Mr. Campbell replied, "Heâs alright for now, but you might as well take good care of him. If this happened to him again, we would probably not be able to bring him back, no matter how good we are."
Mrs. Conduibh said, "Iâm sorry for that. To reward your hard work, Iâll invite all of you to dinner and give you extra bonuses when Tassach gets well."
Mr. Campbell and everyone elseâs faces softened when they heard that.
"Itâs so kind of you, Mrs. Conduibh, but weâre just trying our best to accomplish our own job, and we arenât doing it for the reward," explained Mr.
Campbell.
"A reward is essential since youâve saved Tassachâs life."
It was after the small talk was done that Mr. Campbell and his surgical team left.
Tassach was wheeled back to his ward by a few nurses, while Mrs. Conduibh said to Ophelia, "Ophelia, I appreciate what youâve done today. Itâs late now. Why donât you go home? Youâre pregnant, and you canât stay up late."
Madeleine pouted with contempt upon hearing that.
Even though she should be in the least sincere, Mrs. Conduibh should long have said that, not now.
Probably because Madeleine didnât like the Conduibhs at all, everything Mrs. Conduibh did seemed hypocritical in her eyes.
Ophelia replied, "Well, fine then, Iâm going back with Madeleine now. Please call me when Tassach wakes up, Mrs. Conduibh. Madeleine and I will visit him when we have time."
Mrs. Conduibh nodded and said, "I appreciate your kindness, and Iâll definitely call you when Tassach wakes up."
After that, Madeleine dragged Ophelia away.
Gracie walked up and asked, "So, you allow Tassach to bond with Ophelia, Mrs. Conduibh?"
Mrs. Conduibh held Gracieâs hands and explained, "Gracie, please donât take me wrong. Youâve also seen what kind of situation Tassach is in now.
Heâs a stubborn man. Once he decides that Ophelia is the woman he will spend the rest of his life with, heâll never forgive me if I try to stop him. So we might as well go with the flow. But I donât think thereâs a future between Ophelia and him, because youâre the woman I want him to be with."
Gracie stared at Mrs. Conduibh with mixed feelings. She had worked so hard looking after Tassach, but that meant nothing against Opheliaâs little attention to him, and now, even Mrs. Conduibhâs balance was tilting to her.
Meanwhile, she gave everything like a fool. What did everyone take her for?
Gracie was a lady from a wealthy family and had always lived an extravagant life. She was the center of attention all the time. When had she ever been humiliated like this before?
"Do you take me as a fallback candidate, Mrs. Conduibh?" Gracie asked frankly.
Mrs. Conduibh answered her in embarrassment, "Gracie, I know youâve worked hard these days, but youâve also seen how ill Tassach is, so I have no choice but to be nicer to Ophelia. Otherwise, Tassach would get angry and his condition might take a turn for the worse. I have only one son, and I donât want anything bad to happen to him."
Gracieâs face softened a little.
"Mrs. Conduibh, itâs not that I want to confront you, but Iâm afraid that youâre taking Ophelia into account now. You were the one who proposed making an alliance through marriage to my parents back then, and thatâs why I flied all the way home. I fell in love with Tassach at first sight, and I intend to marry him, so I donât know what to do if you donât support me."
Mrs. Conduibh smiled, "Youâre the only girl I recognize to be Tassachâs wife. Now Ophelia already married into the Chambers family, and thereâs no future between Tassach and her. Stop bothering yourself with this issue anymore, or youâll make a fool of yourself."
Gracie nodded with a smile, her eyes grim.
Meanwhile, Madeleine pulled Ophelia into the elevator and they went downstairs. Since it was 1 a.m., there were few people out of the hospital entrance.
A cool breeze was blowing, and it was chilly at this moment. Madeleine rubbed her hands and asked, "Honey, do you feel cold?"
Ophelia shook her head and replied, "Iâm alright."
Madeleine grabbed Opheliaâs arm and suggested, "Honey, weâve had a rough night and Iâm getting hungry now. How about we have some midnight snack? Letâs eat something warm!"
Ophelia nodded.
Madeleine drove themselves to the nearest barbecue stand. Before they got off, she asked, "Honey, I wonder if this kind of street food still agrees with you."
Ophelia got amused by Madeleineâs question.
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The Vixen's Man ï¤15 "Madeleine, Iâm no princess living an ivory tower. Donât forget that I made myself through some rough days before I married Zachariah. We used to eat at this kind of barbecue stands before, you forget?"
Madeleine replied, smiling, "I thought youâd only eat fancy food now since your life has become better."
Ophelia unfastened her seat belt and said, "Letâs get off now. Keep your mind off those ridiculous thoughts."
Madeleine also unfastened her seat belt and the two walked up to the barbecue stand. It was after midnight now, but there were still a lot of customers. Their appearance, nonetheless, attracted everybodyâs attention.
It was totally understandable because both of them were stunning. Even if Ophelia was seven-month pregnant now, she still looked beautiful, less seductive due to her pregnancy, but more charming somehow.
As for Madeleine, she was a pretty girl to begin with, and she knew how to dress herself, so undoubtedly, she was an absolute stunner. The two beauties, who were elegant and sophisticated dressers, caught everybodyâs eye once they turned up.
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