Chapter 573
\nReturn Of The Real Heiress: Secrets And Masks novel Chapter 573<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0573<\/p>\n
As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0women\u00a0exited,\u00a0Cherise\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0group\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0elevator.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0moment\u00a0the\u00a0elevator\u00a0doors\u00a0closed\u00a0tightly,\u00a0Hank\u00a0remarked,\u00a0\u201cThat\u00a0Lydia,\u00a0she\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0strong\u00a0smell\u00a0of\u00a0medicine\u00a0on\u00a0her.\u00a0It\u00a0seems\u00a0like\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0hurt\u00a0quite\u00a0badly,\u00a0right?\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Leach,\u00a0you\u00a0must\u00a0have\u00a0smelled\u00a0it\u00a0too,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
Cherise\u00a0nodded,\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0strong\u00a0scent\u00a0of\u00a0realgar\u00a0and\u00a0trichosanthes\u00a0root,\u00a0mixed\u00a0with\u00a0plenty\u00a0of\u00a0turmeric,\u00a0angelica\u00a0dahurica,\u00a0atractylodes,\u00a0phellodendron,\u00a0and\u00a0safflower.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0mistaken,\u00a0she\u00a0has\u00a0large\u00a0areas\u00a0of\u00a0bruises\u00a0from\u00a0being\u00a0beaten,\u00a0more\u00a0specifically,\u00a0from\u00a0being\u00a0whipped.\u00a0For\u00a0such\u00a0injuries,\u00a0doctors\u00a0usually\u00a0recommend\u00a0applying\u00a0ointments\u00a0made\u00a0from\u00a0these\u00a0herbs.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0Cherise\u00a0finished\u00a0speaking,\u00a0Edmund\u00a0exclaimed\u00a0excitedly,\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0told\u00a0you\u00a0Ms.\u00a0Leach\u00a0is\u00a0amazing.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0truly\u00a0remarkable,\u00a0even\u00a0identifying\u00a0the\u00a0ingredients\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0ointment\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0body.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0absolutely\u00a0right.\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0Lydia\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0daughter\u00a0of\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Walton,\u00a0but\u00a0in\u00a0Betrico\u00a0Hospital,\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0seen\u00a0so\u00a0many\u00a0big\u00a0shots\u00a0that\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0not\u00a0easily\u00a0surprised.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0brought\u00a0in\u00a0by\u00a0ambulance\u00a0four\u00a0days\u00a0ago,\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0indeed\u00a0covered\u00a0in\u00a0bruises,\u00a0with\u00a0some\u00a0areas\u00a0even\u00a0torn\u00a0open.\u00a0Her\u00a0attending\u00a0physician\u00a0reported\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0injuries\u00a0were\u00a0clearly\u00a0from\u00a0a\u00a0whipping,\u00a0with\u00a0dozens\u00a0of\u00a0marks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u00a0exactly\u00a0did\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0not\u00a0within\u00a0the\u00a0scope\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0hospital\u2019s\u00a0concern.\u00a0After\u00a0all,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Walton\u00a0family,\u00a0and\u00a0these\u00a0matters\u00a0are\u00a0none\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0business.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever,\u00a0I\u00a0did\u00a0learn\u00a0that\u00a0her\u00a0medical\u00a0bills\u00a0were\u00a0paid\u00a0by\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0friend\u00a0of\u00a0Mr.\u00a0Chivers,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0called\u00a0the\u00a0ambulance.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morris\u00a0responded\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0knowing\u00a0\u201cOh,\u201d\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0definitive\u00a0and\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0hint\u00a0of\u00a0doubt.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0Truman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly.\u201d\u00a0Edmund\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0hold\u00a0back\u00a0any\u00a0information.<\/p>\n
Upon\u00a0hearing\u00a0this,\u00a0Morris\u00a0and\u00a0Cherise exchanged\u00a0a\u00a0glance.<\/p>\n
Four\u00a0days\u00a0ago\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0Hank\u00a0was\u00a0taken\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Walton\u00a0family\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0school,\u00a0and\u00a0also\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0Cherise\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Walton\u00a0family\u2019s\u00a0forest\u00a0villa\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0Hank.<\/p>\n
Lydia\u00a0had\u00a0seemed\u00a0fine\u00a0when\u00a0they\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0villa.\u00a0Therefore,\u00a0they\u00a0wondered\u00a0why\u00a0she\u00a0ended\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0state\u00a0that\u00a0night,\u00a0and\u00a0why\u00a0Truman\u00a0called\u00a0the\u00a0ambulance\u00a0and\u00a0paid\u00a0her\u00a0medical\u00a0bills.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0seemed\u00a0that\u00a0Lydia\u00a0had\u00a0quite\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0secrets\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0own.\u00a0When\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0some\u00a0free\u00a0time,\u00a0they\u00a0would\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0investigate.\u00a0further\u00a0to\u00a0put\u00a0their\u00a0minds\u00a0at\u00a0ease.<\/p>\n
*****<\/p>\n
As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0Stella\u00a0and\u00a0Lydia\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0outside\u00a0Betrico\u00a0Hospital,\u00a0Stella\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0sense\u00a0of\u00a0unease\u00a0and\u00a0restlessness.\u00a0But\u00a0she\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0quite\u00a0put\u00a0her\u00a0finger\u00a0on\u00a0what\u00a0it\u00a0was.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0muttered,\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wonder\u00a0if\u00a0that\u00a0boy\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Jarrett\u00a0family\u00a0that\u00a0asked\u00a0your\u00a0father\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0into\u00a0last\u00a0time\u00a0has\u00a0any\u00a0connection\u00a0with\u00a0Hank.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0so\u00a0many\u00a0days,\u00a0and\u00a0there\u2019s still\u00a0no\u00a0news.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHey,\u00a0Lydia,\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0with\u00a0your\u00a0father\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0days\u00a0ago,\u00a0right?\u00a0Did\u00a0you\u00a0hear\u00a0him\u00a0mention\u00a0anything\u00a0about\u00a0this?\u00a0Why\u00a0has\u00a0it\u00a0gone\u00a0so\u00a0quiet?\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0stool\u00a0next\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0bed,\u00a0and\u00a0Cherise\u00a0sat\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0it,\u00a0looking\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0mother\u00a0and\u00a0speaking\u00a0softly,\u00a0\u201cMom,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0operate\u00a0on\u00a0you\u00a0tomorrow.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0the\u00a0outcome\u00a0will\u00a0be,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0do\u00a0my\u00a0best.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0sighed\u00a0and\u00a0continued,\u00a0\u201cTo\u00a0be\u00a0honest,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0always\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0strong\u2013willed\u00a0child\u00a0who\u00a0craved\u00a0affection.\u00a0Many\u00a0people\u00a0think\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0cold,\u00a0but\u00a0those\u00a0who\u00a0know\u00a0me\u00a0understand\u00a0that\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0actually\u00a0warm\u2013hearted\u00a0beneath\u00a0my\u00a0tough\u00a0exterior.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0grew\u00a0up\u00a0without\u00a0my\u00a0parents,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0myself\u00a0seem\u00a0cold\u00a0and\u00a0distant,\u00a0like a\u00a0hedgehog\u00a0with\u00a0quills\u00a0that\u00a0make\u00a0people\u00a0shiver\u00a0and\u00a0stay\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u00a0way,\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0protect\u00a0myself\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0grandmother.<\/p>\n
\u201cOver\u00a0the\u00a0years,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0sometimes\u00a0resented\u00a0you,\u00a0but\u00a0that\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0matter\u00a0now.\u00a0Some\u00a0things\u00a0just\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0what\u00a0they\u00a0seem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cherise\u00a0paused,\u00a0then\u00a0added\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0gentle\u00a0smile,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0comforting\u00a0Claire,\u00a0\u201cTomorrow,\u00a0please,\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0hold\u00a0on\u00a0and\u00a0live\u00a0with\u00a0all\u00a0your\u00a0strength,\u00a0okay?<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0lost\u00a0my\u00a0grandmother,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0the\u00a0same.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0taken\u00a0so\u00a0long\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0you\u00a0in my\u00a0life.\u00a0You\u00a0must\u00a0hold\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0will\u00a0to\u00a0live.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0already\u00a0missed\u00a0my\u00a0wedding.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0wan\u00a0you<\/p>\n
O\u00a0miss\u00a0any\u00a0other\u00a0important\u00a0moments\u00a0in\u00a0my life.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0just\u00a0me.\u00a0You\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0son,\u00a0too.\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0how\u00a0he\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0be,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0your\u00a0child,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0still\u00a0so\u00a0young.\u00a0He\u00a0needs\u00a0you,\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0he?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-596","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kampoengnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}