Chapter 213 I Hope You Can Get Far Away
Olivia reacted as if she'd heard a joke.
She said coldly, "Michael, you have the nerve to talk to me about custody? Have you forgotten about your affair during our marriage?
And how dare you even bring this up?
Have you already forgotten what happened on Saturday? Because of you, Bianca's condition relapsed!
I worked so hard to help her get better, and then you show up in front of her again, trying to make your presence known!
You don't really think Bianca cares about your cheap and fake fatherly love, do you!"
"Olivia! Watch what you're saying. What do you mean Bianca's condition relapsed because of me?" Michael refused to take the blame.
His denial made Olivia's anger flare up. She wanted to tear the man in front of her apart. "Michael, you still want to make excuses? If it weren't for seeing you people, Bianca would have almost fully recovered!
Can I please ask you to think about Bianca more and consider her feelings?
For the sake of that tiny bit of blood relation, or for your late grandmother's sake?
Since you didn't want to care for her all these past years, then stop hanging around in front of her now!
She's not like me—she's still young, she already has psychological problems, she can't handle being hurt and traumatized over and over again!"
By this point, Olivia's eyes were red with anger, but she still pulled out a document she'd prepared earlier and slapped it hard against Michael. "This is Bianca's psychological evaluation, along with her long-term medical records.
Michael, if you have any conscience left, I hope you'll get lost and stay as far away from us as possible!
Otherwise, I can also sue in court to make sure you never see Bianca again! Just watch me!"
After throwing out those words, Olivia turned coldly and entered the school.
Michael stood there frozen.
He picked up the fallen document folder and watched her retreating figure, frowning deeply.
His instinct was not to believe Olivia's words, but her furious reaction didn't seem fake.
Could Bianca's condition really have worsened because of his attitude?
Michael didn't want to believe it.
After all, he was Bianca's father.
The child's condition couldn't possibly be his fault. Perhaps this was another one of Olivia's tricks.
Thinking again about Olivia's attitude just now, Michael felt displeased.
This was the first time he'd seen Olivia look at him with such hatred.
Before, her heart and eyes had been full of him.
No matter what he did, Olivia never got angry—she went along with everything he wanted!
But today, the resentment in her eyes made him extremely uncomfortable.
How did she change so quickly?
Robert had watched the whole thing from the side. Seeing Michael standing motionless, he thought for a moment before stepping forward to ask, "Mr. Johnson, should we keep waiting?"
He felt that given Olivia's attitude just now, even if they waited, they still wouldn't get to see Bianca.
But Robert didn't dare say this out loud.
Michael gripped the document folder tightly and said through gritted teeth, "No need! We're going back!"
Michael turned and got in the car.
He'd wanted to throw away the document folder, thinking it was something Olivia made up to fool him—he wouldn't fall for her trick.
But somehow, perhaps remembering Bianca's tearful words that day, Michael eventually softened and silently opened the folder to look.
Inside were indeed Bianca's medical records.
From when the child was first diagnosed with autism until now, every examination report was there, not one missing.
Michael understood some of the professional terminology on the reports, but some he didn't quite grasp.
However, the evaluations of Bianca's condition all conveyed one message: Bianca's autism was indeed quite severe.
The psychological doctors had tried hard to open her heart, but none had found a way in.
He'd never paid attention to any of this before.
Last year for a period of time, after Harper took over, the child's condition had worsened considerably.
Michael only found out afterward that Harper wasn't a professional psychologist.
But he couldn't be blamed for that—he'd been kept in the dark at first too.
Until the period before the divorce, Bianca switched to a new psychologist and was diagnosed with autism caused by emotional deprivation.
Seeing this evaluation, Michael also noticed the report was written by Andrew.
Just as he was about to believe it, he suddenly sneered.
He'd almost fallen for Olivia's trick.
Olivia was entangled with this man—how could this report be real?
Perhaps this was something Olivia made up to deceive him.
Or maybe the man had bad intentions and deliberately fabricated the condition.
Michael put down the documents and instructed Robert, who was driving, "Go find a psychologist. I want to see how much of these examination reports are real!"
After hearing this, Robert really wanted to shake his head.
As an observer, he felt his boss was truly contradictory.
He clearly didn't care about Olivia and Bianca, yet from time to time he had to come out and make his presence known.
Now that they were divorced, even if Olivia really found someone new, it had nothing to do with him, yet he seemed anxious!
But anxious as he was, he didn't trust people—it was really quite complicated!
Unfortunately, as a subordinate, these weren't things he could say. He could only follow orders.
That evening, professional psychologists were brought to the Johnson Group by Robert.
To make Michael certain, Robert brought three professional psychologists at once to evaluate those examination reports.
Michael said directly to them, "Please check whether these reports are fake, and whether they're all from the same patient."
The psychologists were very puzzled when they heard this.
But none of them dared ask more questions. They silently picked up the reports to examine them carefully.
About half an hour later, all three had finished reviewing them.
The psychologists looked hesitant, glancing at each other, seemingly considering how best to speak.
Michael noticed this, and his irritation grew.
He commanded in a deep voice, "Just say whatever you need to say directly, don't waste time!"
His tone was harsh, and the psychologists didn't dare anger him.
The oldest one among them spoke directly: "These reports aren't fake. Based on the patient's condition and treatment trajectory, her illness is indeed very difficult to cure."
"Yes, and this patient is a child, too young. Plus with severe self-isolation, psychologists can't communicate effectively with her. In this situation, it's very hard to improve."
"Last year's deterioration—from the data recorded in the examination reports, this Harper person didn't treat her properly at all, and may have even deliberately misguided her."
"As for now, the child's condition has indeed improved. From her emotional evaluation, there's been a qualitative leap. Normally, it would be impossible to recover this quickly."
Speaking of this, the psychologists were quite amazed.
But when they saw the doctor's name was Andrew, they suddenly understood.
"No wonder—her doctor is Andrew. This doctor is a famous expert in the industry."
Hearing their words, Michael's doubts disappeared, but his expression showed no joy—instead, he looked somewhat displeased.
He said in a deep voice, "Is this person really that famous?"
Thinking about how they'd been investigating this person for so long without any progress, Michael thought perhaps he could learn something from these people.
So he asked, "How much do you know about this person?"
However, the psychologists' answer was destined to disappoint him.
They shook their heads. "We don't know much. This person is very skilled but quite mysterious. We've only heard the name, never met him in person."
If only one person said this, Michael might have questioned it.
But with all three saying the same thing, he had to believe it.
Michael felt even more annoyed.
Meanwhile, Sophia was waiting at home for Michael to come back for dinner, but he never showed up.
She was about to call and ask, but just as she picked up her phone, she noticed several new messages.
She opened them and found several photos.
They were all sent by Arthur, showing Michael and Olivia face to face at the school gate.
The two were saying something, and Olivia's hand was reaching into Michael's chest area.
The photos came with a message: [Looks like Michael isn't so devoted to you after all. He bought a painting worth over ten million dollars, personally delivered it to his daughter, and met with his ex-wife at the school gate—they're still tangled up together!]
The photo captured the angle perfectly.
It happened to be the moment when Olivia slapped the documents onto Michael.
Because the angle was so cleverly captured, the two looked like they were in some kind of intimate struggle.
Sophia was furious.
How could Michael go see them!
And he even gave them a painting worth tens of millions?
After the art exhibition that day, Aiden got nothing and was even scolded.
Yet Michael turned around and bought such an expensive painting for that idiot?
Sophia couldn't accept it. In her anger, she threw her phone onto the sofa.
Aiden was playing nearby. Seeing her throwing a tantrum, he quickly came over to ask, "Mom, what's wrong?"
Seeing him only made Sophia angrier. She yelled at him, "You dare ask? At a time like this, you're still playing! Go practice right now! You can't even compare to an idiot—what good are you to me!"
This was the first time she'd been this angry at Aiden. He was scared and said, "Mom, don't be angry, I'll go practice right away..."
He quickly returned to the studio, and as he turned, a flash of resentment inappropriate for his age appeared in his eyes.
This was all Bianca's fault!
Because of her, Michael didn't seem to like him as much anymore!
Meanwhile, after Olivia picked up Bianca from school, she took her out through the back door, not letting Bianca encounter Michael.
For the next few days, worried that Michael wouldn't give up, she didn't even let Bianca go back to school.
She was truly afraid.
Afraid that before Bianca recovered, Michael's appearance would make things worse again.
At home, Bianca was doing well. Except for video calling Andrew every night as usual, everything was normal.
On Friday night, after washing up, Bianca lay in bed video calling Andrew.
She stared at the screen expectantly and asked, "Daddy, you're coming back tomorrow, right?"
Andrew looked at her with gentle eyes and replied warmly, "Yes, we'll see each other tomorrow morning."
Bianca smiled happily.
That night at eleven o'clock, at Emerald City Airport.
A graceful figure walked out of the arrival gate.
Her delicate, alluring face showed anticipation and joy as she spoke to someone on her phone, "Mr. Hamilton, I received the address you gave me. This time I'll definitely convince Andrew to return to Harmony City with me. Don't worry!"