The Villain's Wife (Book 2)

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"Adalind!" Charlotte dramatically exclaimed. She used her hand to cover her mouth, her eyes widened at her daughter's state. "Someone help us. She's injured." She then turned towards the people surrounding them before finally sitting her sight on Lisa. "Please someone carry her." She pleaded.

She watched as Adalind's face contorted. "Ahhh!" she cried out in pain. Seeing this, a sudden panic rose within Charlotte, she felt that she did not use a lot of force into pushing her daughter towards the floor. However, since Adalind was still recovering from her surgery, she quickly lost her balance and fell.

"Please someone." She eyed Lisa and Jennie's blank expression.

"Mrs. Swanson, we already called the ambulance. We can't really touch Miss Brooke because we still don't know what is wrong with her. We are not medical experts and we have no knowledge in first aid either." The attendant named Jai uttered. While she was following the duo so she did not see Charlotte push her own daughter onto the floor.

Seeing Charlotte and Adalind act like clowns, Jennie sneered inwardly. When the duo caught her eyes earlier, the first thing that she did was look at Adalind's feet. Of course, she was not able to see it as she was wearing a black long gown. However, she instantly wondered why someone who just had surgery a couple of days ago, would attend an event like this.

She eventually figured that Adalind was not wearing heels, however, wasn't this madness? What kind of mother would allow her daughter to endanger herself like this? Unknowingly, Jennie put her hand on her stomach. She then eyed Adalind on the floor and Charlotte's panicked expression.

Did Charlotte expect Lisa to carry her daughter? As expected, Charlotte was indeed looking at Lisa, her eyes pleading.

"Let's go?" she heard Lisa say. "They are done with our photos." He said as he turned his head away from the duo. In response, Jennie smiled and nodded. Adalind might be tall but she is skinny. To carry her, one does not need to be as tall as Lisa. She gave the duo one last look before sending Charlotte a provoking smile.

She was petty, alright?

When Charlotte saw Jennie's provoking smile, she immediately exploded. "You- Where are you going? Hey! You two! Where are you going?"

"Mrs. Swanson, they are invited guests. Mr. Manoban is someone that the board of judges specially nominated. Please refrain from shouting at them like that. This is still a formal event, after all."

"You- " Charlotte glared at the woman. "Where is the ambulance? Why is no one carrying my daughter to safety? How could that man just leave like that? He was big enough to help my daughter leave this place! Can't everyone see? My daughter needs help!"

Charlotte added, "Why is no one helping my daughter?"

"Mrs. Swanson, our first aid team are already on their way. Please- "

Charlotte did not listen to the attendant's words, she kneeled in front of Adalind. "Are you alright? Does it really hurt? Didn't you drink a pain reliever before coming in here?" she asked. Her daughter just had surgery and one of her prescriptions were pain relievers. So why was she still in pain?

After much deliberation, Charlotte concluded that she did not use any extreme force to push her daughter down. So... she shouldn't have reacted this way. Charlotte frowned. Maybe her daughter was acting with her?

"You b*tch!" Adalind hissed, her sweat trickled on her forehead. "Get away from me!"

"But- " She eyed her daughter's foot that was still wrapped in bandages.

"I should just have listened to Aunt Eleonor! Get away from me!" Adalind said, her voice hoarse as she fought her urge to grab this woman's head and slam it on the floor. What kind of mother was Charlotte Swanson? What kind of mother would deliberately hurt their daughter just to gain attention?