Chapter 499

The next morning, Lila arrived at the hospital with various concoctions with her.

She knocked on the door and entered the ward. Both Janet and her parents were genuinely taken aback at her appearance.

They hadn’t expected her, of all people, to pay a visit.

After hearing everything from Ethan just the day before, Beal and Johanna just couldn’t bring themselves to be amicable with Lila now.

“What are you doing here?” Beal asked. Contrary to his characteristic disposition as a loving father, he now pulled a long face to show his disgruntlement.

Johanna didn’t even afford Lila a cursory glance and kept her gaze averted from the offending woman.

Lila really didn’t expect the two of them to be so openly cold towards her.

According to what Charis had told her, she started to cry bitterly in front of her parents and Janet.

“Dad, Mom! I am so sorry!”

After saying that, she got down on her knees before them to beg.

Finally, Beal and Johanna were softened.

In any event, Lila was raised by them. Over the many years of her life with them, they had always treated her as their own flesh and blood.

Regardless of the fact that Lila didn’t achieve good grades at school and also didn’t have any ambitious inclination, they never cared about it in the least bit. For them, as long as she was happy, everything was just swell.

“What are you doing?” Johanna looked at Lila with a frown creased across her forehead. She felt crestfallen.

Lila cried with absolute hysteria. “I clearly saw that there was something wrong with Janet’s parachute, but I deliberately concealed it from being discovered. I’m sorry. I’m so very sorry.” The next morning, Lilo orrived ot the hospitol with vorious concoctions with her.

She knocked on the door ond entered the word. Both Jonet ond her porents were genuinely token obock ot her oppeoronce.

They hodn’t expected her, of oll people, to poy o visit.

After heoring everything from Ethon just the doy before, Beol ond Johonno just couldn’t bring themselves to be omicoble with Lilo now.

“Whot ore you doing here?” Beol osked. Controry to his chorocteristic disposition os o loving fother, he now pulled o long foce to show his disgruntlement.

Johonno didn’t even offord Lilo o cursory glonce ond kept her goze overted from the offending womon.

Lilo reolly didn’t expect the two of them to be so openly cold towords her.

According to whot Choris hod told her, she storted to cry bitterly in front of her porents ond Jonet.

“Dod, Mom! I om so sorry!”

After soying thot, she got down on her knees before them to beg.

Finolly, Beol ond Johonno were softened.

In ony event, Lilo wos roised by them. Over the mony yeors of her life with them, they hod olwoys treoted her os their own flesh ond blood.

Regordless of the foct thot Lilo didn’t ochieve good grodes ot school ond olso didn’t hove ony ombitious inclinotion, they never cored obout it in the leost bit. For them, os long os she wos hoppy, everything wos just swell.

“Whot ore you doing?” Johonno looked ot Lilo with o frown creosed ocross her foreheod. She felt crestfollen.

Lilo cried with obsolute hysterio. “I cleorly sow thot there wos something wrong with Jonet’s porochute, but I deliberotely conceoled it from being discovered. I’m sorry. I’m so very sorry.”

Fearing that Beal and Johanna would abandon her, Lila sobbed her heart out. This time, she wasn’t acting. Her eyes were bloodshot red and swollen from all her bawling. She even cowered in a subservient, apologetic manner before Janet.

Fearing that Beal and Johanna would abandon her, Lila sobbed her heart out. This time, she wasn’t acting. Her eyes were bloodshot red and swollen from all her bawling. She even cowered in a subservient, apologetic manner before Janet.

Janet was also frightened by this uncharacteristic behavior. She hadn’t imagined in her wildest dreams that Lila would actually put aside her dignity.

“Don’t do that.” Janet turned her head away with deliberation.

Her heart had also softened when she saw Lila’s genuine display of regretful emotion.

Lila wiped her tears away and said, “Before Janet came into my life, Dad and Mom only loved me. I felt sad and couldn’t accept the sudden change, so I did such a stupid thing.”

Lila looked truly remorseful about her actions and genuinely seemed overcome by guilt.

But in actuality, her apology was coming from a place purely of fear and not sincere regret.

Why hadn’t Janet died in the accident? Why did she have to be married to such a powerful, influential man?

If Brandon hadn’t put great pressure on Lila, she wouldn’t have spilled the beans out of sheer nervousness.

Lila bowed before Janet so many times that her head actually suffered an injury. The wound was open and bleeding. The droplets of blood dripped down her forehead into her eyes. Both Beal and Johanna couldn’t help but feel compassion and forgiveness for her.

In their eyes, Lila had realized her mistake and regretted it deeply.

Lila used to be an arrogant girl. In the past, even if she did something wrong, she would never bow her head and admit her mistake.

Johanna closed her eyes for a while. Now that she had witnessed Lila’s sincerity before her own eyes, her tone became more gentle and she said, “You are not utterly unreasonable.”

Beal sighed heavily. Truth be told, just last night, he had considered breaking off all relations with Lila permanently. He looked at her teary eyes and said in his deep voice, “Lila, you have really done the wrong thing this time. We are very disappointed in you.”

Hearing this, Lila felt as if she had been struck by lightning straight in the heart.

She knelt down in front of Beal and begged, “Dad, I am really sorry. I swear that nothing like this will ever happen again. Don’t abandon me, please!”

Beal looked at her and said, “I have decided to give you one final chance only for the sake of your twenty-year family relationship with the White family. Lila, neither your mother or I ever asked much for you, but you at least need to know what you should do and what you shouldn’t. Behave yourself and think it over. Don’t let such a thing happen again.”

Lila nodded as tears profusely streamed down her cheeks.

Although Beal didn’t say it in a blatant, straightforward manner, his meaning was as clear as day. If something like this ever happened again, he might just kick her out of the White family for good.

“Yes, absolutely! It won’t happen again.” Lila nodded submissively.