Chapter 1101: Chapter 1041: Orphanage Reunion (1)
Sileria City Oncology Hospital,
This hospital is a public one, slightly lacking in inpatient conditions, but it is highly skilled in tumor treatment, which is why Pauline Briggs chose to have surgery there in the end.
The surgery chosen was minimally invasive, causing less damage and allowing for easier postoperative recovery, and it was completed in an hour.
The surgery was very successful.
After the surgery, Pauline Briggs was in a double room, which was quite decent compared to a multi-bed ward.
"When you were having surgery, Grandma couldn’t reach you on the phone, so she called me. I didn’t tell Grandma when you had the surgery. She’s getting old, and I’m afraid she’ll worry," Sienna Johnson said to Pauline Briggs.
"Hmm, don’t tell her. If she knows I’m sick, she’ll definitely come over again."
"During the Lunar New Year, we can go to Grandma’s and stay a bit longer," Sienna Johnson suggested.
"Hmm, okay. Bring Curly and Sheehan along. The elderly love having kids around."
"Then you need to get well soon," Sienna Johnson cut up an apple and handed it to Pauline Briggs.
"Thank you." Pauline Briggs wasn’t really hungry but still ate a few bites out of appreciation for her daughter’s effort.
Sienna Johnson stepped out briefly.
An elderly lady sharing the room said enviously, "Your daughter and son-in-law are really great."
"They’re both good kids." Pauline Briggs appreciated Sienna Johnson even more after her illness.
The daughter she raised turned out to be more capable than a son.
"Ah, having a daughter is indeed better. Unlike my son, whom I raised just for someone else’s benefit."
The elderly lady’s husband had passed away, leaving her alone. During her surgery, her only son had hired a caregiver and left.
If he was busy with work, it would be understandable.
The elderly lady’s son’s mother-in-law was also sick, so he went to take care of her.
Speaking of which, this elderly lady was quite pitiful too.
The elderly lady and her deceased husband were both university professors and department heads. Their son and daughter-in-law studied at their university and, after graduation, the two elders used their connections to help them secure jobs there.
Life was stable, with a house and a car, and things seemed harmonious.
Who knew, less than a year later, the daughter-in-law said she couldn’t adapt to life here, and the couple quit their jobs to return to her parents’ city.
The jobs they found weren’t satisfactory, and this upset the elderly lady’s husband until his last breath.
The elderly lady complained about her daughter-in-law, "How can there be such an inconsiderate woman?"
Pauline Briggs disliked hearing this because her daughter was the one who brought Adrian Desmond from Abyanabad to Sileria City.
"Why aren’t you saying anything?"
"Our son-in-law was brought over by our daughter, and he’s from Abyanabad. For my daughter, he chased her all the way to Orienta."
The elderly lady said nothing more, but her view of Sienna Johnson and Adrian Desmond changed, and she later arranged to transfer to another hospital.
Sienna Johnson was puzzled and asked Pauline Briggs what had happened to get a clearer view of things.
"Look at that elderly lady, her son is still her son, but other people’s daughters are just daughters-in-law. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship is so difficult.
Fortunately, Adrian’s parents passed away early..."
Sienna Johnson interrupted Pauline Briggs, saying seriously, "Mom, don’t say things like that anymore, especially in front of Adrian.
Even if Adrian’s parents didn’t like me, I’d still wish they were alive."
"Oh, I know, I won’t say it again." Pauline Briggs obediently listened to Sienna Johnson.
Pauline Briggs is inherently kind-hearted but easily swayed. If someone with ill intention steers her, she could become someone who doesn’t differentiate between right and wrong, just like before Sabrina Johnson was imprisoned.
In recent years, with Sienna Johnson around, Pauline Briggs has become quite a likable person.
Standing outside the ward, Adrian Desmond overheard Sienna Johnson’s words, feeling a mix of emotions, liking her even more.
He liked the cunning, hard-hearted yet fundamentally kind-hearted Sienna Johnson.
...
November 16th,
The weather had turned very cold, and all the leaves outside had fallen, with the wind carrying an icy chill.
Sienna Johnson had a habit of having cold hands and feet in winter, and after some time of care, her body had improved, but she was still more sensitive to the cold compared to others.
Fortunately, in the evenings, she had Adrian Desmond, her personal furnace, to warm her limbs, making this winter feel less cold.
Today was Saturday, and Sienna Johnson was lounging in bed, too lazy to get up.
"Does this outfit look good?"
There’s a party tomorrow, and Adrian Desmond had over fifty suits made for himself, and this was already the tenth one he was trying on.
The tenth was casual wear, a camel-colored trench coat, paired with a bright blue shirt and dark dress pants.
Actually, Adrian Desmond had a great physique, appearing slim but definitely very fit when undressed, looking good in anything.
Sienna Johnson yawned, "Sixth Master, very handsome."
"But your expression seems so dismissive!"
Adrian Desmond was changing clothes right in front of Sienna Johnson, this time trying on a pair of jeans and a black leather jacket, with sunglasses to top it off.
"How about this look? Does it make me look cooler?"
"Adrian, it’s just a normal gathering, not an important gala. You don’t need to try on all your clothes. Just wear any outfit. Those sets you tried earlier were all pretty good."
He hadn’t even put that much effort into important galas.
"Of course, I have to make an effort! At the party, who knows how many rivals I’ll face? I want to create an effect where my stunning appearance makes them immediately back off when I walk in."
"Sixth Master, even if you were in rags, standing there would still scare off any man from trying to steal your wife."
"Why’s that?"
"Because you have the skill to intimidate others without doing anything."
"Oh, I have that power. Haha... I hope those men with a crush on you get a clue and realize how formidable I am, or I might accidentally get rid of them!" Adrian Desmond laughed sinisterly.
Sienna Johnson got up and sternly warned him, "Adrian, if you mess around at our party, I’ll never take you to another gathering again."
"What if they mess with us?"
"As long as you don’t mess around, they won’t either. You think everyone is like you, a bandit, grabbing what they can’t win over.
Our Orienta men are very reserved."
Sienna Johnson only had to be cautious around Noah Phillips; the others she didn’t think she had such charm for them to still be longing for her after all these years.
Adrian Desmond didn’t think highly of Orienta men either, "Oh please, you Orienta men are the shameless ones.
The mistress at home stays put, and the lovers wave outside. How is this different from our Abyanabad’s polygamy?
At least our Abyanabad men are bold to admit it, unlike you Orienta men who hide it. You have the guts to do it, but not to admit it."
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