novelraw Chapter 369: He Wants to Take Father Away
Chapter 369: He Wants to Take Father Away
"No——!"
Upon hearing this, Eliza Hayes was terrified—
"No way! Absolutely not!"
It was like having a piece of her flesh cut off, more unbearable than a slap from her own son!
Adrian Lancaster abruptly turned his gaze, watching as her rationality gradually crumbled with each passing second.
"Dad! He can’t take Caleb away!" Eliza was utterly panicked, visibly frightened, and began to plead, "Dad! Only I can take care of Caleb! I can’t live without him! He’s my husband!"
Adrian Lancaster caught all the emotional changes in his mother’s expression. He was more convinced of what he and Faye Turner had suspected.
The intention to take his father away grew even firmer.
But such a cruel truth, he really couldn’t bear to tell his—painfully child-loving, elderly grandfather.
"You can’t even take care of a patient!" Adrian emphasized, "You need to see a psychologist yourself!"
Just as the grandfather was about to respond, another car stopped in the courtyard.
The car door opened, and four doctors in white coats got out and quickly entered the living room.
Eliza Hayes was completely stunned by this scene!
The old man was naturally more inclined to Adrian Lancaster, but he hadn’t yet recovered from the danger Faye had faced.
"Good day, Mr. Lancaster." The doctors greeted respectfully as they entered, as if acknowledging only him.
Adrian nodded, "Come with me." With those words, he began to stride towards the backyard, intending to lead the way.
But Eliza Hayes, who had come to her senses, reached out to stop him, "You stay right there! I told you not to take him away!"
Mother and son locked eyes once again, still at daggers drawn!
"Without my permission, you can’t take him away!" The middle-aged woman’s gaze was filled with intense hatred, emanating the authority of an elder.
With his hands in his pockets, Adrian Lancaster narrowed his eyes, took a step to sidestep her, and continued forward.
Eliza hastily turned to grab him, "Adrian Lancaster!!" only to be forcefully pushed away by him in the next second!
The immense force almost knocked her off balance, if not for Nanny Warren instinctively supporting her, "Madam..."
Fueled with anger, Eliza watched the tall figure heading to the backyard, unwilling to give up, she tried to pursue him again, but was tightly held back by Nanny Warren!
Eliza was furious, but unable to break free!
The two remained locked in a standoff!
Nanny Warren thought, since she was already playing the villain, she might as well commit fully in this situation!
At least she was rescuing someone, making up for her faults.
So, unable to escape, Eliza Hayes could only watch helplessly as Adrian Lancaster and the doctors disappeared from view.
The string in her heart snapped, breaking.
Despair!
Until the old man, with the authority of his cane, solemnly approached and stood in front of her.
Only then did Eliza stiffen and slowly retract her gaze to look at him, "Dad..."
The old man was both sad and heartbroken—
"Eliza, did you really do this? Why? Why would you harm Faye’s child?"
"..." Her heart trembled softly, her brow lightly furrowed, her mind a chaotic mess, making her unable to answer.
At this moment, she had no concern for Faye; she didn’t want the man upstairs to be taken away!
"How foolish!" The old man inhaled deeply and exhaled heavily, "You are truly foolish! Doing such a thing, how do you expect Adrian to forgive you?"
Looking at her face, swollen from her son’s slap, the old man felt no pity!
He thought she brought it on herself!
Upon hearing that Faye and the child were fine, having been examined in the hospital, the old man’s anger gradually subsided, otherwise he might have been provoked to act.
"Nanny Warren, you also, knowing such a muddled thing was happening, why didn’t you prevent it earlier?" the old man reprimanded.
Nanny Warren was inwardly terrified, please don’t say I knew beforehand, okay?
Otherwise, the madam might end up eating her alive!
Nanny Warren couldn’t explain herself, so she could only hang her head, accepting the criticism.
"Eliza, your condition indeed needs adjustment. Let Adrian take care of Caleb." The old man ordered, "For the coming days, reflect at home and recover. Don’t see them for now, cool down!"