Realizing his words were too harsh, Mitchel paused and lowered his head to persuade her, his tone softening a little, "Actually, you've been punished as well. As long as you acknowledge your mistake and correct it, everything will be fine. In a few days, it's your birthday and we'll hold a..."
Before he could finish, Livia interrupted, saying, "I'm not in a hurry to get married..."
Upon hearing this, Mitchel's face turned completely dark. "You're not in a hurry to get married? You’ve been waiting for this for twenty-three years. Everything is already prepared and now you’re telling me you’re not in a hurry?"
"Livia, you're still angry, aren't you? You're angry because I punished you for Malva, so you're deliberately saying this, right?"
Everything was ready?
Once, all she had ever dreamed of was being his bride.
But now, just hearing the word "marriage" made her head throb with pain.
She tugged at the corner of her lips, thinking that these 23 years of liking Mitchel, this biased and gullible fool, had been nothing short of a disaster.
"I’ve already picked up the wedding dress. In two days, we’re taking our wedding photos, so you must be discharged by then!"
After leaving these few words, he walked away without looking back.
Not long after he was gone, Hailey arrived.
Livia had no mother and Hailey had watched her grow up. Their bond was more like mother and daughter rather than a future mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Hearing Hailey's voice, Livia's tears instantly soaked the gauze.
"Come on, quickly take off the gauze blocking Livia's eyes!" Hailey ordered the nurse.
She then pulled Livia into her arms and comforted her, "My child, you've suffered. When I get home, I’ll make sure Mitchel kneels down and confesses!"
Hailey was not only closer to her than to her own son, but also helped her handle all the women around Mitchel.
However, after meeting Malva, who looked strikingly similar to her deceased daughter, she became somewhat soft-hearted. She even tried to persuade Livia to treat Malva as a younger sister.
But now, seeing Livia lying on the hospital bed, Hailey couldn't hold back her sobs.
Compared to Malva, Livia was the daughter she had raised since childhood. Although there was no blood relation, they were even closer than a biological mother and daughter.
Hailey felt deep regret in her heart. She shouldn’t have neglected Livia for the sake of an outsider.