My Rich Hot and Infertile Husband (Celeste and Liam) novel Chapter 171

Skyler said softly, "It's okay."

"Did you try the white truffle I asked Celeste to give you some time back? How was it?"

Skyler frowned. "White truffle? I didn't see it."

Shawn was stunned. "That's impossible. I handed it to Celeste personally. How could you have not seen it?"

"What are you implying?" Kaylee raised her voice. "Are you saying my mom took your stuff and won't admit it? What good stuff hasn't she seen? Does The Reed Family need your little gifts? Don't think marrying Celeset into The Reed Family means The Campbell Family can climb up the social ladder. She doesn't count for much in our family!"

Shawn's face darkened, and Skyler waited for Kaylee to finish before saying softly, "Kaylee, how can you speak to your elder like that?"

Kaylee snorted and completely ignored him.

Shawn, a middle-aged man in his fifties, felt a bit embarrassed being scolded by a young girl.

Skyler said, "My daughter's temper is not good, Mr. Campbell. Please don't mind her."

Shawn forced a smile. "No, how could I possibly take offense at a younger generation?"

"In fact, you don't need to focus your attention on me. Liam knows what to do about the company's affairs, and I don't have a position in the company, so I can't help much."

With that sentence, she cut off any further comment from Shawn.

Shawn laughed and said, "You misunderstand. I didn't mean that. Celeste relies on you in The Reed Family, and my giving you gifts is just my personal sentiment as a father, hoping your relationship will be harmonious."

Skyler glanced at him. "As long as she's good to The Reed Family, I'll treat her well. I just hope she understands that."

These words were full of meaning, and Shawn's face darkened.

Celeste was still a little worried. "He lost so much blood; can he really go straight home?"

"Actually, he didn't lose that much blood."

As they were talking, another nurse walked in and said, "The patient in bed 32 woke up, and the police have already taken him away. Can you get someone to clean up the room? I'm off work now."

"Already? That guy in bed 32 wasn't doing too well. What did he do to make the police take him away so quickly?"

As the nurse took off her uniform, she said, "I heard from the night shift that he apparently tried to drug a girl in a bar and ended up getting his ass kicked. He had an accomplice too, that guy got it even worse, his nose was broken. He had surgery last night and hasn't woken up yet. Before the shift change this morning, their wives came to the hospital and caused a scene. You hadn't arrived yet, but I saw it. One of the women was even pregnant, crying and arguing with the police, saying they were framing good people. There were CCTV recordings, but they just wouldn't believe it. I mean, what are these women thinking?"

"So all those police officers who came to the eighth floor this morning were here for this? But what about the people who beat them up? The police didn't arrest them, did they?"

A knot formed in Celeste's stomach as she thought about the police officers she had just seen. Could they be looking for Liam?