They were worried about Lawrie's condition?!
Would they be?
Definitely not. She didn't think so.
When she first found out that Lawrie had leukemia, she had asked for financial help from them but they did not respond to her. Instead, they wanted to abandon Lawrie and even suggested sending him to an orphanage.
Considering their actions in the past, how could Vanessa believe that they were here with sincere motives? They must have heard some rumor and they came because they wanted something from her. Thus, here they are currently putting on an act.
Vanessa wondered whether they were just too brazen or did they think she was stupid. After how they treated her and Lawrie, how could they still show up here? Did they think she would believe that any of them had a conscience?
Marvin's words were not sentimental enough, therefore Fiona gave him another hard pinch, sending a shock of pain through him. Another few drops of tears fell from his eyes, making it look more genuine. "Vaness, Lawrie has suffered a lot since he was young. It pains me to see him like this as well."
It was fine if they didn't bring Lawrie into this but at the mention of his name, Vanessa's heart was full of anger. She couldn't control it even if she wanted to. "Marvin, don't mention Lawrie in front of me. You don't deserve to say his name."
Lawrie had suffered so much all these years. Not only has he not been able to experience fatherly love, but he had also been tormented by his illness since young. The culprit of all this was Fiona, that vile woman...
Marvin wasn't the best with words, thus he didn't manage to finish saying what Fiona wanted him to. In a panic, Fiona decided to take it upon herself. "Vaness, I know you've been wronged a lot over the years. We haven't taken good care of you and your son but that won't happen anymore. When Lawrie's surgery is complete, we'll take you and Lawrie home, and we'll live together."
"How did you come in?" Hearing Fiona's words, Vanessa got really disgusted and wanted to puke. She ignored Fiona and stared at Marvin while asking him. Vanessa remembered that Julien had arranged men to stand guard outside so that Fiona could be prevented from coming in here and creating a mess.
"A hospital like this is a public place where patients get treated. Of course we could come in. This is a society ruled by law. No matter how much power someone has, they can't rule the world." Marvin wasn't the one who answered Vanessa's question. Instead, it was Fiona, the woman she hated the most, she absolutely despised Fiona. Fiona's pride rang out clearly in her words.
Vanessa didn't want to listen to Fiona and her nonsense. Her eyes never moved from Marvin and she didn't even look at Fiona. "You don't need to worry about Lawrie's illness. Now please take your wife and son away from me, don't let me see you again. Otherwise, I'll make what I said before a reality."
Fiona started provoking Vanessa again. "Marvin, you used to say that I was talking nonsense about your daughter but today, you've seen it with your own eyes. Not only did she treat me, her stepmother, with no respect, but she also treated you, her biological father the same way as well. If you allow her to get her way today with no control, she will step all over you one day."
Surprisingly, Marvin somehow got a burst of courage. "Fiona, I'm talking to my daughter. Can you stop interjecting?"
Fiona wasn't an easy person to deal with, how could she let Marvin reprimand her like this in front of Vanessa? With her hands on her waist, she roared, "Marvin, are you saying I'm nosy? Who was the one who stayed by your side even after you went bankrupt? It was not your precious daughter; it was me and Leslie. Only the two of us, mother and son, would stay by your side and not leave you. Now you think I'm meddling too much?"
Vanessa was worried that Fiona's outburst would interfere with the ongoing surgery inside. She pointed to the door and said, "Marvin, all of you get out of here. Otherwise, I will force you all out!"
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