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The maid had to pay Queenie extra attention this week. She did not say anything since
Queenie's expression was still calm.
Queenie's expression remained calm until the legal program ended.
She picked up her phone and entered Matysh's name. News reports started to appear one
by one.
Queenie was worried that she might go soft. That was why she did not search for reports
related to Matysh during this time, nor had she made an effort to find out about Leia's
situation.
Ignorance was her way of avoiding any feelings of compassion.
Unexpectedly, she came across the legal program discussing this case.
After watching it, she searched for the current news and was surprised to find that she felt
no compassion this time.
Knowing that Luca's true identity was Bianca and having fully understood the events of
the past, Queenie could no longer muster any sympathy for Leia.
Queenie knew Leia was going to be sentenced. She even felt Leia deserved it. She had no
feelings of pity.
Leia screwed up way too much and stomped on her and Jack's goodwill back then, causing
them to go through a ton of pain.
Queenie put her phone down and said casually, "Turn off the TV."
"Okay." The maid picked up the remote and turned off the TV.
"Mrs. Norman, would you like to rest for a while?" she asked.
"Yes." Queenie nodded. The hospital was boring, especially when there was no treatment
to undergo. She was confined to the hospital ward and could not go anywhere.
If she were back at home, she could whip up some of Jack's favorite food in the kitchen,
kick back with a book, knit a bit, or tend to some houseplants to pass the time.
After Queenie lay down, she said to the maid, “After my nap later, can you swing by the
house and grab me some stuff?”
"What do you need?" asked the maid, thinking maybe she should inform Jack to bring it
over considering that she could not leave the hospital easily.
"Fetch me some books I haven't read and the roll of yarn I haven't finished knitting. I want
to pass the time since there's nothing to do in the hospital," replied Queenie.
"Sure, but Mr. Norman instructed me to stay with you all the time. How about you endure
it a bit longer and I'll have Mr. Norman bring them after he finishes work?” the maid
proposed. It was not because she did not want to go but because Jack had instructed her
not to leave.
"Let's not make him run back and forth. Bring them to me later. There are no injections
this afternoon. You don't have to stay here. Besides, it'll only take less than an hour."
Queenie did not want Jack to go through the trouble.
He was busy with work now. If she told him, he would have to go home after work, deliver
the things to the hospital, and return to his provincial office for overtime. Queenie did not
want him to be so exhausted.
"Alright, I'll go back in a while, then." The maid agreed, wondering why Queenie was
staying in the hospital since there were no other treatments she had to undergo. She just
had t take some medicine.
Plus, there had not been a recurrence of high blood pressure, but the doctor did not
mention discharging her.
What was even more peculiar was that Queenie had not mentioned about leaving the
hospital.
The maid did not understand why, considering how impatient Queenie usually was in the
hospital.
Queenie paid no attention to what the maid had in mind. After receiving a response, she
closed her eyes to rest for a while.
Leia was not having a good time in detention.
She touched the damp mat and looked at the group of women who were not far away,
huddled together. They were chatting and casting mocking glances her way. In their eyes
and at the corners of their mouths, there was nothing but disdain.
Leia pursed her lips, her hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
They were the ones who made her sleeping spot wet.
She just did not know if they had used water or urine to soak her mat.
It had not been this miserable when she was in her darkest days in New York.
"Look at her. What's that expression?" one woman taunted. "Is she angry? That's funny.
Big Sis, look at how she clenches her fists in silence but doesn't dare to mess with you.
She's just a coward."
"Isn't that right? But I love seeing her like this. So what if she's angry? She can't do
anything to us," another woman chimed in.
The woman they called Big Sis continued to leer at Leia, waiting for her next move.
As Leia listened to their taunts, her anger inside grew.
She really wanted to go up and give each of these people a punch, but if she did, she
might not even get a punch in before these reckless women pinned her down.
Leia knew that even if these people did not gang up on her, with her current physical
condition, she could not handle any of them. If she made a rash move, she would be the
one at a disadvantage.
"She's a real wimp." The taunting voices continued. Leia could only take a deep breath
and try to ignore them.
Leia thought that if she ever had the chance to get out of here, she would not let these
people off easily!
Even if she could not deal with the women inside, they all had families and relatives
outside.
She could deal with those people and take revenge for everything she had endured during
this time.
However, she had to get out first...
Leia knew that without Jack's help, she had no way out. Hence, even if she had such
thoughts, she dared not to think too much.
The more she thought about it, the more disappointed she became.
Leia lowered her head and lightly sniffed the scent on the mat. It was not the strange
smell of urine. It was just water.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmOne woman saw her reaction and burst into laughter. "Big Sis, look at what she's doing."
"Haha, is she worried that it's urine?" another woman echoed.
A trace of cruelty flashed across Big Sis' eyes. "Coward."
What could she do by sniffing it? Even if it were urine, Leia would not dare to say anything.
The police here would not show her any special leniency because of her father.
Hence, even if they poured urine on her sleeping spot, they would not face any
punishment.
"Why are you making so much noise? Don't you know it's nap time? Take your nap!" A
female officer outside banged on the stainless steel door, instructing them to stop making
a racket.
When they heard the female officer's words, the group dispersed in a hurry.
Mandy also leisurely returned to her own sleeping spot. As she passed by Leia, she
whispered in a low voice, "Leia, these kinds of things happen all the time. Hang in there."
She no longer pretended to be friends with Leia anymore.
They were all in detention. Based on her observation, Leia's foster father did not seem
inclined to help her get out.
Both of them would be sentenced together in the future, and their sentences would be
similar.
Therefore, Leia was no longer the Norman family's young lady now. Even if Mandy tried to
please her, she would not gain anything good in return. Those women might even cause
trouble for her.
Thus, Mandy very consciously joined the ranks of those women. She bullied and belittled
Leia together with them.
"Mandy, don't get too cocky. Don't come begging me to get you out later!" Leia heard her
words and clenched her teeth.
"You think you're getting out of here? Do you mean after doing time?" Mandy sneered with
a cold chuckle.
"You!" Leia could not control her voice when she mentioned jail.
The female officer outside the door impatiently slammed their door again. "It's rest time.
Keep quiet!"
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