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âWhat are you doing?!â
Melody bellowed, âWho are you to hit her?â
?
âYeah! Who are you to hit me? Iâm going to sue you!â
Belle started to fight Jeremy, looking like she had gone crazy. She had never been slapped before in her entire life, until today!
Slap! Slap! Slap!
Jeremy slapped Belle three more times and shouted, âJust try to sue me! Iâll kill you if you dare curse my dad again!â
Belleâs husband George hurriedly grabbed Jeremy, trying to pull him off Belle.
Belle was red with fury as she was torn away from Jeremyâs clutches. âIâll remember what happened today. The Murphy family wonât let you off easily!â
âIs that so? Give it your best shot! I want to see how the Murphy family stacks up against the Hayes family,â Jeremy sneered.
âThe Hayes family?â
Belle was stunned.
George repeated, âThe Hayes family?â
âHaha! My grandpaâs Joshua Hayes and my dadâs Jackson Hayes. What other Hayes family could there be?â Jeremy looked at Belle with amusement.
Belle gasped, horrified.
George turned pale, almost collapsing to the ground.
He was overwhelmed with the urge to divorce Belle right there and then!
âThe Hayes family!â
âThe Hayes family, out of all people!â
âHow dare Belle curse Jackson then follow up by threatening the Hayes family heir? She must have a death wish!â
The Murphy family was deep in thought. Armstrong changed his expression. Melody and Kaysen both looked in the other direction, pretending like they did not recognize Belle and George.
There was a flash of surprise in Mirandaâs beautiful eyes as she realized, âClarence knows the Hayes family?â
âYoung Master Hayes, weâre sorry.â
George almost fell on his knees to apologize, not wanting any trouble with Jeremyâs family.
Belle was silent, hiding behind George and shivering like a weak chicken.
All her haughtiness and arrogance had vanished.
âHaha, for Brother Howardâs sake, Iâll let you off if you get down on your knees and admit your mistakes.â Jeremy looked at them coldly.
âBrother Howard?â
George and Belle shuddered and looked at Clarence in surprise.
Surprised, Belle said, âYoung Master Hayes, are you mistaken? Clarence is the Murphy familyâs loser son-in-law, yet you call him Brother Howard?â
âWhat did you say? How dare you call Brother Howard a loser?!â Jeremy was furious.
Belle recoiled back. âClarence, what are you doing standing there? Hurry up and plead for me!â
George roared his agreement, âClarence, the Murphy family has taken care of you. Arenât you going to plead for us?â
Clarence just stood still, an amused smile plastered on his face as if he could not hear them. âWhat does this have to do with me?
âBelleâs vicious mouth cursed Jackson, not mine.
âBelle messed up, but I have to clean up her mess for her?
âWho does she think she is?â
Miranda tugged at Clarenceâs sleeve. âClarence, weâre a family...â
âOh.â
Clarenceâs heart softened, and he sighed, âJeremy, forget it.â
âOkay.â Jeremy nodded.
The Murphy family members were all wearing weird expressions. âWhat has Clarence done to keep Jeremy wrapped around his little finger? How did he get Jeremy to give up on the apology he wanted, with just three short words?â
As mixed emotions were beginning to cloud their hearts...
Greyson walked out of the emergency room. âThe patientâs in danger. We can only continue the operation after a consent form is signed. Otherwise...â
âWhat?â
Armstrongâs eyes rolled back in his head, and he nearly fainted.
âSigning the consent form. Does that mean Peonyâs...â
âMom!â
Belle, Melody, and Miranda screamed in unison, their faces frozen with fear.
Clarence looked into the operating room with his x-ray vision. Peony was indeed in a critical condition.
However, it was not hopeless. If he entered the operating room now, there was at least a 90% chance he could save Peonyâs life.
âLet me give it a try!â Desperate to save her, Clarence was poised to rush to the operating room.
Greyson stopped Clarence and roared, âWhat are you doing? This is an operating room, weâre trying to save a life here! You have no right to barge in!â
âClarence, stop causing trouble. Go away!â roared Belle.
âHurry and get the f*ck out of here! Get the f*ck away from us, you jinx!â Melody shouted at the top of her lungs.
George and Kaysen rushed forward to grab Clarence firmly.
Clarence yelled, âWhat the hell? Momâs in critical condition right now, I have to save her!â
âSave? Are you a doctor? How exactly are you going to save her?
âYou just want to go in there to kill Mom once and for all!
âClarence, when the hell has the Murphy family ever wronged you? You have such a wicked heart!â
Belle scolded Clarence with a pointed finger almost poking his face, utilizing all the anger she had toward Jeremy and using Clarence as an outlet.
âMiranda, I can save Mom...â Clarence looked at Miranda.
Miranda closed her eyes in pain. âClarence, Iâm begging you, please stop!â
Clarence was disappointed, but no longer tried to run into the operating room.
George and Kaysen let Clarence go when they felt him relax.
âYou still donât believe me.â Clarence shook his head helplessly.
âItâs not about whether I believe you, but even Dr. White said Mom is in big danger. How do you plan to improve her odds of survival?
âJust like what the rest are saying... Stop it, Clarence.â Miranda shook her head, feeling exasperated at her husband again, as she had so often felt in the past.
The door to Jacksonâs ward suddenly flew open, and several of the attending physicians stepped out. âSorry, we did everything we could, but Mr. Hayes...â
The doctor shook his head. âPrepare his funeral!â
âWhat?â
Helena shuddered and fell to the ground, her eyes going dark.
âDad... Noooo...â Ginny continued to weep from where she was.
Jeremy rushed to Clarence and fell to his knees. âBrother Howard, I know my parents were wrong about things earlier, but heâs still my dad!
âBrother Howard, I beg you. Save my dad!â
Clarence frowned and looked into Jacksonâs emergency room.
He saw Jackson lying on the operating table, his vital signs very faint. His heart had stopped beating, and he was practically dead already.
âThe doctors said it was hopeless...â Belle whispered.
Jeremy, who had good ears, heard her and bellowed, âB*tch, if my dad is dead, I want you to die with him!â
âBrother Howard, please! Please!â Jeremy switched his attention back to Clarence, bowing to him.
Clarence stopped him. âYou can stop now. Iâll give it a try.â