Chapter 577 When Natalie opened her phone to check the news, she saw a video of Lydia, about to jump off the hospital rooftop. It was right at the top of the home page of the Barnesâ biggest news website.
The entire Internet community was up in arms about it and filled with abuse. The video of Lydia on the rooftop had gone viral, and in it you could clearly hear Lydiaâs hysterical questioning of Brandon.
The comments below were even worse. The most liked comment was from someone calling for a pushback against the Larson Group, which they said was a corrupt business. They were going to boycott all kinds of products from the Larson Group from now on, and any high-ranking reviews were going to be revised as best they could be, if not pulled down altogether.
âStop watching it. It was bound to happen because these people know nothing about the truth. It will be fine once it all dies down.â Brandon turned off Natalieâs phone and said calmly, âIt wonât annoy anyb*ody but us.â
There was nothing Natalie could do. Staring at the calm look on Brandonâs face, she asked, âWhat can I do for you?â
Brandon didnât say anything. He was thinking hard. There were a lot of reporters outside the hospital. It would make things difficult if they were to take photos of Natalie.
After a long time, Brandon looked round to Sean, saying, âTake her away. Make sure she gets home safe, okay?â
Then he looked down at Natalie and raised his hand to stroke her smooth, soft cheek. He smiled gently. âWait for me there.â
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Night fell. After Vivianâs physical examination, a nurse pushed her into the VIP ward.
Brandon had made all the arrangements.
Vivian peered out of the window to see Natalie leaving in a car.
âMiss Cooper, Iâm going to bind up your wound. Tell me if it hurts.â The nurse picked up the cotton swabs and gauze to begin carefully bandaging the wound on Vivianâs neck.
It was clear to the nurse that Vivian was in a bad mood. She smiled and tried to comfort her. âDonât worry, Miss Cooper. There are only bruises on your face and forehead. It might look terrible now, but as long as you take good care of them, they wonât leave any scars.â
Scars? The nurseâs words took Vivian even further down into her depression. She replied impatiently, âI know that. No need to keep reminding me.â
If it hadnât been for the accident, Vivian would never have changed her mind and brought the baby back.
That afternoon, Vivian had asked those two men in black to take away Lydiaâs baby, but even though the two idiots took the baby away, they forgot to deal with Lydia first.
Vivian had been already to leave when she saw Lydia up on the rooftop, about to jump off the building. Natalie and Brandon were standing not that far away from Vivian and when Natalie took the call, she could hear Lydia asking Natalie to give the baby back. If she didnât, she was going to jump off the building.
Vivian hadnât expected Lydia would go to extremes.
It wasnât long before the crowd grew, and with it the media presence. Vivian had no choice but to call the two men back and get them to find a place with surveillance cameras where she could get them to help her make it look like sheâd been in a fight with them to get the baby back.
The men in black were shocked at her request. âMiss Cooper, surely youâre still going to pay us even if we beat you up, right?â
Holding the baby in her arms, Vivian said, with a fierce look in her eyes, âJust hit me. The harder, the better!â
So the two men really went for it. They followed her instruction to the letter. If the doctors and nurses hadnât come and stopped them, Vivian was afraid she might have really been killed.
Staring at the scar on the back of her hand, Vivian thought about Brandon, how he had seemed just now, and felt a little worried.
He must have asked his men to investigate the surveillance footage. But since he still hadnât come to see her, she knew he didnât suspect her yet.
âMiss Cooper, please lift up your head. I havenât put any cream on your jaw yet.â
Listening to the nurse, Vivian raised her chin impatiently.
The nurse accidentally poked the cotton swab into the wound a little too hard. Vivian winced in pain. Once she was over it, she gave the nurse beside her an intense glare.
The fierce look in Vivianâs eyes shocked the nurse. She didnât think that Vivian, who had always been so gentle, could look at her this way.
The Double Life of My Billionaire Husband Realizing she had dropped her act, Vivian fought down the anger and found a smile. She put a hand to her neck and went back to playing meek.
âThank you for helping bandage my neck. It really hurt just then, so I got a little upset. Iâm sorry, can you forgive me?â
The nurse smiled, tidying up her stuff. She said, âMiss Cooper, you can stay in hospital for a few more days so we can keep you under observation.
Mr. Larson has paid all your medical fees, so no need to worry about that.â âPlease thank Mr. Larson for me.â Vivian smiled politely. She had planned to leave the hospital tomorrow. But now it occurred to her that Lydia was still here, so staying was probably a good option. âDo you know which ward I could find Lydia in? Iâd like to see how she is.â
Vivian still had to persuade Lydia to clear things up for Brandon. Vivianâs saving her child might persuade Lydia to agree at last.
The nurse told Vivian, âThereâs no hurry if you want to see Lydia. Sheâs being monitored in the VIP ward because of her mental instability. That way the medical staff can watch her 24 hours a day, and they will. If you want to see Lydia now, you have to get the doctorâs permission. And, Miss Cooper, youâd better not go wandering around just now. The hospital gates are surrounded by reporters. We just caught a male reporter pretending to be a patient so he could get in. Youâd better be careful.â
Vivian nodded with a smile. âWell, I suppose Iâll have to wait until all this fuss is over before I can see Lydia. Thanks for the information.â
Everything was a mess now and Brandon must have been very busy. If it hadnât been for Natalie letting Jethro and Lydia come into the Larson Group building the other day, none of these things would have happened.
However, Natalie could do nothing but hide away now that things had gone out of control. What a loser. 2 Vivian relaxed her face and let herself smile. She picked up the phone from under her pillow and had a leisurely scroll through the news.
The Larson Group was still being hotly discussed online, and the public were starting to boycott all the goods they produced. Financial reporters were also saying that Larson Group stocks had plummeted, and their shareholders were furious. The Larson Group was in meltdown.
Vivian wanted to switch to an anonymous account and have a go at Natalie in the comment section, but then she noticed someone had recorded a video of her giving Lydia her baby back and uploaded it to the Internet. The comment section was full of anonymous users asking who the woman with the baby was.
One reporter was looking for a connection between the Larson Group, the kidnap of Lydiaâs baby and the woman giving the baby back. In particular, whether the woman had anything to do with the Larson Group.
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