Chapter 8: Chapter Eight: Did I Say You Could Go?

Not knowing whether it was due to Phoebe Conrad's intimidating gaze or Gloria Vaughan's guilty conscience, when Phoebe Conrad spoke, Gloria Vaughan's demeanor visibly weakened.

Ignoring the two, Phoebe Conrad turned her attention to the emergency room. Finally, the lights in the emergency room went out, and seeing the doctor come out, Phoebe Conrad and Ji Mu hurried forward.

"Doctor, how is she? How is my daughter?" Phoebe Conrad stared anxiously at the doctor.

"Doctor, how is my precious grandson?" Ji Mu loved Samuel Vaughan the most; when she heard about the car accident, she nearly fainted from shock.

"Don't worry, the child is not seriously injured; it's just some minor external injuries. However, he has been quite frightened, so we recommend keeping him under observation for a while. I'll arrange a double room for them."

"No need. Put my grandson in a VIP room. How can a child of the Ji family stay in an ordinary room?" Ji Mu said impatiently.

"But..." The doctor looked troubled, "There's only one VIP room left, and it has only one bed."

"Doctor, I'm sorry, but this Madam Ji and I are not from the same family. You can directly arrange for her grandson to stay in the VIP room." Phoebe Conrad knew the doctor had misunderstood, thinking Samuel Vaughan and Maria Conrad were twins.

"Phoebe Conrad, you have some self-awareness, at least you know your worth. My child has grown up in luxury, unlike your poor and shabby family. I advise you to keep your daughter away from my Anzhi... Phoebe Conrad, do you see? This is the gap between us!" The last sentence was whispered by Gloria Vaughan into Phoebe Conrad's ear, and no one else heard it.

"I advise you to take care of your son and husband," Phoebe Conrad looked at Gloria Vaughan with disdain. After all these years, Gloria Vaughan was still as brainless and showy as ever.

"You..."

"Huanhuan, stop wasting words with such a person. Anzhi is coming out!" Ji Mu was very displeased that Gloria Vaughan was too busy arguing with Phoebe Conrad to pay attention to Samuel Vaughan.

Feeling the displeasure in Ji Mu's tone, Gloria Vaughan gritted her teeth and went to see Samuel Vaughan.

"I apologize, there was a misunderstanding. I will make the arrangements." The doctor then began to make the necessary arrangements, surprised that the two children, who looked so alike, were not from the same family.

"Thank you, Doctor." Phoebe Conrad didn't bother to argue with Gloria Vaughan and helped the doctor get Maria Conrad back to the ward, while Samuel Vaughan was directly placed in a VIP room by Madam Ji.

Looking at her daughter with the ventilator, Phoebe Conrad felt a deep pain in her heart, but thankfully, there were no serious injuries.

"Doctor, can I take my daughter home to rest?" Phoebe Conrad really didn't want to see the Ji family again. Just thinking about their faces made her blood boil.

The doctor saw the situation earlier and understood Phoebe Conrad's predicament. After checking Maria Conrad, he agreed to let her go home to rest.

Just as Phoebe Conrad was packing up to leave, Ji Mu came to the ward.

"Leaving? Phoebe Conrad, don't think I don't know. You sold yourself for money when you were young and shamelessly gave birth to a child. Now you dare to harm my grandson. Let me tell you, a woman like you, who is promiscuous and greedy, should not exist in this world!"

"Madam Ji, aren't you a bit old to be so blind? I suggest you go to an ophthalmologist and wash your eyes."

"You, you are such an uncultured woman!"

"Cultured? Instead of lecturing me here, why don't you find out who really wanted to harm your grandson?"

"Do you think this will clear your name!"

"Clear my name? I think you misunderstand. I will personally find the person who hurt my child!" With that, Phoebe Conrad picked up Maria Conrad and prepared to leave.

"Stop, did I say you could leave!"

"Sorry, but I don't think this hospital is yours, is it?"

As the two were at an impasse, Gloria Vaughan suddenly rushed over, tears streaming down her face, and pointed at Phoebe Conrad, saying, "Phoebe Conrad, after all, I called you sister. I know you had some misunderstandings with me and Dad back then. But we explained everything clearly. Even if you have any grudges, you shouldn't take it out on Anzhi!"

"Misunderstanding? Gloria Vaughan, do you really think what happened back then was a misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?" Ji Mu, seeing Gloria Vaughan's tear-streaked face and thinking of her beloved grandson lying unconscious, felt even more angry looking at Phoebe Conrad.

"Mother-in-law, you should also know that Phoebe Conrad slept with someone for money. When I found out, I told Father. He beat her severely, feeling she had disgraced the Song family, and kicked her out of the house. She hated me for telling on her and claimed I forced her to do it. Fortunately, Father investigated and found the truth, and expelled her. I never expected her to still harbor resentment. I know I shouldn't have told, but I couldn't bear to see her fall into such a life."

Gloria Vaughan's words, filled with tears, quickly painted Phoebe Conrad as a petty, shameless, and gold-digging woman.

Phoebe Conrad, looking at Gloria Vaughan's dramatic performance, sneered, "Gloria Vaughan, do you really think you can twist the truth about what happened back then? Don't forget, there's a saying: 'Man acts, heaven watches.' I remember every dirty thing you and Grandma did to me. Don't forget the filthy things you did just because you've had a few peaceful days."

"Phoebe Conrad, you, you dare to slander Huanhuan for something you did yourself!"

"Slander? Such a person isn't even worth my slander."

"Phoebe Conrad, I tolerated you before out of respect for Father, but I never thought you would do this to Anzhi. I won't let you off!"

"Enough!" Lambert Vaughan stood at the door, his face dark as he looked at the people in the room.

"Xuan, you're here? It's this woman who hurt our Anzhi!" Ji Mu, seeing Lambert Vaughan at the door, hurriedly said.

Gloria Vaughan felt uncomfortable with Lambert Vaughan's 'enough' and remembered how he had taken Samuel Vaughan directly to Phoebe Conrad's house without consulting her, and the rumors about Lambert Vaughan having a illegitimate child. Moreover, Phoebe Conrad had recently told her to watch over Samuel Vaughan and Lambert Vaughan, and now Lambert Vaughan was defending Phoebe Conrad!

If Lambert Vaughan really fell for Phoebe Conrad, she would lose her status in the Song family. And if he found out that Samuel Vaughan was also his and Phoebe Conrad's child, it wouldn't just be her, but the entire Song family that would suffer. She would never let that happen.

"Mom, the matter is still under investigation."

"What? Are you going to protect the woman who harmed my grandson!" Ji Mu, surprised by Lambert Vaughan's actions, immediately turned cold.