Chapter 257

Maeve pursed her lips and made a sound of acknowledgment.

She did not say that she would forgive them because she could not forgive them.

Jason's serious face was devoid of any expression, his gaze condescending.

It seemed that apologizing to someone of a lower status like Maye was an utter humiliation for him.

Gilbert was seething with anger,

In the living room. Theo held the stethoscope given to him by the attending doctor, pressing it against the door to eavesdrop on the conversation inside the ward.

He could only vaguely hear Gilbert cursing.

Gilbert was scolding Alexis and Jason.

"That is a very good scolding!' Theo thought

His fondness for Gilbert skyrocketed. Theo was willing to be friends with anyone who was good to his mother.

After the yelling inside had mostly subsided, Theo adjusted his round-framed glasses, which he wore to appear profound and sophisticated, and knocked on the door.

"It's time for the patient to rest. There's still one more acupuncture session," he said.

The soft, childlike voice instantly warmed Gilbert's heart.

He recalled seeing Theo in the operating room, who was no more than five years old, dressed in a miniature white coat and always wearing a serious expression. Gilbert felt an indescribable affection and fondness for him. Gilbert could not help but ask Maeve, "I have no intention of rushing you, Maeve. It's just that you and Byron have been married for almost five years, but have yet to have kids..."

Gilbert had an eager look on his face. He was greatly anticipating having great-grandkids.

Being someone from that generation, the concept of divorce was completely foreign to him.

Therefore, when the executives questioned him at that time and mentioned the words "ex-wife," Gilbert did not even register it

Maeve could not help but look toward the door of the ward. She thought to herself, "Your great-grandson is outside now, He'll come in later to give you treatment...

not say that

truth. I'm sorry, but four years ago, Byron

interrupted, not

the conversation and

with Theo, Maeve did not linger in the

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Chapter 257

it was not unusual for her to know his junior, so there was no need to act

from Theo.

on the

have to show off to Will later he thought After leaving the ward, Jason said

and

waited in the living room, the silence growing with each passing

I interrupted you just now?" Alexis was the first to

stunned and

poisonous magic in his body hasn't been fully cleared, and his health is still fragile. He can't take

that you and Byron had already divorced four years

Gilbert will find

that there would be a day

you lie to Gilbert. If I had

had been misled by Neville, but

And Byron...

in that detention center for over 10 days, yet she never even got to see him. In

news of his upcoming

did not care if others believed her

was when she truly understood what it meant to feet utterly

wanted was to live peacefully with

Maeve's words. She had always thought that Maeve was woman who sought wealth and power. cager to climb the social ladder. Maeve could have easily taken advantage of Gilbert's affection for her and secured a way back into the Mcdaniel

did not

it be that I've misunderstood Maeve in the

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