The CEO Gets What He Wants novel Chapter 368

Nina had just undergone surgery and could hardly move, but Isabella came to ask for money without concern for her health.

Does she even have any conscience as a mother?

Everyone in the ward turned around the moment they heard the door open.

Nina's eyes were filled with anguish and confusion.

At the same time, the young nurse breathed a sigh of relief.

Isabella, on the other hand, gritted her teeth with a vicious expression.

“Ery...” Nina's lips were chapped, and her voice was hoarse and rife with resentment.

She sounded like a helpless, abused animal that did not know how to fight back.

Avery felt disheartened when she saw Nina's expression.

Walking over, she placed her handbag beside Nina's pillow.

Next, she wiped the tears from the corners of Nina's eyes. “Don't be upset. You need to get some rest right now. You can't get angry now. It's detrimental to your recovery. Do you understand?”

Nina's eyes were welling up with tears. Before she could say anything, Isabella moved closer.

Isabella pointed at Avery and began to yell, “What are you doing here? Is causing trouble for my son not enough? Are you here to harm my daughter as well? Nina, didn't I warn you to stay away from this woman? Why didn't you listen to me?”

“We're in a hospital. Please keep your voice down!” Avery turned around and glared at Isabella, who was standing in front of her. “Mrs. Richter, no matter how much you despise me, this is not the time to argue. Nina is your biological daughter. Do you not care why she is hospitalized? Let me tell you. Her body is very frail because she just had surgery. Didn't you notice that she was sweating in discomfort? Even if you don't care about her, you shouldn't have yelled at her. You're not worthy of being a mother.”

Isabella was taken aback when she learned Nina had undergone surgery, but she quickly became upset out of embarrassment.

After all, she was always the one to chastise others. No one had ever reprimanded her.

She was even more enraged by the fact that Avery, the person she detested the most, was the one who scolded her.

Raising her voice, Isabella retorted, “Who do you think you are? What right do you have to reprimand me? You sent my son to jail, and now my daughter is in the hospital. I was right when I said you brought bad luck!”

As if scolding was not enough to quell her rage, Isabella began to attack Avery.

Just as Isabella grabbed Avery's hair, Nina jumped out of the hospital bed.

She stared at Isabella with a pair of dull eyes and shouted in despair, “Mom, what the hell do you want? Avery is here to look after me. How could you hit her? Are you going to take care of me after you chased her away?”

Looking at Nina, who had red and puffy eyes, Isabella suddenly remembered that she had come to the hospital to ask her daughter for money.

However, when she met Avery, the perpetrator who had put her son in prison, she became so enraged that she lost her mind and forgot her reason for coming over.

Isabella let go of Avery's hair resentfully and said to Nina in a negotiating tone, “Nina, no matter what, you have to collect the money for me. Otherwise, your brother will die in prison. You're his biological sister, so you can't just sit around doing nothing.”

As she spoke, she pretended to wipe her tears, giving the impression that she was a loving mother to her son.

However, Nina was aware that her mother excelled at acting. Not wanting to see her mother's hypocrisy, she turned her head away while covering her aching stomach.

“Mom, Zayne brought this upon himself. He needs to be educated in prison. If he doesn't go through some suffering, he won't ever learn from his mistakes. I really don't have any money right now. All my bank and credit cards are in your possession, and you know the password. If you don't believe me, you can check the card balance.”

Realizing that shedding crocodile tears was not working, Isabella deliberately unlocked the ward door and left it wide open.

The next moment, she lay on the ground and started making a scene like a shrew.

At the same time, she continued to yell, “Even a dog knows how to show gratitude to its owner. I can't believe you're such an ingrate. I would not have given birth to you if I had known this. I went to such great lengths to bring you up. How could you be so ungrateful? Everyone, please come and judge. This unfilial daughter of mine only thinks about herself. She doesn't care about her suffering brother or her worn-out mother. She's forcing me to my grave!”

Nina was staying in the VIP ward arranged by the hospital. It was a single room, so naturally, there were not as many patients as in regular wards.

However, the VIP wards were all close to one another, and there were other patients and their family members staying in other wards.

Isabella's voice was thunderous. In an instant, many family members of other patients gathered around curiously.

Everyone craned their necks, watching the drama with interest. Several people even pointed at Nina's ward and whispered among themselves.

Nina was enraged by her mother's unreasonable behavior. She was crying so hard that she almost could not breathe.

Seeing that, Avery was distressed and angry. She grabbed her handbag and tossed it in front of Isabella. “Aren't you just here for the money? Take this money and get lost!”

Initially, Isabella wanted to yell at Avery, but when she opened the zipper of the handbag and saw the piles of cash, her eyes immediately lit up.

She quickly rose to her feet, seized the handbag, and held it in front of her chest.

Later, she waved to her daughter and uttered, “Take good care of yourself. I'll pay you another visit in a few days. This sum of money is insufficient. When you feel better, find a way to make more money. I need it urgently.”

With that said, Isabella did not even spare Nina another glance or ask her what kind of operation she had. She just took the handbag and walked away.

Tears streamed down Nina's cheeks once again as she stared blankly at her mother's receding figure.

By then, her heart had already gone numb. She could not feel anything anymore.

“I can't believe such a mother exists in this world. Is she even her biological mother?” muttered the nurse softly.

The nurse's mother had always adored her, so she had never seen such a cold-blooded mother who only cared about money. The latter truly despised Isabella from the bottom of her heart.

In the meantime, Avery shut the ward door, keeping the curious onlookers away.

She then embraced Nina in her arms. “It's okay. Don't cry. I'm here with you.”

Nina's lips trembled, and she curled up into a ball in Avery's arms. “I'm sorry. This is so humiliating. I'll definitely give you your money back.”

Hearing that, Avery let go of Nina, helped her lie on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.

She wiped away Nina's tears and stated softly, “It's not a lot of money. You don't have to pay me back. Besides, I owe you that much. Just take good care of your body. I'll handle everything. I'll stay with you today, so you should get some sleep.”

Nina, who was extremely exhausted, gradually fell asleep to Avery's soothing voice.

Avery sighed as she held Nina's cold hand. After a while, she tucked Nina's hand beneath the blanket to warm it.

Moments later, she took out her phone and sent Cayden a WhatsApp message saying she needed to apply for leave that day.

She received a reply within seconds of sending the message: Okay. Come home early tonight. I have something to tell you.

Raising her eyebrows in surprise, Avery responded half-jokingly: What's the matter? Can you let me know in advance? Is it shocking in any way?

Beep!

A few minutes later, Cayden replied: It's a secret, but I can assure you that it's a surprise, not a shock.