She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On novel Chapter 573

An hour later, Miles arrived at the hospital. His phone buzzed, and he instinctively reached for it, pausing just before pushing the door to the hospital room open.

A voice drifted from inside. "Jade, Miles should be on his way. When he gets here, talk to him nicely. It took everything I had to convince him to come see Leo."

"I know, Mom."

Inside the room, Jade was busy touching up her makeup, deliberately making herself look pale, haggard, and exhausted, as if she hadn't slept a wink.

Leo was tired of lying in bed and started fussing. "Grandma, I want to play on the iPad!"

Teresa immediately refused. "No. If your dad comes in and sees that you're perfectly fine, he won't feel sorry for you."

Leo bounced on the mattress, trying to snatch the tablet. "But Grandma, I don't want to! I want to play my game!"

"Oh, be a good boy and listen to Grandma. When your dad walks in, you have to act weak. Don't blow it. That's the only way he'll feel bad for you, come visit more often, and help your mom out."

Her voice lowered, brimming with manipulative instructions. "Act it out perfectly, and you can have the tablet later."

A nurse was walking down the hall toward them. Miles suppressed his rising fury, masking the icy glint in his eyes.

He knocked on the door and walked in.

Seeing him arrive, Jade scrambled to hide her compact mirror, instantly slipping on a pitiful, deeply wronged expression.

"Miles... you came to see Leo."

Teresa shot Leo a frantic look, signaling him to lie back down and act miserable.

In a weak, fragile voice, the boy called out, "Daddy... Leo... hurts..."

Miles's dark, fathomless eyes swept over the three generations in the room.

"The poor child has suffered so much. His fever raged through most of the night, and Jade has been the one taking care of him non-stop."

Teresa wiped away invisible tears, playing the part of the heartbroken grandmother perfectly.

"Miles, now that you're here, please comfort Leo. He hasn't seen you in so long. He hasn't been eating or sleeping well. The doctor says if this keeps up, the boy's body will just give out."

"Leo, do you have a fever?"

Hearing the feigned concern, Leo reached out, demanding to be picked up. "Daddy, Leo wants a hug."

Perhaps he was trying to prove to his mother and grandmother that his dad still favored him, that his dad still loved him.

Teresa hadn't anticipated their conversation being eavesdropped on either. She hastily stepped forward, slapping a look of desperate urgency onto her face, eager to absolve her daughter.

"Miles, please don't blame Jade. This was entirely my idea. She had nothing to do with it."

Miles's expression hardened into stone. His piercing gaze slashed toward Teresa, his tone freezing and distant.

"Teresa, as an elder, you should be setting an example of honesty. Instead, you are actively coaching a child to lie and put on a performance?"

"Miles, I just—"

"Don't ever call me again," Miles cut her off, his voice absolute zero.

Seeing him turn to leave, Jade finally snapped out of her daze and chased after him.

"Miles! The things you heard... I can explain! It's just a misunderstanding!"

Miles didn't look back. He pressed the elevator button and headed downstairs.

But Jade wouldn't give up. She chased him all the way to the first floor lobby, rushing forward to grab his arm.