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?!"

for three years, and you've done nothing but neglect her. Yet, she's stood by you, keeping up appearances for your sake. And

the Bennett family Josh was the only one who truly cared for her. Her heart warmed, and she rushed

by the revelation, his gaze turning cold as

sure to

under wraps, and

there would have respected his wishes and not gossiped about Josh. Besides, Josh's hospital visitors were few and far between. He recalled Selena trying to stop him that day, mentioning something about Grandpa finding

then a chill ran through her. Since their marriage, no matter what

she could

stood protectively in

tell me anything. It was Thomas who spilled the beans during a visit. There are no secrets in

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