Chapter 920: Chapter 920: Keeping It Secret from Them Alone
Looking at his daughter’s collapsed state, Owen was heartbroken and guilty. If he hadn’t imposed the pressure of the arranged marriage on her, she might not have ended up like this, and things wouldn’t have unfolded this way.
He still remembered the confident and flamboyant figure of his daughter at that time; everyone envied him for having such an exceptional daughter.
But now she had turned into this pitiful state, covered in wounds, with empty eyes and a face full of despair.
“A child’s fault is the father’s fault,” he thought. It was his constant teaching of her to be the best, to be ruthless, to get whatever she wanted, that led her astray.
Owen furrowed his brow and sighed deeply, “The floor is too cold, get up first.”
The two of them helped Emma back onto the hospital bed. Emma was sobbing softly.
“People always have to pay for the mistakes they’ve made. Things have turned out this way, and I am also at fault. I won’t let you bear it alone, don’t worry.”
Emma looked at her father’s somber and complex expression, sniffing, and asked, “Dad?”
Owen patted Emma’s head, “Take good care of yourself, and don’t do anything foolish again.”
After speaking, Owen instructed Chloe to take care of Emma, then walked out of the ward.
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The Richardson Family.
After leaving the hospital, Christopher Lewis and Alitzel Williams took Wyatt Lewis with Aria Richardson to the Richardson Family.
The two of them had quietly gotten married, and as parents, they hadn’t even sat down with Aria’s family to properly discuss, not even prepared a bride price. It was really too hasty. Not visiting them was simply unacceptable.
Miac Richardson and Isla Sue had heard about what happened and knew they were coming, so they greeted them at the door early on.
Getting the marriage certificate should have been a joyful event, but because Zoey Sanders was injured, nobody was in the mood to celebrate.
As soon as she saw them, Isla Sue first asked with concern, “How’s that little girl from the Sanders Family? Has she woken up?”
“Not yet,” Alitzel replied, “She suffered a severe head injury and was frightened, so she’s been having a fever all day, and it’s uncertain when she’ll wake up.”
Isla Sue furrowed her eyebrows, her eyes full of worry, “Poor little girl, going through such a calamity at such a young age. Have they caught the culprit?”
Speaking of the culprit, Wyatt clenched his fists tightly, his face suddenly turning cold, “They will catch him.”
Seeing the tense atmosphere, everyone with furrowed brows, Miac Richardson spoke up, “Let’s not just stand here, come inside first.”
“Okay.”
The living room was already prepared with hot tea, and Isla Sue asked, “What brings you here today?”
Alitzel quickly pulled Wyatt out and said embarrassedly, “Isla, it’s like this, Wyatt, this rascal, went and got the marriage certificate with Aria without informing any of us parents, and we didn’t even have time to prepare a bride price. Truly, we’ve wronged Aria.”
“We know about this,” Isla Sue said quickly.
“You do?” Alitzel blinked.
“Yes, Wyatt brought Aria over last night. We agreed to it. Didn’t you know beforehand?”
Alitzel glared at Wyatt and gave Isla and Miac an awkward smile.
Well, in the end, everyone knew except for her and Christopher.
What a good kid.
Were they really that untrustworthy?
“Maybe they made the decision hastily and didn’t have time to tell us. We only found out this morning.”
She couldn’t very well say that her son didn’t trust them, intentionally keeping it a secret from her.
Alitzel continued, “Knowing that you both are aware and agree, we can rest assured. Since they’re already married, the Lewis Family will also prepare the bride price as soon as possible. But their wedding might be postponed a bit, you know, given what’s happened recently…”
Isla Sue, seeing Alitzel’s eagerness to avoid slighting their Aria, quickly said, “We understand. There’s no rush with these things. Take your time. It wasn’t easy for those two to get together. As long as they are happy together, that’s what matters most.”
Alitzel nodded and then sternly addressed Wyatt, “Since you’re married, if you ever dare to bully Aria, I’ll be the first not to forgive you.”
Wyatt held Aria’s hand, and they exchanged a smile, “Don’t worry, Mom, I won’t. I couldn’t bear to.”
The elders nodded in approval.
Upon leaving the Richardson Family, Wyatt’s phone suddenly rang.
Wyatt looked at the caller ID and furrowed his brow slightly.
It was a call from the bodyguard arranged at the hospital.
The reason Zoey Sanders was harmed like this was because Emma aimed to set him up, and Zoey was innocently implicated. He already felt very guilty and would naturally be more cautious when it came to protecting Zoey…