Bullied and Dumped, But She Won in the End (Adriana) novel Chapter 218

Chapter 218 A Scripted Illness

The bolder Nicole acted now, the more satisfying it would be when she had to apologize in public.

“Yolanda, how dare you call the cops? I’m a Barton! I’ll make Barton Group cut all business with your family!” Nicole shouted, furious.

Yolanda rolled her eyes, completely unbothered. “Oh please. I heard your grandpa’s been unwell, and your welcome home party keeps getting delayed, right? You haven’t even been officially acknowledged by the family. You don’t have a say in Barton Group. What a joke!”

Nicole’s hands clenched tight in fury. Yolanda had hit her weak spot. It was true. She had gone home for a long time, but Jeremy’s health kept getting worse. He still hadn’t held the party to announce to the media and business world that she was the heiress.

So right now, she only had the title, no real power.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she felt. Maybe she should ask Danielle to push Jeremy to make it official soon.

Yolanda didn’t back down. She actually called the police. Nicole panicked. She thought Yolanda and Adriana were just trying to intimidate her. But soon, two officers arrived and took Nicole away.

Nicole kept shouting and screaming, trying to call Justin. But he didn’t answer.

Her panic grew. She called Danielle instead. “Danielle! They called the police on me! Adriana is accusing me of slander! What do I do?”

She was on the verge of crying.

“Where’s Justin? Let him handle it,” Danielle said annoyed. She had a pile of business problems waiting for her back in Harborton.

“He won’t answer my call!” Nicole cried as the officers guided her into the police car.

“I’ll contact him.”

She hung up and tried calling Justinn over and over again, but Justin never picked up. He knew Nicole must have caused trouble again. So, he pretended not to hear the calls. Worst case, he’d just tell them later that his phone was on silent mode during a meeting. Honestly, a woman like Nicole needed to learn a lesson.

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Haldoria Hospital.

Denton took the day off to bring Juliet in for her checkup.

Michael came along too, limping behind them like a grumpy old king.

“Dad, your leg’s not doing well. Go sit over there and wait for us,” Denton said. He found Michael out of character today. Normally, Michael avoided crowded public places because he was sensitive about his disability. Hospitals were the last place he’d show up at.

Yet today, not only did he follow them without complaint, but he even helped without grumbling.

On any other day, he’d be cursing already.

“It’s fine. Your mom’s health matters most,” Michael replied, acting caring for once.

“Yeah, let him come with us,” Juliet added nervously. She worried she couldn’t handle it alone.

Harold had already sent people to set everything up at the hospital–fake reports, fake diagnoses, fake cancer.

Denton looked at Michael and Juliet suspiciously but said nothing.

“The test results will take about two hours,” the nurse told Denton.

He nodded and took them to sit and wait.

Two hours later, Denton went to the self–service machine to collect the reports. Juliet felt nervous. “Will our son see through it? He knows a lot about different illnesses.”

“Don’t worry,” Michael whispered and comforted Juliet. “My dad found a hospital director. They know how to fake the report. You just keep pretending to be sick. Nothing else matters.”

As long as Denton believed Juliet had cancer, he would do anything to save her. And the fastest way to get big money? Go home.

And claimed the inheritance.

Harold clearly planned to hand the inheritance to Denton. Only a fool would refuse.

Denton went to pick up the test results. When he saw the red–highlighted numbers, his expression darkened.

273

111:

ness

24%

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The levels were way too high; something was definitely wrong.

He took Juliet to the doctor’s office and handed over the report.

The doctor paused, looked more carefully, then glanced at Denton. “Your mother’s condition doesn’t look good. Based on this result, it’s very likely late–stage kidney failure. Possibly…”

Denton turned to Juliet.

She froze for a moment, then threw herself into Michael’s arms and started crying.

Through tears, Juliet asked the doctor, “Can I still be saved?”

The doctor nodded slowly. “With a kidney transplant, you might live a few more years. But the surgery will cost quite a lot of money.”

Juliet took a shaky breath and kept crying in Michael’s arms.

Denton picked up the report again, studied it, then looked at Juliet. “Let’s go to another hospital and get a second test result.”

The moment she heard that, Juliet burst into even louder tears. “I feel awful right now. I need to be hospitalized.”

Michael quickly added, “Your mother’s condition can’t wait. This is the best hospital in Haldoria. Where else would we go?”

The doctor joined in eagerly. “Exactly. Our hospital is the best when compared to others.”

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