Chapter 184 Your Help Isn’t Required

Tess stared at Buck and sneered, “Good job taking care of Hope back then! Look at you, standing up for her now. You’re just an assistant. What makes you think you have a say here? Furthermore, do you think Hope doesn’t know what her mother did?”

Tess looked at Hope. She clearly had it out for her.

“I’m just telling you the truth, Ms. Tess. There’s no need to be mean toward Hope and me. I’m Ms. Maia’s assistant. She entrusted me to take care of Hope.”

“That’s enough, Buck. Stop.” Hope stopped him quickly. She knew it was pointless. Tess simply did not trust her.

“That’s enough, Aunt Tess. Sis already has enough on her plate. You shouldn’t add to it.” Errol signed, nodding at both Buck and Hope, bringing an end to the dispute.

Hope smiled at him and nodded too. Peace and quiet finally descended in the hallway.

Maia had monitored them with her peripheral vision. Some moments passed and the doctor exited the operating room.

“How is he, doctor?” Maia asked worryingly.

The doctor glanced at her solemnly, “Mr. Cedric’s leg suffered severe injuries, Ms. Maia. He has a fractured femur. It mainly supports our upper body, so it has a higher bone density.

“It’ll take between three to five months to recover, but there’s going to be a lingering effect. It’s a good thing it’s just physical trauma, so it’s not lethal. That’s something worth celebrating

she frowned and followed the nurse to Cedric’s ward. A

it out of the car, then? How did he

incident. The horrible car crash and the

Cedric, who was lying on the bed in the ward. She was

his terrifying aura. He saw that she was staying quiet. He

where you scraped your hands.” He reached out, wanting to

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our car crash is already the talk of the town. Baz is undergoing treatment too. I don’t think he’ll be able to work for you for a good

hear a series of footsteps. Maia walked to his side

the others are here to see you.” She gave him a look, trying to

of the operating room for a long time. She was restless. She was worried sick about

and said, “Maia can rest easy now that you’re

Don’t let the culprit

me that.” Cedric said coldly. It was terrifying listening to him. Tess was momentarily startled before she

out of your hair now.” Hope nudged Maia with her elbow and smiled deliberately at her, “I need to get back to the filming. I’ll see

with a smile on her face. Buck

“I’ll drive

and Errol are the only ones left in the

her memories all the way back to three years ago. She relies on you heavily and wants to be

it. However, Maia’s happy, so I’ll give in to her wishes. That doesn’t mean you can just

company belongs to the Burgess family. It’s not exactly right for an outsider

trying to say?” She

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