Hearing that , William began to waver . Daniel grabbed his arm and put on his cutest face . " William , come on . You don't have to forgive Dad right away . Just give him a chance and see how he does . If he treats Mom well , then we can forgive him , okay ? " William finally gave in and nodded . " Alright , If he really treats Mom well , then we'll forgive him ! " Yay ! " Daniel cheered and jumped around excitedly . Amelia , who had been crying , finally stopped . William and Sophia exchanged a helpless smile . Daniel was just too good at hitting their soft spots . In the hospital room , Monica was still out cold . Alexander stayed by her side , staring at her pale face , his brows furrowed tightly . Joseph came back into the room and spoke quietly , " Mr. Smith , we've looked into everyone Mrs. Smith has been in contact with over the past few days . " " Go on . " " Mrs. Smith has been going to work as usual . Besides her colleagues , she's been in contact with two people : Layla Brown , Mrs. Smith's biological mother , and your mother . " Alexander nodded . Honestly , when Monica mentioned it in the elevator, he already had a pretty good idea , so this wasn't surprising . " What did they say ? Alexander asked , his voice low . " Mrs. Brown caused a scene at CLOUD company . Lots of employees saw it , so it was easy to find out . Layla slapped Mrs. Smith and told her to stop bothering you , saying you were about to marry Ms. Brown . She said a lot of harsh things , but Mrs. Smith didn't back down and almost broke Layla's fingers , scaring her quite a bit . " Joseph went into detail , and Alexander couldn't help but picture the scene , imagining Monica's reaction , and he couldn't help but smile . Monica was definitely not as timid and easily manipulated as she was six years ago . 1/4 Chapter 41 " As for your mother , she showed up at CLOUD around 2 PM today . Apparently , the people at CLOUD didn't give her any special treatment . Later , she met with Mrs. Smith in CLOUD's reception room . We couldn't get the surveillance footage , so we don't know exactly what they talked about . But many employees at CLOUD saw it and even took some videos , " Joseph said , handing his phone to Alexander . The video was noisy , mostly filled with chatter from CLOUD employees , making it hard to hear what Bertha and Monica were saying . But from the footage , Monien was always sitting on the sofa , looking calm and composed , with a cold and indifferent smile on her face , appearing both proud and aloof . For some reason , Alexander found it hard to look away from Monica , as he had never seen her behave like this before . Judging by Bertha's state when she got home this afternoon , Monica must have really gotten under her skin . But Bertha brought it on herself . If she hadn't gone to CLOUD to mess with Monica , Monica wouldn't have done anything to her . Alexander handed the phone back to Joseph and glanced at Monica lying on the hospital bed . Right now , she looked so fragile and pale , a far cry from the confident and radiant Monica he'd seen earlier . Even though Layla and Bertha didn't get the best of her , their words must've hit home . Otherwise , she wouldn't keep trying to push him away . Thinking about it , the smile in Alexander's eyes disappeared . Joseph stood by , watching him closely . Alexander's mood swings were too quick for comfort . Joseph didn't dare say a word . Suddenly , Monica murmured , " William ... " She slowly opened her eyes and immediately locked eyes with Alexander . She was stunned for a moment . and instinctively said , " Alexander ? " What was he doing here ? Her mind was foggy , not fully recalling the day's events . Alexander stood up and touched her forehead , which wasn't as hot anymore . Without looking back , he told Joseph , " Go get the doctor . " " Yes , Mr. Smith . " 2/4 3:43 pm Chapter 41 With that , Joseph left , leaving just Monica and Alexander in the room . Monica's mind cleared a bit , and she remembered the day's events . She said coldly , " Thanks for bringing met to the hospital , Mr. Smith . My friend will be here soon , so you can go now . " Her tone was icy and distant , the first thing she said was to ask him to leave . Alexander's demeanor turned cold too . " Ms. Brown , your ingratitude is truly unmatched . " Monica frowned instinctively . Couldn't he just be nice for once ? She wanted to snap back , but she was too weak . The doctor arrived soon and checked her over . " Ms. Brown , you're stable now , but you're still very weak and need to take care of yourself . " " Can I be discharged now ? " Monica asked . " Of course ... " the doctor started . But before he could finish , he caught Alexander's look , which clearly said , " No way . " The doctor awkwardly swallowed his words and said to Monica , " Of course not . We need to make sure the patients are fully recovered before discharging them . Ms. Brown , please stay until you're better . " Monica wanted to say she was a doctor and knew her own condition . But Alexander had already spoken , " Monica , if you don't care about your own health , at least don't trouble others , okay ? " His tone was full of irritation . Monica found it amusing . " Who am I troubling ? " Alexander was about to reply , but Monica cut him off coldly , " I want to go home . " Saying this , she tried to get out of bed . She hadn't fully recovered and was still weak , but she didn't want to show weakness in front of Alexander , so she forced herself to stand . Alexander watched her coldly , but his mind was on her words . Why the rush to go home ? Is someone waiting for her there ?' She was an orphan brought back from the countryside and had cut ties with the Brown family . Who would be waiting for her at home ? 3/4 3:43 pm PP Chapter 41 Suddenly , he remembered the name she had murmured when she woke up : William . Could it be her boyfriend ? Chapter Comments LIKE