Female Novel
Chapter 874
Isabelle staggered backward as she held onto the cart next to her. Then, she reached for her phonewith her shaking hands and gave Old Mr. Bailey a call, which the man took a while to pick up. Uponanswering the phone, the first thing that Old Mr. Bailey asked was where she was. “Where the heck areyou now? I’ve been looking for you. There is a document we need to talk about.”
Before Isabelle could respond, her tears started rolling down her cheeks, but Old Mr. Bailey kept urgingher to return. A few moments later, Isabelle faked a cough and said, “Dad, I found Dexter.”
Old Mr. Bailey paused for a long while and responded in a deep voice, sounding very unhappy. “And?What’s wrong with him this time?”
Isabelle fought back her tears. “Dexter was caught in a traffic accident. Please get here as soon aspossible.”
After a moment of silence, Old Mr. Bailey directly hung up the call. Meanwhile, Isabelle was seenwiping her tears, not knowing when they rolled down from her eyes. Soon, one of the doctors suddenlysaid, “Oh gosh! This is not good!”
Startled by those words, Isabelle immediately got closer and asked, “What’s wrong?! What’s goingon?!” Nevertheless, the doctors were too busy to answer her as the nurses took Isabelle further awayto keep her from interfering with the doctors. Feeling her limbs going weak, Isabelle staggeredbackward and leaned against the wall.
Soon, the emergency department was filled with noise, with more patients arriving. In that instant,Isabelle felt dizzy, recalling bits and pieces of memory about Dexter. Dexter was the closest person tonovelbin
me and the only person who treated me with sincere kindness in the family. At the same time, Isabellewas also aware of what her grandfather and father were up to, disappointed about the fact that the twoelderly valued their own interests more than the family. Grandpa and Dad have always hoped for me tofind someone reliable to help Dexter in the future, but they’re only doing it for the sake of the family’sreputation. But Dexter was a young little boy with a pure heart, and I could feel that he genuinelywanted what was best for me.
In fact, Isabelle had secretly heard Dexter arguing with Old Mr. Bailey as he wanted their father to stoptaking advantage of his sister. Then, the boy went on to tell the man that he wanted to be in control ofhis own life and that he didn’t need someone else to help him pave the way. The reason he said thatwas because he wanted Isabelle to live a happy life since he knew his sister wasn’t happy at all. As hermind was filled with all those memories, she covered her face and broke down in tears.
Soon, Old Mr. Bailey arrived and nervously made his way to the emergency department. While therescue was still ongoing, Isabelle overheard the doctors discussing some kind of drug that theybelieved Dexter had drunk before the accident. Meanwhile, Old Mr. Bailey lost control of his temper andmade a fuss there and then, demanding the doctors to save his son in a menacing way.
Isabelle seized Old Mr. Bailey’s hand and said, “Dad, let’s get out of here and stay out of the doctors’way.”
Old Mr. Bailey’s eyes turned red as he suddenly gave a slap to Isabelle’s face. “What’s wrong with you?Is this really what you want for your little brother?” Meanwhile, Isabelle was confused with Old Mr.Bailey’s reaction, covering her face with her palm while gazing at the man.
With a menacing look on his face, Old Mr. Bailey said, “I know what you’re thinking, but let me behonest with you. You’re not getting a single penny of my fortune even if anything happens to your
brother. I’d rather give it all to the Second Bailey Family instead of an animal like you. Your brother isdying, so how dare you gloat over his misery?!”
Isabelle frowned and said, “No. Since when did I ever gloat?”
Nevertheless, Old Mr. Bailey was too stubborn to bother about her reasoning. Then, he turned hisattention to the doctors and threatened them in a loud voice, “You guys had better do everything youcan to save my son! Otherwise, I’m going to make sure each of you here regrets it for the rest of yourlife!”