Toby slightly moved aside on instinct.
At this moment, the door to the hospital room was pushed open from outside before Jean made her way into the room with a Thermos flask in her hands. She was caught by surprise by the scene in front of her but soon beamed at the lovebirds. “Oh, it looks like I’ve come in at the wrong time. I’m sorry for interrupting. Should I go and wait outside for a moment?” She made a gesture to exit and retreated a few steps.
Meanwhile, Tina’s face flushed red in response to Jean’s words and she quickly released him from her embrace. “You didn’t interrupt anything, Madam White. Come on in!”
“That’s good then. I wouldn’t want to intrude.” Jean carried the flask into the room. “I spoke to your mom on the phone this morning and only found out that you took a fall last night. So, I immediately made you some soup before coming for a visit.”
She then knowingly glanced at Toby. “No wonder there was no news from Toby last night despite him staying out all night long. It was because he was here taking care of you.”
Tina suddenly recalled the text messages sent by Cynthia last night and she couldn’t help feeling a burst of anger. However, Tina managed to hide her emotions well before she gently replied, “Madam White, don’t blame Toby for it. I was quite scared, so I asked him to stay here and take care of me.”
“It’s fine. That’s his duty!” Meanwhile, Jean asked in concern, “Where did you hurt yourself? Does it still hurt?”
“My legs are sore, but the doctor mentioned that
it’s fine.”
“Hey, you should be more careful next time.
Here, try some of this soup. This is quite nutritious and it’s also good for your complexion.” Jean poured out the soup from the flask and served it to Tina.
Tina accepted it with a smile. “Thanks, Madam White!”
“If you really want to express your gratitude, why don’t you try harder and produce a grandchild for me as soon as possible?” Upon saying that, Jean winked at Tina.
“Madam White...” Tina lowered her head out while feeling bashful and her face flushed bright red.
Not only was she attractive with a soft, gentle voice, but the main point was that her family background was similarly as strong as the Fullers. Therefore, the unification of their families would bring endless benefits for everyone.
Jean was rather keen for Tina to marry Toby as soon as possible since she was quite pleased with such a soft-spoken and wealthy prospective daughter-in-law.
“I’ve been quite taken with you ever since we first met. You have such an irresistible personality!” At the same time, Jean sneered as she brought up Sonia. “You’re the complete opposite of Sonia! She was married to Toby for six years, but no one likes her.”
“I read about her messy dalliances on the news earlier this morning! Gosh! Her dad’s quite a character and now, she’s behaving quite badly. Do you know that she actually recorded a video clip to defame me? If it wasn’t for us taking her in for all these years, perhaps she would be
living a life worse than a pauper! Charles doesn’t have a good character, but he’s intelligent at running a business. I really can’t comprehend how Sonia had caught his eyes. If I was his mom, I wouldn’t accept such a daughter-in-law at all!”
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