The CEO's Hidden Love: Midnight Temptations and Deep Desires novel Chapter 36

"What the heck?"

"I really have no clue. It didn't look like any sharp object that could hurt her, so I didn't bother asking further."

Dorothy rushed to the doctor. "Doc, how's my mom?"

"There's nothing serious for now. She must have been upset about something, which led to a heart attack. Did you guys upset her again?" The doctor frowned unhappily, sounding a bit reproachful. "I've told you before that her emotional state is unstable. Don't upset her. It could put her in danger at any moment."

"I didn't even talk to her today." Dorothy paused, quickly walked to the bedside, and pried open her mother's clenched fist.

Sure enough, there was a note in her palm.

Dorothy unfolded it and found a note with strange handwriting, which looked pretty sloppy.

“Still alive after all these years, huh? How much longer are you going to be a cuckoo in the nest?”

Her heart sank as she held the note and called for the nurse. "Did you see who gave her this note?"

"No! We've been careful to walk her around the neighborhood without stopping to chat."

So, someone must have sneaked in and left the note while the nurse was out getting porridge.

Dorothy clenched her fists and headed straight for the hospital's surveillance room.

"Hey, I need to check the surveillance at the entrance of V1 ward."

As the VIP ward patients were either rich or powerful, the surveillance room staff didn't dare slack off and immediately started looking up the footage.

Finally, the footage showed that ten minutes after the nurse left, someone dressed as a hospital cleaner entered her mother's room.

"Do you know who this is?"

"I need to check. I'll let you know once I find out."

"Alright, thanks."

Dorothy took a picture of the person's face before returning to her mother's room.

Bella had woken up, but she was still pale.

"Did you take that note?" After seeing her daughter, she was the first to speak.

Dorothy was a bit angry and walked to her bedside. "Mom, are you seriously still upset about this kind of stuff? Upset enough to faint?"

She couldn’t think about it. What if one of these times she didn't wake up?

"It must be that woman! I recognize her handwriting!" As soon as Bella mentioned this, she started to gasp heavily.

Dorothy hurriedly helped her soothe her chest. "I don't care about that, Mom. I just want you to be safe! Can we stop being affected by her? Just pretend my dad died a long time ago! All the affairs and illegitimate daughters have nothing to do with you!"

"Dorothy, how could I forget those things? I hate them! I hate them!"

If it weren't for them, how could she have fallen so low? Her daughter wouldn't have had to start working since middle school, which affected her studies.

What about his mistress? She was always well protected, occasionally coming out to provoke her. Even her illegitimate daughter was sent abroad to study and lead a privileged life.

"Mom, have you ever thought that they're doing this to see you die? Are you going to give them what they want?"

Bella sneered. "She wishes! Dorothy, as long as I'm alive, that woman will always be a mistress. I will never agree to a divorce."

Even if he filed for divorce, it would be useless. Bella was bedridden for years, and he was the one at fault, so the court would never grant a divorce.