Chapter 542

However, she couldn't do anything to Abigail because all the evidence of what she had done was in Abigail's hands. If she displeased Abigail, she would fall from her pedestal. In the midst of her thoughts, the door outside was abruptly opened. She snapped out of it to turn her head. She saw that Cedric had come in with the family doctor. Though she was no longer in pain, her face was still pale as a sheet due to the torment she had gone through earlier. "Dad, why are you back?" She propped her arms against the bed to get up. Observing her face, Cedric wore a dark expression and said, "The maids said you have a really bad stomachache. Why didn't you go to the hospital?" Naturally, she didn't go to a hospital because she was worried about getting caught. She lowered her gaze and explained in a soft voice, "Nothing… I just thought it wasn't a big deal and I'd get better after getting some rest. There's no point in troubling everyone." "What about the family doctor?" Cedric contin