In front of Aiden Shaw, even though she appeared lively and talkative, the thought that he might suffer lifelong consequences because of her struck her heart fiercely.
Damn!!
This was such a huge debt.
How could it ever be repaid?
...
Seaview Hotel.
redith Ford lay on the bed, biting her lip to endure the pain, her eyes, like peach blossoms, brimming with tears.
The doctor was bandaging the wound on her foot.
When the alcohol was applied, she couldn’t hold back any longer and started to lose her temper, "Are your hands crippled or what? Can’t you be gentler? Can’t you do it? Can’t you see that it’s hurting ?"
After a wild outburst, the doctor could only endure it. Miss Ford was notoriously irritable, so he nodded repeatedly, apologizing, "I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’ll be as gentle as possible."
Maxim Ford frowned slightly, seemingly unable to watch any longer, and in a cool voice tinged with a scolding tone, he said, "redith, Dr. Grant is already being very gentle."
redith blushed and angrily asked, "What is she, for my brother to speak up for her?"
Chloe Grant was Felix Grant’s sister. The two had been working for the Ford family for years and had attained a certain status within.
For a mont, Chloe’s face turned red.
"Enough."
redith bit her lip and looked at Maxim Ford with grievance, "Now everyone can have a place in your heart. Tiana Thorne can, Chloe Grant can, have you already forgotten about , your sister?"
"Stop being unreasonable."
redith’s brown eyes lowered with pride, speaking coldly, "Am I being unreasonable? From the eighteenth floor to the first, coming down barefoot, calling her again and again until my voice was hoarse, and she didn’t respond, what does that an?"
It turns out, this was what she was fuming over.
Maxim Ford, helpless, tried to soothe her, "It was a dangerous situation at the ti. She was unconscious from heatstroke, so she couldn’t respond."
"Oh? Really? My brother is so good at making excuses for her, fine. She was unconscious, but wasn’t her manager awake? Since he could call for help, why didn’t he respond to ? I struggled barefoot down so many floors, my legs are almost ruined."
Maxim Ford saw her angry, red face with tears of restraint in her eyes, and an anger rose in him too. Seeing how severely injured her feet were, he took a deep breath and suppressed it forcefully.
"Well, say sothing!"
"redith, you’re overthinking this, what more do you want to say?" Maxim Ford said with patience.
"What am I overthinking? I see, it’s my yet-to-be sister-in-law giving , the little sister, a hard ti. How can they be so arrogant, not even married into the Ford family yet, treating like a servant?" redith felt even more upset after hearing this, and yelled in anger.
By this ti, Chloe had finished bandaging her. Prepared to apply so safflower oil on her ankle, redith glared at her, "Get out, we don’t need you here."
Chloe bit her lip and nodded slightly, "Yes, Miss Ford."
After she left, redith still felt stifled, "Second brother cares about sister-in-law and doesn’t want to deal with , fine. He has never loved anyway, but what about you, big brother? You’ve completely forgotten about , your sister."
"Are you done?" Maxim Ford’s voice turned icy, like a chilling breeze, emotionless except for the coldness.
redith’s spoiled nature flared, unstoppable, "I’m not done, listen up, I will never agree with you marrying Tiana Thorne!"
Maxim Ford felt almost unable to communicate with her, he spoke coolly, "We’ll talk when you calm down."
With those words, he walked towards the door.
redith’s heart ached fiercely, and she couldn’t hold back her tears any longer, "Brother..."
Her voice softened, as if wanting to yield to him.
Maxim Ford stopped in his tracks, turned to look at her, and saw big tears falling from her eyes, looking pitiable. This reminded him of Tiana.
That mont when she threw herself into his arms, looking like that, afraid of being abandoned again.
Maxim Ford’s chest throbbed with pain. Finally, he withdrew his hand from the door handle.
He heard redith say, "Brother, I’m sorry..."
Maxim Ford sighed, turned back to walk towards her, sat down beside her, and handed her a tissue, "A grown woman still crying and wailing, what sense does it make?"
redith held his hand, still aggrieved, but didn’t forget to act spoiled, "In brother’s eyes, I’m forever a little girl, right? Crying and throwing tantrums, brother won’t hold it against , is that right?"
Maxim Ford sighed, his expression turning a bit stern, "I’m your brother, of course, I won’t hold it against you."
redith understood what her brother ant, blaming her for being too harsh on Chloe.
She glanced at the door, then lowered her head, and said very remorsefully, "I’m sorry, I know I spoke too harshly, this has nothing to do with Chloe, I... sigh, I don’t know why I got so angry."
After hearing this, Maxim Ford furrowed his long eyebrows, "Could it be..."
"No." redith shook her head quickly, wiped away her tears, and said seriously, "Impossible, I’m already cured. It’s just that I’ve not been in such pain for so long, I just threw a tantrum, sorry, brother."
Maxim Ford saw how cautiously she was trying to avoid ntioning the past, his heart ached, he held her hand tightly, "Alright, let’s not bring it up."
"Brother, actually, if you really like Tiana Thorne, I will only give my blessings... Maybe like you said, she was just unconscious, not intentionally making things difficult for ." redith began reflecting on herself, looking down at his hand.
As she spoke, she felt even more guilty, "How could I think of her like that, after all, being trapped in the elevator must have been terrifying, and the weather was so hot."
The corners of Maxim Ford’s lips curved into a slight smile, seeming relieved.
Since childhood, he knew redith had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, her words hurtful and temper high, but her heart wasn’t bad.
Maxim Ford had thought several tis of telling her that Tiana was their long-lost sister, but ultimately, rembering Tiana’s request, he gave up and reassured her, "Alright, she is fine now, don’t feel too guilty."
"Hmm." redith nodded vigorously and then, like a playful and beautiful little girl, pointed to the bedside table, "Brother, can you get that box for ?"
Maxim Ford brought it over and handed it to her.
redith opened the box, taking out a platinum diamond necklace and an expensive watch, "I bought these as gifts for Chloe and Felix yesterday when I was shopping, just now..."
As she spoke, her eyes filled with guilt and apology again, biting her lip as she handed it to him, "Brother, I was out of line just now, could you please hand these to the brother and sister for ?"
"You know, if you care about others, then don’t keep saying hurtful things." Maxim Ford took the items, glanced at the gifts, and gently asked the question that had been on his mind.
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