Chapter 169 “Huh? You’re Meredith Leighton?” The nurse exclaimed as she studied Meredith all over. “You are really Meredith Leighton?”

“Yes.”

“Are you even hearing yourself? How is it possible for Mister Josiah’s ex-wife to look so hideous?”

Meredith instinctively adjusted the mask on her face.

“I am not lying. You can call him and check with him,” In desperation, Meredith added, “I’ll give you his number. Tell him that my mom’s life is in danger and she’s dying soon. She needs to be treated right away.”

The doctor was still feeling skeptical, yet at the same time, he was worried that he would miss the golden timing to save Mister Josiah’s mother-in-law.

After a moment of hesitation, the doctor called Josiah.

Meredith, on the other hand, held her breath, waiting for Josiah to pick up.

When the call was picked up, the doctor glanced at Meredith before walking away and said into the phone, “My apologies, Sir. I’m one of the surgeons from the E.R. department…”

Josiah cut him off annoyedly. He was still infuriated by what happened earlier at the emergency ward. Hence, the mention of the emergency ward only annoyed him even more.

“Ah…there’s a woman claiming to be your ex-wife…she was

call. The doctor stared at the phone with a puzzled look on his face and walked toward Meredith. Wiping away the

look of annoyance on his face, the doctor shook his

“Sir said that his ex-wife is

his ex-wife, hence he will not be helping.

out to her in a weak voice. It was only then Meredith came back to her senses. Sniffling hard, Meredith tried to stop herself from sobbing before walking into the patient’s ward. “Mom…” At the sight of her mother who looked thin and gaunt as she

Why did you lie to me and say that everything was fine?” Moving her dry and chapped lips slowly,

no point in telling Meredith the truth as Meredith was already in a difficult

Meredith the truth, it would only make Meredith resent Ysabelle and Josiah even more. “Edith darling, it’s

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taken better care of myself instead of troubling you and Nia…” “Don’t say it like that, Mom,” Shaking her head, Meredith went on, “you’ve done more than enough for Nia and me. You’ve suffered and

In desperation, Meredith wiped away her tears, turned around, and was about to

her. Shaking her head, she said, “Don’t, it’s

“Mom, I must go!”

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