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…”

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. Josiah guessed that Meredith was pulling one of her

was intimidated and he started stuttering, “Ah…there’s a woman claiming to be

cut him off again and this time, he too ended the call. The doctor stared at the phone with a puzzled look on his face and walked toward Meredith. Wiping away the tears on

of annoyance on his face, the doctor shook his head

that his ex-wife is

it clear that you’re not his ex-wife, hence he will not be helping. If

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 laid lifelessly on the bed, tears started welling up in her

to me and say that everything was fine?” Moving her dry

simply thought that there was no point in telling Meredith the truth as Meredith was already in a difficult

were to tell Meredith the truth, it would only make Meredith resent Ysabelle and Josiah even more. “Edith darling, it’s all my fault… I am to

UIT

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 been

now. I’ll beg him to save you.” In desperation, Meredith wiped away her tears, turned around, and

stopped her. Shaking her head, she said,

“Mom, I must go!”

did not mind being on her knees again. She was willing to let Josiah

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