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Chapter 229
Even though Drake had doubted Courtney’s suspicions before, he had tried to test Annie, and she remembered their initial agreement. Drake couldn’t find a reason to doubt her.
“Mom, I can discern right from wrong. Besides, she has a keepsake I personally gave her. If she is fake, where did that keepsake come from?” Drake explained to Courtney on Annie’s behalf.
Hearing this, Courtney stopped pressing the matter and expressed her concerns, “Fine, since you put it that way, I won’t interfere. But let me tell you, you can’t divorce Jane. If you divorce her and she takes my grandchildren away, what will you do?”
“Then
you find a way to keep her here. Once I’ve handled Annie’s matter, I will explain everything to her,” Drake replied.
Jane was full of grievances against him now, and she would not listen to his explanation at all. The only thing Drake could think of was to let Courtney keep Jane first, and then explain to her after he made some arrangements.
“You’re asking me to come up with a solution, but what can I possibly do?” Courtney frowned. Despite Drake being married to Jane for a long time, she had no experience being a mother–in–law, and was really troubled by the situation.
“You figure it out. I need to go to the hospital and then meet with Dr. Harrignton to understand the follow–up treatment for Annie’s leg,” said Drake as he checked the time.
Afterward, Drake went to the hospital. Courtney furrowed her brows, thinking for a while, unsure of how to keep Jane. At that moment, Zach approached her and offered a suggestion, “Grandma, you can pretend to be sick. Mommy will definitely come to take care of you.”
Hearing this, Courtney looked at little Zach with a skeptical expression. “That’s not necessarily true. Even if I pretend to be sick, your Mommy may not come to take care of me. It’s more likely that if you, Zach, were to fall sick, your Mommy wouldn’t leave your side.”
“No, it won’t work,” Zach shook his head in disagreement.
“Why not?” Courtney asked.
“If I pretend to be sick right now, Mommy will definitely suspect something. She might think I don’t want to leave with her, so I can’t use the trick of pretending to be sick,” Zach explained.
In the end, in Zach’s heart, both Jane and Drake were important. He really hoped to have a complete family instead of choosing between the two of them.
“Alright, I’ll give it a try,” Courtney had no choice but to follow Zach’s suggestion.
The next day, Jane received a call from Zach, saying that Courtney was sick and hospitalized due to a illness and asked her to go and take care of her.
When Jane heard Zach’s words, her first thought was that it might be a lie. When has Courtney ever been sick? She couldn’t believe that Courtney suddenly fell ill just when she and Drake were getting divorced. It seemed like a ploy to trap her.
While Jane was lost in her thoughts, she heard Zach’s anxious voice on the other end of the phone again.
“Mommy, please come quickly! Grandma is feeling really unwell. Grandma found out that you and
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Daddy were getting a divorce so she went to see Daddy and she went to confront him and got so angry that she fell ill.”
Zach’s excuse seemed plausible, and Jane no longer doubted. Worried, she asked for the details of Courtney’s hospital.
When Jane arrived at the hospital, she noticed that Courtney was admitted to the same hospital as Annie. She furrowed her brows, pondered for a while, and finally entered Courtney’s ward.
There, she saw Courtney lying on the hospital bed looking quite healthy, showing no signs of illness. Jane became more convinced that Courtney was pretending to be sick.
After taking a seat, Courtney sat up straight and began to speak to Jane.
“You came. It seems I still hold some position in your heart,” Courtney said.
“Madam, why do you have to do this?” Jane sighed, understanding Courtney’s intention to persuade her.
“I have no other choice. For the sake of my grandchildren, I have to make a sacrifice,” Courtney said helplessly.
Then, she started to talk about Drake, but Jane interrupted her.
“Madam, if you want to persuade me not to divorce, please spare your effort. My decision is final, and I won’t give Drake another chance.”
“Jane, although we haven’t been mother–in–law and daughter-in–law for long, I admit that I was not satisfied when you first entered the Warner family. However, during these years, I have never mistreated you or made things difficult for you. Can’t you consider my feelings and stay?” Courtney pleaded.
“Are you asking me to ignore Annie’s existence and continue to stay by the side of a man who doesn’t love me?” Jane countered.
“Of course not. Drake is my son, and even though I might not fully understand him, I know he has feelings for you. You are in his heart,” Courtney quickly responded.
Hearing this, Jane scoffed and said, “He may claim to have feelings for me, but he still chose Annie
over me.”
“He was forced to do so because Annie, that little witch, was too scheming.” Courtney said, expressing her dislike for Annie.
Mentioning Annie, Courtney couldn’t help but be amazed. She didn’t have a good impression of
Annie either.
“Don’t worry, as long as you promise me to give Drake another chance, I will help you see through his heart and prove that you are the person he loves the most,” Courtney said.
Listening to these words, Jane didn’t give an answer, but in the end, after Courtney’s pleading, Jane nodded.
After seeing off Jane off, Courtney immediately went to Annie’s ward.
Today, Drake was busy with work and didn’t come. Mildred, Annie’s mother, was the one taking care of her in the ward.
The arrival of Courtney made both of their faces fall into a very unpleasant expression, but they still
smiled and flattered, especially Mildred.
Courtney didn’t give them a good look and went straight to the point.
“I have something to discuss with Miss Carlton alone.”
Upon hearing this, Mildred hesitated for a moment, then left the ward after Annie nodded, leaving the space to Courtney and Annie.
Once Mildred left, Courtney looked directly at Annie on the hospital bed, with an indifferent expression, and spoke directly.
“If
you have
any requests, speak up, as long as you don’t bother Drake in the future.”
Annie seemed to have guessed the purpose of Courtney’s visit long ago, so wasn’t too surprised by her words.
Instead, she chuckled lightly and replied to Courtney, “What I want the most, Madam, don’t you know? I want the same status as you, to become Mrs. Warner.”
Annie didn’t hide her ambition at all, and her face showed a sense of determination.
“Isn’t it interesting to marry a man who doesn’t love you?” Courtney asked with a cold face.
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