Gerald was lying on the bed, wearing an oxygen mask. He didnโt look in good shape, and even his voice sounded breathless.
โDo you think itโs a good idea for her to keep being with our family?โ
Jim was confused. โWhat do you mean by that?โ
โDo you still not understand what Iโm saying? Letting her stay with our family is only going to harm her. Yvette and Sasha are up to no good. Even I canโt protect her, given my age. Or do you think you can, with your indecisiveness and weak will? Wouldnโt you rather let her make a clean break with the family? As long as she has nothing to do with us, Sasha and Yvette wouldnโt do anything to her.โ
Rachelโs eyes widened at what she had overheard. She clenched her fists, her face scrunched with disbelief.
Impossible!
Gerald had always hated her and didnโt want her as part of the Lloyds. As it turned out, it was because he didnโt want Sasha and Yvette to harm her.
Before Rachel had time to digest what she just heard, Gerald went on, โThereโs a file in the drawer in my study. Take it and keep it with you. Iโll tell you more about it when the time is right.โ
Jim nodded. โAlright.โ
โI know Yvette and Sasha are in cahoots to hurt Rachel. She has given the evidence to the police, and Yvette has been detained. If the evidence is legitimate, she might be sentenced.โ
Hearing that, a bad feeling overtook Rachel.
Gerald went on, and his following words fell within Rachelโs expectations.
โIt was wrong of Yvette to do all that. She is getting too scheming, and sheโs picking up all of Sashaโs filthy ideas.
โBut no matter what, Yvette is also your daughter and a member of the family. Rachel listens to what you say, so why donโt you tell her to drop the charges and have Yvette released?
โIf Yvette ends up behind bars and word of it gets out, our family will be utterly shamed. How am I to answer our ancestors in the netherworld?โ
Jim agreed with Gerald.
From their perspectives, it was certainly the right thing to do. Both Rachel and Yvette were daughters of the family. More importantly, the Lloyds might be truly ruined if one of them were imprisoned, especially given their current decline.
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Rachel didnโt want to hear any more. She had already guessed what was going to happen next.
Naturally, she couldnโt accept this. For Gerald and Jim, however, they couldnโt bear to hurt either one of their daughters and granddaughters.
She turned to leave and bumped into a nurse who saw the medication in her hand.
โYou must be family with the patient in this ward. Come on in. Let me tell you about the dosage and all.โ
Rachel wanted to leave, but it was too late. Jim had already caught sight of her.
โRachel?โ
She took a deep breath and forced a smile on her face, pretending she had heard nothing. โDad.โ
Jim smiled brightly. โWhy didnโt you come right in when you were at the door?โ
โI just arrived. I came here to deliver the medicine.โ
Rachel could only make up an excuse. She didnโt want to tell Jim that she had heard everything they had said earlier.
โCome on in.โ
Jim approached Rachel and pulled her toward Gerald. Rachel placed the medication on one of the shelves.
โIf thereโs nothing else, Iโll leave. Dad, do take care of yourself.โ
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