The whole time, Angelina was feeling restless and wanted to check up on Nancy. However, she was also worried about Frederic, so she just had to sit on the sofa and watch over her father with a frown.
"Mom, what happened?" When Charles arrived, he tried to keep a calm composure.
"Oh... It's all because of Nancy..." Angelina was caught in between a dilemma, but since Frederic was in the same room, she couldn't say anything that might anger him. She didn't have a choice but to put the blame on Nancy.
The murderous look on Charles' face frightened Angelina, so she stopped before she finished her sentence.
A few moments ago, the doctor had given Frederic an injection to calm him down. He fell asleep right away, so he couldn't really hear anything from Charles and Angelina's conversation.
"Are you really blaming Nancy? It was Derrick and Joseph who conspired amongst each other and plotted to kill your son. Nancy was only injured because she was trying to protect me. Yet, after all of this, you're still blaming Nancy? Charles sneered at Angelina from disappointment.
When Angelina heard this, guilt nagged into her brain ever more, obliterating her thoughts to deal with the situation. She also didn't know how she could put the blame on Nancy. However, Angelina didn't know who else to blame. Besides Nancy, she was only left to blame herself. But, she absolutely couldn't do that. She was the kind of woman who would protect herself in times of trouble. There was no way she would sacrifice her own righteousness.
However, she didn't want to get into a dispute with Charles, so she awkwardly smiled and said, "Your grandpa is getting old. We have to make sure we don't anger him anymore."
"You were the one who asked Nancy to come here, and for some reason she got injured before she left. Do you really think you're not responsible for any of this?" Charles asked in a voice that froze the room.
"I... I didn't expect that Frederic would get into a fight with her. I didn't know that your grandfather had the strength in him to do that. Besides, it was your father who asked me to find Nancy. He seems to have a really horrible opinion on Nancy these days. I'm your mother, Charles. I would do anything to make sure that you aren't ever taken advantage of. Shouldn't you know my true intentions by now?" After being harshly condemned by Charles, Angelina couldn't hold back her emotions, so her eyes started to glimmer in tears.
"Okay. Mom, listen to me carefully. Please tell grandpa that I am keeping both the TS Group and Nancy. I'm going to make the decisions from now on. No matter how much times Derrick will try to get into my way and tear me down, I won't flinch. He can try as much as he wants to, but eventually he'll get burnt out." Charles raised his chin arrogantly, and spoke like a king.
"Charles, Derrick is currently in a coma, and your grandfather is sick. Are you even considering that? You just need to put up with it for a little longer. You do realize that your grandfather loves you the most. Don't disappoint him." After all, Angelina had been accustomed to pleasing Frederic. What she feared the most was that Charles would go against him one day.
"Disappoint? He has been disappointed in me for a long time now. It doesn't matter. I'm not going to let Joseph get away with this." Charles proceeded to turn his back and walked out of the ward.
"Charles, please don't!" Angelina yelled worriedly.
Completely ignoring his mother, he left the ward with his chin raised high.
He went straight back into the therapeutic room and carried Nancy.
"Mr. Fu," the doctor greeted him with a nod.
"I'm taking Nancy home. Please inform President Hobart," said Charles in a low, authoritative voice.
The doctor surely didn't have the guts to stop him. "Okay," he obediently answered.
Charles walked over to his car as he carried Nancy in his arms and drove them home.
Edward knew about the predicament that the Fu family was currently dealing with.
So for now, he didn't dare to say anything about his relationship with Nancy. In the meantime, he simply had to allow everyone to misunderstand him.
He also knew that someone was using him to frame Charles and cause disruption within the Fu family.
Edward knew that Charles was in quite a conundrum.
So, he didn't dare to do anything before hearing any of Charles' orders.
As he was left at home, he started to feel depressed. Fortunately, once a day he had the chance to pick up Bobby and Nadia. This seemed to be his only source of happiness these days.
Upon hearing the sound of the engine from the yard, Edward rushed to the window to check on it. Around this time, Charles and Nancy should both be in work. So he didn't understand why they suddenly came back home.
Edward walked out to the porch.
Charles got out of the car carrying Nancy in his arms.
Nancy was in a daze and couldn't do anything but hold onto his neck.
The moment Edward saw the bandage wrapped around Nancy's head, Edward was in shock and hurried towards them. "Charles, what happened to Nancy?"
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