Vanessa cried and asked. Even she couldn't understand it.
Previously, she had clearly able to endure Alfred's insults and indifference towards her. Seeing Alfred leave, all she could do was standing where she was and endure it.
But at this moment, she suddenly felt a heart-piercing pain spreading through her body as if something was about to be sucked her out of her own body.
She felt that if Alfred left now, both of them would be completely finished.
Alfred directly pushed her to the ground.
He laughed sadly.
"Vanessa, how many chances did I give you? I became so ridiculous. So many people laughed at me. I still wanted to give you a chance. But do you know what went through my mind at the moment I have these videos? I wish I could kill you. Vanessa, not killing you is my last act of kindness for you!"
After saying this coldly, Alfred slammed the door and left.
Vanessa crouched on the floor, her head suddenly buried into her knees and burst into tears.
The cold in her body had not healed yet then Alfred poured a jug of cold water on her. Vanessa cried and cried before fainting on the floor.
After the nurse found out, Vanessa was taken to the emergency room again and the IV drip was given to her again.
In the latter half of the night, Vanessa laid on her bed blankly. She felt that she couldn't exert her strength at all and her mind was altering between confusion and reality making her muddleheaded.
In Robert's Villa. The moment Georgia entered the villa holding Annie, Annie asked suspiciously.
"Georgia, why did that man take me away and send me here? Didn't he say that he is Vanessa's husband? He asked me to call him Robert and said that he will live with me in the future. Why did he bring me here then? Who is that man?"
Sitting beside her, Annie asked suspiciously. Georgia felt really enraged in her heart when she thought about what Alfred had done.
"That man is a bad guy and everything he said to you are lies… He snatched you away, but I rescued you. I got you back, Annie, are you happy?"
Georgia felt that she didn't need to save Alfred's reputation even a bit.
This man had bullied Vanessa too many times. Next time, when she saw this man again, there was no guarantee that he was not going to snatch Annie away again.
She could only tell Annie that he was a bad guy.
Annie nodded, but her face looked a little strange. She followed Georgia's line of sight and looked towards the man standing behind Georgia.
'Why is this man here? Where is this place?'
Annie pointed to Robert with her finger looking very confused.
"Georgia, why is this man here too?"
She still remembered that this man once said that he was not her father with his eyes looking cold and harsh.
Now, looking at him, Annie felt a little unfamiliar and scared. She couldn't figure out why Georgia lived here?
Annie's mind couldn't understand the matters between adults. Georgia turned around to look at Robert.
Robert stood silently not far away. Georgia didn't know how to introduce him but Robert suddenly came over.
"You can call me Robert. Georgia and I are friends. She is living with me for a while because of work. You can also live here for a while. I will have someone take care of you."
Robert's tone was gentle and polite. He tried his best to maintain his demeanor.
Annie lowered her head in silence. She was going to forever remember how vicious this man once was, and she didn't like him very much.
Georgia knew what Annie was thinking and she quickly consoled her.
"Annie, just live for a while, that's all. These days, I am too busy with work. The medical facilities are better here. Someone will take care of you. Can you promise me that you will live here for a while, Annie?"
Annie was a sensible child. She nodded and then hugged Georgia tightly with both her hands.
Georgia knew that Annie was doing this because she was a little scared.
Judging from Annie's behavior, she was obviously afraid and being defensive towards Robert.
Georgia nodded to Robert, signaling him not to follow.
Then, she held Annie to her bedroom.
"Georgia, if we live here then what about Vanessa? Won't she live here with me?"
Annie might have wanted to live with her two mothers. Not knowing how to circumvent this lie, Georgia could only tell the truth.
"Annie, Vanessa is now staying in the hospital. She fell ill and developed a fever today. I will ask her where she will live later. You can live with me for a while and then live with her. Neither of us is very sure where we will live in the future."
Annie lowered her head in disappointment.
Georgia hugged Annie and coaxed her constantly. In the end, Annie fell asleep in Georgia's arms tiredly.
Seeing Annie sleep soundly, Georgia finally felt her heart calm down.
She opened the door and went out only to find Robert still standing outside.
Georgia hesitated but then finally walked towards him.
"Robert, thank you very much for today."
After Georgia finished speaking, Robert turned around and looked at the woman in front of him.
"This is a deal. If I help you to save Annie, you promise to stay by my side, Georgia. If you dare to have the thoughts of running away, or betraying me, I won't let you go."
He stood still in the silent dark night, his eyes were deep and dark. Georgia's heart trembled.
"Since I have promised you, I will naturally do it."
A step was still a step. Although, Georgia was waiting for the day when Robert started to hate her, looking forward for the day when he lost interest in her.
But now that this man helped her, Georgia really didn't have the inclination of secretly taking Annie and Vanessa to escape.
Her current job was at a critical point and Annie needed good medical care. Georgia had no time to be unruly.
Perhaps, it was the best decision to live with Robert for now. At least, he could help to protect Annie and she could also carry out her own research work without any worries.
One day, when her research results were published and she became the world's top scholar, then she would not have to be afraid of anything.
The next morning, Georgia woke up early and it didn't take long before Annie woke up too.
"Georgia, I want to see Vanessa. Didn't you say that she was sick and hospitalized?"
Georgia felt that Vanessa definitely wanted to see Annie and she also wanted to see Vanessa's condition today, so she nodded.
"Okay, I will take you to see her first, then only I will go to work."
Both of them washed up and got ready. When they walked downstairs, Robert was sitting on the dining table.
Seeing both of them come down, Robert smiled at Annie.
"Annie, come sit next to me and eat."
Annie glanced at Robert hesitantly and raised her head to look at Georgia.
Georgia knew what Annie was thinking and she took her to sit in a seat far away from Robert.
Robert did not speak. The butler had already arranged the cook to serve the breakfast. After having breakfast, Robert spoke to Georgia.
"Do you need me to send you?"
Georgia did not have a car and it wasn't safe for her to drive because she was pregnant. She couldn't brazenly ask Robert to arrange a driver for her. She could only nod her head.
"If it is not too much trouble, can you take me and Annie to the hospital first? I will go to work later."
Robert asked suspiciously.
"Why are you going to the hospital? Do you want to see Travis?"
As he said this sentence, Robert's tone couldn't help but have some sense of jealousy.
Georgia didn't notice it. She shook her head quickly.
"No, I want to take Annie to meet Vanessa. Vanessa is ill and was hospitalized yesterday. I have to go see her. As for Travis, what is his current situation in the hospital? Did you arrange it all well?"
Georgia suddenly felt like she should also visit Travis.
"I made the arrangement yesterday so don't worry."
Robert replied coldly. Seeing Georgia care about Travis, even though he knew very clearly that there was nothing between the two, he still couldn't help feel jealous.
After that, Robert ordered the driver to start the car.
Annie was silent in the car. Robert tried to speak to her several times, but every time he raised his head to look at Annie, she always looked back at him defensively. Robert suddenly felt a little frustrated.
They arrived at the hospital in silence. Robert directly got off the car and left.
"The driver will wait for you here and then drive you to MU. I will get off here first. The office building is not far away anyway."
Georgia was very surprised, but Robert had already gotten off the car and left.
The driver spoke to Georgia.
"Miss Lane, I will wait for you here. You can take Annie to the hospital first."
Georgia could only get off the car and took Annie to the hospital.
The moment she opened Vanessa's ward, Georgia instantly saw Vanessa curl up on the bed crying non-stop.
She hadn't spoken yet but Annie had already rushed to Vanessa's side.
"Vanessa, what happened? Why are you crying…"
Annie asked caringly, Vanessa raised her head quickly and realized that Georgia and Annie were here.
Vanessa was very excited when she saw Annie and she hugged her tightly with both her arms.
"I'm fine, I'm just sick and my stomach hurts. I can't help but cry when it hurts."
Vanessa tried her best to smile brightly. Naturally, she didn't want her child to know the complicated matters of the world.
Georgia could see what might have happened to Vanessa but none of them mentioned anything in front of Annie.
After talking lovingly with Annie for a while, Vanessa asked Georgia doubtfully.
"How come Annie is with you? Why did you get her discharged from the hospital? And you still brought her here!"
Vanessa was very confused. Georgia didn't know what to say about Alfred.
However, Georgia felt that she should not deceive Vanessa on this matter.
"Vanessa, Annie disappeared last night. I rushed to S City. I was so panicked. Later, I asked Robert for help. It turned out that Alfred had taken Annie away. He didn't even want to return her to me…"
When Georgia said this, Vanessa's expression instantly turned pale. Did Alfred hate her to that extent? He even thought of hurting Annie.
Seeing Annie stand here unhurt and intact, Vanessa felt relieved.
"What happened later? How did he return Annie to you?"
"With Robert's help."
Georgia didn't elaborate and Vanessa didn't ask further. She thought of what Alfred did to her in the middle of the night last night. Thinking about those inexplicable videos, Vanessa suddenly couldn't stop herself from screaming.
Annie was frightened all of a sudden.
"Vanessa… What's wrong with you?"
Vanessa clutched her head and screamed in pain. Georgia was terrified so she hurriedly called the doctor.
The doctor couldn't understand what was going on so he could only give Vanessa a tranquilizer immediately.
After Vanesa fell asleep, the doctor spoke to Georgia.
"The patient's mood is very unstable, and it seems that she has received a horrible shock. You can find a psychologist to take a look at her condition."
"Does this hospital have a psychologist?"
Georgia asked quickly.
"There is a psychologist. If you don't mind, I will have the psychologist come to diagnose Miss Cooke's psychological condition."
Georgia nodded gratefully.
"Yes, thank you Doctor."
After dealing with Vanessa's matters, Vanessa was still sleeping. Annie sat beside the bed and looked at Vanessa worriedly.
Georgia felt very distressed and she hugged Annie.
"Vanessa's situation is unstable. Annie, I will ask the driver to send you back. You can play in the villa, okay? I will bring you to meet Vanessa later."
Annie shook her head quickly.
"I don't want … I want to stay by her side. She will definitely want to see me when she wakes up…"
Georgia suddenly became very helpless. Just as she was thinking about how to deal with the predicament in front of her, Georgia's cellphone rang.
It was the phone call she had received last night and it seemed to be from the hospital in S City.
Georgia answered the call and it was a woman's voice.
"Miss Lane, didn't you say you will come to get the paternity test's report? How come you didn't come yesterday? Also, can you come to get the report today?"
Then only Georgia remembered this matter, her heart became apprehensive instantly.
"Doctor, can you tell me the result of the test first?"