My Substitute Wife Is a Bigwig (Lily and Loid)

Chapter 26

Lily didn’t pull her hand away, allowing Loid to hold it.

No one said another word for the rest of the journey. An hour later, the car pulled up to the hospital in the city center.

Lily had just reached her grandmother’s ward when she heard angry shouts coming from inside. “Belinda, you’re a teacher, for heaven’s sake. With all your experience teaching countless students, how could you raise Lily to be like this?”

It was Susan’s voice.

Lily’s eyes narrowed in an instant, a shiver running down her spine. Loid’s expression also turned cold, his deep eyes gleaming with a piercing intensity.

“What’s wrong w with Lily? Belinda’s voice was weak, punctuated by a few coughs as she spoke.

“How dare you ask what’s wrong? Ever since she came back to the Martinez family, she’s been nothing but rude. I suppose you can’t expect much from a country bumpkin in terms of manners but how dare she treat shannon like a servant?

“Who does she think she is? How dare she boss around my daughter?” Susm’s face twisted in rage. Her demeanor was far from that of a dignified lady.

Lily is also your daughter,” she

scoffed coldly. “Hmph! She’s just a daughter I no

with emotion. “She’s still the child you carried for ten months. How can you be

my daughter. Having her replace Shannon in marriage was the only reason I brought her back. If she were half as good as Shannon, maybe I could find a

failed every single exam, and her specialties are fighting and skipping class. She’s arrogant and disrespectful, just like a

voice rising in anger. “Shut up! Lily is not as worthless as you make her out to be. She’s exceptional, more than you

her voice laced with

required to proceed with the arranged marriage. However, since the engagement ceremony has already

engagement. I suggest you have Lily explain

if you get this done

I think you should just give upon treatment. The doctor mentioned there’s no cure for your condition. The only thing you can do is manage it with

financial situation, even affording medication is a struggle. So, I

loud bang. Shaun burst in, his features twisted with rage. He forcefully kicked at Susan,

much in my life, but never have I encountered a mother as vicious as

had been eavesdropping outside the door for half an hour with his teeth clenched in anger, so be didn’t