Chapter 195
Xavier replied to her, “She was discharged this morning. Said she wasn’t dizzy anymore.”
Rupert was surprised. “Discharged so soon? Why not stay a couple more days for observation?
Did you make her leave?”
Lauren was displeased. “Dad, why are you blaming Xavier now? If Aveline didn’t want to be discharged, could Xavier have forced her?”
Xavier said flatly, “She insisted on being discharged.”
Leona muttered, “Maybe there was nothing wrong with her in the first place. Aveline was just pretending to be dizzy to get sympathy.”
Valentina frowned at Leona and said, “Aunt Leona, Aunt Aveline would never pretend to be dizzy or act pitiful. How could you call her a liar?”
Mason, unhappy that Valentina was talking back to his mom, yelled at her, “Valentina, who are you closer to, my mom or your aunt?
Aveline is a woman full of lies. She lied about being the one who saved Uncle’s life.”
The dining room fell silent.
Mason was so aggressive that Valentina was stunned. Then, she fell into Brielle’s arms, aggrieved, “Mom, Aunt Ave- line didn’t lie. My cousin is so mean, saying bad things about her.”
Rupert glared at Leona. “What is this all about? How could he say something like that? Is this how you raise your child?”
Xavier frowned slightly at Leona, because Mason would only say such things if he had overheard Leona saying them at home.
Leona pressed her lips together guiltily.
Lauren quickly said, “Oh, kids just say things. Mason is still young. Patriarch, please don’t take it to heart.”
Xavier said calmly, “Leona, Brielle, you should be more careful about what you say around the children at home. Don’t let them hear everything. They can’t tell truth from fiction and will repeat it outside.”
Valentina had asked him about the divorce before.
Brielle quickly said, “Okay, okay, I’ll definitely be more careful.”
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Leona didn’t want to be lectured by Xavier because of Aveline. She shot Mason a look. “When did I ever say anything
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about Aveline at home? Mason must have had a nightmare or something.”
“Right, Mason?”
Mason snorted and turned his face away.
Lauren quickly tried to smooth things over again. “Alright, alright, let’s not make the children cry.
Let’s eat. Let’s eat.”
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Rupert’s face was dark as he warned, “Aveline saved our Xavier. That’s a fact. I don’t want to hear any more nonsense about it.”
As he spoke, he gave Xavier a serious look.
Xavier gave a faint smile. “Don’t worry, I don’t have any other ideas.”
Lauren and Leona exchanged a look.
After lunch, Xavier joined Rupert in the living room for some fruit, and they discussed the details of the birthday ban-
quet.
Leona shot her mother a look, so the two of them made an excuse and went upstairs.
Inside Lauren’s sitting room, with the door closed, Lauren eagerly asked, “Well? What did you find out?”
Leona sat down. “Mom, calm down. It’s been three years. It’s not that easy to find out the truth.”
Lauren frowned. “What did the people at the hospital say?
Didn’t you find that driver?”
Leona replied, “The hospital staff are sticking to their story. When the ambulance arrived, Aveline was treating Xavier. As for the driver, I found him. He said he passed out quickly and only knows it was a woman, but he didn’t see her face.”
Lauren’s frown deepened. “These are all eyewitnesses. Does that mean there’s no way to find out if it was really Ave- line?”
Leona replied, “Mom, the driver was hesitant. It seemed like he was hiding something. I suspect he was paid off.”
Lauren was startled. “You mean he took money from Aveline.”
Leona nodded with a grim expression. “Exactly. It’s possible.”
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