Chapter 532



Once Belinda and Holley reached a more secluded area, Belinda released Holley’s arm.

“Mom! What are you doing? Are you trying to ruin my reputation on purpose?” Belinda asked.

Belinda fixed Holley with an icy stare, her voice sharp and unwavering.

Holley responded with a hurt look. “Belinda, how could you say that to your mother? I am only worried about you!”

Belinda took a deep breath and then let out a cold laugh. “Worried about me? You were so worried that you announced to my colleagues and the patients’ families that I had been strangled by a rapist and drugged? What do you think they will think? Are you actually concerned about me, or are you trying to ruin my reputation?”

Holley seemed to grasp the gravity of her actions for the first time.

Her face changed quickly as she anxiously said, “I… I didn’t think about that! But I already told them you had not been assaulted by the rapist! I said that!”

Belinda exclaimed in anger, “Do you think they will believe you? They’ll just think you are trying to cover it up!”

Her anger was palpable.

She even suspected that Holley had done it deliberately.

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Why else would she have asserted so loudly that the attacker was a rapist in front of so many people?

Didn’t she realize such statements would only lead to the worst assumptions?

Tears began to form in Holley’s eyes as her lips quivered. “Belinda, I truly didn’t mean to do that. I was just so worried and anxious that I lost control. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have said that in front of so many people.”

With that, Holley slapped herself twice.

Belinda remained impassive to Holley’s self-punishment this time.

When Belinda didn’t react, Holley, tears streaking down her face, looked up at her with a pained expression. “Belinda, are you blaming me now?” she asked.

“How did you know I was hurt?” Belinda asked calmly.

She had confided in her grandmother about the incident the previous day, but her grandmother had specifically advised her not to disclose that the assailant was a rapist, fearing it could tarnish her reputation.

It seemed improbable that her grandmother would have told Holley that.

Holley pressed her lips together before saying, “I haven’t seen you for a few days, and I missed you. So today, I decided to visit you at the hospital. I noticed someone following you. I watched him for a long time and confirmed he was tailing you. Startled, I immediately called the police. Later, when the police arrived, I learned that the person following you was actually an officer assigned to protect you. After I told the police that I was your mother, they informed me of what had happened to you. That’s how I found out about the matter.”

Belinda was at a loss for words after hearing her explanation.

Indeed, Holley’s observation had been astute, as she had even noticed someone following her.

Not wanting to talk to Holley anymore, Belinda replied, “Now that you see I’m fine, you can leave.”

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