Book 1: She Becomes Glamorous After the Engagement Annulment

Chapter 18

Chapter 52: Conquer Him In Bed!

Quinn, who had come back to his senses, turned to run. Unfortunately, Nora had already stepped forward and grabbed his beard. “Old man, what are you running away for?”

Quinn cried out in pain. “Let go, Sleepyhead!”

Pete, who was next to them, was speechless.

He’d thought that Mommy was a very gentle person—after all, she was always sleeping. But after they went home last night, she insisted on taking off his pants.

Mommy had been very cheeky then, and because of the chaos that had ensued, the two of them had become a lot closer.

Now, he also discovered that Mommy actually also had a very violent side to her.

She was just like a treasure trove that always gave him one novel surprise after another.

Nora plucked off two strands of hair from Quinn’s beard before she finally let him go.

She really was rather mad.

The children didn’t understand her pain, but as her teacher, how could Quinn possibly not understand?

Yet he had still helped the two little fellows to keep it a secret from her.

Half an hour later, Justin sent Cherry over.

Nora’s eyes reddened a little as she stared at the two identical faces, and contentment filled her heart.

Quinn circled around them. “It’s so rare for boy-girl twins to be identical! Sleepyhead, I’m going to take them to practice once you’ve had enough of staring at them.”

Nora nodded.

After Cherry went off to watch Quinn and Pete practice martial arts, Nora cast her eyes down and picked up her cell phone. She called her aunt and related what had happened to her. “Say, if I run off with the two of them now, what will Justin Hunt do?”

Her aunt’s voice was very carefree and hearty. She replied, “Why does it have to be him? He isn’t just the head of the number one family… That man isn’t one to be messed with. Even if you manage to escape, you’ll be caught sooner or later anyway! I’d advise you to give up on that.”

Nora leaned back on the recliner lazily. “What should I do, then? Do I pay to get my son back?”

“He seems to be richer than you.”

“Then do I challenge him to a fight? Whoever wins gets the child?”

“He seems stronger than you.”

“Is there anything I’m better than him at?”

Her aunt thought for a while. Suddenly, she laughed and said, “You’re better than him at sleeping. Why don’t you conquer him in bed?”

“…”

Nora was speechless for a moment. Then, her aunt said jokingly, “Or why don’t you get him to fall in love with you? The two of you can just get together!”

Nora thought for a while and came to a conclusion. “It’s too much of a loss for me if I do that.”

“What’s your loss? He’s pretty handsome, so he’ll look okay next to you.”

Nora sighed and replied, “I wanted a son, but if I do that, not only would I lose my daughter to him, but I’ll also lose myself to him.”

After a few cheeky exchanges with her aunt, Nora hung up.

After thinking about it, she decided that it might be better to have a good talk with Justin instead. After all, after interacting with him for some time, she had found that Justin wasn’t as unreasonable as how he was rumored to be.

After giving Quinn and the children a heads-up, she went to Hospital Finest.

Justin and his younger brother were in the hallway. Neither of them saw her, so Nora walked over.

It was Sunday the next day, so Howard would be handling family matters on behalf of his grandfather at the family home.

Justin wanted Chester to keep Pete company when that happened.

Chester patted his chest and promised, “No problem! I’ll watch over him and prevent anyone from bullying him!”

After he said that, he thought of the huge secret that he was hiding from his elder brother. He let out a guilty cough and asked, “Can I ask you something, Justin?”

Justin was as reticent as ever. “Say it.”

Chester scratched his head. “If Pete’s biological mother were to stand right in front of you, what would you do?”

Nora had just approached them when she heard his question.

After a short pause, she heard Justin’s icy, hateful voice: “I will give her a terrible death.”

“…”

A chill suddenly ran down her spine. The murderous aura around Justin in that instant, as well as the murderous look in his eyes, made her limbs turn cold.

This was the first time Nora realized what her aunt meant when she said that man wasn’t to be messed with.

Chester was also shocked. He asked, “What did his mom do to make you hate her so much, Justin?”

However, Justin merely pressed his lips together tightly. He didn’t want to bring it up again.

Nora stepped back quietly and turned the corner into the stairwell before the two men could discover her presence.

Then, she took the stairs down and drove straight out of the hospital.

As she held the steering wheel, she frowned and wondered.

Just what kind of feud did she have with Justin to actually make him harbor such great hatred toward her?

Was it related to her pregnancy back then?

How exactly had she gotten pregnant?

Surely she couldn’t have taken him by force while she was sleepwalking, right? Cough.

Never mind. If she couldn’t figure it out, then she would just hide it from him for now.

She had to stay in New York for a while longer anyway!

Nora went to the herbal store and pharmacy to collect the pills and topical ointments that she had made a custom order for the day before. During the collection process, the pharmacist asked, “Do you have a name for these pills?They smell so refreshing!”

Nora smiled and answered, “They are known as the Carefree Pills.”

In the afternoon, while Justin wasn’t there yet, she picked up Cherry from Quinn’s and took her back to the Andersons.

At the Andersons.

Sheena was there again. She had a grave and worried look on her face, and even her suit and exquisite makeup couldn’t hide her fatigue.

A pale Melissa asked, “What do we do, Sheena?”

The Andersons had always been the overlord of the pharmaceutical industry. The traditional medicines that they made had excellent effects, and the recipes were passed down from generation to generation. In their

generation, their father had taught Nora’s mother everything he knew and lauded her as a genius like no other when it came to pharmaceuticals.

Simon hadn’t taken up the profession.

Sheena, however, picked up a little of it.

Thus, when Nora’s mother ran away from home and caused the Anderson's gradual decline, Sheena had stepped forward to ensure and maintain their pharmaceutical factory’s operation.

She was someone whose bark was worse than their bite. Her love for her sister had given rise to hate, which caused her to also feel resentment toward Nora.

Sheena’s back was ramrod straight as she ranted. “The Myerses are too shameless! How dare they hire an expert to test and compare their Cooling Tablets to our Vitality Water! Their product does have better medicinal effects than ours, but we’re both

minding our own business here. What makes them think they can trample upon us so arrogantly?”

Simon, who had just been discharged, leaned on the sofa and heaved a huge sigh.

“Sis once developed a formula for Carefree Pills, which are more effective than the Cooling Tablets. If she were still around, things wouldn’t have come to this point.”

Sheena’s eyes immediately widened.

Then, the tired woman’s eyes reddened and she reprimanded Simon. “It’s all her fault that the Andersons are in this predicament! Never mind that she left, but how can she take The Philosophies of Medicine with her and leave us with this mess?! That book was passed down from generation to generation in the Andersons!”

Simon didn’t speak.

Melissa, however, suddenly suggested, “Why don’t we ask Nora if she understands pharmacology?”

Sheena sneered, “Sis died when Nora wasn’t even a year old. How could she possibly understand?!”

Nora entered the house with Cherry at this point.

When she saw Sheena, she didn’t bother going over to incur her resentment and just nodded slightly at her, intending to go upstairs to her grandmother.

Suddenly, a puzzled Melissa stopped her and asked, “Nora, what do you have in that bag?”

Chapter 53: Pills

Nora, who had stored the medicinal herbs in a black plastic bag, answered casually, “It’s just some medicinal herbs. I intend to treat Grandma’s eyes.”

Melissa was a little surprised. “You’re also skilled in traditional medicine?”

Nora was about to answer when Sheena said, “As if she would know traditional medicine? It’s probably an over-the-counter ointment that she bought without much thought, right? Your grandmother has been blind for over 20 years.We’ve approached many doctors, but none of them could cure her. You’d better not indiscriminately try such medicine of unknown origin on her! Your grandmother is already very advanced in her years. Are you going to take responsibility if anything goes wrong?”

Her sarcasm made Nora frown.

Simon said, “That’s enough, Sheena! Nora is just a child. Why are you venting your anger on her?”

Sheena immediately started to quarrel persistently with Simon.

Nora decided not to say anything and went straight to her grandmother’s room upstairs.

Her grandmother was resting on the sofa. Seemingly having heard the dispute downstairs, she was quietly weeping. When she heard the door open, she turned her ear to the door and asked, “Who is it?”

The elderly lady was very old. Her eyes looked very blank and her silver hair was tied neatly behind her. The lights in the room were switched off—after all, she didn’t need it anyway. In the dim environment, she formed an exceptionally heartbreaking sight.

Nora cast her eyes downward, her curly eyelashes hiding her emotions. She adopted a tone as lighthearted as possible and replied, “It’s me, Grandma.”

“Oh, it’s Nora!” Her grandmother wiped her tears and sat up. She reached her arm out toward her and said, “Here, come to Grandma!”

When Nora walked over with Cherry and sat down on the sofa, her grandmother sighed and said, “Nora, your Aunt Sheena may have a foul mouth, but she’s a softie at heart. You can just take whatever she says as nonsense and ignore her.”

The analogy made Nora smile. “Okay.”

She opened the bag she was holding and took out the pills and ointment inside. Then, she meticulously explained to her grandmother how to use the medicine. After she committed it to memory, she chatted with her for a while more before leaving.

Sheena also went up to visit Mrs. Anderson and saw that she was in good health. Before she left, she noticed the dark-colored medicine on the table and frowned.

“Mom, you can use the ointment if you want, but don’t take the oral pills. Medicinal herbs have extensive and profound uses, and once a wrong herb is used in a formula, the effects will differ greatly. The pills don’t look like they were a proper hospital. It’s best that you don’t eat it in case something goes wrong!”

Mrs. Anderson frowned and replied, “Okay, I heard you.”

After Sheena left, Melissa also came to check on her and see if she had gone to bed yet. When she saw the pills on the table, she was taken aback for a moment.Then, she picked them up and asked, “What pills are these, Mom? They smell pretty nice.”

Mrs. Anderson sighed and answered, “Nora gave them to me. They’re for my eyes.”

A look of worry came over Melissa’s features.

“Judging from how Nora operated on Simon, it seems like she’s a surgeon. She probably doesn’t know much about traditional medicine, right?”

Taken aback, Mrs. Anderson suggested, “Why don’t you ask her about the formula?”

Melissa shook her head. “Nora has only just returned. Moreover, Sheena even made such remarks about her just now. If I ask her about the formula now, it’ll seem as if we don’t trust her and end up hurting her pride. How about this? Sheril studies traditional medicine. I’ll get her to come home tomorrow and have a look at these pills?”

The old lady nodded.

Melissa then placed the pills on the coffee table for her and helped her to the bed. After she went to rest for the night, Melissa left.

After Melissa left the room, Mrs. Anderson suddenly got up. She tapped about in front of her with the white cane and came to the coffee table in a practiced manner.

She fumbled about and picked up a pill. When she held it under her nose and sniffed at it, a refreshing scent assailed her sense and she felt a comfortable feeling that she had never experienced before come over her.

She couldn’t help picking up a glass of water and popping a pill. Then, she also picked up the ointment and applied it on her eyes.

She had already been blind for more than 20 years anyway, so why not give it a try?

It was Sunday the next day.

The Hunts had scheduled a family meeting on this day to discuss what they should do about Pete.

“Mommy, aren’t you going over to have a look? Pete isn’t good at talking. What if someone bullies him?”

Cherry, who was wearing cute yellow pajamas, rested her chin on her hands and asked curiously.

When Nora, who was getting dressed, heard her, she raised an eyebrow and said, “If your brother is kicked out of the Hunts, then won’t that mean that he can come with me instead?”

Cherry was at a loss for words.

Nora was actually just joking.

Even if she wanted to take her son and have him leave the Hunts, she wouldn’t do it in a way that humiliated him like that.

She mustn’t let the accusation of having a mental illness relapse and pushing his great-grandmother down the stairs become a lifelong burden weighing Pete down, either.

After instructing Cherry to stay home, she drove to the hospital.

Hospital Finest belonged to the Hunts. In order to ensure that no one disturbed the elderly Mrs. Hunt’s rest, she was warded in the VIP ward on the top floor. There were no other patients on the same floor for now.

When Nora arrived, the hallway on that floor was filled with members of the Hunts.

There were many new faces apart from Justin’s uncle’s family whom she had seen the other time. Obviously, things seemed to have become rather blown out of proportion.

When she went upstairs, Justin’s second uncle, Raymond, was already making a scene there.

“How can he say that it wasn’t Peter who did it? Things have already come to this point, yet he’s actually still flat-out denying it! He’s not going to admit to it until Mom wakes up to testify! How ridiculous is that? If he murders someone, is

he also going to wait for the victim to come back to life and testify against him? Howard, what do you say we do about this?”

Howard, whose arm muscles were obvious even through the black t-shirt he was wearing, touched his nose after hearing what he said.

“Uncle Raymond, what Grandpa means is that Pete is still a five-year-old child after all.”

The corners of Roger’s eyes were upturned, and he looked a little as if he was smiling even when he wasn’t. He heaved a sigh and said, “Howard, I know you’re on good terms with Justin, and he’s even the head of the family. Having you handle this does indeed put you in a difficult position…Sigh. Maybe we should just drop the matter?”

An angry Raymond yelled, “Howard, your grandpa has always made a clear distinction between official and personal matters! If you’re not capable of that, why should you be allowed to take over the responsibility of watching over the family home?”

With the two of them playing good cop and bad cop, Howard simply couldn’t put in a good word for Pete at all. He looked at Justin anxiously, only to see him calm and steady.

Howard forced himself to calm down. He said, “When Grandaunt wakes u—”

“If Mom never wakes up, are we going to just put this off forever?!”

Raymond said aggressively, “Oh, I get it now. No wonder Justin stubbornly went ahead with the operation despite Dr. York and several other specialists saying that they didn’t recommend Mom undergoing surgery!

Justin, tell me, are you

hoping that your grandma never wakes up so that you can use that as an excuse to drag this on?”

Everyone looked at Justin.

Raymond narrowed his eyes. “No wonder you got a doctor whom we’ve never seen before to do it, and no wonder Mom still hasn’t woken up yet!”

As soon as he said that, an elated Tina York walked out of the ward!

Chapter 54: Mr. Hunt Is Being Narcissistic Again

The people in the hallway hadn’t noticed Tina yet.

Roger said as mildly as ever, “Justin, the doctor from that day looked like she’s only in her twenties. It seems like we haven’t seen her ever since the operation, right?”

A single line from him was enough to raise everyone’s suspicions.

Raymond even pointed at Justin and yelled, “Okay! Even though his son pushed someone down the stairs, he, as his father, only knows to blindly shelter and indulge him! After that, he even got a doctor to harm his own grandmother! Justin, you have to give us an explanation for this in front of everyone from the family home!”

“He got some nobody doctor to treat her illness? He’s too much!”

“I didn’t expect Justin to be so cruel. She’s his grandmother."

Everyone started to speculate among themselves.

Raymond and his son, Roger, exchanged a look with each other, and looks of triumph appeared on their faces.

Howard lowered his voice and started to become anxious when he heard their speculations. He said, “Why isn’t Great-Grandma awake yet, Justin? Who did you get to operate on her? I can’t hold them back much longer!”

Justin’s eyes glinted darkly.

Since he had decided to ask for her help, he trusted her. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t have approached her.

Since she said that Grandma would regain consciousness on Sunday, she would definitely wake up.

He said coldly, “Uncle Raymond, are you in such a hurry that you can’t even wait until night falls?”

He wasn’t very loud. His voice was low and clear, but it inspired a lot of awe.

Even in a noisy situation like this, it clearly reached the ears of everyone present.

Everyone in the hallway fell silent for a moment.

A mean and sinister look filled Roger’s eyes. With a smile still on his face, he replied, “Everyone here is an outstanding member of the Hunts, Justin. We have politicians as well as businessmen here. Are you just going to tell them to wait when they’ve specially put aside everything on hand to come over today?”

Raymond also added sharply, “You’re obviously just stalling for time! It’s been half a month since the incident, yet you’re still telling us to wait? Howard, there’s substantial evidence to prove that Peter Hunt injured his Great-Grandma.

Aren’t you going to make a clear stance on it?

“And Justin, too. You showed no regard for your grandmother’s life and randomly got some doctor to operate on her, leading to her very possibly never waking up again. You have to take responsibility for this!”

He stared at Justin excitedly.

He had originally only intended to make use of this issue to get rid of that little bastard, but little did he think that Justin would get himself involved, too.

He must take the opportunity to take away his position as the head of the family!

In his moment of triumph, a woman’s high-pitched voice suddenly reached them. “Who says Mrs. Hunt won’t ever wake up again? She’s already awake!”

Tina stepped aside to reveal a nurse helping the hospital gown-clad Mrs. Hunt out. The elderly lady had bandages wrapped around her head, but the look in her eyes was sharp.

When she came out, everyone in the hallway fell silent.

Raymond and Roger glanced at each other.

Then, the two of them took a step forward in tandem and put on an act of agitated surprise.

“Mom!”

“Grandma!”

Raymond wanted to hold her, but Mrs. Hunt stretched out her arm. Then, with all her strength…

Smack!

A slap landed across Raymond’s cheek. A furious Mrs. Hunt berated, “You no-good son! Pete was trying to pull me back that time. He’s a good boy, so why would he push me down the stairs?! Are you trying to instigate an uprising by gathering so many people here?!”

Raymond was dumbfounded.

Roger stopped and stood still, the look in his eyes flickering a little. Then, without any change in his expression, he lowered his head and said, “Sorry, Grandma. Dad was just worried about you…”

“Hmph!”

Mrs. Hunt decided to leave her grandson a little dignity, so she instead looked at everyone else and said, “All of you can go now.”

She returned to the ward after that.

Seeing that the whole farce was just a false alarm, the rest of the Hunt's left one by one.

Justin and the others followed her into the ward. Nora also quietly walked over.

As soon as she arrived at the door, she heard the old lady say, “It’s all thanks to Tina that I could wake up in time!”

Tina stood tall and straight. She had a white lab coat on and looked confident. As she directed her scorching gaze at Justin, a faint smile also appeared at the corners of her lips.

“Mr. Hunt, this is the Carefree Pill. It has a refreshing effect on the mind and is made by Mr. Myers, my teacher who taught me traditional medicine!

There are only two of such pills in the world, and it was only through special means that he managed to preserve them for 25 years. After much begging, I finally got him to give me one…”

Nora, who was leaning casually against the wall and eavesdropping, was bewildered.

After 25 years of storage, even if the pill hadn’t expired, it probably wasn’t effective anymore!

However, Tina boasted exaggeratedly about the pill’s effects. She said, “Not only does this pill not have any side effects, but it can also refresh the mind, detox, and nourish the body. Additionally, it can even treat patients with cerebral hemorrhage. It’s practically an elixir!”

The corners of Nora’s lips spasmed.

What did Mrs. Hunt regaining consciousness have anything to do with that pill? The effects didn’t even correlate with her symptoms!

She shook her head and decided to simply turn and leave.

Inside the ward, mockery flashed across Justin’s eyes.

If that pill really were effective, why would Tina wait until today to give it to Grandma?

In the end, wasn’t it just because Nora had successfully operated on her? That pill would only have a refreshing effect on the mind at best.

When he thought of that, he suddenly noticed a flash of movement outside the door. He strode out to see a familiar figure entering the elevator.

The corners of Justin’s lips suddenly curled up into a smile.

Didn’t she say she wasn’t coming over? Yet she did in the end. Was she worried about Grandma’s condition? Or was she… worried about him?

In the middle of his thoughts, he heard Raymond say, “Justin, I—”

Justin’s countenance darkened and turned cold at once. The look in his eyes was like the coldest of ice as he said, “Now that Grandma has regained consciousness, it’s time for us to settle some scores, Uncle Raymond.”

At the Andersons.

“What? The Carefree Pill?” Sheena clenched her fists furiously. She swept the glasses on the coffee table onto the ground and shouted, “Sis was obviously the one who made them! Jon Myers has no shame! How does he have the cheek to say that he had made them?”

Simon pressed his lips together tightly. A dispirited look came over him and he said, “We don’t have the formula for it. Who would believe us? On the contrary, they’ll even mock us and say that we’re just jealous! The Myers have now made a name for themselves by curing Mrs. Hunt. On top of that, they’re even using us as a stepping stone… It’s probably all over for us and Harmonia Pharmacy now!”

Sheena’s eyes reddened.

She gritted her teeth and said, “I don’t have any problem with their advertising, but what makes them think they can step all over us and one-up us?”

At this point, Sheril entered the room.

When she noticed the awful looks on their faces, her heart sank. “Dad, Aunt Sheena. What’s the matter?”

Melissa got up and said, “You’re still young, so don’t worry about the adults’ affairs. Why don’t you check that pill for your grandma and see if it’s suitable for consumption instead?”

Sheril nodded.

She followed Melissa upstairs. However, when they entered Mrs. Anderson’s room, they noticed that she was sitting on the sofa in a daze. Taken aback, Melissa asked, “What’s wrong, Mom?”

The dazed old lady replied, “It seems like my eyes are showing a bit of reaction…”

Her words stunned Melissa. Then, she snatched the pill from the table and passed it to Sheril. “Quick, have a look at this! What kind of pill is it?”