Beverley couldn't believe she was being blamed: "It's clear as day that you were stirring the pot, and somehow I'm the villain? Try talking nonsense again and see if I don't give you a piece of my mind!" "Oh, bring it on. If you don't lay me out today, consider it your loss-"

"Sadie," Beverley was shaking with rage, "Call Murray, tell him to get here now! Immediately! Right this second!"

"Right away, my lady!"

The call was dropped twice before finally getting through on the third try.

Murray asked, "What's up?"

"Sir, the lady of the house needs you at the hospital."

"I'm tied up."

"But... Mrs. Sherwood and Ms. Millie are having a spat."

"Oh."

Sadie was speechless.

Murray continued, "Please inform Mrs. Sherwood that it was her who insisted on keeping Millie's baby. Now that there's trouble, she needs to handle the aftermath and not bother me!" With that, he hung up.

Sadie tried calling back, she

"Ma'am, Mr. Sherwood said..."

"What did he say?"

steeled herself, "He said it's your mess, you deal

Beverley was speechless!

Millie screamed a sound far more agonizing than

in the

out: "The pregnant woman is in critical

baby might actually be lost. If only she

door opened, and the medical

and asked, "Doctor, is my grandson

of the family's bickering replied tersely: "The child is stable for now, but we can't have

breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Doctor,

got a rough idea of the

the doctor's advice, she murmured: "Tough little one,

but didn't enter. "Hertha, can you handle the discharge paperwork for

Didn't the doctor say you need a few more

move to the villa for a while and keep

Hertha was puzzled: "...?"

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