Chapter 26 Learning About Elizabeth's Pregnancy
"How did you find this place? Get out of here!" she yelled at them. Elizabeth was furious. She didn't care how much Lila and Clara harassed or insulted her, but they had come to the hospital room to bother the seriously ill Esme.
Elizabeth picked up her bag and threw it at Lila.
But Esme stopped her, "Elizabeth."
Elizabeth turned to Esme, and reassured her, "Mom, don't be afraid. I'll kick them out right away."
"Elizabeth, I had them called over," Esme said.
Elizabeth was puzzled by this.
She turned around and saw that both Lila and Clara were looking at the bedridden Esme with terrified expressions.
"Mom? You called them here?" Elizabeth asked while she looked at Esme in confusion.
Esme's pale face carried an undeniable authority as she spoke, "Lila, Clara!"
"Mrs. Esme Windsor," Lila said, looking at Esme as if facing a formidable enemy.
Esme coldly stated, "Although I was never acknowledged by the Windsor family in my lifetime, do you think my son and I could have survived this long without any means? Elizabeth lived in your house for eight years. Whatever she endured then is in the past, and I won't revisit it.
But she is now my daughter-in-law, Alexander's wife! You bastards had the audacity to kidnap a member of the Windsor family and nearly beat Elizabeth to death. Lila, Clara! Do you think the Windsor family has no one, or do you think of me as if I'm already dead?"
Elizabeth looked at Esme in astonishment. She asked, "Mom, how did you know?"
Esme smiled at Elizabeth. She assured her, "Elizabeth, don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, I'll get justice for you! Even though I'm lying here sick, my mind is still clear, and my eyes are not blind. You weren't able to visit me for days, not because you were on a business trip, but because Clara kidnapped you, right? Your face was swollen, it must be Clara who beat you, right? "
Elizabeth was unsure how to respond, "Mom."
"When you were staying at their house, they made things difficult for you in every way. Now that they see you married well, they're jealous, right? You remember their kindness in raising you, but I have no such ties with them!" Esme's tone was light but carried an inherent authority.
Elizabeth didn't know what to say.
She knew Clara was Alexander's real fiancée, but she couldn't tell Esme the truth.
"Lila!" Esme called out again, "You have two choices to choose from. One is that I have my people sexually assault your daughter to death! Don't think I'm just saying this. I don't have long to live, and I can do anything!"
Lila and Clara knew Esme was serious.They were so scared their legs went weak.
Lila knelt down and cried, "Mrs. Esme Windsor, please spare my daughter. I'll do anything you want."
She wanted to tell Esme that Clara was Alexander's real fiancée, but she didn't dare to. She knew that facing a dying Esme who was ready to do anything for Elizabeth, could only plead.
Clara also knelt in front of Esme. She begged desperately, "Mrs. Esme Windsor, please spare me this time. I won't dare again."
Esme didn't look at Clara, only at Lila, saying, "You'll do anything?"
Lila nodded repeatedly in affirmation. She replied, "Yes, Mrs. Esme Windsor."
"Then slap Clara's face. Stop when I tell you to. If you can't bear to hit her or if you won't hit hard enough, I'll find two strong men to each give her a hundred slaps with their shoes."
Lila was stunned and remarked, "Mrs. Esme Windsor, what did you say?"
Clara was even more terrified, collapsing to the ground in tears.
Esme didn't repeat herself, only asked Lila, "Will you hit her, or should I find someone to do it for you?"
"I'll do it! I'll do it!" Lila crawled over to Clara and slapped her hard.
"Mom," Clara cried, looking at Lila.
"Isn't this better than two men hitting you with their shoes?" Lila slapped Clara's right cheek again.
She hit Clara really hard, as if she was afraid that Esme wouldn't be satisfied.
Clara groaned in pain but didn't dare to beg for mercy.
Lila's hands were swollen from slapping Clara, and she was panting heavily. Clara's face was swollen like two inflated balloons, her cheeks turning purple-red.
Elizabeth felt no sympathy for them.
Until Esme, lying in bed, looked tired and called out, "Stop. Clara Get out with Clara!"
Lila then helped the dazed Clara and stumbled out.
Outside the hospital, Lila said with deep resentment, "Elizabeth! I'll make you pay for this!"
Clara cried, looking at Lila, "Mom."
She spoke as if her mouth was stuffed with cotton, her words unclear, "Mr. Windsor personally invited me to attend the Windsor family banquet with him, but my face, my face is like this now. How can I go to The Windsor Manor with Mr. Windsor?"
Meanwhile, in the hospital room, Esme was holding Elizabeth's hand, saying, "Elizabeth, I know how good you are to me. I want you to know that even though I'm lying here, dying, I still have some connections. In a few days, The Windsor Manor will hold a family banquet. I want you to attend with Alexander."
Elizabeth was silent.
A Windsor family banquet?
She knew nothing about it.
Alexander would never tell an outsider like her about such an event.
Even if there was a Windsor family banquet, Alexander would probably take Clara, not her.
Elizabeth was about to decline when Esme said, "I know you probably don't like such occasions, but I want you to go. My lifelong wish is to be accepted by the Windsor family, but I've reached this point in my life and still can't enter The Windsor Manor. I want you to go in my place, okay, Elizabeth?"
Elizabeth suddenly burst into tears. In honor of Esme's wish, she agreed, "Okay, Mom. I'll go for you. I'll take pictures of The Windsor Manor for you, okay?"
Esme nodded in satisfaction. She proudly remarked, "You're truly my good daughter-in-law."
"Mom, you should rest early. I have to leave now. If I stay any longer, the hospital will start kicking people out," Elizabeth got up to say goodbye to Esme.
As she left the hospital, Alexander received a call from his assistant, Gavin. "Mr. Windsor, Mrs. Guise and Miss Guise just left Mrs. Esme Windsor's room awhile ago, and Elizabeth has also just exited the room."
"Got it," Alexander said briefly, then asked, "Did you verify the test result in Elizabeth's bag?"
"I did. It turns out..." Gavin paused before saying, "Elizabeth is pregnant."
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