Chapter 170
Liam’s hospital bed was surrounded by Skyler, Kaylee, and Shawn, leaving Celeste with no room to breathe.
Nicolas said, “Kaylee, go get some water. Your brother hasn’t taken his medicine yet.”
Kaylee frowned and said, “Isn’t there someone else standing there?”
“Hey, you-”
Before Nicolas could say anything else, Celeste took the cup and said indifferently. “I’ll go.”
With these people around, Celeste didn’t want to stay either. Perfect timing.
As soon as she closed the door, she heard Skyler asking, “What happened last night?”
“Nothing much,” Liam replied briefly. “Just bumped into a few troublemakers while drinking, and a conflict started.”
“What kind of conflict results in someone getting injured like this? Where’s the person who hurt you now?”
“Mom, I can handle this on my own. Don’t worry about it.”
Skyler was unhappy. “How can I not worry? Look at the state you’re in! I didn’t even find out about your accident until this afternoon. If someone was taking care of you and I could feel reassured, that would be fine. But you were alone in the hospital all night with no one to even bring you water or food. How am I supposed to feel at ease?”
Celeste pursed her lips. Clearly, this was meant as a criticism towards her.
As a wife, was it right that she didn’t know anything when her husband had an accident?
Then, she heard Liam saying, “It’s my fault for not telling her. She’s afraid of blood and would cry if she saw it, which makes me feel uncomfortable.”
Celeste’s mood suddenly improved a little. Holding the cup, she went to the coffee room.
“You’re bothered by that? Haven’t you thought about how your grandmother would feel seeing you like this? Or how I feel?”
“Bro, seriously, you’re still defending her! If she cared about you, she would’ve been at the hospital by now!
Liam frowned and said, “Don’t make this situation any worse!*
Kaylee shrank back, while Skyler questioned, “What’s wrong with what Kaylee said? You’re spoiling her too much!”
Shawn added, “Liam, my daughter has been pampered since childhood, so it’s natural that she sometimes goes too far. Your mom is right. You should discipline her a bit, not spoil her. You’re married now, you can’t let her be so careless.”
Nicolas was dumbfounded. Were these words coming from a father?
What did he mean, discipline her?
Encourage domestic violence?
Was Celeste really his biological daughter?
Liarn glanced at him coldly. “How did you find out I was in the hospital?”
Skyler and Kaylee found out through a group photo, but how did Shawn know? And he came with them.
Shawn was unhappy with Liam’s cold question, but he didn’t dare to show it. He just avoided eye contact and said, “I went to discuss something with your mom, and I heard about this incident when I arrived, so I came with them.”
Liam didn’t care about what he wanted to discuss, so he turned to Skyler and said, “Mom, I won’t go to the company for a few days. If grandma asks, just tell her that Celeste and I went on a trip.”
“Your grandma is not easily deceived, you know”
“Just say we went on our honeymoon. She’ll believe that.”
Skyler closed her lips tight and didn’t say anything else.
After a while, a nurse came in to change Liam’s dressing, and he asked everyone to leave first.
Leaving the room, Shawn stopped Skyler. “You’ve been looking well lately”
