Chapter 523: Chapter 577

Chapter 577 The weather was good today, with warm sunlight and a clear sky.

The doctor told Mariela that her wound was almost healed, and she could leave the hospital in about a week.

In the afternoon, Mariela saw the sunlight was good and wanted to go to the garden downstairs for fresh air.

This hospital was a private one owned by the Logan Group.

The previous hospital she stayed at was the nearest public hospital to the shooting location. On the day Royce jumped off the building, Deandre wanted to move Mariela to another hospital. But Mariela had just moved from the ICU to a general ward, so it wasn’t good to transfer her. For her health, Deandre listened to the doctor and kept her there.

After the funeral, Mariela was moved to the Logan family’s hospital to recover.

It had been raining for days, which made her feel somewhat downcast. Today, the weather improved. Mariela opened her ward door and went downstairs, with her bodyguard Haylee following behind.

When Mariela left the elevator and the hospital building, she saw someone familiar.

It was Juliette.

Why was she here?

A few days ago, Juliette was found guilty of spreading rumors online and leading fans to launch slanderous attacks against her.

1 Juliette was convicted of defamation and got a one–year suspended sentence.

However, Juliette was dissatisfied with the verdict and appealed.

The case was still in the second trial.

Mariela was the plaintiff, and Juliette was the defendant. As adversaries, why would Juliette come to the Logan family’s hospital?

It seemed Juliette didn’t know this hospital belonged to the Logan Group.

The garden Mariela was going to was in Juliette’s direction, so she walked towards her.

As she got closer, Mariela saw Juliette’s pale face and red eyes.

Juliette was crying hard, which stunned her somewhat.

The last time Mariela saw Juliette, she was boasting about being pregnant with Jaime’s child, probably a boy.

She proudly said she was going to marry into the Herman family.

Now she was sitting alone, crying sadly.

< Chapter 577 Mariela glanced at her as she passed.

At that moment, Juliette saw Mariela. Her face froze.“Mariela, why are you here?”

Mariela raised an eyebrow.“Shouldn’t I ask you that? Aren’t you supposed to be preparing for your wedding with Jaime? Why are you at the hospital?”

Thinking about the Herman Group’s situation and seeing Juliette’s state, Mariela understood.

Had Juliette come for an abortion?

She knew the Herman Group’s situation well.

The Herman family’s bankruptcy was her revenge on Jaime.

Jaime invested a lot in a project she set up, which failed and left him in debt. Now the Herman Group was being liquidated.

The Herman family had already been struggling, and Juliette wouldn’t have agreed to marry Jaime.

Seeing Mariela, Juliette quickly put the paper she was holding into her bag.

She looked panicked.

Juliette’s action confirmed Mariela’s suspicions.

“Juliette, didn’t you say you were going to marry Jaime?” Mariela inquired with a smile.“Why haven’t I heard about your engagement or wedding? Did the plan change?”

Mariela said this deliberately to upset Juliette.

As expected, Juliette’s face became more wrathful.

Juliette snorted, “It’s none of your business.”

1 “Oh, I was just asking. Actually, I thought of giving you a wedding gift. It seems I won’t need to now. Too bad,” Mariela said with a smile.

Juliette angrily asked, “Mariela, did you deliberately ask me this to provoke me?”

“Yes,” Mariela replied, her eyes sparkling mischievously. “Let me guess why you’re at the hospital today. For an abortion?”

“You... Juliette’s eyes widened and then she stopped.

How did Mariela know?

Juliette’s heart skipped a beat; she had almost admitted it.

If she let it slip, Mariela would undoubtedly mock her on the spot.

“Who told you I’m here for an abortion?” Juliette said. “I’m here for a prenatal checkup.”

“Oh, I see, Mariela knew she was lying, but she didn’t want to call her out on it just yet.

Mariela curled her lips into a slight smile, glanced at Juliette’s stomach, and said nothing else, smiling as she left.

< Chapter 577 Juliette watched Mariela leave, her fists clenched, her eyes filled with resentment and anger.

That afternoon, Mariela was reading by the window when a nurse knocked and entered.

Merd “Ms. Logan, a lady outside wants to see you,” the nurse said respectfully, knowing that Mariela’s father was the major shareholder of this hospital.

“What’s her name?” Mariela asked, puzzled.

She first thought of Rayne.

The nurse replied, “She said she’s Ms. Olsen.”

Mariela knew one lady with that surname.

That was Jaime’s mother, Perla Olsen.

Perla’s visit was surely about the Herman Group.

Mariela didn’t want to see her.

She told the nurse, “Please tell her that I am resting and unable to see her.”

“Alright.”

How did Perla know she was in this hospital?

Only her family and a few friends knew about her transfer.

A few hours later, Gia visited Mariela.

As soon as she entered, Gia said, “Marie, I saw a suspicious woman downstairs in the hospital ward. She kept staring at me and followed me secretly.”

Mariela immediately thought of Perla.

Hadn’t Perla left yet?

Mariela asked, “Was she a woman in her forties, dressed flashy with makeup?”

Perla always wore makeup when she went out.

Gia shook her head and said, “She looked around forty or fifty, but she was dressed plainly and had no makeup.”

So, it wasn’t Perla?

Then who could it be?

Mariela said, “Take me to see her.”

Gia’s description made the woman sound suspicious. Mariela wanted to know what the woman was doing. “Haylee, come with us,” Mariela told Haylee beside her.

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Chapter 577 “Okay, Ms. Logan.”

They went downstairs.

Gia whispered, “Marie, that’s where I saw that woman....”

Gia led them around a large pillar and pointed to the woman.

Mariela looked in the direction Gia pointed.

Then, she was stunned.