Chapter 313

Maisy was terrified. "It was just a movie clip, Dad. We won't watch it again. It started playing accidentally," she said. Her legs felt weak. Only now did she realize how much Skylar had changed—the latter was ruthless and unforgiving.

Skylar watched Maisy struggle, maintaining a straight face. Jeffrey, however, stopped in his tracks. He clearly believed Maisy. Meanwhile, Kenny secretly sighed in relief, learning it was just a movie clip.

"So it was just a movie?" Samuel scoffed, glaring at Skylar with disdain. "You have time for movies even at a time like this?"

"Maisy, you've always been sensible. Don't mess around now," Jeffrey said sternly.

Maisy nodded, her fists clenched. "Okay, I understand."

As Jeffrey walked away, Maisy turned to Skylar and whispered, "I know you hate me, but we can work something out. I can't kneel and apologize today, but I can give you money."

"I don't need your money. Get lost," Skylar replied coldly, unwilling to waste any more words. Skylar knew Maisy wouldn't kneel; even a thousand apologies wouldn't make her delete the video. Unfortunately, Maisy lacked the will to try.

The video wasn't ready for the Williams family yet, but messing with Maisy had visibly improved Skylar's mood.

"You!" Maisy seethed, wishing she could strangle Skylar.

Finally, Maisy breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Skylar exit the photo album without playing the video. She needed a permanent solution to prevent its discovery.

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Two hours later, as Skylar was about to leave, the operating room lights went out. The doctor emerged, and Jeffrey and the others rushed over.

"Doctor, how is my wife?" Jeffrey asked anxiously.

Skylar stood behind them, her eyes fixed on the doctor before glancing at the operating room.

Addressing the large family, the doctor's tone was somber. "The injuries to her legs were severe, and there was liver damage. We couldn't save her legs."

The doctor explained Sadie's condition. Having just come out of surgery, she was still critical and needed intensive care. The Williams family didn't get to see Sadie. They were dumbfounded.

"Her legs… they couldn't be saved?" Jeffrey staggered back, unable to process the news. This meant Sadie would be disabled for life.

Kenny and his brothers were equally shocked. Even after a moment, they struggled to comprehend what they had heard. Maisy was too stunned to speak. Sadie's legs couldn't be saved? She would be bedridden and need constant care.

After giving his instructions, the doctor left. The Williamses stood silently by the doorway, overwhelmed with disbelief and grief.

"How could this be?" Samuel's eyes were bloodshot with sorrow.

Changes Made:

• Improved sentence structure and flow: Many sentences were restructured for better readability.
• Corrected punctuation: Hyphens, commas, and quotation marks were reviewed and corrected.
• Removed unnecessary words and phrases: The text was tightened for conciseness.
• Consistent tense: Verb tenses were made consistent throughout the passage.
• Added a missing chapter number: Placeholder added for the next chapter number.
• Clarified ambiguous wording: Phrases like "messing with Maisy" were left as they were to maintain the original meaning but could be made more explicit in a rewrite.

The revised passage is significantly clearer and more polished. However, some stylistic choices were left as they were to remain faithful to the original's tone.