Classic Novel
Chapter 649
In the car, leaving the old Dashiell estate, Lizetta slightly lifted her head from beneath the blanket. "Something wrong? Need some water?" Yolanda immediately grasped Lizetta's hand with concern.
With a slight smile, Lizetta gestured for help to sit up a bit more.
Yolanda carefully propped her up, treating her as delicately as one would a porcelain doll, while Mrs. Bernice Madden, sitting beside them, busied herself wrapping Lizetta snugly in the blanket again. Once semi-upright, Lizetta turned her gaze to Jerome in the driver's seat.
Noticing her movements, Jerome had already slowed the car, keeping watch through the rearview mirror.
Their eyes met in the mirror, Jerome waiting silently for her to speak.
"Could you please take me to Skyline Hospital? I had already arranged with my senior to be admitted there."
Following the car accident and significant blood loss, the doctors were concerned about potential complications due to the large transfusion. They advised that Lizetta stay in the hospital for at least a couple of weeks to ensure she was out of danger.
She needed ongoing treatment, and although she had just agreed to go home with Mrs. Bernice Madden to leave the Dashiell estate behind swiftly, she wasn't actually related to the Madden family. It wouldn't be right or proper to impose on them, especially in her current state.
But as soon as she spoke, Mrs. Bernice Madden's eyes welled up, clutching Lizetta's hand tightly.Original content from NôvelDrama.Org.
"Elsa, you're not coming home with me again? You promised," she pleaded, her voice cracking. "No, we need to go home now, speed up, Jerome!"
Lizetta, seeing Mrs. Bernice Madden on the verge of tears, quickly reassured her with a smile.
"I need to be in the hospital when I'm sick. Once I'm better, I promise to come home, okay?"
Mrs. Bernice Madden was clearly not pleased, insisting, "We could have a doctor come to the house! You're just making excuses. Last time, I couldn't find you at the hospital!"
She was referring to a previous incident when Lizetta was secretly moved from her hospital room by Remington, a detail Mrs. Bernice Madden remembered all too well. Lizetta shook her head, "It won't happen this time. I promise to stay put in the hospital."
Seeking support, she looked towards Jerome.
However, Jerome didn't take her side. Instead, he said, "Grandma and I promised Fiona we'd take good care of you. How would it look if we just dropped you off at the hospital now?"
Lizetta's face twisted with embarrassment and urgency.
Nelson, who hadn't come along this time, probably didn't even know she had left the Dashiell estate with Mrs. Bernice Madden and Jerome.
Whether Nelson would mind her staying with the Maddens for her recovery was still a question. Lizetta hadn't forgotten that the Maddens had another family member, Andrea, who hadn't seemed too fond of her during their last encounter
Besides, with her current condition, Lizetta wasn't keen on dealing with romantic complications or facing Jerome all the time.
Feeling stuck and beginning to regret her haste in leaving with the Maddens, she saw Jerome's expression soften as he noticed her distress.
"Rest up. We need to turn right up ahead to get to Skyline Hospital," Jerome finally conceded.
Lizetta, slightly taken aback at first, soon relaxed, giving Jerome a genuinely relieved smile.
Jerome returned the smile briefly before focusing back on the road, his fingers tapping thoughtfully on the steering wheel.
He had picked up a couple of her hairs from the bed when he had carried her away, planning to conduct a paternity test soon. Though he was eager to bring her into the Madden fold, Jerome knew they had to clear up all uncertainties first.