Chapter Eleven: Grandma's Suspicions

Layla soon finally rushed to her grandmother's hospital room. Upon entering in a flurry, she spotted her cousin Elise Hammond sitting beside the bed. Elise ignored Layla's arrival, letting out a disapproving huff without even looking her way. Undeterred, Layla asked about her grandmother's well-being and breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that it wasn't anything serious. That good news calmed her worried mind. Layla's grandmother Doris turned her head towards the doorway and asked, "Where's Ashton? Why did you come alone?" Caught off guard, Layla hesitated. When she met Doris' expectant gaze, she couldn't reveal the truth about her divorce from Ashton. Despite this, she realized that she couldn't keep it a secret forever and would have to tell Doris about it eventually. As Layla struggled to gather her thoughts, Elise cut in with a sneer. "Layla, how's the relationship with your husband holding up? Rumor has it he recently showed up with some B-list actress at an important ch