Pete had called Uncle Chester a single-celled organism before, so Cherry happily probed him for information with peace of mind.
After she learned what had happened, Cherry was dumbfounded.
Why was Pete so unfortunate?
First, he was bullied by his tutors, and now, he was even being maligned!
Meanwhile, her life... Even though Mommy was always sleeping, it seemed like she had never had to suffer anyone's unkindness since she was born. Could someone tell her why she suddenly felt like transforming into a pitiful little girl bullied by everyone?
Cough, she had digressed.
Still, it was no wonder that Mommy said big families were trouble and forbade her from telling anyone that she was Dr. Anti!
Cherry hung up in a hurry and sent her brother a text message: "I'm gonna tell you a big secret, Pete!"
In the study, Pete, whose head was down, replied after seeing the message on the phone: "What is it?"
Cherry replied: "Uncle Chester said that Daddy has been looking for Anti. In that case, do you know who Anti is?"
Pete immediately understood something when he saw her message. As expected, one second later, Cherry sent another message: "Anti is Mommy!"
Pete's eyes widened as he stared at the message.
He suddenly remembered how Mommy had told him to head upstairs first when they were on the way back this afternoon. After that, she had gone to treat the patient who had collapsed...
He was about to send another message to Cherry when she sent him a voice message. It sounded like she was hiding in the bathroom and whispering. She said, "Mommy has been saying that Daddy is trouble and she doesn't want to treat Great-Grandma's illness because she's afraid that she'll be dragged into your familial disputes. What should we do?"
Downstairs, tiny Cherry sat on the toilet bowl and rested her chin on her palm, feeling awfully troubled. What could she do to get Mommy to treat Great-Grandma's illness?
At this moment, her cell phone vibrated. Pete's reply was very assuring: "That's easy."
In the study, Nora, who was dressed in a nightgown, leaned back lazily on the chair in an awfully comfortable manner, forming a very sloppy sight.
Her pale fingers tapped lightly on the keyboard as she destroyed the surveillance cameras' footage of the events when she was performing emergency first aid in the hotel lobby this afternoon.
She had to stay low-key.
She mustn't let anyone—especially that man upstairsfind out that she was medically trained.
He had probably already become suspicious when they were in the operating room the last time.
Nora stretched. She was about to think about the anonymous email she had received this afternoon when a new email arrived in her inbox with a ding.
Nora narrowed her eyes. Sure enough, it turned out to be another anonymous email.
"Do something for me and I'll send your son to your doorstep. Operate on the elderly Mrs. Hunt and cure her."
Nora was puzzled.
She stared at the email for a very long time as if she wanted to reach through the Internet and catch the mastermind behind the scenes.
The email was sent anonymously, so she couldn't catch a glimpse of the sender at all. She couldn't even talk to them even if she wanted to. She could only choose whether she wanted to believe it or not.
If Justin Hunt was the one that sent the email... Then this transaction would make sense!
Besides, the reason why she hadn't wanted to do the operation initially was that she didn't want any trouble. However, if she could really get her son back, then a little trouble wasn't an issue. She would just have to sleep a little less, that was all.
After thinking through it, she stood up.
If she wanted to treat the elderly Mrs. Hunt's illness, then she would have to go through Justin for sure. But how was she going to let him know that her medical skills were very impressive without revealing her identity as Anti?
She suddenly looked at the computer.
Was it too late for her to try restoring the camera footage?
In the study upstairs.
Lawrence, whose head was down, said falteringly, "The surveillance cameras are broken, and there are signs of intrusion. Mr. Hunt, do you... have a spare moment?"
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