The Ex-husband Wants to Get Power Every Day After the Divorce-Chapter 533 - 528 Family Has Arrived_1
Chapter 533: Chapter 528 Family Has Arrived_1
Upon hearing this, Gillian Thompson’s face gradually turned pale. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
She was thinking about jumping off the building, but she never actually planned on doing it!
The baby was her life now. Just who the hell alerted the authorities that caused her to be shot with an anaesthetic gun?
The more Gillian thought about it, the more upset and embarrassed she became.
Could there be anything more humiliating than being tranquilized while attempting suicide by jumping off a building? She felt thoroughly disgraced.
Clutching her heart, she took several deep breaths, and looked around, frowning, then hurriedly pulled a nurse aside to ask in a low voice: “Where are my family members? Why isn’t anyone here with me?”
Given the circumstances, her second brother should be by her side, and so should Ethan Hopkins, but when she woke up she found that apart from this nurse, there was no one else in the hospital room to care for her.
“Family? You have none. Nobody was with you when you were brought here,” said the nurse, looking her up and down coldly, adding, “By the way, you haven’t paid your medical bills yet. Make sure you do. If you still haven’t paid by the time my shift ends, we will have to ask you to leave the hospital.”
Medical bills…
Gillian’s eyelids twitched.
Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and in rushed Lily Turner and Xander Moore.
“Gabriel, my daughter!” Lily advanced and embraced her, crying a river.
“Are you okay? Where does it hurt?” Xander was much calmer, but his round eyes were incessantly scanning her.
They hadn’t been able to contact Gillian in these days, and only found out that she was in this hospital when they saw her news on TV.
Upon seeing her biological parents, Gillian froze, abruptly pushing Lily away: “Why are you here?”
She had tried to avoid contact with them these days, fearing that the Hopkins might see Lily Turner and Xander Moore as burdens.
In Gillian’s view, the only parents-in-law the Hopkins would accept would be the Thompsons, not the Moores.
The importance of being Gillian Thompson lies in the “Thompson”.
“My daughter was about to die, how could I not come!” Lily wiped the corner of her eyes with her sleeve, “My dear, how could you get pregnant without telling me? We haven’t even met Ethan Hopkins, how did you end up bearing his child?”
Lily and Xander initially had no idea, they found out when their son saw the news while sitting in the hospital room.
“Dad, Mom, look! Sister is on TV!”
Only then did they learn that their daughter, whom they hadn’t been able to reach for days, was trying to commit suicide.
Of course, no one knows a daughter better than her mother, and Lily knew she would not commit suicide.
When they learned from the media that Gillian Thompson was in the First Hospital in Sunnydale, they rushed over immediately.
Gillian had no expression as she watched Lily and Xander look at her with concern.
She indeed hoped that her family would come to see her, but not these two.
“Talk, what are you doing here again, wasn’t the money I gave my younger brother last time enough? The money I gave should have been enough for two surgeries, right?”
The money Daniel Thompson and Nicholas Thompson gave last time, she transferred it all to them. It was because she made sure they had enough money that she felt relieved to block these two people.
She didn’t expect this incident to bring them back to her again.
“Ah, my girl, do we only talk about money when we meet?” Lily Turner coughed awkwardly, looked at her husband momentarily, then said, “This time, your dad and I are not here to ask you for money, but to give you money.”
After saying this, Lily Turner handed Gillian Thompson a card, “There are eighty-eight thousand in here, which is the dowry money my father collected for you. Don’t laugh at the small amount, it’s our heartfelt gift.”
Gillian was stunned, she didn’t expect them to think of preparing a dowry for her.
She glanced at the card, and before warmth could fill her heart, Lily added: “We’re all a family, don’t treat us as strangers. Your brother will have to rely on you when he gets married in the future!”
Gillian’s smile froze: “Rely on me?”
“Yes, he’s your younger brother. After we’re gone, you’ll be his family. When your brother gets married, he will need to rely on you, his sister.” Lily cryptically leaned closer, “I looked up Ethan Hopkins on Google. He is not bad, you can help your brother in no time.”
Hearing these words, Gillian Thompson was shaking with rage.
She hadn’t yet found her footing in the Hopkins family when her parents were already planning on her supporting her younger brother!
They had previously made a mess due to a cell phone issue, and she had expended a great deal of effort just to bail them out of prison. She hadn’t expected that in the end, they would only demand more and more from her.
Regret welled up within her. Regret for saving them, regret for bailing them out with her own money.
“Gabriel, after all, he is your brother. You couldn’t possibly ignore him completely, could you? He is your blood relative!”
“I won’t help! It’s not me getting married, why should I help? I haven’t even found my footing in the Hopkins family and you want me to assist? Have you ever considered how I feel?” Gillian Thompson stammered, her rage almost making her words incomprehensible. Thinking about the baby in her belly, she tried to control her emotions. “Leave, leave right now, don’t force me to make you!”
“You haven’t found your footing in the Hopkins family?” Lily Turner rapidly zeroed in on this point. “You’re pregnant and you haven’t found your footing?”
Lily Turner snapped, preparing to say something more, only to be pulled back by Xander Moore. He made a gesture towards Gillian Thompson’s leg with his thick lips.
Catching sight of her leg, Lily Turner fell silent seemingly having understood something.
This small movement further infuriated Gillian Thompson. She took a deep breath, pointed towards the door and yelled: “Get out, get out this instant!”
Lily Turner was startled by her outburst.
Xander Moore swiftly spun on his heel and slapped Lily Turner. “You blind thing! Our son getting married is our business, what’s it got to do with Gabriel? Our daughter’s been wronged out there, we should be seeking justice for her, not asking her for money!”
Lily Turner didn’t expect her own husband to slap her and stood dumbfounded, her hand to her face.
Gillian Thompson also hadn’t expected Xander Moore to be so ruthless, his actions were utterly uncompromising.
Although Xander Moore’s words were crude, they struck a chord in her.
Her brother’s wedding was their issue, what did it have to do with her?
They had never provided her with any parental love or care, yet she had given them so much money, adding it all up over the years, it came out to be at least millions of dollars.
Millions of dollars, it would be enough for a family to live comfortably for a lifetime. However, her family never seemed to be satisfied.
“My dear daughter, it’s our fault but you also need to understand us. We’re terrified of poverty. If we had as much money as the Thompson family, we wouldn’t have left you in the orphanage… Oh, it’s all because we don’t have money.” Xander Moore’s face was filled with bitterness.
Gillian Thompson looked down and coldly said: “I am not rich. You should know my current situation from watching the television. I am disabled, and Ethan Hopkins is the best man I could find at the moment. He is my only lifeline, if you still consider me as your daughter, stop dragging me down.”
From beginning to end, her birth family has been nothing but a burden.
When she thought of Ivy Thompson, Gillian Thompson’s eyes turned red with jealousy.
Ivy had been far luckier than her. Even the trash-collecting old woman had connections with Stephen Crane, while her biological family was nothing but a drain on her, providing no help whatsoever.
“I know, of course, I know. So in the future, dad and mom will help you regain what’s rightfully yours.” The corners of Xander Moore’s eyes drooped malevolently, making him appear extremely vicious.
Gillian Thompson experienced a sudden twitch in her eyelid and her face contorted. “What are you planning?”
It wasn’t that she didn’t wish to, but that she simply didn’t believe these two could accomplish anything.
“Don’t worry, dad and mom won’t do anything, except to support you when you need us.”
Xander Moore didn’t specify what he intended to do, only offering her some comfort. Finally, he led his wide-eyed wife out of the room obediently.
Just as they left Gillian Thompson’s room, they saw several reporters rushing to the hospital room next door.
“Mr. Ethan Hopkins, is your hatred towards Miss Walker because of Gillian Thompson’s suicide attempt?”
“The doctor said that your hand has been broken and will take many years to recover. Will you be pursing legal action against Mr. Michael Gallagher?”
…
Ethan Hopkins? Their son-in-law?
Xander Moore and Lily Turner exchanged a glance.
“Let’s go take a look.” Xander Moore straightened his clothes, and leading Lily Turner, went towards the adjacent hospital room.
