Every Breath You Take

Chapter 143

After screaming for a long time, Lassie finally couldn't bear the pain and fainted. Seeing that, someone

called Noah and asked him what to do next.

Noah reported it to Quarmy. Quarmy clapped his hands and laughed after hearing what happened to

Lassie. Originally, he had just expected Jerry to hit Lassie. He did not expect Jerry to be so ruthless.

He ordered Noah to send Lassie to a hospital.

Noah was puzzled. "Why do we have to save such a vicious woman?"

Quarmy sneered and said, "Because I want to torture her. Inform her doctor not to show mercy. The

operation must be carried out when she is awake. They can't give her anesthesia. I must make her live

a life worse than death!"

Lassie was sent to the hospital. The doctor operated on her when she was awake according to

Quarmy's instructions. Lassie's scream lasted from the beginning to the end of the operation. At this

moment, Lassie finally knew what it was like to live a life worse than death. She would rather be beaten

to death by Jerry than endure this kind of torture.

Although the doctor operated on Lassie, this operation was not to treat her eyes, but to let her suffer.

After the operation, the doctor announced expressionlessly that one of her eyes was blind.

Lassie came out of the operating room. The driver of the Huo family came to visit her. "Who did you

offend? How did you become like this?"

The driver was very surprised to see her like this.

"I don't know. I was hit by a stranger, and no one helped me." Lassie was full of hatred. The security

guards were usually polite to her. However, when she was hit, they ignored her. If they had been willing

to help her, she wouldn't have suffered so much.

"It's really unexpected. How could this happen?" The driver sighed. "I have already told Mr. Huo about

this. He told you to take care of yourself. He said that he had called the police and he wouldn't let go of

the one who hurt you. I believe there will be a result soon."

Lassie hated Jerry so much that she really wanted to kill him. But now it was not the time for her to take

revenge on Jerry. How should she explain the relationship between Jerry and her? If this matter was

exposed, Quarmy would know everything and not let her go.

She was afraid that Quarmy would know her secrets. She had to find a way to save herself. Though

she wanted to take revenge on Jerry, she couldn't do it now. When she recovered, she would come up

with a way to deal with him. "The person who hit me must be a mental patient. Otherwise, how could

he suddenly hit a stranger?"

"Yes. He must be mentally ill."

While they were talking, Noah came. Seeing Lassie's injury, he looked very sorry. He comforted her

and said that they would definitely catch the man who hit her.

When Lassie heard this, she panicked even more. What if they really caught Jerry? In this way, her

background would be exposed and Quarmy would kill her. Then, she said to Noah that the person who

hit her must be crazy. Noah sighed. "If so, you may suffer for nothing. Even Mr. Huo can't help you.

We'd better find him first."

After chatting for a while, Noah left the ward. Before he left, he asked the nurse to take good care of

Lassie so that her eyes would not be infected.

The nurse answered in a responsible manner that they would often disinfect Lassie's eyes. The nurse

also showed Noah the alcohol and iodine used for disinfection, saying that she would disinfect Lassie's

eyes immediately.

Noah praised the nurse and then left. The driver also left. When they just walked to the elevator, they

heard Lassie's scream in the ward. The driver was shocked. "What's wrong?"

Noah smiled faintly and said, "The nurse should be disinfecting her eyes!"

"Why is she screaming?" Hearing the continuous screams in the ward, the driver felt creepy.

Noah smiled coldly and said, "Won't she be in pain if there are iodine and alcohol in the wound?"

The driver remembered that he had once used iodine to disinfect his injured hand. At that time, he

accidentally put iodine in the wound. It really hurt. Lassie's eyes were injured now, so it could be

imagined how painful she was.

He touched his hand in fear and followed closely behind Noah into the elevator. The door of the

elevator was closed, and they could still hear the screams from outside.

There was a sneer on Noah's face. Every day in the future, Lassie would suffer such pain until her

wound was completely healed. However, compared with what she had done, her punishment was

nothing.

After hitting Lassie, Jerry fled back to Leo's place. Leo had already known what had happened. Seeing

that Jerry came back in a hurry, he deliberately asked, "Jerry, what's wrong with you?"

"Leo, I've committed a crime!" Jerry told Leo about how he had beaten Lassie blind. "Leo, I don't want

to go to jail again. Life in prison is too hard. In order not to get you in trouble, I have to run away."

Leo stopped him. "Don't panic. If that b*tch really calls the police, it's useless for you to escape. Why

don't you stay here for a while and see what will happen?"

"But this will bring trouble to you." Jerry was quite nice to his friends.

"It's okay. You stay here. I'll go and see what she is going to do." Leo comforted him.

Jerry was homeless. He offered to leave here because he didn't want to cause trouble for Leo. Hearing

what Leo said, he was moved to tears. "Dude, I will remember your kindness. If you need me, just tell

me!"

"Jerry, you are treating me like an outsider. As hooligans, we're all going to get in trouble. Just

remember to help me when I find myself in trouble." Every day, Lassie was in pain. She couldn't help

calling her son and asking him to visit her. Ted went to the hospital. When he was waiting for the

elevator, a group of people gathered around. They began to chat. "I heard that a woman who bled

profusely from abortion was sent to the Maternal And Child Health Hospital a few days ago. She

seemed to be a w*ore. She should have gone to the hospital for an abortion because she was no

longer young, but she took medicine herself to kill her child. She was almost dead."

"I heard about it too. She didn't intend to take abortifacients. I heard that she had a crush on a man

who was more than ten years younger than her. She got pregnant and wanted to marry the man, but

the man didn't want her. The abortifacients were secretly given to her by the man. Unfortunately, the

woman is still in the dark."

"Are you kidding me? How can that man be so vicious? What if the woman dies?" As the elevator

came, everyone entered the elevator, but the chatting didn't stop.

"That man doesn't care about this. That woman is so silly. Until now, she still doesn't know why she

miscarried. She thought it was because of herself. What a pity."

"Such a heartless man deserves to be punished by the heavens. D*mn it."

"In fact, you are all wrong. The abortifacients were not given to her by that man but that man's another

mistress. That mistress was said to be a servant of a rich family. Someone saw the mistress went to

the pharmacy to buy abortifacients. She even told the doctor not to tell others the truth.1' Another

person interrupted.

"Really? I can't believe it!"

"I heard it from the nurses in the hospital. That mistress is familiar with a doctor in the hospital. It is said

that the mistress is also an old woman. She is old enough to be the man's mother."

"This man loves old women so much? His mistress is too vicious!"

Ted listened to the conversation of them. He was really upset. How could the things these people

talked about be similar to what he had experienced?

Could it be that Ada's abortion was caused by his mother? Besides, Eva was a doctor in that hospital...

He started to tremble. The elevator stopped and he walked out. At this time, a woman sneered. "You

sympathized with that w*ore? She deserves it. She has ruined countless families. This is retribution."

"Do you know her?" Another person immediately asked.

"Yes. Her name is Ada. She is a procuress in a nightclub. My friend's husband has been a frequent

guest to her." The woman was angry. "She deserves it, b*tch!"

The elevator door was closed, but Ted heard what they said clearly. His heart sank. Thinking of what

his mother had sent to him on Ada's first day of miscarriage, he clenched his fist.

Sure enough, you can't wrap fire in paper. Everybody knew about it. Only he and Ada were still kept in

the dark. He strode straight to Lassie's ward.

Lassie had just been tortured by the nurse and was screaming on the bed. When she saw her son, she

seemed to have seen her savior. "Why are you so late? It hurts so much!"

Ted showed no sympathy to her at all. The discussion in the elevator just now made him almost crazy.

He shouted at Lassie in a low voice, "Tell me honestly, does Ada's miscarriage have something to do

with you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lassie was shocked. How did her son know about this? She

felt that the wound was not so painful because she was freaked out.

"Everyone knows it. It was you who bribed the doctors to keep them from telling the truth. I tell you, it's

useless. You'd better tell me honestly. Otherwise, I'll go ask Eva."

"Are you crazy? For an old woman?" Lassie said with anxiety, "Son, if you liked someone else, I

wouldn't have done this. But you can't be with Ada!"

"I'm crazy. How can I have such a vicious mother like you?" Ted growled at Lassie. "No matter what,

you killed a child. How can you be so vicious? It's not easy for me to meet a woman I love, but you

treated her like this. Do you want me to have no children?"

"Son, I was forced to do so. You can't be with Ada!" Lassie repeated.

"Why can't I be with her?" Ted asked.

Lassie didn't dare to tell Ted that Ada was his aunt, so she had to lie. "Ada is a w*ore with a bad

reputation. She is old and she doesn't deserve you."

"I don't care. I just like her. Let me tell you, no one can stop us being together!"

"Son, please listen to me. I am your biological mother, will I hurt you?" Lassie said earnestly, "Look at

me, I've suffered a lot. Can't you let me be happy?"

"You've suffered? What about Ada? She almost lost her life because of you!" Ted roared. "I knew you

were vicious. Otherwise, you wouldn't have sent me away."

"Didn't I have no choice? I was unable to support you." Lassie said that Ted's father died soon after

they got married. She couldn't afford to raise him up, so she had to send him away.

"There are a lot of women who have lost their husbands, but few of them will give their own sons away!

You didn't raise me up. How can you stop me being with the woman I love?"

"I am your biological mother! How could you treat me like this for another woman? You let me down!"

Lassie was also angry. Her son didn't care about or comfort her. Instead, he had been blaming her for

Ada. Although she abandoned him when he was young, she had compensated him a lot.

"Let you down? Didn't you let me down? You killed your grandchild without hesitation. You deserve to

be punished. God is punishing you!"

"You!" Lassie was so angry that she couldn't say anything. Ted left angrily. Just now, Lassie was painful

because of her wound, but now she felt painful because her heart ached. What had she done to

deserve this? How could she have such a son?

During this period, Quarmy often went to visit Monica and Coco. Therefore, Coco was no longer that

hostile to him. Coco did not resist his presents and would even talk to him. This change made Quarmy

very excited. Now, apart from going to work and dealing with those b*tches, he spent all his time with

Coco and Monica.

Roland was also not that hostile towards Quarmy, but he was still a little worried about Quarmy's

frequent visit to Monica. It was obvious that Quarmy wanted to be Monica. If they got back together,

what should Leon do?

Leon had waited for Monica for so many years. Roland knew very clearly how much Leon loved

Monica. He didn't want Quarmy to be with Monica.

Roland was really worried. A few days ago, Leon said that he would come back for Monica. Why hadn't

he arrived? Did something happen?

Roland called Leon and asked him why he did not come back. Leon sighed on the phone and

stammered, "Roland, I... I... I'm afraid I can't come back for the time being!"

"Why?" Roland was surprised. Leon had always been frank. He was really surprised by Leon's sudden

hesitation.

"Something happened. Alas! I feel ashamed!"

Hearing that, Roland was even more surprised. "What's going on?"

"I'm too embarrassed to say this!" Leon sighed. "In short, it's not a good thing."

"We've been friends for many years. Maybe I can help you."

"Alas!" Leon sighed heavily. "Roland, I... I slept with another woman."

"What?!" Roland suspected that he had heard it wrong. Leon had been single without any scandal.

How could he have sex with another woman?

Leon didn't intend to hide it from Roland. He didn't dare to recall what had happened that day. He was

still in shock. Why did he have sex with Jadey?

That day, he took Jadey to the mall and went back to the Gu family. Old Mrs. Gu loved Jadey's

gentleness, so she offered to let Jadey live with her.

Jadey also liked Old Mrs. Gu very much, so she agreed.

That night, Mandy's parents also came to visit Old Mrs. Gu. The chef had prepared a lot of food. Leon

felt happy because he was about to see Monica again, so he drank a lot of wine under the persuasion

of everyone. Later, he was drunk so he went back to his room.

He fell into a deep sleep. In a daze, he felt that someone was calling him to drink the sobering soup. He

opened his eyes and saw Monica standing by the bed. She was holding the sobering soup and looking

at him. He murmured, "Moni!"

Monica, who was in front of him, smiled at him shyly. "Leon, drink the sobering soup!"

This voice was obviously not Monica's. He was a little sober and remembered that this woman was

Jadey. He smiled apologetically, took the sobering soup and drank it. After that, he thanked her and fell

asleep.

After a while, he felt so hot, as if there was a fire in his chest. He staggered up from the bed and was

ready to get some water.

Then, the door was pushed open and a woman came in. "Leon, why are you up?"

"I'm thirsty." Leon replied.

"I'll get you some water, wait!" Jadey helped him back to the bed, turned around and went out. After a

while, she came back with water and gave it to him. After drinking water, he still felt uncomfortable.

Jadey touched his forehead and asked, "Leon, are you having a fever?"

When Jadey's cold hand touched his forehead, he felt a little better. He didn't know what she was

saying. The person in front of him looked so much like Monica. A fire was burning in his chest. The

heat made him crazy...

The next morning, he was awakened by a scream. When he opened his eyes, he saw Mandy standing

at the door and looking at him in panic. "Leon... you... you are..."

Her words stunned him. He turned his head and saw a beautiful face. He was so scared that he sat up.

The fragments of last night flashed through his mind. Looking at his naked body, he knew what had

happened.

"You actually had sex with an unknown woman?" Roland raised his voice. How could such a thing

happen to Leon? "Did that woman set you up?" "Why did she send you the sobering soup and water in

the middle of the night?" Roland's intuition told him that Jadey set Leon up.

Leon shook his head. "No. The sobering soup was made by the chef. At that time, I only drank half a

glass of the water she gave me. I asked the doctor to check the water. There is nothing wrong with it."

"That's strange. How could that happen?" Roland was confused. "You're not a lecher, aren't you?

You've been single for so many years. How come you had sex with her?"

"I'm also confused! Maybe I regard Jadey as Monica. I've been upset these days. On the one hand, I'm

sorry for Monica. On the other hand, I'm sorry for Jadey. I'm having a headache now!"

"What did Jadey say?" Roland asked.

"She doesn't blame me. She said that it was not my fault and she decided to leave. Grandma didn't

allow her to leave because she was too poor." Leon sighed. Although he didn't know Jadey well, he felt

sorry for her.

Jadey didn't blame him. On the contrary, she didn't want him to take it to heart. But how could he do it?

"But you can't let her be with you. You should find a way to send her away. Don't tell Monica about this

before she gives birth to the baby. I believe that she won't blame you." Roland suggested.

"But I feel guilty. How can I face her now?"

"You're just pedantic. I've told you that it's not your fault. Monica will definitely forgive you."

"I can't forgive myself." "So what do you want to do? Marry that unknown woman?" Roland asked.

"I..." Leon was silent. He only loved Monica. It was unrealistic for him to marry Jadey.

"Leon, let me tell you, this matter is completely abnormal. I suspect that someone set you up. Don't be

decadent now. You have to think about it carefully." Roland warned.

"People in the house are all my relatives. They are not familiar with Jadey at all. There is no need for

them to set me up." Leon shook his head.

"I doubt that. Maybe someone doesn't want you to be with Monica..." Roland asked, "Leon, was Mandy

in your house at that time?"

"Yes, she woke me up in the morning."

"What if she did it?" Roland asked tentatively.

"No way?"

"That's possible. She has been targeting Monica. You should investigate her carefully."

After hanging up the phone, Leon frowned. Could it be Mandy? From the bottom of his heart, he did not

want to believe that Mandy was the one who did this. However, thinking of what she had done to

Monica, Leon started to suspect her. This matter had to be investigated carefully.

Everyone enjoyed the dinner that night, so he was sure that there was no problem with the food. In

addition to the food and wine, he only drank a bowl of sobering soup and half a glass of water. He had

checked the water, but he didn't check the sobering soup. At that time, the chef said that Mandy had

also drunk it. Therefore, he thought there was no problem with the sobering soup and blamed himself

for mistaking Jadey for Monica. Now, with Roland's reminder, he felt he should get the bottom of this

matter.

He asked the chef who made the sobering soup. "Did anyone help you when you were making it?"

"No, I made two bowls of sobering soup. One was for you and the other one was for Miss Mandy. I

wanted to let a servant give it to you, but no one was around. At the same time, Miss Jadey came

downstairs. She offered to help me. Later, I handed the two bowls of sobering soup to her."

Jadey had told Leon what happened later. She went to Mandy's room first, and then went to his room.

Leon went to Jadey. "Did anything happen when you gave the sobering soup to Mandy?"

Jadey thought for a moment and said, "At that time, Miss Gu was lying in bed. When I handed the

sobering soup to her, she said that she wanted to eat yogurt. I went downstairs to get yogurt for her.

After that, I went to your room."

Upon hearing this, Leon's face suddenly changed. Was it really Mandy who set him up?

Seeing that Leon had been anxious without even mentioning his return to China, Mandy was very

happy. She was very clear about what kind of person Leon was. After such a thing happened, he would

certainly feel ashamed to see Monica. If Monica knew that Leon had cheated on her, she would

definitely not forgive him. Mandy thought that she was too smart. Thinking about what happened that

day, she still felt proud.

After knowing Mary's real identity, Mandy was so excited that she didn't sleep well all night. When she

was woken up by the alarm clock the next morning, she felt a little dizzy, but she didn't dare to sleep

longer. She struggled to get up and had breakfast with Old Mrs. Gu.

In order to please Old Mrs. Gu, she did not dare to slack off at all. She was afraid that she would annoy

Old Mrs. Gu again.

During breakfast, Mandy deliberately asked Leon if he had decided to invite Mary to have dinner at

home. She had to let the chef be prepared in advance.

Leon nodded. He said that he would return to China in a few days, so he should let Mary move in to

accompany Old Mrs. Gu as soon as possible.

Mandy was secretly delighted. After asking about Mary's taste, she asked the butler to personally buy

some fresh ingredients.

Mandy's enthusiasm pleased Old Mrs. Gu and Leon. The way Leon looked at Mandy was much more

gentle than before. He even thanked her.

After Leon went to work, Mandy accompanied Old Mrs. Gu to the garden. After reading the newspaper

for Old Mrs. Gu, she went to the kitchen.

The butler had already brought the ingredients back. He was ordering the chef to sort them. When he

saw Mandy coming in, he hurriedly invited her to check them.

Mandy checked them one by one and nodded with satisfaction. Then she told the chef how to cook the

various ingredients and reminded him to make the dinner with all his heart.

Leon did not go home for lunch. After lunch, Mandy accompanied Old Mrs. Gu to take a nap as usual.

When Old Mrs. Gu fell asleep, Mandy went back to her room and called someone. Then, she went

downstairs to the pavilion in the garden.

After a while, a young man in black came over and handed a small box to Mandy. He said, "Miss

Mandy, here you are."

Mandy took over the box and opened it. She looked at it and asked nervously, "Samuel, are you sure

it's really effective?"

There was a smug smile on Samuel's face. "Don't worry. I've tried it on someone. It'll work."

Mandy nodded with satisfaction. "Okay, I'll reward you later."

"Miss Mandy, it's my honor to help you." Samuel looked at Mandy with affection. "If you need my help,

just tell me."

"Well, thank you. You may leave now!" Mandy pretended not to see the affection in his eyes and waved

her hand with a smile.

Samuel reluctantly turned around and left.

After he left, Mandy sneered. "Hum, idiot. If you weren't so useful, I would have had your eyes gouged

out long ago!"

Samuel was a bodyguard of the Gu family. He had worked in the Gu family for several years. When he

first saw Mandy, he fell in love with her. He tried his best to flatter her. Mandy knew that this smart guy

loved her, so she took the opportunity to take him as her trusted subordinate. She often asked him to

do something she couldn't do. Last time, when Jenny came to America for Coco, she asked Samuel to

help Jenny take Coco away secretly. This time, she wanted to stop Leon from going to China, so she

turned to Samuel again.

After talking with Madrigal, Mandy called Samuel and asked him to help her get something. Samuel

agreed without hesitation and got the stuff this morning.

Mandy was very happy to get what she wanted. Everything was ready.

Back in the room, Mandy locked the box in the cabinet and went to bed to take a nap. She didn't sleep

well last night. She needed to take a nap while Old Mrs. Gu was sleeping, so that she could have

enough energy in the evening.

In the evening, Leon really brought Mary back. Old Mrs. Gu was very happy to see Mary. Mandy called

her parents to come to the Gu family. Everyone was happy. Mandy and her parents kept persuading

Leon to drink. Leon was in a good mood because he was going to see Monica and Coco again, so he

drank a lot.

Later, Leon was drunk and went to rest. Old Mrs. Gu ordered the chef to make sobering soup for Leon.

Mandy said that she was also drunk and asked the chef to make sobering soup for her. After that, she

went back to her room.

After dinner, Mandy's parents left. Mandy deliberately asked her parents to let the servants leave for a

while. After the sobering soup was ready, the chef would let a servant send it upstairs because he

dared not to go to Leon's room. There was no servant around. Mary did not drink, so she would

definitely bring the sobering soup to Leon personally.

Mandy's room was next to Leon's room. Mary would definitely go to Mandy's room first.

Sure enough, Mary offered to help the chef. She went to Mandy's room first. Mandy said that she

wanted to eat yogurt and asked Mary to get it. After Mary left, Mandy quickly drugged Leon's sobering

soup.

After Leon drank the sobering soup, Mary came out with a bowl. Mandy went out and asked Mary to

get her some water.

Mary remembered that Leon had also drunk a lot of wine, so she went to Leon's room to ask him if he

was thirsty. After drinking the sobering soup that had been drugged, Leon felt very uncomfortable. He

got up and was ready to get some water. Mary helped him to lie down and went downstairs to get him

some water.

When Mary took a glass of water into Leon's room again. At this time, the effect of the drug had been

exerted to the extreme. Mandy's plan worked.

In the past few days, Leon looked upset and did not suspect Mandy. Mandy decided to tell Monica

about this matter after a few days. Thinking of Monica's expression when she knew it, Mandy smiled

very happily.

While Mandy was being proud, the door was suddenly pushed open. Leon appeared with a gloomy

face. Mandy's heart skipped a beat. "Leon, what's up?"

"You did a good job!" Leon said word by word, with a murderous look on his handsome face. He threw

something on her face. "Why did you buy this?"

Mandy picked it up and looked at it. She was so scared that she jumped up. "Brother, I didn't!"

"You didn't? Samuel has already confessed. Do you think it's useful to deny it?"

"Brother! Don't believe what Samuel said. He wronged me!"

"He wronged you?" Leon sneered. "Why didn't he wrong someone else?"

"I don't know. He often looks at me with lust. A few days ago, I scolded him. He must hate me." Mandy

defended herself.

"Forget it. He told me that you asked him to help Jenny last time. Stop denying. You'd better be honest

and tell me why you did this." Leon snorted.

"I... Brother! Forgive me, I did it for you! I... I just don't want you to be with Monica! Monica is a single

mother. She doesn't deserve to be with you!"

"B*stard! How dare you defend yourself after doing so many bad things. I regret thinking of you as my

own sister!" Leon was so angry that his whole body trembled.

"This shameless b*stard! How dare she set her brother up! Throw her out!" An old voice sounded.

Mandy looked up and saw Old Mrs. Gu come in with anger. "Grandma, please forgive me! Don't drive

me away!" Mandy was frightened. Before Old Mrs. Gu showed up, she was still hoping to let Leon

forgive her with tears and pleading. After all, Leon had always loved her.

However, when she saw Old Mrs. Gu, she knew that she was going down. Old Mrs. Gu hated infighting

most. How could Old Mrs. Gu let her go after she set Leon up?

"Don't say anything else. Throw her out and don't let me see her again!" Old Mrs. Gu looked at Mandy,

who was crying bitterly, in disgust. Then, she turned around and left. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

"Grandma..." Mandy implored, then looked at Leon. "Brother, I know I was wrong!"

Leon also looked at her with disgust. "Stop acting. It's useless. From now on, I'm not your brother!"

With that said, Leon strode away.