"F*ck! We're already avoiding her, but she just had to come and bother us anyway! Oh, I really want to see what this little rich princess is made of."
Charlotte immediately rolled up her sleeves.
However, Mango was afraid that her friend would get hurt, so she muttered, "Leave her be. Let her keep knocking and she'll leave when no one answers the door."
"Hey, when did you become so meek? Are you holding back just because she's your half-sister?"
Charlotte felt that Mango was acting strangely out of character.
In the past, Mango would never allow herself to be stepped on even if she wasn't the one who started the fight. Hence, it was puzzling that she refused to fight back now, even when trouble came knocking at her door.
On the other hand, Mango knew what Charlotte was thinking, but the fact was that she just didn't want to argue with Andrea. Furthermore, her body couldn't take the agitation, so it was better if she didn't see Andrea at all.
Meanwhile, Andrea kept knocking incessantly even though no one answered. Thus, she became so angry that she started to kick the door!
"Hey, all of you inside better listen up! Open the door and let me in, I swear I'll leave immediately if you're not the person that I'm looking for!"
She said these words so confidently, as if she expected the world to bow at her feet.
Then, Charlotte looked back at Mango only to find that her friend's gaze had darkened and she was tightly gripping the sheets with both her hands, evidently trying to rein in her temper.
Charlotte's heart ached when she saw Mango like this.
Her best friend, who was the young lady of the Ye Family, was being treated like this by some barbaric half- sister. Even if Mango could put up with it, Charlotte could not.
"You stay there on the bed, leave this to me!"
"Charlotte!"
Charlotte immediately stood up just as Mango's guard slipped, and she headed for the door before she pulled it open roughly.
Meanwhile, Andrea nearly fell over as she did not expect the door to open. Next, Charlotte gave her a firm kick that sent her flying.
"What are you hollering about? Are you insane? This is a hospital, not your home, so you'd better watch your d*mn manners!"
Ever since Andrea was a child, she had been spoiled by her father, so she became furious when Charlotte kicked her as no one had ever treated her like that before. Moreover, Andrea's anger only increased when Charlotte called her insane and she stood up as she attempted to slap Charlotte.
"You b*tch! How dare you kick me?" However, Charlotte reacted faster than Andrea and she gave the spoiled girl a slap of her own. The slap was so hard that it made Andrea see stars.
"Kicking you was the least I could do! My sister is inside recovering from her injuries, so you should count yourself lucky that I didn't call the cops on you for being a public disturbance! Despite that, you still want to hit me? Well, I'd like to see you try!"
Charlotte put her hands on her hips in a threatening manner as she stared Andrea down.
Conversely, Andrea was royally pissed off since Charlotte had hit her twice.
"I'll kill you!"
As she spoke, Andrea immediately pounced on Charlotte.
Meanwhile, Dylan held Andrea back forcefully when he saw that her behaviour had crossed the line.
"Andrea, stop it! This isn't America, and it isn't your father's hospital as well! There will be consequences if you keep doing this!"
"Let go of me, Dylan!"
Andrea had never been treated like this, so she was so angry that she started flailing her legs around. Alas, Dylan's held her in a death grip, so Andrea couldn't reach Charlotte at all.
Then, Charlotte sneered at her and said, "You'd better count yourself lucky that a handsome man like him still likes a crazy b*tch like you. If I were you, I'd go home and learn some manners. If not, I'm afraid you'll drive away the last person that can stand you."
"You! I'll cut out your tongue! I'll kill you!"
Andrea was so livid that she was about to spit flame.
Usually, she was on the giving end of abuse. Now that she was on the other end, not only did Dylan not help her, he even held her back and this pissed her off to no end.
"Andrea, enough of this!"
An angry voice suddenly rang out across the corridor.
Then, Andrea's body froze and she stood there in shock.
Then, Charlotte looked over to find an elegantlooking older lady standing nearby with cold eyes as the lady observed the scene before her.
When Charlotte looked at Andrea and the other woman, she saw that Andrea had stood up timidly with tears in her eyes.
"Mom..."
"Don't call me that, I'm not going to acknowledge such a shameful creature like you as my daughter!"
Queena was so furious that her body was trembling.
She never expected Andrea to come all the way here just to kick up a fuss. More importantly, she was doing it in front of Mango's room.
Furthermore, Queena knew exactly what Mango was going through right now.
Back in the United States, Andrea nearly killed Mango and here she was causing a ruckus when Mango needed peace and quiet. Hence, Queena was infuriated.
Meanwhile, Charlotte immediately understood Queena's identity the moment Andrea referred to Queena as her mother.
After closer observation, Charlotte noticed that Queena looked quite similar to how Mango did before her plastic surgery.
But how could such an elegant and poised woman raise such a barbaric daughter?
Since Charlotte was not one for staying silent, she decided to voice out her thoughts.
"Ma'am, I'd appreciate it if you could control your daughter. I don't care how she acts at home, but she shouldn't cause such a commotion in public. This is obviously a hospital, and people need to recover properly in silence. Honestly, I think that she needs to learn some self-control."
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