Desperate Lovers novel Chapter 73

Why not avoid it?

Pursing her lips, Angela didn't reply. If she said 'yes', Auntie Adeline would give her a even harder time. If she said 'no', Adeline would make her brother take full responsibility.

There was no win-win answer, so she kept silent.

"Jessica is a kind-hearted girl. She was almost killed by you but didn't sue you and just let you stay in prison for two years. How could you keep trying to hurt her again and again!"

Adeline walked over to Angela’s bed, and poked her forehead hard with her well-manicured finger, "Do you have any conscience?"

Angela's forehead got red by her poke, but she didn't fight back.

Danis furrowed his brow and took a step forward subconsciously, but soon he retreated and chose to ignore the scene.

"Is this your dignity, Auntie Adeline?"

At that very moment, James, who had finished his phone call, pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing James, Adeline was a bit surprised. Then her gaze moved from James to Denise, with a hidden rage in her voice, "Denise, do you came over with James after dinner?"

"James, what are you doing here at this time."

Denise pretended to be astonished as well.

And James stayed calm, "I came over after finishing my work."

He glanced at Angela's red forehead,"Are you an idiot?

Why not avoid it."

"I am not stupid."

It just can’t be avoided.

No matter how severe Jessica had hurt her, at least she claimed that it was an accident, but her brother was blatantly splashing hot tea on her. She was ‘in the wrong’.

James grunted sarcastically and looked elsewhere.

"Let them say. Just drink your soup. It is getting cold."

Denise served another bowl of chicken soup and handed it to Angela.

Angela said thank you, and then sipped the soup.

The black bone chicken soup was very fresh and fragrant, but she had no taste for it.

She would have preferred that it was her parents, not auntie Denise, who had come to visit and take care of her, protecting her from the Smiths.

"Are you on Angela’s side, just like your mom?"

Adeline's voice got a little sharp in a high pitch, "Did you forget that one of Jessica’s leg was hurt by her because of you? "

James sat down on the bed beside Angela, and avoided her questioning in a teasing tone, "Even a teenage girl won’t say such childish words."

"Does Mr. James know how to respect the elders?"

Danis's amber eyes were tinged with a dark hue.

James pursed his lips, "Does auntie Adeline know how to love the juniors?"

The ward was spacious, but the skirmish between them made Angela out of breath. It was so depressing in the room.

"Well, we get patients here. What are you guys doing?"

Denise sighed and glanced at Danis and Adeline, whose hands were empty, "I guess Adeline and Danis were not supposed to visit Angela, were you?"

Without waiting for them to answer, she continued.

"I don't think so, you would at least bring a gift if it is a visit."

"We just came over to get justice for Jessica."

Danis said before his mother.

"Greyson hurt Jessica for no reason. My mother and I want to know if it was his own idea or he was egged on by someone."

When he said 'someone', he glanced at Angela.

"Did Greyson really hurt Jessica for no reason?

As far as I am concerned, Angela’s injury is more severe than Jessica’s."

Denise exclaimed, "Angela's scalded leg hurts me just by a look."

Hearing this, a surge of rage rose in Adeline’s chest. She chided

"You think we are lying, Denise?"

"Not at all. I just asked out of curiosity. Don't get me wrong again."

Denise smirked, "I heard that Jessica had spilled hot water on Angela by mistake, a pot of hot water, what a mistake!"

Before Denise could finish her words, Danis's phone rang. He picked it up, said several ‘yes’ with a frown, then turned to spoke to Adeline.

"Jessica said she wouldn’t blame Greyson and Angela. Besides, Angela’s injury is more severe. She wanted us to apologize to Angela, and then go home."

Denise smirked. What a hypocritical girl!

"Even someone shit on her head, she would speak for him!"

Adeline was exasperated.She turned to point at James and said.

"James, I just wanna ask you one question. Why did you withdraw the lawsuit when you knew what Greyson and Angela had done to Jessica?"

Had the lawsuit been withdrawn?

Angela sighed in relief. She had already been in jail for once. If her brother also went to jail, even only for several days, the reputation of their family would be totally ruined.

James smiled, "Though Greyson smashed my club, the Chante Group gave me a piece of land in G City as compensation. Greyson scalded the back of Jessica's hand, but one of Angela’s leg was hurt by her, no matter she did it on purpose or not. They are even, why can't I withdraw the lawsuit?"

Adeline was dumbfounded for a moment. James’s theory was watertight.

"It is said that Mr. Danis is an impartial gentlemen. I’d like to hear your opinion on this matter?"

James looked at Danis.

Glancing at the bandage on Angela's leg, Danis frowned slightly, and said to Adeline.

"Mom, let's go home."

"Even you are speaking for Angela?!"

Adeline’s face turned green because of rage. Even her delicate make-up couldn’t cover her vicioua look.

"It was not all Greyson and Angela’s fault. After all, it was Jessica who scalded Angela's leg at first, then Greyson spilled water on her.

Pointing at Danis’s nose, Adeline was so angry that she was dumb for a while. She glowered at Angela, then walked out furiously, slamming the door of the ward.

"Goodbye."

Danis looked at Angela's pale face as if he had something to say. But he opened the door and left.

Denise stared at the closed door and said, "Adeline is so lucky for having such excellent children."

"Probably all her blessings were used up on that."

James said sarcastically.

Denise blamed him with a smile.

"Don't judge your elders. Be a polite man."

James pursed his lips.

“You can't have a good rest with us here.

It's too late today. We’ll come back to see you on another day. Now we have to leave."

Denise got up and said.

Angela agreed. She attempted to get up to see them off, but Denise held her down, "You're having a drip. Don’t move your injured leg. Just save your courtesy."

She comforted Angela again, then left with James.

The moonlight was dim. Trees cast a whirling shadow on James's face through the car window, which was both angular and handsome.

"I'll thank you on behalf of Angela."

Denise, who sat beside him with a smile, seemed to be in a good mood..

"I think you got me wrong."

The Bentley started up and the shadows of the trees played like a film on James's face, obscuring the emotion in his eyes, "I didn’t withdraw for Angela."

Denise raised his eyebrows slightly, "Yes?"

"The loss of the Dream Club is nothing compared with the piece of land in the new planning area of G city. There's no way I'm going to give up such a big piece of cake for Jessica."

James said.