My Substitute Wife is a Bigwig (Loud and Lily) novel Chapter 153

The next day, the entire Lagersfield City knew that something significant happened in the city. The Maynard family, which ranked third in the city, had fallen. No one knew why; they only learned that the Maynard residence was already empty when they woke up.

The news soon reported that the Maynard family's assets had all been acquired by an anonymous individual. The Maynards, who were once glorious, vanished overnight.

The Armstrong family was petrified upon hearing the news. Harrison was relieved that he listened to Maxwell and sent Alexis abroad. Otherwise, they would've faced the same fate. He immediately rang Alexis up, once again warning her not to provoke Lily.

Lily didn't go to school and applied for leave. She had to personally tend to Loid's condition for these few days. Although the bullets in Belinda's body had been removed, the poison had also begun to spread. She had to stay in the hospital to control the dispersal of the poison.

In the morning, Melanie arrived promptly after the chef brought Lily her breakfast.

"Lily, take your breakfast first. I'll send you to school later."

Melanie wasn't aware that Lily had to oversee Loid's condition, so she thought Lily had to go to school. Seeing that Loid was still hospitalized, she offered to send her to school.

Lily was momentarily stunned. "It's fine, Melanie. I'm not going to school."

"You're not going to school?" Slightly dumbfounded, Melanie continued, "That's fine. You've been exhausted lately. You could use some rest."

Lily massaged her temples. "Actually, I have to treat Loid."

Lily's concern for Loid took Melanie by surprise, and her smile widened. "That's right. Now that you're engaged, you should spend more time developing feelings for each other."

Lily smiled and remained silent. After breakfast, Melanie took her to the hospital. She suddenly remembered something and began, "Oh, right. I plan to host a banquet to publicly announce your relationship with Loid. We weren't present at your engagement last time. Since we're all here now, we should celebrate with a banquet."

"It is necessary!" Melanie looked solemn. "I want everyone to see how exceptional you are, Lily. I'm not saying your clothes aren't nice, but I think you deserve better. Well, you basically need a new dress. I'll personally choose one for you."

"Fine." Lily eventually gave in.

Susan would've been outraged if she were here. No matter how she coaxed and coerced Lily into changing her clothes, Lily refused to comply. Yet, Lily agreed to Melanie's suggestion without any excessive persuasion. The difference in treatment was just too great.

Melanie was delighted, humming along the way to the hospital.

Shaun and Daniel were also present when they arrived at the hospital. Stefan couldn't come because he had to attend to work.

Seeing how Melanie and Lily entered Loid's ward together, Shaun couldn't help but tease, "Melanie, you're too smooth. Look at how eager you are to appease your daughter-in-law when your son is still being hospitalized."