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Just as William was about to say something, the door suddenly swung open, and Hugo walked in.
At the same moment, Scarlett squeezed her eyes shut, feeling incredibly nervous.
Before she could think of an exnation, this was the best n she coulde up with.
“Grandpa, has she woken up yet?” Hugo asked as he approached.
William was startled and turned to look at Scarlett, who had her eyes tightly closed.
The old man knew exactly what she was up to and feigned a cough. “Uh, not yet…”
“How can that be? The doctor said she should have woken up by now,” Hugo remarked.
“Exactly, what’s going on?” William echoed, putting on a worried expression.
“I’ll go ask the doctor,” Hugo said, then left the room again.
William watched Scarlett lying there, clearlymitted to her act of staying “asleep.”
Soon, the doctor came in and conducted an examination. Hugo asked, “Didn’t you say it was just a minor injury? Why hasn’t she woken up yet?”
“There’s no need to worry too much. It might be due to her constitution. Maybe Ms. Adler is just a bit weaker, so she needs more time. But don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong,” the doctor reassured.
“But…”
“The doctor said so, let’s just wait a bit longer,” William said.
With William’s reassurance, Hugo couldn’t argue further and just nodded.
“It’s alright. If you’re still concerned, Mr. Hodges, we can do a more detailed check–up for Ms. Adlerter,” the doctor offered.
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<b>“</b>Please <b>arrange </b>it as soon as possible,” Hugo replied.
After the doctor left, Hugo’s phone rang. Seeing the number, he said, “Grandpa Adler, I’ll step outside to take this call.”
William nodded in agreement.
Outside
Henry brought over some food and couldn’t help butment as he approached Hugo, “Boss, even if Ms. Adler is injured,
she can’t possibly eat all this, right?”
Hugo ignored him, taking the food and heading to the next room.
On the bed, two kids were already awake and neatly dressed.
Seeing him, Lily greeted sweetly, “Morning, Uncle.”
“Morning,” Hugo replied with a smile.
“Little Sweetheart?” Henry eximed, surprised to see Lily. “Boss, what’s Little Sweetheart doing here?”
Hugo couldn’t be bothered to answer him.
Lily walked up and said, “Morning, Uncle Henry.”
“Hello, hello,” Henry responded, clearly delighted by her presence.
“Uncle, is my mom awake yet?” Lily asked.
“Not yet, but the doctor said she should be soon,” Hugo reassured her, cing some food in front of her. “Here’s breakfast
have some.”
Lily nodded, “Thank you, Uncle.”
She nced at her brother, Jack, who also stepped forward with a smile, “Thanks.”
“Eat up,” Hugo said, gently patting Lily’s head. “I’m going to take some food to your grandpa.”
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<b>Lily </b><b>nodded</b>.
“See youter, Little Sweetheart,” Henry said, waving to Lily as he followed Hugo out.
As he walked out, he asked, “Boss, what’s this little girl doing here? Who’s her mom?”
Hugo didn’t seem to hear him at all.
He pushed open the hospital room door and walked in. “Grandpa, have some breakfast.”
William nced at him, “Just leave it there. I’m not hungry right now.”
Hugo set the food aside.
At that moment, Henry looked at Scarlett lying in bed and suddenly remembered something. “Oh, boss, the police might
Upon hearing this, William turned his head, “A statement? What for?”
“It’s about Ms. Adler’s car ident…”
“The usual questions from the traffic police,” Hugo interrupted Henry, cutting him off.
William listened and nodded, finding nothing wrong with that.
But Henry nced at Hugo, knowing that wasn’t what he meant.
His gaze lingered on them, but Henry decided not to say anything more.
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Hugo motioned for him to leave, and Henry obediently stepped out.
At that moment, Hugo turned to William. “The kid’s next door having some food. You should grab a bite too.”
“No, I can’t eat right now,” William shook his head, declining the offer.
“You’ll wear yourself out, and then there’ll be no one to take care of things here,” Hugo pointed out.
“Are you threatening me?” William asked, eyeing Hugo.
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<b>“</b><b>If </b><b>that’s </b>how you see it, then sure,” Hugo replied.
William looked at him, feeling quite annoyed.
“The kid needs to go to school. Are you taking him, or should 1?” Hugo asked.
William hesitated, worried that Hugo might take off with the kid. “I’ll take him myself,” he finally said.
Hugo nodded in agreement.
Then, William picked up some food from the table and headed next door.
Hugo nced at the person lying on the bed before getting up and leaving as well.
Once everyone had left, Scarlett opened her eyes.
Thinking about Hugo’s threats and how he stopped Henry, she realized he wasn’t as careless as he seemed. At least he didn’t make the old man worry too much. Maybe he was a decent person after all.
Outside, Henry had just pieced things together.
As soon as Hugo stepped out, Henry asked, “Boss, the little girl mentioned her mommy. Could she be… Ms. Adler, the
former boss’s wife?”
Hugo remained silent, but Henry took it as a confirmation.
“Ms. Adler has a child??” Henry eximed in surprise. “But I couldn’t find any marriage records for her!”
Henry’s mind raced with possibilities, and his gaze settled on Hugo. “The former boss’s child… could it be yours?”
Hugo still didn’t say a word.
But that only confirmed Henry’s suspicions. “It’s true, isn’t it? Wow, that’s unbelievable!”
Hugo thought Henry was a bit too chatty.
“I swear, the moment I saw that sweet girl, I thought she looked like you. I even said she must be your rtive, but you
denied it,” Henry said.
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Hearing this, Hugo remembered the incident and raised an eyebrow. “Really? How so?”
“Her eyes? Her mouth?” Henry scrutinized Hugo, searching his mind. “I can’t quite put my finger on it, but she just resembles you. People always say daughters take after their dads. That sweet girl looks just like <i>you</i>, but I can’t exin it.
She just does!” Henry mused.
He had to admit, Henry’s ttery hit the mark.
Hugo felt less annoyed.
“Yes, it’s the aura, the essence. It’s uncanny,” Henry added.
This wasn’t mere ttery; from the first nce, Henry felt there was a connection, even though Hugo had denied it back
then.
Now… what had happened in between?
Hugo still didn’t say anything.
“Boss, is that sweet girl and the little kid really yours?” Henry couldn’t resist his curiosity and asked, unable to hold back his gossip–loving nature.