Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection - Season 2 Episode 54

Emma frowned, pursed her lips, and didn’t say anything more.

I didn’t ask further either. There are many things that you can probably guess without thinking.

However, what surprised me was Ashley. I wondered when she had a falling out with Carley. Given that she was known as the lifesaver of Walter, even if Carley didn’t like her, she wouldn’t have spoken ill of her. The last time I accidentally bumped into them, it seemed that Carley really disliked her and had a falling out with her.

There must have been something going on that I didn’t know about.

Half an hour later, the doctors in the ward gradually came out. Emma and I hurried in to check on Carley’s condition. Inside the ward, Walter looked pale, his forehead covered in sweat, appearing to be nervous.

In the hospital bed, Carley was covered with tubes and various instruments. Fortunately, her breathing was steady and nothing seemed unusual. The doctor had just said that her condition had stabilized.

Emma looked at me and Walter, seemingly wanting to say something but hesitated.

“Mr. Hinton.” Outside the door, Roy softly knocked and spoke.

Walter looked up, giving him a slight nod before turning his gaze to me and Emma. He looked at Emma and called out, “Sister-in-law.” Then his gaze fell on me, his expression unreadable as he said, “You and sister-in-law stay here with grandma for a while.”

I nodded, didn’t say much, and watched him leave with indifference.

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As soon as Walter left, Emma set aside the rice wine porridge he had brought. Then, she turned her gaze towards me. After a slight hesitation, she began, “Tabatha, you and Walter…”

I smiled lightly, changing the subject, “Sister-in-law, my elder brother should be landing soon, have you arranged for someone to pick him up?”

She nodded, “Dale would arrange for someone to go.”

Perhaps realizing that I didn’t want to say much, Emma didn’t continue to ask further.

Not long after, Carley woke up. She was lying in the hospital bed, still a bit groggy when she opened her eyes. Emma was the first to notice her awakening, abruptly standing up from his seat and hurriedly asking, “Grandma, are you awake?”

Hearing her voice, I walked over to take a look, seeing Carley with her eyes wide open, her mouth moving as if to speak, but she seemed unable to make a sound.

Seeing her like this, I noticed her lip movements, probably indicating she wanted water. Emma and I used a cotton swab to moisten her lips with water, then we fed her a few small sips of water.

After a short while, she finally made a sound, uttering a sentence, “Where is Walter?”

This question was directed at me.

Hearing this, I quickly said, “He went out.”

“Go get him,” Carley spoke, her voice hoarse.

I nodded, didn’t ask much and left the ward.

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Outside the ward, Dale was still there, and so was Ashley. I was somewhat surprised that she hadn’t left.

But he didn’t ask much, just asked Dale if he had seen Walter.

Dale said that Walter and Roy had gone towards the corridor, probably to discuss company matters at the entrance of the stairwell.

Seeing this, I walked in the direction he had pointed out.

Not far from the staircase, before I even entered, I heard Walter’s deep and restrained voice, “Just handle the rest as you see fit.” It seemed that the matter had already been explained.

Just as I was about to reach out to push the door upon hearing this, I heard Roy’s voice, “Mr. Hinton, you asked me to look into Ms. Conner’s timeline at the border five years ago, I’ve found it.”

My hand, holding the door, paused. Walter had asked Roy to investigate Ashley’s timeline at the border five years ago?

After a moment, Walter’s voice came from inside, low and restrained, “What did you find?”

Roy’s voice dropped slightly, “Ms. Conner seemed to have only stayed at the border for a month five years ago. She went to the border in early summer five years ago. It was said that she went to find her wife. However, after she went to the border, some people said that she first met Owen, who took her to Fallwall. I couldn’t find out what she did in Fallwall, but she left after staying there for a month. Afterwards, it was the Hinton family who found her under the cliff.”

Fallwall?

It was the base where Ezra used to grow drugs back in the day. Most of the people Owen deceived domestically were brought there, either to be used as labor or to be taken abroad for auction. Has Ashley been

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It took a while before Walter’s voice came from inside, deep and hoarse, “How long did Tabatha stay in Fallwall, and how did she escape from Fallwall?”