Chapter 1955 Did I Misjudge Her
Wilbur was amused by those words. It’s scary how being two-faced comes so naturally to Mabel. She makes it sound like she’s taking my side, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. According to her, everything is my fault.
I get painted as a willful and disrespectful brat, but she gets to act the part of a caring mother and pretends she’s a nice person. Meanwhile, Rodney’s expression darkened after hearing that.
“Wil, I know things are going great between you and Maya. However, you can’t put someone’s life at risk and do something as irresponsible as abandoning others on the side of the road. That’s taking things too far. Even if it was some other urgent matter and not Maya’s birthday, I believe Maya and Mr. and Mrs. Seet would want you to prioritize saving a person’s life. Am I right, Maya?” Mabel asked.
Maya was quiet for a moment. “Saving a life is important, of course. I’m just wondering why Janice didn’t get admitted into Bernian Hospital? Why was she taken here? Doesn’t she always go to Bernian Hospital?”
Mabel’s heart lurched as her mind whirred to think of an explanation. “Oh! We wanted to go to Bernian Hospital, but when I saw that her condition wasn’t looking too good, I thought it’d be better to go somewhere nearer. Every minute counts, you know.”
“Nearer? This hospital isn’t nearer at all if compared to Bernian Hospital. In fact, it’s much farther.”
“T-That’s because the driver got it mixed up. We told him to take us to the nearest hospital, but he took us here instead.” Mabel’s face paled as she quickly came up with an excuse. Then, she launched into a tirade about how the driver must have taken them to a hospital that was farther because he wanted to earn more cab fare.
“I think this hospital seems quite good. We don’t necessarily have to go to Bernian to get the best doctors,” said Nicholas.
“He’s right. That’s not to say that we think the hospital your mother works at isn’t good enough. It’s just that we didn’t have time to think much about it. It’s more important that Janice gets the medical attention she needs and is no longer in critical danger, isn’t it?”
Maya stared at them, dumbfounded. I still think it doesn’t make sense that they’d send a person in critical condition to a hospital that was much farther. I really hope it was just the driver’s mistake.
“There he is! The doctor is here!” Rodney exclaimed.
Everyone’s gazes fell upon the doctor immediately.
Maya’s chest tightened. Oh, I hope Janice is fine. I hope everything went well and that she’s no longer in critical condition. Wilbur and I will be riddled with guilt for the rest of our lives if something happens to her.
“Doctor, how is she? Is she okay?” Mabel asked.
“The patient is fine now. She had insufficient myocardial blood flow to the brain tissue, thus causing cerebral ischemia. That was why she fainted. The patient also suffered a miscarriage recently, so her emotional state is not that stable. The patient is weak now and should not be emotionally distressed, so please make sure not to agitate or excite her after she has regained consciousness,” the doctor explained.
“Okay. We’ll remember that,” Nicholas replied. “Can we go to her ward and see her now?”
“Yes.” Everyone headed toward the ward, and Mabel was the first to enter. When she saw Janice lying on the hospital bed looking deathly pale, she froze.
She looked fine when I saw her just now. Why does she look so weak and pale now? It’s like she’s really unwell! I-Is it makeup? Or did they do something else to make her look like that?
Mabel continued staring at Janice’s face, utterly baffled. I thought I was a good actress, but Janice is even better! She can make herself look so ill! I’m sure Wilbur won’t suspect her of faking it anymore after this.
After seeing Janice, Maya felt that Wilbur was prejudiced when he told her at Imperial Garden about how Janice pretended to be sick.
She looked up at Wilbur as he gazed at Janice’s pale and haggard face. He could not help feeling confused too.
I saw with my own eyes that she seemed perfectly fine just now, but now she looks like she just escaped from death’s door! How can that be? Could I have misjudged her?
“It’s fortunate that she managed to pull through. It would’ve been a great pity if she didn’t make it,” Mabel muttered. “Mom, the doctor said that she’s fine now. Don’t worry. I’ll ask the nurses to keep a close eye on her.”
“Even so, I’m still worried. How about…”
