Reborn to Marry My Best Friend's Uncle novel Chapter 124

Cecilia was quietly enjoying Sean's careful attention as she lay on the hospital bed. Her eyes instinctively drifted to the doorway, and her face went completely pale.

"Ah!"

She looked as if she had seen something terrifying. Her eyes widened, and her whole body flinched backward in panic.

She didn't look like someone facing a rival. She looked like someone who had suddenly been confronted by her deepest fear.

Sean was startled by her sudden and violent reaction.

He put down the bowl of soup in his hands and followed her line of sight toward the door.

Annie stood in the doorway, her expression cold and unreadable.

Sean's brows pulled together.

It was Annie again.

Sean turned and gently patted Cecilia's back. "Cecilia, don't be scared. I'm right here. It's fine."

Cecilia seemed not to hear him at all. Her fingers dug into his arm as she pointed toward the doorway, her voice shaking. "It's her... It's her..."

Sean held her hand to calm her. When he faced the door again, his expression had gone dark. "Annie, what are you doing here now?"

The display of affection in the room struck Annie as nothing but bitterly ironic. She didn't answer him. Instead, she gave the pair inside one last cold look, then turned to leave.

Sean stared at her decisive back. Against his better judgment, his feet moved on their own. He said, "Cecilia, wait for me. I'll be right back."

He went after Annie and caught up with her at the end of the hallway.

Annie stopped and slowly turned around.

Before Sean could get a single word out, she stepped forward, closing the distance between them. Her eyes were like ice, cutting straight through him.

"Sean, it honestly never occurred to me that the two of you could be this vicious," she said quietly. "You couldn't even spare an innocent child."

Maeve had been dragged into this for no reason, and her baby had almost been lost because of it.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Sean Frost?"

Two uniformed police officers appeared at the far end of the hallway and walked straight toward them.

The officer in front held up his badge, his expression stern. "We're with the city police. You are suspected of involvement in a malicious injury case. Please come with us to assist in the investigation."

Sean was stunned. He looked at the police officers, then instinctively glanced at Annie's calm face. His mind couldn't seem to process the words.

Malicious injury? That was impossible.

"Officer, there must be some kind of mistake," he said.

The senior officer's tone didn't change. "We've received a report that someone had deliberately framed Ms. Annie Steward, causing actress Maeve Monroe to suffer a severe allergic reaction and nearly lose her life.

"Our investigation indicates a longstanding conflict between you and Ms. Steward, providing you with a clear motive."

He paused, then dropped a bombshell. "More importantly, the ten thousand dollars used to pay off the janitor for her lie came from one of your bank accounts."