“Stop creating more trouble when things are already in such a terrible state. You are responsible for consoling Gemma when she wakes up. You must not tell her about her disfigurement. Just tell her that she will recover with plastic surgery. As for her hands—” Edward glanced at Gemma’s heavily bandaged hands and his heart sank. “Do not tell her that she will be disabled. Just inform her that she will recover and she should focus on recuperating right now.”
After listening to Edward, Shelly cried without answering him. Hence, he asked again in a harsh manner, “Did you hear me?!” He poked the floor hard with his crutch and it thumped loudly.
She shivered whereas Samuel glared unhappily while pressing his lips into a thin line. Finally, her lips parted to mumble in agreement, “Yeah.”
After that, Edward turned to look at Samuel and Gideon. “Samuel, we shouldn’t delay the Central Square project any longer. You must not get distracted now and focus on the project instead. As for Gideon, ease the tension with the Hart Family. We must not let the Hart Family use this against us. Gemma is already in a terrible state, so I cannot let anything worse happen!”
Samuel and Gideon nodded gravely in response.
Upon saying that, Edward finally turned to glance at Gemma who was lying on the bed. His eyes were dark and gloomy. After snorting in disdain, he walked out of the room without another backward glance.
When he left the room, Shelly started to cry and she threw herself into Samuel’s arms. “Samuel, is Gemma going to end up like that forever?!”
His expression soured when he heard that. My daughter has always been just fine, but she landed into such a huge trouble not too long after arriving in Bradford City. Nevertheless, Edward doesn’t want us to do anything rash. Wouldn’t the public mock the Walton Family if this is leaked out?!
“I am sure that Old Master Walton has his reasons for doing this. We have just returned to Bradfort City, so we do not have a good foundation here. Gemma is at fault in this incident, indeed. Let’s follow Old Master Walton’s wishes for now.”
“But, Gemma is—”
“Let’s not tell her anything now. We need her to calm down first,” Samuel interrupted before Shelly could complete her sentence. He was also troubled by this incident, but he didn’t want to worry about it anymore.
Myra and Tilly, who had both managed to avoid Edward, exchanged shocked looks with each other outside the ward. Is Gemma disfigured? It seems like her hands have suffered from severe injuries too.
Tony and Gemma’s hospital rooms were on the same floor. Hence, when Myra and Tilly walked past her room, they couldn’t help but overhear the Waltons’ discussion in Gemma’s room.
Later, once Edward was farther away, Myra tugged at Tilly to make their way to the elevator.
“Miss Stark, what goes around will come around. Who would have guessed that Gemma would have ended up harming herself in her quest to hurt others? Initially, she was planning on harming Director Hart, but she ended up being disfigured instead. I am sure that she won’t be able to accept such a huge blow when she wakes up, especially since she’s such a proud and vain woman.”
The two did not pity Gemma much. This was especially true for Myra because Gemma was trying to hurt the love of her life, Tony.
“Let’s go.” Nevertheless, Myra thought in silence, Now that Gemma has ended up in such a horrid state, judging by her personality, I am sure that she would not just let this go.
After having her breakfast with Myra, Tilly went straight to the company for work. By the time Myra returned to Tony’s room, Elliot was already gone. Philip and Lucas were preparing to leave too.
“Myra, we are relying on you to look after Tony.” Philip smiled at Myra. Then, he turned to glance at a relaxed Tony lying on the bed. He must be overjoyed that he gets to enjoy Myra taking care of him.
“Sure.” She chatted with the two of them politely before walking them out of the room. Finally, she returned to Tony’s side.
After a pause, Myra picked up an apple and started to peel it. She casually faced the bed while speaking to Tony, who had his eyes closed. “I heard that Gemma has sustained some serious injuries.”
“Huh?” He immediately opened his eyes to look at her. She smiled at him before looking down to continue peeling the apple. “When Tilly and I were walking past Gemma’s room, we heard members of the Walton Family talking. They mentioned that her face has been disfigured and she will most probably never make a full recovery.” This is a deadly blow to a vain and beautiful woman.
Tony winked and Myra stopped what she was doing. Then, she put aside the apple and peeler to approach him. However, he pecked her lips out of the blue and she blushed slightly. She pushed him away in a hurry, but she was flustered when she saw him grimacing, as though he was in pain. “Did I touch your wound? Are you in pain?”
With that, she started to check his body to make sure that she hadn’t hurt him anywhere else.
Tony’s thin lips curled into a faint smile and he chuckled quietly. “You don’t even have time to care for me. Why are you concerned about others?”
“I am not concerned about her.” Myra pouted. Tilly is right—Gemma got what she deserved. Myra thought before handing Tony the peeled apple. Nevertheless, he merely cocked a brow at her and she realized with a start that his hands were injured. Hence, he couldn’t possibly accept the apple himself. Hence, she used the fruit knife to slice the apple into bite-size pieces. “I am just worried that she might blame you for this.” That woman is capable of doing anything at all.
Tony guffawed. “She is not as capable as you are.”
After thinking it through, she realized that he was making fun of her, so she glared daggers at him. She used a toothpick to feed him a slice of apple before he answered her calmly, “Don’t worry, Old Master Walton is capable of judging the situation.”
Her outstretched hand froze mid-air when she heard that, but he had already taken a bite of the apple.
Since Myra wasn’t planning on going to the company recently, the timing was just right for her to look after Tony.
Myra’s initial fear faded gradually after learning that Tony’s injuries weren’t extremely grave. She felt utterly relieved after understanding that he just needed to recuperate well to avoid any side effects in the future.
The two of them spent some cozy time in the hospital during that period.
Sebastian and Lisa came many times. Each time they visited Tony, they would bring along some clean clothes and daily necessities for Myra. They would always bring along nutritious soups for the two of them. The day finally slowed down until four members of the Walton Family, apart from Gemma, came barging into Tony’s room.
The incident happened three days after the car crash.
The Walton Family had recently suffered too. After an unknown source leaked the news of Tony’s car accident and the associated reason for it, the Walton Family struggled in Bradford City’s business world. Larger businesses refused to associate themselves with the Walton Family since they did not want to offend the Hart Family. Hence, the Walton Family’s business progress did not meet their initial expectations.
Later, when Gemma regained consciousness, she had a drastic change in behavior even though Shelly did her best to convince Gemma that her injuries weren’t serious and that she just needed time to recuperate to fully recover. However, nobody could have remained calm upon waking up to their heavily bandaged face. Besides, how could one possibly be alright when they could feel the constant sharp pain from the injuries across their face? Especially someone like Gemma? Upon recalling what happened before the car crash and before she lost consciousness, coupled with the excruciating pain from the wounds on her face and hands, Gemma became extremely irritable. It was impossible for her to calm down. I am scared that I might end up disfigured! I am afraid that my face has been ruined!
She argued countless times with Edward, Shelly, Samuel and Gideon during that period. Gradually, it took a toll on those four people.
Furthermore, Tony had recently provided the court with materials to commence a suit against Gemma. The court’s writ of summons had arrived at her hospital room just a moment ago.
