she came out to have a look at what was going on, but she didn't expect to see how Qiana acted.
Yuliana was stunned.
She knew how scheming Qiana was.
It was normal for her to switch her emotions on and off.
After all, Qiana was only acting in front of Madam Quartley.
The problem was...
Yuliana found it strange that Qiana smiled.
She'd just heard that Montez was having a high fever and a diarrhea.
Qiana was a mother.
Since she was a mother, no matter how bad the other woman was, she should not smile when her son was having a fever.
Yuliana did not understand.
And Qiana suddenly realized that something was wrong.
She sensed that someone was looking at her.
Qiana immediately stopped smiling and looked over. She saw Yuliana standing there.
Qiana opened her mouth and said, "Yuliana."
Yuliana came over. "I heard that Montez is sick."
Qiana nodded, her eyes filled with anxiety. "Yes, I'm worried. I don't know what to do."
Seeing how Qiana was so anxious, Yuliana was confused once again.
She wondered if she had imagined the smile on Qiana's face.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
There were heavy knocks at the door.
Tremaine woke up from his sleep.
He frowned. Who was knocking on his door so late at night?
Just as he was about to get up, he heard Yesseca muttering, "Is someone knocking on the door?"
Tremaine wanted to tell Yesseca to ignore it and go back to sleep. He went to open the door to see what was going on.
But, Yesseca added, "I must be dreaming, just dreaming."
Tremaine had no idea what to say.
He took a glance at Yesseca and found that she was sleeping soundly. She didn't look like she was disturbed from her sleep at all. She was just talking in her sleep.
Although Montez was still a child, he had an attitude like a grown man. He rarely expressed his emotions. He must have been suffering a lot to say that he was hurting.
Tremaine could guess that Montez must be in great pain.
He carried Montez up and said, "Don't worry, I'll call the doctor right away."
Just as he said that, the doctor came over.
The doctor said that Montez was down with stomach flu, which caused him to have diarrhea and fever. The doctor had to do a test to find out what sort of virus Montez contracted.
The doctor gave some medicine saying that it was for Montez's diarrhea.
As for his high fever, Montez would need an IV drip.
Tremaine personally fed Montez the medicine but he still looked sick.
Although he no longer had diarrhea, his high fever still did not subside.
After a while, the doctor hooked Montez up to an IV. Montez lied in bed, his face was still burning red and his lips were pale.
Tremaine felt distressed seeing Montez like this.
However, he was still a man after all, he didn't reveal much of his emotions. Qiana, who stood by his side, was silent all the while, but her eyes were red with tears. She looked like she was on the verge of crying yet she was trying hard not to let tears fall.
"Mom, Dad, I'm fine now. You can go to sleep," Montez said.
His voice sounded weak.
Qiana immediately said, "Montez, I won't sleep. I'll be with you all night!"
Before Montez could say anything, Tremaine spoke in a low voice, "Qiana, follow me."
Qiana seemed surprised for a moment before she turned to Montez and said, "Montez, I'll be back."
Tremaine closed the bedroom door so that nothing they said outside could be heard inside.
He asked Qiana why Montez was running a high fever and having diarrhea.
Qiana bit her lips. She looked like she had something to say, yet at the same time was timid about saying it out loud.
Just then, Madam Quartley came over and huffed in anger, "How did he get sick? It's all because of Yesseca. This is all her fault."
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