She remained silent.
"Livia, do you understand your mistake? Actually, I didn’t want to punish you. It’s just that you shouldn’t have treated Malva as a rival. I only see her as a little sister…"
Livia in the bed stirred slightly, but didn't respond.
A bitter feeling rose in her heart.
She pushed Mitchel's hand away, her hoarse voice catching in her throat. “No need to explain. It doesn’t matter to me anymore."
"No need for what? You’re not the one who’s been burning with fever for a month."
Realizing his words were too harsh, Mitchel paused and lowered his head to persuade her, his tone softening a little, "Actually, you've been punished as well. As long as you acknowledge your mistake and correct it, everything will be fine. In a few days, it's your birthday and we'll hold a..."
Before he could finish, Livia interrupted, saying, "I'm not in a hurry to get married..."
Upon hearing this, Mitchel's face turned completely dark. "You're not in a hurry to get married? You’ve been waiting for this for twenty-three years. Everything is already prepared and now you’re telling me you’re not in a hurry?"
"Livia, you're still angry, aren't you? You're angry because I punished you for Malva, so you're deliberately saying this, right?"
Everything was ready?
Once, all she had ever dreamed of was being his bride.
But now, just hearing the word "marriage" made her head throb with pain.
She tugged at the corner of her lips, thinking that these 23 years of liking Mitchel, this biased and gullible fool, had been nothing short of a disaster.
"I’ve already picked up the wedding dress. In two days, we’re taking our wedding photos, so you must be discharged by then!"
After leaving these few words, he walked away without looking back.
Not long after he was gone, Hailey arrived.
Livia had no mother and Hailey had watched her grow up. Their bond was more like mother and daughter rather than a future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Hearing Hailey's voice, Livia's tears instantly soaked the gauze.
"Come on, quickly take off the gauze blocking Livia's eyes!" Hailey ordered the nurse.
She then pulled Livia into her arms and comforted her, "My child, you've suffered. When I get home, I’ll make sure Mitchel kneels down and confesses!"
Hailey was not only closer to her than to her own son, but also helped her handle all the women around Mitchel.
However, after meeting Malva, who looked strikingly similar to her deceased daughter, she became somewhat soft-hearted. She even tried to persuade Livia to treat Malva as a younger sister.
But now, seeing Livia lying on the hospital bed, Hailey couldn't hold back her sobs.
Compared to Malva, Livia was the daughter she had raised since childhood. Although there was no blood relation, they were even closer than a biological mother and daughter.
Hailey felt deep regret in her heart. She shouldn’t have neglected Livia for the sake of an outsider.
To make it up to her, she specifically arranged a birthday dinner for five days later, planning to publicly gift her family heirloom that day. She also arranged for Mitchel to propose on the spot and even planned to hold the wedding the next day.
"Livia, it's all my fault! Take good care of your injuries and don't overthink things. As for the rest, I will take care of it for you!"
Hailey directly summoned all the doctors who had treated Livia to the hospital room. She questioned each of them with a cold expression, "My family supports you all to cure and save people, but you can't even cure the future mistress of my family!"
She then had someone bring Livia's medical records, carefully examining them bit by bit. With a loud slap, she slammed the desk.
"Alright, Livia's medical records are all vague and unclear. What exactly have you all been doing? You're all fired! My family can't afford to keep you!"
“Only this intern stays. The rest of you, get out!"
Hailey came from a family of medical professionals and this hospital was part of her dowry. It made her the legitimate owner of the hospital.
