Chapter 8

Judy immediately started panicking. She hurried downstairs and bolted for the door. The maids were about to stop her when Sally stopped them from doing so. From her point of view, Judy's sudden flight stemmed from distress over seeing Jenna and Clark interacting with each other. Hence, she's running away in despair. "Leave her be, it's better if she leaves!" Sally sneered. Judy wasted no time to get into a cab and headed toward the hospital quickly. Fortunately, her grandmother, Lilly's condition had stabilized, thanks to the new specialist who operated on her. Inside the hospital room, Lilly, with her gray hair, lay still on the bed. Her shallow breaths were a reassurance that she was still alive. Judy knelt beside the bed, clasping Lilly's hand tightly. Tears began streaming down her face. She didn't cry when her father forced her to marry Clark or when Sally picked on her. She didn't cry when the servants disrespected her either. The only thing that could tug on her heartstrings was Lilly Dean, who treated her better than anyone else in her life did. If anything happened to her emotional support system, Judy would break. There was a knock on the door. She turned her head and was met with a handsome young man in a white coat. "Hello, I'm the patient's primary doctor, Dr. Dominic Phelps. You must be the patient's family. I have a few things regarding her condition that I'd like to talk to you about." Judy felt extremely grateful toward the doctor that helped Lilly. She wiped her tears and flashed him a genuine smile of gratitude after signing a few things. Dominic was charmed by this woman's smile. Her eyes that were previously filled with tears reminded him of a rainbow after the rain—they looked extremely beautiful. He cleared his throat and said, "Don't worry about it." He didn't understand sign language, but somehow managed to understand what she was trying to express. "Her condition is only stable for now, we'll need to perform a bigger operation in the future. Until then, please keep her company and talk to her whenever you can. Soothing her emotions and keeping her at ease will aid the outcome of the operation," he explained. Judy bit her lip and nodded lightly. She knew that he didn't understand sign language. As he explained, she listened attentively and shot him a polite smile every now and then. Dominic was exceptionally entranced by this beautiful woman from the moment he laid eyes on her. He paid extra care in telling her a few precautions to take note of before preparing to leave. She stopped him. Subsequently, she fished a pen out of her bag and jotted down how much she owed him, along with her name and phone number. Then, she handed it to him. The man took one glance at her neatly written words before turning to look at her face. He then shook his head with a laugh. "There's no need." He knew of her current financial difficulties, so he wasn't planning on asking for any form of compensation. Judy refused. She stubbornly tried to shove the note into his hand. After failing to turn her down multiple times, he took the note from her. His perception of her changed and he felt even more drawn to her now. Judy only sighed in relief after he left. There was a tumor in Lilly's brain. Due to her old age, no one dared to operate on her. She was unconscious for the longest time and needed a huge amount of money to keep her alive. Based on what the nurses said, the Blake family stopped funding her treatment. Without someone to pay the bills, she naturally couldn't receive any medication—that's why she was in such a critical condition. Without the aid of Dominic, she'd probably had to prepare for the worst case scenario today. It was clear how cold-hearted Matthew Blake was. Now, she was on Clark's bad side due to the contract mishap, and her father had retracted the funds for her grandmother's medical bills. Because of this, she didn't see a point in returning to the Reid Manor. If her father wasn't going to help with Lilly's treatment, she didn't see a point in returning.