Chapter 4

I quickly called the driver to take Mrs. Wang and me to the hospital.

Thankfully, it wasn't flu season, and the private hospital wasn't busy.

The admission process was quick too.

I stayed by Ethan's side until he fell asleep, then left him with Mrs. Wang and went to the small living room in the suite to eat something.

By now, Lily was furious, slamming the table in righteous anger. "Jade, I'm telling you, Lucas must be involved with that woman. Call him right now. Forget about business. At a time like this, make him come back. I want to see what's more important to him - money or you and the child?"

"There's no comparison," I shook my head. Unlike her lack of composure, I was heartbroken but trying to stay rational. "There's no rush for these couple of days. He can't keep avoiding it forever."

"You... but Ethan is sick!" Lily exclaimed.

"Ethan's illness is for doctors to treat. Lucas isn't a doctor," I replied.

"You!" Lily was fuming. "You're just too good to Lucas. You've spoiled him!"

"Is that so?" I smiled.

I wasn't doing this for him. I was doing it for our child and myself.

I didn't want to tear everything apart without solid evidence, only to end up labeled as a shrew and become a laughingstock for Ruby and other ill-intentioned people.

It would leave me in a passive and awkward position.

"It's not good? He might have gone on this business trip with that woman!" Lily glared at me, frustrated.

"That's not necessarily true," I said, finishing the last bite of cake and pointing out the window. "Look, she's here."

"What?" Lily, still angry, yanked open the hospital room door. Seeing Ruby walking over, she immediately started cursing,

"You're like a dog, aren't you? Sniffing out meat and following it here!"

It's no wonder she said that. Ruby's intel was remarkably quick.

Even my parents, who were playing tourist at a nearby attraction, hadn't arrived yet, but she was already here.

"I heard Ethan was sick, and Lucas wasn't around, so I came to check on him. I even brought a gift!" Ruby said, unfazed by Lily's outburst.

She placed a gift box containing a drone on the table, then looked at me. "Jade, did you not sleep well last night? You've got dark circles under your eyes."

She smiled. "Is it because Lucas told you he agreed to invest in my cat café?"

"What?" I had been indifferent until now.

But this statement truly surprised me.

However, I maintained my composure. "Is that so? He didn't tell me. But any decision he makes still needs my approval as a company shareholder."

I pushed the gift on the table back to her. "Take it back. My son doesn't need anything from you."

"Oh?" Ruby feigned shock, smiling at me. "But I saw he quite liked everything. Those blue and white shoes last month, that pair of overalls, and the Lego set Lucas brought home a few days ago... you don't know? I helped Lucas pick all of those."

With that one sentence, she completely shattered my psychological defenses!

Instantly, I felt my blood boiling.

If it was just about the investment earlier, I could still stay calm.

But now, I absolutely couldn't tolerate this!

All thoughts of good manners went out the window. This was my son, who I carried for ten months and gave birth to with great difficulty. Who was she to interfere? How dare she try to get involved!

I was shaking with anger, grabbed the box on the table, and hurled it at Ruby!