Chapter 1172
When Emilia was ready to go out with her designer bag, couture, and delicate makeup, she met Aleigha.
Emilia narrowed her eyes and raised her eyebrow. "Why don't you just stay home? Don't you know it's dangerous out there for a jinx like you?"
Aleigha didn't care about her provocation. Emilia had been so arrogant lately that she looked down upon everyone as if she were already Mrs. Xiao. "I'd love to stay at home, but I have an appointment with Adrian."
Aleigha knew that Emilia would get mad for this. That was exactly what she wanted.
"B*tch, don't you know Adrian's gonna be my husband? How dare you seduce him?"
Emilia's eyes widened. All that came out of her mouth was profanity. Fortunately, Aleigha was already used to it.
"Your husband? I don't think Adrian broke off our engagement yet. I'm still his fiancee."
Aleigha glanced at her indifferently and was about to leave.
"B*tch, stop!" Emilia was furious and rushed over to Aleigha.
An imperceptible sneer appeared on the corner of Aleigha's mouth, and she continued to go downstairs.
Emilia grabbed Aleigha's hand and said fiercely, "B*tch, stay away from Adrian. I'm warning you."
"Let go of me," Aleigha tried to get rid of Emilia.
There was no way that Emilia would give Aleigha the chance to meet Adrian. She grabbed Aleigha's arm and pulled her to the ground with all her strength.
As Aleigha fell backwards, she covered her head with her hands subconsciously. Then, she fell heavily to the ground.
"Aleigha!"
When Dustin came out of his room, he saw Emilia pull Aleigha to the ground.
Dustin was already mad at Emilia because of what happened. Instead of reflecting on her mistakes, she bullied Aleigha even more!
Emilia was shocked, and then she hurriedly took a step back. Her face was full of fear, and her eyes were immediately swimming with tears. "Grandpa, I didn't do anything! It's not my fault. She fell down herself." "Enough! I'm not blind. I saw everything! What's your problem?" Once again, Dustin was extremely disappointed in Emilia.
He had thought that she would change, but he seemed to be wrong.
"No, Grandpa, it's not what you see."
Emilia still wanted to explain, but in the eyes of Dustin, her explanation was a sophistry.
"Grandpa, my leg hurts."
Things went according to the Aleigha's plan. She sat on the floor, crying in pain.
"Hang in there. I'll have someone take you to the hospital."
Ronan had gone abroad for a medical conference, so there was no doctor at home.
Dominic heard the noise and ran to them. Seeing Aleigha on the ground, he smartly picked her up before asking what was going on.
"Take her to the hospital," Dustin decided to go with them. Bad things had been happening these days, which worried him a lot.
His health got worse and he was wobbling a bit.
"Grandpa, you stay at home. I'll be fine. Uncle Dominic's gonna take care of me."
Aleigha would not let Dustin go with her. The whole thing was her plan. She hoped to stay in the hospital for a few days under the pretext of injury. When she got to the hospital, she'd find an excuse to get rid of Dominic.
She definitely could not let Adrian see Dominic, or Adrian would look into her and knew who she was.
As she expected, she was admitted for observation. Dominic wanted to accompany her, but she refused.
After Dominic left, she gave Adrian a call.
Adrian had been working absent-mindedly, checking the phone now and then. When his phone finally rang, he could not help but smile. "Hey, wdo you want for dinner?"
"Adrian, my leg got injured and I'm in the hospital. I'm afraid I can't eat with you today."
Aleigha's tone was filled with grievance and guilt.
The next thing she knew, Adrian hung up the phone.
Aleigha gritted her teeth in anger. What the hell? Why did he hang up on her before she was finished?
The phone buzzed again, which made Aleigha a bit upset. When she picked it up with a scowl on her face, she found it was Charlotte.
She turned down Charlotte's offer to have someone look after her. Lying on the bed, she started thinking about everything.
Gradually, she felt sleepy. Just as she was about to fall asleep, the door of the ward was pushed open with a bang. She was so frightened that she sat up.
Seeing the man standing at the door, she was a bit flustered.
"Who hurt you? Or did you hurt yourself by accident?"
Adrian walked in like a gust of wind. The nurse tried to stop him. Aleigha smiled helplessly. "It's okay, he's my friend."
Adrian pulled her into his arms as if there were no one else present.
"Hey, let go of me. I can't breathe."
"Dummy, why are you so careless? You make me worry."
Aleigha was stunned. Somehow, she felt a bit warm. "I'm fine, don't worry."
"I doubt that. If you were fine, you wouldn't be here."
Aleigha was a bit helpless. She reached out to push him. "I'll be even worse if you keep hugging me. Seriously, let go of me." "No! Do you still want to work with me? If yes, stop pushing me away."
"I..."
Aleigha was really speechless. Adrian was a man who wouldn't take any crap from anyone.
"Fine. The patient is the boss." Adrian gently let go of her. Seeing the blush on her face, he couldn't help but laugh.
Aleigha raised her eyebrow. When their eyes met, her face instantly turned cold. "Stop looking at me. You know what?"
"The whole town knows you're getting married to Miss Gardner.
"Looks like she's gonna be Mrs. Xiao soon. Am I right?"
There was sarcasm in her tone, but Adrian felt that she was being jealous.
"I think I smell something." Adrian smelled it all over her.
"No way. I took a shower." Aleigha sniffed herself.