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But what Clara didn't see was that after she turned and left, Laura's previously panicked expression changed in an instant.

Laura gently touched her belly, stood up from the ground, and curled her lips in a mocking smile.

"Clara, thank you so much for never changing."

"Thank you for your inherent malice, as always."

It wasn't in vain that she had been waiting here for a few days, finally encountering Clara who came looking for someone.

Laura calmly adjusted her thin down jacket, left the office, and headed to the inpatient department in a building behind the hospital.

Clara was right; with her current broken body, she had long given up on Desmond. But she couldn't let Clara, that bitch, have him either!

Anyone else could, but not Clara.

"Clara, you just be happy, as happy as you can be now."

"Because getting engaged to Desmond is the farthest you can go. Marry him? Never!"

"Didn't you look down on people like us?"

"I'll make sure the person Clara despises the most takes Desmond away, making Clara a discarded woman!"

Laura pushed open the door to the hospital room and walked straight to the innermost bed.

It was a four-person room, with the innermost bed against the wall, a bit further from the window.

In the summer, being by the window might be pleasant, but this was winter.

In the December weather, cold winds blew in every night, and Laura's mother, Elena Perry, needed thick blankets to keep warm.

Elena, lying in the hospital bed, heard the sound and slowly opened her eyes, revealing

a gentle smile with difficulty. "Laura, you're here."

"I don't have classes now, so I came to see you. How are you feeling today?"

Laura picked up the kettle, poured a cup of water, touched the cup to check the temperature, and placed it on the table beside her. Then she picked up an apple she had bought earlier and started peeling it.

Her movements were very practiced.

Since Elena had fallen ill due to the family's upheaval, Laura had been the one taking care of her.

To this day, Elena still didn't know that her husband, Jackson, had committed suicide in prison.

She still naively thought that once Jackson was released, the family could be together again.

Once, Laura had thought the same. She believed that once Jackson was released, he would rise again, and she could trample on those who looked down on her now.

But when she went to visit him, she was met not by Jackson but by the news of his suicide in prison.

The news shattered Laura's nerves, causing her to faint on the spot.

It was during that visit that the prison doctor discovered Laura was pregnant.

Laura silently peeled the apple. Their family was already broken, and she had fallen into the abyss.

So she wanted her mother, Elena, to spend her last days peacefully and without worries.noveldrama

Elena Perry's gentle eyes showed disapproval. "You came all this way. I'm fine; you don't need to stay by my side all the time."

Laura cut the peeled apple into pieces and handed them to her.

"I'm happy being by your side. Where else would I go?"

Those people treated her like a plague, a debt collector, wishing they could chase her away with a broom.

Hearing this, Elena fell silent for a moment, her body slightly tense. "It's my weak body. Your father got into trouble, and I couldn't take care of you. Instead, you have to take care of me. I'm a useless mother."

Laura smiled lightly and said calmly, "I'm 20 years old now. I've grown up. My father used to take care of you, and now it's my turn."

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In the past, she had looked down on her father for pampering her mother so much, treating her like a delicate flower in a greenhouse, afraid of any hardship.

Now, Laura understood how rare it was for a man to pamper a woman for a lifetime, shielding her from the harsh realities of the world.

But unfortunately, her father was dead.

There was no longer anyone to protect this family from the storms.

Sometimes, Laura resented her father. Since he had pampered her mother so much, how could he commit suicide and leave everything to her alone?

But every time she felt she couldn't go on, her mother, Elena, was her last reason to stay in this world.

Hearing this, Elena looked at Laura in a daze, reaching out to touch her face. "Laura, you've had a hard time these days."

Laura lowered her eyes slightly, her eyes a bit red. After a moment, she raised her face, holding Elena's hand against her cheek.

In a low voice, she said, "Mom, as long as you're alive and well, I'm not having a hard time."

As long as she had someone behind her, she could endure.

All her sacrifices would be worth it.

At noon, after buying lunch and eating, Elena soon fell asleep due to her lack of energy.

Laura sat in a chair, quietly watching the yellowing ginkgo tree outside the window. The wind blew, and the leaves rustled down.

She didn't know how long she waited, but the sunlight finally shone through the glass window onto her face, and her phone in her pocket started vibrating.

Laura moved her stiff neck, took out her phone, and looked down. Seeing the familiar last digits, she didn't answer but smiled lightly. The phone vibrated until the other side automatically hung up.

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A few minutes later, the phone vibrated again.

Laura glanced at the sleeping Elena, took her phone, and left the hospital room before answering the call.

A deep, authoritative voice came from the other side. "Where are you?"

"What's wrong?" Laura said softly, her voice trembling. "I'm at the hospital, with my mom."

Oliver recalled the pregnancy test he saw in Clara's bag, thinking Clara and Desmond

had gotten too close and accidentally conceived, planning to discuss an early wedding with the Boleyn family.

But when he saw the name, it was Laura!

Judging by the timing, the child was undoubtedly his.

"How long were you planning to deceive me?" Oliver's cold voice was powerful and angry. "You're pregnant? Why didn't you tell me?"

Oliver held back harsh words, having previously misunderstood Laura several times.

To this day, Laura had been obedient and never made any demands. She even refused money, only accepting some food and clothes and following his arrangements to get a new doctor for Elena.

He had thought Laura, whom he had watched grow up, was different from those girls who sought to marry into wealth. He never expected Laura to have bigger plans,

wanting to secretly have this child?

To divide the Manners family's assets?

And why was the test in Clara's bag? Did Laura specifically tell Clara?

All these thoughts made Oliver furious.

"Why didn't you tell me? What do you want with this child? Laura, I thought you were obedient and sensible, but you're just like those lowly women outside, trying to use this child to threaten me?"

Unexpectedly, the next second, Laura's weak and helpless sobs came through the phone.

"How did you find out? Did Clara tell you?" Laura bit her lip, crying timidly. "No, I went to the hospital to abort this child."