Chapter 242

"Cecilia, why did you come back alone?" Corin furrowed his brow and glared at Regina. "Your mother said Alston took you to the hospital?" Seeing Cecilia's plastered wrist, Corin frowned. "What happened to your hand?" Cecilia waved her hand dismissively, first rummaging through her bag to get money to pay the taxi driver. Regina frowned unhappily. "Corin, look, this is your precious daughter-in-law! She doesn't even speak when spoken to, so rude!" Corin's face darkened. He was too tired to deal with Regina's complaints and asked Susan, "Go see what Cecilia is up to!" After Cecilia returned from paying the taxi driver, the peaceful atmosphere in the living room had dissipated. Although smoke still lingered, the mood had turned cold. "Mom, where did you just go? Why didn't you take Gladys?" Gladys approached, grabbing Cecilia's hand and whispered, "Mom, where's dad?" "What happened to your hand?" Cecilia's hand trembled slightly. "Mom's fine." "Then where's that bastard?" Corin's face dar