He didn't need her for any other reason than the urgent need to see Josh, and he needed her cooperation, so he decided to give her a pass for now!

Selena was pretending to sleep, but she had been wide awake until dawn last night. Now, exhaustion finally took over, and she drifted off to sleep. When she woke up, the plane had just touched down at Newport Airport.

A car was already waiting in the parking lot. Everett and Selena got off the plane, slipped into the car, and made their way to the hospital.

As they stepped into the hospital room, an ashtray came flying towards Everett like a bolt of lightning. It was aimed right at his forehead, but without even blinking, he tilted his head, and the ashtray whizzed past him, crashing into the door with a loud bang.

The noise made Selena hold her breath for a few seconds. If that had hit him, there'd definitely be blood. What was Josh thinking?

Josh sat up in bed, glaring at Everett, his face flushed with anger. "You little rascal, you dare to dodge?"

Everett stepped forward, his voice calm. "Grandpa, what's got you so worked up? Please, you need to take care of your health." "You've got some nerve asking that!" Josh struggled to get up from the bed. "What did you and Selena do at the wedding?!"

years, and you've done nothing but neglect her. Yet, she's stood by you, keeping up appearances for your sake. And there you were, in front of everyone, defending that no-good woman over her. Are you trying

words were so heated that he started coughing violently. Selena was taken aback, realizing Josh was angry on her behalf. In the Bennett family Josh was the

aback by the revelation, his gaze turning

had made sure

under wraps, and

there would have respected his wishes and not gossiped about Josh. Besides, Josh's hospital visitors were few and

Since their marriage, no matter what went wrong, Everett always pointed the finger at her, assuming

she could defend

stood protectively

dare blame Selena. She didn't tell me anything. It was Thomas who spilled the beans during a visit. There are no secrets in

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