He rang the bedside bell to alert the doctor and nurse. He addressed Olivia and the others harshly, saying, “If anything happens to my wife because of your actions, you will be responsible for her medical expenses in the future.”
“She’s clearly faking it,” someone retorted.
Chelsea pulled her mother and husband toward the ward’s entrance, cursing, “If you don’t repay the money, we’ll come back.”
“What money? There is no money! If you want money, go to Liberty and her sister instead.”
Olivia still wanted to reprimand them, but the arrival of the doctor and nurse prompted them to leave. They feared being held accountable for the elderly woman’s medical expenses if they lingered.
Once outside the hospital, Olivia continued to vent her frustration, saying, “That old fox. He clearly took my money but refuses to admit it. I’d rather my money be spent on medicine than on a coffin for him.”
“You’re at fault too, Mom. Why did you seek their help? You know the complicated relationship between Liberty and her family, yet you still gave them money. How are we going to recover the funds they’ve taken?”
“I was just anxious and wanted to protect Liberty. I wanted to hold onto that one million.”
Olivia wiped away tears, lamenting, “What have I done to deserve this? When other people’s sons divorce, they keep the house, the car, and the savings; but when my son divorced, everything had to be split in half.”
George, irritated, smoked a cigarette.
He replied, “Mom, we won’t be able to recover the sixty thousand you gave them anytime soon. Their family is outrageous. They have numbers on their side, and Old Mr. and Mrs. Hunt are getting older. That elderly woman can easily claim she’s unwell and shift the blame onto us.”
People like them were troublesome if they…
Provoked, Olivia wiped away a tear and exclaimed, “It’s all Liberty’s fault. She’s so malicious. Let’s go, Chelsea. We’ll settle the score with Liberty. Hank knows where she works. We’ll wait for her outside her office.”
When George heard that they were going after Liberty, he interjected, “You both go ahead. I’m not joining you. Liberty and Hank are already divorced. What do you plan to do if you find her?”
George recalled how Liberty had threatened Hank with divorce, demanded equal division of their assets, and even destroyed the renovations. This made him realize that Liberty would show no mercy to the Brown family. Getting involved with her would only bring them shame.
“You don’t need to come. Mom and I can handle her,” Chelsea asserted, believing that together with her mother, they could confront Liberty.
Consequently, George took a cab back to the hotel alone. Meanwhile, Chelsea called her brother and discovered that Liberty was employed at Lewis & Co. She drove her mother directly to the office building and stationed herself at the entrance.