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Hence, everyone - from the director of the hospital to the nurses and patients - came to ‘pay their respects’ to
Zeke.
The row of people kneeling to him stretched from the hospital’s entrance to the waiting room.
Ignoring them, Zeke pulled Lacey’s hand and headed to the top floor.
In a general ward, Hannah and Daniel had just regained consciousness and needed some rest.
However, an old female patient beside them kept chattering away.
There were three young men, who were her sons-in-law, accompanying her.
When visiting the old lady, they even brought a lot of expensive gifts along with them.
Their gifts included expensive herbs, exotic fruits, and lush flowers.
The old lady asked Hannah proudly, “Hey, why are the both of you alone here? Didn’t your family members
accompany you here?”
Although Hannah deSired to ignore her, she replied out of courtesy, “As my daughter is very busy, we don’t want to
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdisturb her over this minor illness.”
“Yeah.” The old lady felt the same way too. “My daughters are high-ranking officials in their companies. They are so
busy that they don’t even have time to accompany me. Luckily, my three sons-in-law are very filial. As they cannot
bear to see me ill, they stay by my side all day long to take care of me. I’m much luckier than both of you.”
Hannah frowned.
She could tell that the old lady was trying to brag.
However, she could not be bothered to deal with her.
To her, her own son-in-law, Zeke, was a hundred times better than her three sons-in-law.
Yet, the old lady did not stop talking and continued chattering away.
“As parents, we must be careful when we choose a husband for our daughters. If we chose an unsuitable husband,
not only would we ruin our daughter’s life, but the guy would also leech onto us like a parasite until our deaths.
What do you think?”
“Mhm,” grunted Hannah in response, getting a bit annoyed.
Your sons-in-law are nothing compared to mine.
How audacious of you to brag to me and try to best me?
It’s a pity that Zeke isn’t here. Everything I say will be useless.
Hence, she had no choice but to stay silent.
The old lady continued bragging, “You, the oldest one, pour a glass of water for me. I’m thirsty.”
“My leg feels a bit sore. You, rub it for me.”
“Oh dear, my head hurts. You over there, massage my head.”
“Okay.”
The three sons-in-law started busying themselves, catering to the old lady’s needs.
During the whole time, her cheerful laughter sounded across the room.
As she laughed, she even snuck glances at Hannah’s expression.
The angrier Hannah was, the more accomplished she felt.
At that moment, the door of the hospital ward opened.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmWhen Hannah and Daniel saw Lacey and Zeke entering, they were so excited that they almost got off the bed.
Zeke quickly passed Missy to them while reassuring them.
“Dad, Mom, don’t move. You should rest well.”
Missy also stretched out her chubby hands to stroke their faces.
“Grandpa, Grandma, you must get well soon. I still need you to pick me up from school!”
“Okay! Okay!” Hannah and Daniel laughed. “When we recover, we’ll definitely pick you up from school every day.”
Their laughter sounded extremely piercing to the old lady’s ears, causing her expression to turn uglier.
Who do they think they are to show me up like that?
Hence, she mocked, “Oh, did your daughter and son-in-law come to visit you empty-handed? Look at my sons-in-
law. They brought so many gifts that they are filling up the entire room.”
Lacey and Zeke frowned as they glanced at her.
Is the old lady bragging?
What a joke!
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