Vampiric Kin
1200 Words
Naomi hastily arrived at Hai Cheng City Hospital, in the internal medicine ward.
In the ward, doctors were in the midst of resuscitation.
Father Andrew was present, along with stepmother Stella and her half-sister Lucy.
They hadn't seen each other for two years.
Upon seeing his daughter, Andrew appeared somewhat awkward. "Naomi, you've come."
Naomi sneered, remaining silent.
Stella, on the other hand, was sarcastic.
"Oh, Miss Naomi, your information is quite well-informed! Haven't come back in two years, and now that the old man is in trouble, you appear? Are you waiting for the old man to kick the bucket so you can seize the fortune? Let me tell you, there's no such thing as an easy gain!"
Lucy chimed in, "Exactly! All these years, it's been my mom taking care of things. You come back, and suddenly you're interested?"
What?
Naomi was astonished, glaring at this mother-daughter pair.
Did they have no shame?
Stella, originally just their family's housekeeper, had connived with the master Andrew and climbed into his bed.
Exposed, their daughter was already eight years old!
They had been living under the same roof, cheating on their mother for so many years!
Mother Wen Xiaoshan left home in anger, and Grandpa Wen Wenzhong collapsed on the spot with a cerebral hemorrhage!
Thinking of all this, Naomi's heart ached, lips curling in a scornful smile.
"You're taking care of my grandfather? That's a laugh! What about the nurses in the hospital?"
Stella was surprised; in two years, this girl's temperament had changed a lot. Before, she wouldn't dare to talk back.
Stella shamelessly claimed, "But I paid for that too!"
"Ha?"
Naomi's chest hurt with anger.
She paid for it? How shameless! Even Andrew didn't have the qualification to say that!
Yes, Andrew is the current president of Hengyang Group.
However, Hengyang Group belongs to the Wen family! If Andrew didn't marry Wen Xiaoshan, he would be penniless!
Naomi coldly snorted, "A bunch of parasites, actually daring to say such things! Well, you never had any shame!"
"What did you say?" Stella's face changed, gritting her teeth.
Andrew frowned, "What's the commotion? Is this the place for a quarrel?"
"Andrew, you see... this girl is too unruly, back and already picking a fight with me..."
*Drip, drip, drip—*
Suddenly, the monitor inside emitted a piercing alarm.
Naomi was startled, rushing to go inside, "Grandpa!"
Andrew held her back, "Naomi, don't delay the doctor's rescue!"
Lucy secretly whispered to Stella, "Mom."
Stella smirked, "I'll go make a call to the lawyer! The old man seems to be done for!"
The doctor hastily pushed open the door, "A family member of the patient, please come in!"
"Yes!" Naomi and Andrew spoke simultaneously, "I am."
The doctor explained, "The patient's current condition is very poor. In addition to his old age... having been in a coma for many years, organ failure has also occurred. The prognosis for continued resuscitation is not optimistic. We would like to consult your opinion now. Do you want to give up resuscitation? If so, we need your signature..."
"Not giving up!" Naomi blurted out, "We won't sign that word!"
Andrew frowned, "Naomi, your grandfather's situation is indeed very bad. For him, being alive is a kind of torture..."
"Hmph!" Naomi sneered, "Do you think I don't know? You're just hoping for Grandpa to leave! This way, Hengyang Group will be yours!"
"You..." Andrew, feeling angry and embarrassed, retorted, "Where does a daughter speak to her father like this? Making malicious speculations about her father?"
"Father?" Naomi stared at him, eyes tearing apart, "You're worthy of being called a father? Since I was ten, I haven't had a father!"
No, not since the age of ten... Since Stella entered their home as a housekeeper, she lost her father!
Her father, Andrew, betrayed his refined wife and developed a unique affection for the household maid. This angered his wife and afflicted his father-in-law!
*Slap!*
Andrew raised his hand, giving Naomi a fierce slap!
"..." Naomi couldn't dodge in time, covering her cheek, glaring at him. "You hit me? What gives you the right to hit me?"
"By virtue of being your father!" Andrew gritted his teeth, a cold expression on his face. "By the fact that I gave you life!"
He turned to the doctor, "I am the patient's son-in-law... abandon resuscitation, and I'll sign!"
"Alright..."
"No!"
Naomi tried to intervene, but Stella and Lucy approached, both holding her back.
"Behave yourself! The old man has reached the end, and we're not the ones ending his life!"
"That's right, him living like this is just a matter of having more grievances as a dead person..."
Naomi raised her eyebrows, glancing at Lucy; like mother, like daughter!
Stella glared back, "You insolent girl, glaring at who? Have you forgotten how I raised you all these years? You insolent girl!"
"Ah—"
However, Naomi tightly grasped Stella's wrist.
"You..." Stella was stunned.
"Hmph!" Naomi sneered.
"Stella, listen up. I have indeed grown up! And you, you've aged! Do you think you can still hit and bully me forever? Two years ago, you pushed me down the stairs... that was the last time! From now on, if you hit me once, I'll repay you tenfold!"
Naomi gritted her teeth, looking at Andrew.
"If you dare to sign today, I'll expose you publicly! Andrew maintaining a mistress, driving away his legal wife, I'll reveal it all! Hmph, outsiders don't know; the lady in Andrew's house is just an unofficial mistress!"
Naomi's mother found out about her father's affair and left in anger.
However, they never went through with the divorce proceedings.
For many years, Andrew, to secure control of the Hengyang Group, didn't dare to propose a divorce.
So, Stella and Lucy's identities had always been awkward...
In reality, they were just Andrew's mistress and illegitimate daughter!
"You..." Andrew was stupefied, "You dare?"
"Why wouldn't I dare?"
For years, to preserve the Wen family's reputation and social impact, the family's problems hadn't been exposed.
Naomi lifted her chin, her gaze sharp.
"If you don't believe it, you can try!"
"Alright, alright..." Andrew nodded incessantly, trembling with anger, "I've raised such a good daughter! How did I give birth to a rogue like you!"
"Andrew!"
Stella pulled Andrew over, "Don't waste your breath with her; let's go..."
The ward quieted down. Naomi was somewhat surprised; why was Stella so easy to talk to this time?
Couldn't bother with that now. Naomi looked at the doctor, "Doctor, we won't give up!"
"...Alright, we respect the family's wishes!"
After the resuscitation, Grandpa Wen barely escaped from the gates of the afterlife...
Naomi was exhausted; the whole day had passed, and she hadn't eaten anything.
Naomi felt her stomach, a bit uncomfortable. It seemed she needed to eat something.
At the elevator.
Mason pressed the button and stood behind Aiden.
Aiden frowned slightly, his expression slightly grave.
Silent, but radiating impatience.
The elevator doors opened. Aiden walked in.
"Wait!"
As the doors were about to close, Naomi rushed over, "Sorry, please wait... thank you, thank you."
As she stepped in, Naomi was dumbfounded...
How could it be him? Encountering him even here?
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