Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Beat Them Every Time I See Them

It’s none other than that vicious mother-daughter duo, Florence Warner and Fiona Vaughn!

Even without going out, she could recognize them just by their voices.

Looking at her still-sleeping brother on the sickbed, Cecilia Vaughn’s face darkened.

...

The commotion outside continued, Florence Warner’s sharp voice was simply torturing the ears.

"Fiona, you’re overthinking. A dying sickly child and a foolish young lady who’s been in prison for three years, what waves could they possibly stir up?"

Fiona Vaughn furrowed her graceful brows, somewhat disagreeing.

"Mom, don’t be too optimistic. Last time at Cinderella’s Restaurant, I felt like Cecilia Vaughn, that bitch, has changed from before."

"Moreover, don’t forget, Cecilia Vaughn still holds the majority of Radiant Group’s shares. Although Dad is managing them temporarily, according to her birth mother’s will, she can reclaim them once she marries after coming of age!"

Florence Warner waved dismissively, her eyes full of a determined gleam for the stock rights.

"Alright, alright, Mom knows. I’m not easy to fool. With Cecilia Vaughn’s criminal record, which nobleman would dare marry her?!"

"If she were to marry some ordinary guy, thinking she could take the stocks from us, that’s simply a pipe dream!"

As for Evan Vaughn, the patient who frequently ends up in the hospital, Florence Warner paid him even less mind. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

A son who could die at any moment definitely can’t be the heir to Radiant Group.

Just as Florence Warner was happily envisioning her blueprint, she suddenly noticed a graceful figure walking out of the ward.

"So noisy!"

Cecilia Vaughn’s cold, sharp gaze swept over Florence and Fiona Warner, an icy chill emanated from her eyes.

Fiona Vaughn was taken aback, clearly not expecting to find Cecilia Vaughn at the hospital.

After all, someone who hadn’t shown up for three years, they hadn’t expected Cecilia to visit so soon.

...

Just earlier she was calling Cecilia Vaughn all sorts of names with Florence Warner, but now Fiona Vaughn seemed unperturbed, switching to a frail and innocent demeanor.

"Sister, I didn’t know you were here too?"

She even approached with what seemed like special delight.

Looking at Fiona Vaughn’s mask-clad eyes, filled with an innocent appeal, Cecilia Vaughn felt nothing but an eyesore.

What an act!

Her thin lips lifted slightly, the corner of her mouth bearing a mocking smile.

"Fiona Vaughn, no wonder you became a sensation as soon as you entered the entertainment industry. Your face-changing skills, like flipping a page, make you a born film queen!"

...

Fiona Vaughn’s face changed, uncomfortable with the mocking tone in Cecilia Vaughn’s voice.

But she’s accustomed to disguises, and even when unmasked, she remains unfazed.

"Sister, what are you talking about? As your sister, isn’t it natural for me to care for you?"

"Fiona, you’re a household star, why be polite to such a convict!"

Florence Warner glanced at Cecilia Vaughn disdainfully, her sense of superiority almost overflowing.

Florence Warner wasn’t as good at disguising as her daughter. She was a streetwise shrew, hooking up with Gregory Vaughn at a footbath spa, cunningly getting pregnant to force a marriage.

Even now as a noble lady, she couldn’t shake off her inherent vulgarity.

...

"What, got angry hearing the word ’convict’?"

Seeing Cecilia Vaughn’s face darken like water, Florence Warner became even happier, disdainfully pointing at Cecilia with her finger.

"Let me tell you, Cecilia Vaughn, you and your brother are both born lowly. A sickly brother and a sister who’s been sullied by who knows how many men, yet still dares to show her face!"

"I think, you shouldn’t have come out. You should have killed yourself in prison!"

"Had enough?!"

Her brother was supposed to be resting quietly in the hospital room, but the mother and daughter Warner were just despicable!

Cecilia Vaughn’s heart was roiling with anger, she stepped forward abruptly, her gaze sharper than a bloodstained knife.

Faced with such a fiendish gaze, Florence Warner couldn’t help but shiver, but immediately felt naive. What was there to fear from a little girl?

"What are you looking at? Afraid of people talking about your ugly deeds, you think I’d be scared of you?"

"Ah! Damn it! My arm! It hurts—"

A shrill scream burst from Florence Warner!

Before she could react, she saw Cecilia Vaughn suddenly close in, her seemingly delicate figure directly pinching her arm!

What was even more unexpected was the scene that followed, Cecilia Vaughn flipped Florence Warner, who was easily one and a half times her weight, directly onto the ground!

Oh my God, it was a shoulder throw!

Florence Warner landed on the ground with her buttocks, without any cushioning, she felt like she had been run over by a car!

...

Fiona Vaughn, standing next to her, was even more stunned!

She had never seen such a scene, even forgetting to help her own mother up.

An eerie feeling crept up from her feet to her spine, sending a shiver down Fiona’s back.

—Is this really the same easily bullied Cecilia Vaughn I once knew?!

—The old Cecilia Vaughn was nothing but a doormat, enduring humiliation for her brother in the Vaughn Family, yet now she’s so fierce?!

Florence Warner finally rubbed her waist and stood up, glaring angrily at Cecilia Vaughn, her face flushed like a liver.

"Cecilia Vaughn, you damned little bitch! How dare you throw me!"

"Everyone come judge this, this woman is so ruthless she’s persecuting her own mother, she’s not human!"

"It’s outrageous, a daughter hitting her mother... murder is afoot!"

Cecilia Vaughn’s eyes were indifferent, grabbing Florence Warner by the collar.

"Shut up! I’m not your daughter!"

Facing Cecilia Vaughn’s horrific stare, even a shrew like Florence Warner was nearly scared into wetting herself.

For a moment, she even thought Cecilia Vaughn was going to strangle her to death!

Florence Warner was trembling, her mouth caught as if on a thorn, not a single insult managed to come out.

"Remember, if you ever spout nonsense again, I’ll hit you every time I see you!"

"Now get lost?!"

After coldly dropping these words, Cecilia Vaughn slammed the hospital room’s door shut.

...

Soon, hospital security stepped forward.

"Who was causing trouble here just now?"

Saying this, they were about to escort Florence Warner away.

Fiona Vaughn quickly stepped forward with a pout, she was extremely beautiful, and even with only her eyes visible, her graceful demeanor made the young security guard blush.

"Security brother, please be lenient, what’s with all the fanfare today, can’t even allow family visits."

The young security guard couldn’t resist such amorous glances, scratching his head.

"Miss, you might not be aware, the patient in that ward is about to be transferred to Prescott Hospital, we’re just following orders!"

Prescott Hospital?!

Fiona Vaughn was taken aback, immediately calculating in her mind.