Chapter 1302 Fishing for Information
At that time, Paige had just got out of the car. She had been in a bad mood after hearing about what had befallen Stella. She cleaned up at home and rushed to the hospital.
When Paige entered the hospital, Calvin and Belle had just left. Moreover, they did not leave but instead went to visit Raeleigh.
Stepping out of the car, Paige was about to enter the hospital. She was stunned to see her son's car. "Why is it here?"
"Isn't he in the hospital?" she thought.
Could it be that they had heard of Stella's incident and had come to visit her?
Paige was secretly happy. It was quite the act of kindness, in her opinion.
She walked through the entrance, still joyful. But when she arrived at Stella's ward, she was completely furious. She really did not expect that there was not a single visitor in Stella's ward. It was okay for her not to see Calvin and his wife, but even Jepherson was not here.
Stella was sobbing in the ward.
Paige stood outside. She did not see Jepherson and Santiago sitting opposite her. She could only feel the heartache in her heart.
She was not a stone. She was old and needed someone to accompany her and take care of her. No matter how good her son and his wife were, they could not always stay by her side. Her husband also had no intention of accompanying her. Right then, Stella would coax her to be happy every day and occasionally accompany her at night. She felt that there was finally a speck of hope in her life. Unexpectedly, in the end...
Paige's eyes were wet. She asked the people around her. She thought that the Harvey family should give Stella an explanation for her current situation.
After all, it happened in the Harvey family car. If it were not for the Harvey family, Stella would not have been in trouble.
Paige pushed the door open and walked over to face Stella. She held Stella's hand. "My dear, I will stand by you. Don't worry. If you're not going to be my granddaughter-in-law, then everyone else can forget it. I want them to pay the price."
Paige slowly sat down. Stella cried even more, and she sobbed. Paige held Stella's hand. "No matter what, I will protect you. Don't give up."
"
Stella cried relentlessly and only went to rest after a long time. Paige accompanied Stella for a while. She then stood up and said, "Find that little b*tch and get someone to break her leg."
There were a few people standing in the ward, but they didn't dare to speak.
Right then, everyone knew that Raeleigh was Santiago's girlfriend. Who would be up to this task?
Paige's face sank. "Terrific. You don't dare to do it, do you? Fine, I'll hire someone to do it. I don't believe that any of you can stop me."
She turned around and went outside. Everyone in the ward was silent. No one had expected Paige to demand Raeleigh's leg to be broken.
Coming out of Stella's room, Paige was ready to call Jepherson. When she raised her head and happened to see her two grandsons in front of her, she asked her bodyguard to stop the call and walked towards Jepherson and Santiago.
"Mr. Jepherson, here comes Madam Paige," Hadrian reminded him.
Jepherson leaned against the other side, with his eyes shut. He did not open them when he heard Hadrian's words. Similarly, Santiago was leaning against the other side with his legs crossed.
Paige walked over while looking around. When she came to the place, she found that this was Stuart's ward.
"Madam." Seeing Paige, Hadrian greeted her immediately.
Paige didn't even look at him. She would never acknowledge people like Hadrian. So, she didn't care when he greeted her.
But if he didn't say hello to her, then she would feel bitter.
In fact, she had not been like this when she was young. But since she was old and a lot of things had happened, she had changed.
Paige walked outside Stuart's ward and inadvertently looked inside. When she saw that Stuart was dying, she immediately turned her face away and was put off by the sight.
Turning around and sizing up her two grandsons, she said unhappily, "Whatever it is, Stella has taken the damage for you. How can you ignore her and stay here?"
Jepherson continued to close his eyes and refused to open them.
"I'm talking, don't you hear me?" Paige was enraged. How could she have such a grandson who was not even willing to look at her.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Wasn't it because of Raeleigh?
If not for her, then how close would their relationship be then?
Jepherson still did not open his eyes, and his breathing was steady, as if he was asleep. Paige's blood was boiling. "Well, you can go on with your cold shoulder, for all I care. I do want to see how long you can hold out. If something really happens, then don't blame me."
"Stella is in such a state. I can't just sit back and wait. Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to her grandmother. Now, propose to her, right this instant. Otherwise, just wait for a good show."
Paige snorted, turned around, and walked away. After a few steps, she looked back and said, "Don't you ever think that just because you're an adult now, you can be unafraid of anything." "Don't forget that even your parents called me Mom. You should be respectful."
Paige flounced off. Santiago immediately stood up and said, "Take care of Stuart. Gimme a call if you need my help. I will go back first."
When he saw Paige, Santiago was immediately worried about Raeleigh. He felt that something was going to happen.
"I'm leaving."
Santiago left first. Only then did Jepherson say, "Please protect Raeleigh and never leave her alone."
Santiago strode away as if he hadn't heard anything. Paige took the elevator while he walked up the stairs.
Downstairs, Paige walked outside, but Santiago was faster. He saw Paige taking several people to the gate of the hospital at the stairs. Paige said while walking, "That wench can't stay. Send someone to kill her immediately. I don't believe I can't kill her."
Santiago paused and watched Paige walk out of the door. Then, he went straight back to Raeleigh's side.
At that time, it was really crowded in Raeleigh's ward. As soon as Belle entered through the door, she saw Xanthus. After Raeleigh explained to Belle, she learnt that Xanthus was an orthopaedic physician, and he and Raeleigh were close pals. He was accompanying Raeleigh in the hospital.
At first, Belle really felt that Xanthus was a nuisance. This was her daughter-in-law's room. But when she thought of Raeleigh's character, she believed that Raeleigh would never do wrong by Jepherson. As such, Belle began to observe every interaction with the minutest detail.
As the saying went, the older, the wiser. Belle was not a fool, especially when she had been under Calvin's tutelage all these years. She was no longer an ordinary person.
It seemed that Belle had spotted some clues. This person's attitude towards Raeleigh seemed to be that of an elder brother's, not a lover's.
Belle looked down and thought for a while. Then, she sat aside and said to Xanthus, "Dr. Osteen, you look quite unlike the youngster to me. If I may ask, how old are you this year?"
Xanthus smiled and said, "Ma'am, you're welcome to drop the formalities. Just call me Xanthus. I am 28 years old this year."
"You're already 28 years old. By any chance, do you have a girlfriend?" Belle began to fish for information.