However, the condition of the child didnât look so good. Heâs afraid that his baby would be disappointed and sad.
âOkay, I believe you. Letâs go and check on Olive first, then youâll bring me to Dandan.â Annie took his hand, didnât need anyone to lead her. Even if itâs full of winding corridors, she had already remembered the way to Oliveâs ward.
Olive was in a daze while sitting next to the window. Even after both father and daughter came in, she didnât respond.
Alan walked over and put his arms on her shoulders, âWifey, what are you thinking about that youâre so engrossed in it?â
Itâs rare to see her like this, sitting her, as if sheâs out of herself.
Was she being engrossed in it? She only had a difficult decision.
When she saw her daughter, the confusion she had just now, faded away. Then, she smiled with joy, âWhy are you bringing Annie here again?â
The immune of a kid isnât as strong as an adult. There are more bacteria and germs in the hospital. A kid should visit the hospital less.
Alan whispered, âThe kid that she wants to meet, is also in this hospital. She has congenital heart disease and her condition isnât so good at this moment. Iâm afraid that Annie will be sad when she knows.â
Olive was startled, congenital?
âBut youâve promised her, that she will meet the kid today.â
âRightâ Alan let out a sigh, âLet's bring her there. She will definitely be sad and after learning that her best friend is seriously ill and could die anytime. If we donât take her there, she would feel being abandoned by her best friend. Iâm afraid that it will affect her trust in her friends in the future.â
Itâs actually hard being parents. You have to consider a lot to your children since youâre afraid that sheâs hurt.
âJust let her visit then. Dandan has helped Annie a lot at the nursery. We should go and visit her based on this.â It was such a pity for such a young kid to suffer severely from a serious illness.
Dandanâs ward was located next building on the third floor. It was clamorous here. There were three to five patients in each ward. Some of them were sitting in the corridor while having the IV drip.
The cry of children and the curse of adults were all mixed up with a peculiar smell.
The doctors and nurses here didnât seem to be as gentle and polite as the ward that she came from. All of them yelled in loud voices.
Dandanâs ward was located at the end of the corridor.
The people didnât pass by here frequently, so it seemed to be quieter. But, thereâs still the screaming of some patients and family members.
As the door of the ward was opened, there were six beds inside. Every bed was occupied with a patient. Dandanâs mother, Li Xiaoyun, was sitting at the edge of the third bed, quietly looking at the thin little girl on the bed. Her daughter received an injection just now and had fallen asleep.
The cost of the surgery was expensive. Even if she sold the house that was left by her parents, it was still far from enough. Even if the cost was covered, where could she find a suitable heart for her daughter? Moreover, her daughter was too young, even if they found a heart for her, she wouldnât be suitable for the transplantation at all.
âAuntie, is Dandan sick?â Annie quietly asked.
Her voice made Li Xiaoyun raised her head. When she saw them, she was startled. Then she quickly wiped her tears and got up, âMr. and Mrs. Hoyle, why are you here?â
Nobody knew about Dandan being hospitalized. She had no relatives in this city and her parents had passed away a long time ago. Her daughter was her only precious one, but now God also wanted to take her away.
Annie then said, âDandan hasnât come to the nursery for a week. I went to your house, but youâve moved out. I thought that Dandan didnât want me as a friend anymore. Auntie, is Dandan seriously ill?â
She had arrived for quite some time, but Dandan didnât open her eyes to look at her.
Li Xiaoyun patted Annieâs head. It must be good for a girl as big as Dandan to be so healthy. Her daughter didnât have many friends in the nursery. So, itâs enough to have someone concerned about her.
âAnnie, youâre such a good girl. Dandan is sleeping now. When she wakes up later, Auntie will tell her that you came and visit her. She will be very happy. Recently, she kept telling me that she wants to go to nursery.â
âThen, Iâll often visit her in the future. After sheâs recovered, she can go to the nursery together with me.â
âOkay,â Li Xiaoyun turned her back against the kid and quietly wiped her tears. She didnât know if her daughter could return to school one day.
After knowing that she wasnât abandoned by her best friend, Annieâs disappointment was gradually gone. But, Dandanâs illness also made her sad again.
Annie took Alanâs hand as they walked out of the ward, âUncle, arenât you very good?â
As he walked, he lowered his head to speak with the small lady. In this crowded corridor, he would bump into people frequently. Alan casually carried his daughter, âWhat happened?â
âCan you find a good doctor to cure Dandan soon? I see that those people wearing white coats here are very fierce. There arenât as cute as those in Mommyâs ward.â
Even a kid could feel this level of treatment, which showed a big difference.
Alan sent his daughter home and called Olive, âWifey, I still have something to do. Iâll come over later.â
âOkay!â
His little wife also didnât ask him about what heâs going to do, causing him didnât even know how should he start teasing her.
He and Aoba went to see their Empress like mother. Dr. Gu was giving her a massage.
Seeing them coming, Madam Hoyle waved her hand. After Dr. Gu nodded slightly at the brothers, he left quietly, and closed the door.
Madam Hoyle was obviously still angry, âDidnât both of you request me not to make a move yesterday?
The woman is so important, even when it didnât matter when your old mother was so angry about it.
Why are you in the mood to care about your unfamiliar mother? Why donât you stay with your women, spend the days with them? You donât have care about what this old lady does.â
Alan frowned slightly. His little wife was right. Jealously wasnât simply between men and women, but a mother-in-law could also be jealous of her daughter-in-law.
âThe reason for my visit, first, Olive asked me to apologize to you. Second, there are some documents that you need to see.â
Madam Hoyle raised her eyes slightly and looked at him, âShe asked you to apologize to me?â
âYes,â Alan valued his words like gold.
Madam Hoyle opened her mouth, hesitated to say something, only to drop her intention. Her eyes fell on the archive envelope in his hands and asked coldly, âWhat document?â
Alan handed over without speaking much.
Madam Hoyle glanced at both her sons, unwrapped the white cover on the envelope, and took out several pages of the documents. She didnât respond when she looked at the first page, frowned slightly as she reached the second page, and dumbfounded as she reached the third one.
These documents contained the secret of Finn Meyerâs thoughts that nobody knew.
Over the past few months, the Hoyle Groupâs scattered shares of several shareholders had been continuously acquired by an unknown company, to the point where its shares came close to the Hoyleâs. Finn also generously poured a lot of money to compete with this company, which looked like he was on the Hoyleâs side. But in the end, the result was still the same.
âHow is this possible? How could Finn do this?â Madam Hoyleâs hand trembled. She obviously couldnât process this sudden information, âWhy didnât you inform me earlier?â
Alan was indifferent, âIâve reminded you already. But you were confident in your relationship with them for so many years and that their characters are worthy of your trust.â
Madam Hoyle was speechless by her sonâs reminder. After a long while, because of her tight grip, the corner of the document was torn.
âHow long have you got these?â
âJust a few monthsâ
Itâs also been a few months since that company attacked theirs.
âThen, why donât you give this to me earlier?â
She had always been grateful for what the Meyer family had done to the Hoyle family. So she worked hard to match Alan and Ophelia up for marriage. Although when Alan had magnificently married Olive now, she still felt that the suitable one as the wife of Hoyleâs Group CEO still belonged to Ophelia.
But it turned out, she was just a laughing stock, who didnât even know that she was someone elseâs pawn.
Alan faintly said, âIn order not to act rashly and alerted the enemy, also to eliminate them clearly.â
âThe reason that eldest brother didnât inform you, was because he knew your temper. You would definitely go to Uncle Finn and ask him.â Aoba said on the side. It was him, who noticed this, and it only took him a few days. His eldest brother had been burdened by it all this time.
âSo, you deliberately neglected the Hoyle Group.â Madam Hoyle suddenly completely understood.
âThatâs how it was.â Alan didnât deny it.
âYou once said that your fatherâs death was related to Finn. Is it true?â Madam Hoyle grabbed her chest. Because she held it tightly, the veins on her hand bulged out. They were such good brothers, how could he be so cruel?
Alan said, âWhether itâs real or not, it is already so obvious. Itâs just, if we want to convict him, I havenât got all the evidence yet. Not only for Dadâs death, but also for Karlâs suicide, also Zhou Wannian being dismissed from the board of directors, he would be held responsible for all of it.â
âWhat do you think his purpose of scheming all of this?â Madam Hoyle couldnât figure it out.
âWe should ask him about it.â Alan took the documents off her hands, walked to the bathroom, took out a lighter, and burned it. In just a few seconds, it turned into ashes, and was flushed down to the drain.
Madam Hoyle understood that this was because he didnât want Ophelia to know that they already acquired these pieces of evidence, and needed her to pretend to be ignorant.
She wondered a bit now. Ophelia, did she know about her fatherâs scheme or she participated completely in his plan? If it was the latter, then this womanâs thought was too frightening.
âHow long have you suspected Finn?â
âFive yearsâ
Madam Hoyle was startled, Aoba also couldnât help but yell, âFive years?â
That means, eldest brother was really putting up with it. He didnât miss the slightest hint and had been dealing with that old fox, Finn Meyer, for five years. He couldnât imagine his hardship.
Alan smiled sternly, âEveryone thinks that the changes in the Hoyle Group five years ago were because of internal dispute. They didnât expect that it was because of a dispute between brothers. At that time, I could only suspect without any hard pieces of evidence. I could only collect each of it in the past two to three years.â
Madam Hoyle sank weakly into the couch. She rubbed her forehead, couldnât imagine that things suddenly would turn out this way.
âThen, what will happen to Hoyle Group now?â This was her husbandâs hard work in his life. She mustnât ruin it.