Chapter 20 Matilda Was Filmed
Adalyn: [I don't really understand either. You should look into it yourself. I need to get to work.]
After sending the message to Brianna, Adalyn really did go to work.
She had gotten into the hospital through connections and was now in charge of ultrasounds. The ultrasound room was busy too, so she didn't have time to say much more to Brianna.
Besides, she had already given enough hints. If Brianna still didn't get it, then there was no point continuing.
......
Brianna had been thinking about making videos ever since she got back from the hospital.
But she hadn't been out long when a motorcycle stopped in front of her, and then someone slapped her across the face.
Brianna was stunned. She looked up suddenly.
This person was in his fifties, average build, still wearing a driving school uniform. Wasn't this her husband Hugh Morales?
"Why are you hitting me?" Brianna got beaten every few days—getting hit was routine for her.
Hugh couldn't hold back and slapped her again. "Your daughter's done something great—she got my son sent to prison!"
"What? Sent to prison?"
"He might get ten years!"
Brianna took a deep breath. "You mean Matty? Does she have that kind of power? It must be your son who got into trouble outside."
Hugh glared at her hard. "Derek is a mess, sure, but when I brought him clothes this morning, he told me it was your daughter who did it. She got some boyfriend involved who beat him up, and now he's locked up. Derek said he suspects everyone at the police station is connected to her boyfriend, because he got beaten up again this morning."
Brianna suddenly remembered. "I heard that Matty's boyfriend gave her a luxury car—$150,000! Maybe he really does have connections!"
Hugh said angrily, "You go talk to your daughter and tell her she has to find a way to get Derek out, or I'm divorcing you!"
"Divorce? No way!" Brianna cried. "You can hit me, yell at me, but you can't divorce me. Paul is still young—he needs a mother!"
"Then go make your daughter release Derek!"
"I was just thinking about this. I heard that to pressure her, you have to do social media stuff, make videos exposing her—that's the only way she'll give in."
"Then what are you waiting for? Start filming!" Hugh said.
"I don't know how."
"You're so clueless, you can't even make a short video. I'll film it for you!"
......
That afternoon, Matilda was still at work when a patient came in, looked at Matilda a few times, then said, "Dr. Spencer, it really is you. There are people making trouble outside, looks like your parents, saying you abandoned them."
"Making trouble?" Matilda was stunned.
"Yeah, they've put up a banner and everything, and some social media people are filming short videos."
Brianna again!
Matilda stood up abruptly, anger surging inside her.
But after a moment, she forced herself to calm down.
Brianna must be doing this because of the school thing and Derek's situation, spreading rumors about her outside.
For parents to do something like this really opened her eyes.
She said to the patient, "Don't worry about all that. Your health is what matters."
"Dr. Spencer, aren't you going down to look?"
"It's useless. People can say whatever they want."
......
Outside, Brianna and Hugh had put up a large white banner that read: [Harmony Health Center doctor Matilda Spencer abandons birth mother, drives brother to prison!]
Then there was Brianna's tearful accusation in front of various cameras: "It wasn't easy giving birth to Matilda—I had a difficult delivery and almost died. Then I raised her with such hardship, but her father wanted to divorce me, so I remarried. But Matilda stopped recognizing me as her birth mother. All these years she's barely spoken to me, and yesterday she sent her brother to prison..."
The scene was surrounded by onlookers. Someone couldn't help asking, "If someone hasn't done anything wrong, they can't just be sent to prison easily, right? Besides, Dr. Spencer is a young woman."
Feeling guilty, Brianna immediately raised her voice louder: "She's a mistress! Her man is really powerful—he gives her $150,000 cars just like that."
Beautiful woman, abandonment, mistress... these were all hot social topics.
Hearing this, people immediately imagined a fair-skinned, beautiful woman walking hand in hand with a married older man, the woman full of charm, the old man distinguished.
The video quickly spread online and rapidly gained traction.
Evening, end of work day.
As Matilda passed the nurses' station, she saw the nurses whispering to each other.
When they saw her come out, the nurses fell silent.
But Matilda usually got along well with everyone and had a good relationship with the nurses. One of them called her over. "Dr. Spencer, the person in this video is your mom, right? I remember she came to make trouble last year."
Matilda walked over and took the phone from the nurse's hand.
Inside was Brianna's harsh crying: "She's a mistress!" "She sent her brother to prison!"
Many people believed it and were sharing her photos.
There were lots of comments: [I can't believe someone who's usually such a kind angel would do something like this.]
[That's what happens when a woman is pretty—it's too easy for her to get what she wants.]
[She even abandoned her parents. Whatever the parents did, people who aren't filial will be struck by lightning.]
......
Seeing these comments, Matilda's whole body trembled, her face pale, barely able to stand.
This was her so-called close family? This was the mother who supposedly raised her?
"Dr. Spencer, are you okay?"
"Dr. Spencer, do you want to rest a bit before going back?"
Matilda stood there for several minutes before finally regaining her composure.
She returned the phone to the nurse and shook her head. "I'm fine."
"Dr. Spencer..."
Matilda had already walked out.
She came to the underground parking garage and saw a group of people pointing at her Range Rover.
Seeing her approach, these people surrounded her.
"Are you Matilda Spencer?"
"Can I ask, did your sugar daddy give you that car?"
"Can I ask if you abandoned your parents?"
Matilda didn't respond. She walked to the car door, unlocked it, got in, started the car, and soon left these people behind.
......
Adalyn had also finished work. She took out her phone and opened a video app.
These video apps all use smart recommendations, so it's easy to see big local news. She had just opened it when she came across the video of Brianna making trouble.
Adalyn nodded with satisfaction, then blocked Brianna's account.
She really felt sorry for Matilda, having a birth mother like that.
At the same time, Reuben was also watching the video.
Seeing Brianna's behavior, he suddenly felt sympathy for Matilda.
He knew Matilda wasn't that kind of person—she couldn't be a mistress, and she'd never had messy relationships with men.
He also knew what Matilda's half-brother was like. The reason he had used these things as reasons to break up was purely because he wanted to break up—he wanted to be the dean's son-in-law.
If Matilda saw this video, she must be heartbroken.
Reuben suddenly had a thought: if only he could be by her side right now!