Chapter 291

Everyone agreed Elizabeth got a raw deal. Elizabeth was better than Esme in every way, but she lost because of Alexander. Elizabeth bit her lip, hesitated, then stood up. “I’ll go check on her.”

“Better not. If Esme wakes up, who knows what she’ll say. A nurse said she was shouting…” Sunny trailed off.

Elizabeth was puzzled. ‘Shouting what?’

Sunny looked embarrassed, tugging at her hair. Elizabeth smiled. “Go ahead, it’s fine.” Whatever Esme said about Elizabeth couldn’t be good.

“Esme said she wants to kill you,” Sunny continued.

Elizabeth pursed her lips, not surprised. “So, Dr. Percy, be careful at the hospital. Everyone thinks you wrote the complaint letter,” Sunny warned.

Elizabeth nodded, ruffled Sunny’s hair. “Got it. Just do your thing!”

“Alright!” Sunny, task complete, went off to work. Sunny wasn’t malicious, just worried about Elizabeth.

Elizabeth twirled the medical case in her hand, feeling the situation was tricky. ‘When will this mess with Esme end?’ Elizabeth took a deep breath, adjusted her mood, and headed to the inpatient department.

When she arrived, Alexander was on a bench, busy on the phone, talking about work. Two security guards in black suits stood at the ward door, looking serious. A nurse came out of the ward and saw Elizabeth.

“Dr. Percy,” the nurse called.

Alexander looked up. This time, his gaze wasn’t friendly.

“How is she?” Elizabeth asked the nurse.

The nurse shook her head. “Not good. She just woke up in a fright.”

Elizabeth frowned. “Who ordered the sedative?”

“Her emotions were too agitated, we had no choice.” But before the nurse could finish, Alexander cut in, “What are you doing here?”

Chapter 291 (Continued)

Elizabeth signaled the nurse to go ahead and get busy. Alexander stood up, looking at Elizabeth with a blank expression.

“It wasn’t me,” Elizabeth instinctively said.

“Does anyone else know you gave Esme the ‘spot’?” Alexander asked calmly.

Elizabeth was stunned. She looked at Alexander, unable to answer. She thought, ‘Only a few people know. The Russell family won’t expose themselves. Alexander won’t say anything either. So, does that mean it’s just me?’

Alexander frowned, looking at Elizabeth with disappointment. They stared at each other in silence for a long time, then he asked, “Just because Esme targeted you at the banquet last night, you retaliated?”

Elizabeth opened her mouth to defend herself, but then Alexander said, “Elizabeth, haven’t I told you not to target Esme?”

Alexander thought, ‘I’ve said this many times, but why does she keep embarrassing me?’ Deep down, he truly didn’t want to target Elizabeth.

“Can you trust me just once?” Elizabeth was very frustrated.

“How can I trust you? Are you saying it was me, or the Russell family?” Alexander’s eyes were deep, and he felt powerless. All the accusations pointed to Elizabeth. What should he do?