Chapter 149

Chapter 149

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Stephanie was awakened by hunger and realized Vincent was missing. She turned and looked out of the window. The silver moonlight shone down gently, making everything look soft and beautiful. She put on her nightgown and slipped out of the bedroom.

Vincent sat on a lazy chair before the floor-to-ceiling window and smoked in the dark. Hearing footsteps, he turned around and saw Stephanie approaching him. He quickly snuffed out his cigarette in the ashtray. He reached toward Stephanie and coaxed, “Don’t you want to sleep a bit more?”

Stephanie took Vincent’s palm and let him pull her onto his lap. She wrapped her arm around his neck and asked, “You rarely smoke. What’s the matter? Something troubling you?”

Vincent h o k e d a strand of Stephanie’s hair and gently twisted it. “Nothing, I’m thinking of ways to expose Megan,” he said.

Stephanie thought briefly before voicing “After this, she will be extremely cautious and won’t make unnecessary moves. But why is she targeting me?”

“It has nothing to do with you,” reaffirmed Vincent.

Stephanie gazed at Vincent and concluded, “Let me guess. She fell for you?”

Vincent chuckled helplessly. “Fell for a cripple like me?”

“But you are wealthy and handsome! Perhaps Megan feels that since she is not the Jimenez family’s heiress, she needs to find a strong backer for herself Assuming that’s true, you are one hell of a babe magnet, Vincent,” teased Stephanie.

However, right then, another idea flashed through Vincent’s mind, but he didn’t tell Stephanie. He smiled. “If it was really because of me, what would you do?”

“Well, I’ll put you away in my pocket so that one can take you away from met declared Stephanie.

ry too.

Vincent laughed and grazed her face with his fingers. “Weren’t you hungry? I’m going to warm up some food for you. I’m hungry

Stephanie hummed in reply and demanded, “Then carry me.”

Vincent carried her and stood up. He jolted her and commented, “You barely weigh anything. You should eat more later, or it’ll be hard for you to keep up in our exercise session.”

“Vincent! Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Clearly, you’re the one thinking of it!” exclaimed Stephanie,

Vincent smirked and carried her toward the kitchen. “I meant jogging tomorrow morning I was worried you wouldn’t be able to wake up or even move.”

Vincent’s obvious lie rendered Stephanie speechless.

It was 10:40 pm, and Megan was lying in Room 1503 at the gynecology ward. She looked at Selena and mumbled weakly. “Mom, there are caretakers here. You haven’t slept for days. Go home and rest”

Selena shook her head. “You have suffered so much. My heart hurts looking at you.”

Tears rolled down Megan’s eyes, and she sobbed, “Mom, I’ll just feel worse if you stay here. I want to be alone for a while.”

Selena could see that Megan wanted to be alone, so she nodded. After instructing the caretakers, Selena went home with Matthew, who was standing

outside.

The sadness in Megan’s eyes instantly turned into resentment. She didn’t expect the knife to pierce the uterus and damage her ovary, resulting in a massive hemorrhage. ‘How did I get so unlucky? Everything is Stephanie’s fault. Plus, that idiot Chandler didn’t even the Stephanie up properly! And that dumbass Florence, why didn’t she kill Christiga? Christina is a land mine. Once she wakes up, she will reveal that I’m the mastermind. Then everything

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will be overt Not only will I lose everything, but I’ll be imprisonedt if the Jimenez family realizes Stephanie is their long-lost daughter, they will want to get her back immediately. They’ll love and spoil Stephanie and give her the best of everything! Why was I born as a Hayes? fumed Megan inwardly as she sobbed and endured the ment al and physical pain and torment…

The caretaker thought Megan was in a terrible mood because of the operation, so she advised her, “Ms. Jimenez, don’t be sad. You don’t have to give birth to be recognized as a woman. Look at you. You are young, beautiful, and talented. You’ll surely meet a man who won’t be bothered by this one day.”

Megan, who had no way to vent her anger, was even more furious when she heard this. She shouted, “I’m not a healthy woman anymore! What kind of man would want me? Get out! I don’t want to see you! Get lost!”

The caretaker didn’t expect that Megan, who looked gentle, would be so irritable. Although the caretaker felt troubled, she could understand Megan’s feelings. The caretaker nodded and left the ward. She hadn’t eaten yet and planned to have pasta at the cafeteria. She didn’t notice the janitor who passed by was covered fully, with eyes darting all around,

The janitor came to Room 1503 and looked through the small window. Seeing that there was only Megan in the hospital bed, the janitor pushed open the

door and entered.

Megan glared at the janitor. Her wound hurt so much that she started yelling, “Get out! Who let you in?”

Instead of leaving, the janitor closed the door. She hurried toward the hospital bed, took off her mask, and said, “Meg! It’s me, Mom!”

When Megan saw

an saw Matilda, the resentment in her gaze deepened as she screeched, “Mom? Why are you my mother?”

Matilda was stunned, her eyes filled with shock as she asked, “Meg, what are you talking about?”

Megan endured the pain and pushed herselfup. Her pallid complexion and disheveled appearance were miles away from her usual elegance. “Why are you my real mother? Why am I not the Jimenez family’s daughter? I hate you so much!”

“Meg, are you disdaining me?” Matilda choked out.

Megan glared at her and spat, “I hate you so much!”

“Meg, how can you say that? I’m the one who gave you life!” Matilda said between sobs,

“The only thing you have given me is trouble! Would I be lying here if it weren’t for Florence?” demanded Meg.

Matilda stammered, “D-Did Stephanie kidnap you and blame it on Flore?”

Megan snorted. “Florence visited me during Mrs. Jimenez’s birthday party, and my conversation with her was recorded by Christina’s pet toy. Christina and I met that day so I could borrow her pet toy. I didn’t expect Florence to be foolish enough to want to transplant Stephanie’s heart. She sent someone to kidnap Christina and I ended up being dragged in tool Florence went crazy and tried to kill Christina. She even stabbed me. I hurt my uterus and ovary. which had to be removed because of a massive hemorrhage! It’s all because of Florence. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have become like this!”

“H-How could this have happened?” stammered Matilda, trembling all over.

Megan closed her eyes and continued, “Christina knows Florence and I were working together, and we’re siblings. When she wakes up, I’m done.”

Matilda’s eyes widened in horror as she blurted, “Then what should we do? We need to ensure she doesn’t wake up!*

Megan sneered, “And Stephanie. She has doubts about my identity.”

Matilda shook her head. “No, this can’t be happening. Otherwise, what was the point in swapping you both all those years back?”

Megan seethed, “So you should have strangled that t h Stephanie to death!”

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“Flore had a weak heart. Stephanie’s heart was compatible with hers, so we kept her alive!” explained Matilda.

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“So, you’ve left a ticking time bomb that will erupt at any moment alive! Think about it. When Christina wakes up and blabs about my relationship with Florence, won’t the Jimenez family suspect Stephanie is their biological daughter? How would they treat me after that?” Megan continued her tirade.

Megan reached out, held Matilda’s cold hands, and cried, “Mom, I am the only daughter you have left. You wouldn’t want the Jimenez family to disown me, right? I shouldn’t have said those things to you earlier. Please don’t be mad. I was in a terrible mood and so scared!”

Matilda gripped Megan’s hand and asked, “What do you need me to do?”

Megan replied, “If you want me to live, they must diel”

Matilda gritted her teeth and agreed, “I’ll discuss this with your father”

Megan was afraid Matilda would go back on her words. She pleaded, “If Christina and Stephanie die, they won’t be obstacles for me anymore, Mom. Then I will be the Jimenez family’s daughter again, and the Hayes family can make a comeback.”

Matilda was tired of her current shabby life. She couldn’t wait to live as a wealthy lady. She nodded. “Don’t worry, Meg. I will make a thorough plan when I get back.”

“Okay,” responded Megan.

Matilda looked toward the ward door, fearing she would be discovered, and said, “Meg, I’m leaving then. Wait for my message.”

Megan nodded in assent. Seeing Matilda hurriedly leave, Megan’s gaze turned cold as she thought, “Horace and Matilda are still useful. Hopefully, they can kill Stephanie and Christina.”

The following day, Vincent gazed at Stephanie, who was still asleep, before taking a hair off her pillow and putting it into the transparent evidence bag, He called Zane and told him to take it to Matthew’s company, reminding him not to hand it over to others but to personally pass it to Matthew.

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