Chapter 146: Steven Is Going on a Business Trip!
The next day, Nora was woken up by her phone ringing.
Still groggy, Nora answered the call, "Hello."
"Nora, it's me, Willie." Willie's voice came through the phone.
Nora was instantly awake. "Why are you calling me?"
"We already know which hospital Olivia is staying at." The address was leaked to them by a patient at Grace Private Hospital, Willie said. "How's Olivia thinking about dropping the charges? We're at the hospital entrance right now. If she doesn't agree to withdraw the lawsuit, we're going in to find her."
Nora sat up abruptly, startling Steven awake, too.
He put his arm around her. "What's wrong?"
"It's Willie calling." Nora's face was dark. "Willie, is everyone in your family crazy?"
"We just hope Olivia will drop the charges against Willow."
"You call this hoping?" Nora laughed coldly. "This is called threatening, isn't it?"
"Nora, I don't want to argue with you. Just go ask Olivia how she wants to handle this. I can't get through to her. Her phone's been off." If he could have reached her, Willie wouldn't have called Nora.
Nora was furious and hung up on him directly.
"What did he say?" Steven asked Nora.
"Willie said they've found out which hospital Olivia is at. If Olivia doesn't agree to drop the charges, they're going to the hospital to find her right now."
Steven glanced at the time—seven in the morning.
It was about time. He called Chris. "Chris, you can make your move now."
At the same time.
Eleanor and Bianca arrived at Grace Private Hospital, accompanied by several media reporters.
Olivia refused to come out. The media was communicating with the hospital staff, hoping to see Olivia.
Eleanor said miserably to the reporters, "Thank you all so much. Without your help, I definitely won't be able to see my daughter-in-law, Olivia."
"It's nothing." The reporters all comforted her, negotiating with the hospital to see Olivia.
It was being livestreamed, so Nora could see it too.
"This family is truly shameless!"
Watching Eleanor putting on an act in the livestream, along with a bunch of internet users cursing Olivia, Nora was so angry she wanted to smash her phone.
The internet users had all been brainwashed by the Reed family members.
The livestream was packed with people, all waiting for the moment they'd see Olivia.
Just then, a short video backed by a PR team shot to the top of trending topics across all social media platforms.
The video quality was excellent, and the audio was crystal clear.
Everyone who opened social media could see this short video immediately.
Everyone saw Olivia covered in blood, her hair wet and matted, being lifted onto a stretcher by two medical staff, with Eleanor and a group of relatives standing behind.
Willow was crying, "What do we do, Eleanor? I just pushed Olivia down, and she's bleeding heavily. Will the baby be lost?"
Eleanor said calmly, even with disgust, "If it's lost, so be it."
After the video was posted, public opinion online began to reverse.
[Reed family member pushed Olivia, causing a miscarriage. Eleanor actually said, " If the baby's lost, so be it!]
This elderly woman, Eleanor, who had been crying pitifully in recent videos, showed no sadness or grief when faced with Olivia's baby being accidentally miscarried.
Instead, she seemed calm and even happy.
The vast majority of internet users fell silent.
Before they could react, Skyline Law Firm issued a legal statement.
Skyline Law Firm: [Skyline Law Firm will provide free legal assistance to Olivia for this case of intentional injury causing miscarriage! Such a heartless and unrighteous Reed family will face legal consequences!]
Below was the legal letter, specifically explaining what had happened recently.
After Willow pushed Olivia down, the Reed family not only didn't seek justice for her, but also abandoned her at the hospital, stopped her medical expenses, left her uncared for, and, to force her to drop the charges, they even paid for trending topics and lied in front of the media!
Everyone was in an uproar!
So the Reed family was trying to drive Olivia to her death!
They left Olivia at the hospital after her miscarriage without caring!
They stopped Olivia's medical expenses!
They even paid for trending topics to expose Olivia online!
The truth was absolutely heartless!
Internet users were angry.
[Oh my god! So this is what happened. They just left a woman who had a miscarriage at the hospital and didn't care!]
[This is absolutely terrible!]
[That witch still has the nerve to cry on a livestream? Isn't she afraid of karma for doing such terrible things?]
[How unlucky to marry into this family. They're practically trying to drive this pregnant woman to death!]
[Punish Willow severely! I'm willing to pay legal fees!]
[Punish Willow severely! I'm willing to pay legal fees!]
[Punish Willow severely! I'm willing to pay legal fees!]
Before long, Eleanor's livestream was completely flooded with this message. It was full of criticism. The Reed family had become famous this time!
Nora was in bed, watching with great satisfaction.
She called Olivia, her voice unable to hide her excitement. "Olivia! It's reversed! Have you seen the news?"
"I saw it." Olivia had just finished watching and started crying.
Her suffering was known to everyone, but no one blamed her. They all came to comfort her and demanded severe punishment for Willow.
Those who had cursed her yesterday without knowing the truth were all apologizing to her online today.
Olivia felt peace in her heart for the first time in a long while.
At this moment, the people at Grace Private Hospital, following Alton's instructions, deliberately let Eleanor into the hospital.
Eleanor still didn't know what had happened, but the reporters who were livestreaming already knew. Seeing the reversal online, their expressions changed.
But the incident had high visibility, so orders came from above to continue the livestream without making a fuss.
So the livestream continued.
Only the reporters who had previously sympathized with Eleanor now all showed disgust on their faces.
Eleanor didn't notice at all. Supported by Bianca, she trembled her way to Olivia's hospital room.
As soon as she pushed open the door, she knelt down.
"Olivia, you're finally willing to see me!" Eleanor cried miserably, kneeling and crawling toward Olivia's bed.
Nora was holding her phone and saw Eleanor kneeling in front of Olivia.
Olivia said to Nora on the phone, "Nora, I need to handle something. I'll hang up now."
The call ended, but Nora could still see Olivia through the livestream. Her face appeared in the livestream, pale and beautiful, full of brokenness.
Many people in the livestream were praising Olivia's beauty.
[Olivia is really beautiful.]
[Too bad she ended up with that family. They're worse than animals!]
[She's putting on an act again. It's really disgusting.]
"Olivia, I'm begging you, please let Willow go, forgive her!" Eleanor cried loudly.
She pitifully talked about how pitiful Willow was.
Eleanor thought she had seized the right moment. Now she had to completely ruin Olivia's reputation, forcing her to drop the charges and apologize to them!
Nora watched Eleanor in the video, so angry she almost had a heart attack.
But Olivia just stood up and looked coolly at Eleanor playing pitiful. "Regarding Willow's matter, I will absolutely press charges to the fullest extent. The trial is in two days. I will personally appear in court and send Willow to prison."
Eleanor's face turned vicious. Just as she was about to make a scene, Bianca took a call and pulled hard on Eleanor's clothes. "It's over, Mom..."
Her face turned deathly pale.
"Don't pull me." Eleanor still wanted to play pitiful and told Bianca not to pull her.
Bianca was already stunned. She felt that everyone in this hospital room holding phones and livestreaming was all gloating.
"Mom!" Bianca steadied herself and leaned to Eleanor's ear, briefly explaining the situation. "Public opinion has turned against us. Now online, everyone is cursing us..."
Eleanor's face changed. She grabbed Bianca's phone and saw the livestream was full of people cursing her!
"What's going on?" Eleanor asked Bianca.
Olivia said coolly, "What's going on? It's just that the terrible things your family did have been discovered by internet users."
Eleanor glared viciously at Olivia.
Olivia said, "It's also thanks to your acting skills, otherwise internet users wouldn't know your true face."
The muscles on Eleanor's face twitched. She looked around.
All the reporters no longer had their previous enthusiasm. Their expressions had turned cold.
Eleanor didn't dare face this scene. Gripping Bianca's arm, she rolled her eyes back and fainted on the ground.
"Mom!" Bianca screamed.
Olivia sneered.
This trick again—when she didn't dare face something, she played dead.
At this moment, internet users were all sarcastic, all cursing the Reed family, each comment worse than the last.
[Fainting on cue, the Oscars owe you a trophy!]
[Olivia, throw water on her! Test if she's really fainted.]
Olivia didn't throw water on her, but she walked over to Eleanor and stepped on her hand.
Eleanor cried out in pain.
Internet users were stunned.
The cursing rose and fell in waves.
[She was faking it after all!]
[At such an old age, still so scheming? Truly shameless!]
[Isn't this more exciting than a TV drama?]
Nora was also in the livestream. She cursed Eleanor along with everyone else, feeling unprecedentedly satisfied!
Haha, so satisfying!
She laughed and leaned back, and without paying attention, almost fell.
"Ah!"
At the critical moment, Steven caught her and, with a slight pull, drew her into his arms.
"What's making you laugh so happily?" Steven looked down at her.
"It's about my friend Olivia's situation. It's been reversed. So satisfying!" Nora watched the video as Eleanor, supported by Bianca, left in complete disgrace.
Even patients in the hallway came out to curse at them.
This ending was truly satisfying.
"Steven, isn't it funny?" Nora asked Steven.
Steven glanced at it. "This is called getting what you deserve."
During breakfast, Steven took a sip of coffee and said to Nora, "Nora, I have a business trip today. My flight is at eleven. I'll be back in three days."
Nora blinked.
Steven was going on a business trip?
This was his first business trip since returning to Riverside Apartment.
Actually, he used to travel for business often, and she was used to it.
But this time, she felt a bit reluctant to see him go.