Chapter 221 The Johnson Family, What Are They?
Given the complexity of the situation, Andrew couldn't tell right away and planned to take a closer look at Bianca later.
The three members of the Johnson family also heard Bianca's words, and their faces were full of disbelief.
Among them, Michael looked the worst.
His daughter actually said she didn't recognize them?
After her initial surprise, Amelia became furious and shouted angrily at the child, "Bianca, how can you say such things?
We're your grandpa and grandma, and your dad is here too. How can you randomly call someone else your father?"
Thinking that the child had become like this was probably Olivia's doing, Amelia was furious. "How exactly has Olivia been teaching our daughter? Where is she?"
Hearing her words, Evelyn also said angrily, "What right do you have to question anyone here! If it weren't for what you did, would Bianca be like this now?
You all know about her condition. She was already in recovery, and you ignored her right in front of her face, treating other children as your grandson and son. Have you forgotten so quickly?"
Evelyn sneered. "You're allowed to do that, but she's not allowed to find someone else to be her dad? You're the definition of hypocrites, aren't you? Disgusting!"
"You!"
The three Johnsons' faces turned red with anger.
Benjamin stood to the side without saying anything, watching the whole process.
He could feel the pressure around Andrew getting even lower.
At this point, Benjamin also stepped forward and said to them, "Mr. Johnson, I'm Bianca's teacher. We've met before.
Let me give you some advice. If you really care about Bianca, take your family and leave right now.
Ms. Thomas is right. Bianca's condition was recovering well, but because of your actions, she's been repeatedly traumatized.
A child just over three years old has limited psychological resilience. You keep treating her like this—do you deliberately not want her to get better?
What kind of relatives are you?
You've never shown real care, but you won't allow others to be good to her. When others show concern, you see it as shameful, as Dr. Garcia being improper.
The Johnson Group is supposedly Emerald City's top family, but is your thinking and character really this terrible?"
Benjamin's tone was calm, but his words struck the Johnsons to the heart.
Michael's expression changed slightly. He didn't know how much of this was true.
But if Bianca really became like this because of what he did before...
A trace of guilt arose in his heart.
But this guilt only appeared for a few seconds before disappearing completely.
Perhaps this was just an excuse they made up to persuade them to leave.
Amelia clutched her chest, absolutely furious.
She pointed at Benjamin and scolded angrily, "How dare you! How dare you insult the Johnson family like this! You're just a teacher—who do you think you are!"
"Who does the Johnson family think they are?" Andrew, who hadn't spoken until now, spoke up.
The man's voice was cold to the extreme.
His raised eyes fell directly on Amelia.
The gentle look he had when facing Bianca earlier now contained endless coldness.
Amelia was stunned by his gaze and couldn't speak for a moment.
Andrew was angry.
He hadn't wanted to get involved in this matter.
But Olivia was still in the emergency room and hadn't come out.
Yet as the child's relatives, they wouldn't let it go, clinging to Bianca like this and repeatedly upsetting her.
This clearly crossed his line!
Andrew turned his gaze, his presence intimidating, and said, "Having the Johnson Group to rely on makes you feel so superior? If one day the Johnson Group is gone, will you still be so arrogant?"
His words were cold and even carried a subtle implication and threat.
If anyone else had said such things, the Johnsons would have thought they were talking nonsense and overestimating themselves.
But in front of this man, they inexplicably felt a sense of intimidation.
As if what he said, he could actually do.
Thinking of this, Michael felt a surge of anger.
He confronted him directly, saying, "You say it's gone and it's gone?"
The Johnson Group had years of foundation and was now at its peak. It wasn't something just anyone could easily shake!
Andrew said lightly, "What? You want to try?"
Those few short words were full of dominance, as if destroying the Johnson Group was something he could actually do.
Michael frowned deeply.
He could tell that the other party's attitude wasn't just talk.
Recalling how he had asked Robert to investigate before but couldn't find any information about this person, Michael couldn't help narrowing his eyes.
It seemed his previous suspicions were correct.
This person's background was indeed unusual!
But after realizing this, he felt even more upset.
Why did people like this always appear around Olivia?
First Daniel, now this person in front of him...
She was someone he had discarded and didn't want, yet she was so popular out there?
Michael's face was dark.
The onlookers around, though they didn't know what was happening, had vaguely picked up some clues from the conversation.
Some who couldn't stand it started pointing and commenting about the Johnsons on the spot.
"This family looks down on their own granddaughter but treats someone else's child as their grandson?"
"I hate people like this the most. What era are we in now?"
"They didn't want their granddaughter before, and now they're trying to take her back?"
"And they're from a prominent family too. Doing something like this—truly shameless!"
"Exactly, look how cute that little girl is, and they didn't want her? Something must be wrong with their heads."
"No, the child called that handsome guy daddy and said she doesn't know them, okay?"
"This shows the child can tell right from wrong herself and has seen through this family's true colors. They deserve it!"
"I also heard the little girl is sick. Oh my, they came to the hospital and are still causing trouble. They really have no conscience!"
"The child is sick and they don't care. They just want to take her back. If the child really gets taken by them, will she have a good life?"
"People like this deserve to die!"
"The little cutie can't be taken away by them."
The surrounding crowd's discussions were noisy and chaotic.
Andrew didn't like such situations either, so he simply instructed David, "Go notify hospital security. Tell them someone's causing trouble and disturbing patients, and have them handle it."
"Okay." David immediately agreed and was about to send someone to call security.
However, before he could act, the hospital's doctors and nurses appeared first.
They had all heard about the situation here and came personally to ask them to leave under pressure.
"Sorry, this is a hospital. Please leave as soon as possible and don't disturb the patients..."
The doctor's words were tactful. Though the three Johnsons were very unhappy, they couldn't afford to lose face, so they could only leave angrily.
Michael looked at Bianca nestled in Andrew's arms, his eyes full of resentment.
Once they left, the onlookers also dispersed.
After leaving the hospital, Hayden was furious.
He had never been driven away like this in his life.
Now, he took all his anger out on Amelia.
He accused her, "Why did you have to start a conflict with them for no reason? Why did you want to take Bianca home?"
If she hadn't started trouble, today's embarrassment wouldn't have happened!
Amelia didn't expect that after thinking wholeheartedly about the Johnson family, she would get Hayden's blame instead.
She got upset too and shot back, "I did this all for the Johnson family!
Don't underestimate your granddaughter. I just heard them say today that Bianca actually won first place in a national painting competition, much better than Aiden!
The International Art Guild even sent her an invitation, and countless masters are fighting to take her as a student.
A child like this, with Johnson family blood, how could I let her stay out there!"
Hayden didn't expect this.
He looked at his son in surprise and asked, "Michael, did you know about this?"
Though Michael's expression was dark, he didn't deny it. "I knew."
Hayden's expression became even more surprised. "Does Bianca really have that kind of talent?"
He really couldn't tell—she was clearly just a child with autism.
Michael said somewhat irritably, "That award is national level and can't be faked. She really did win!"
Hayden could hardly believe it.
At the same time, his feelings became complicated.
He seemed to understand his wife's actions too.
After a long silence, Hayden finally said, "No matter what, Bianca is still our family's child. When you have time, you can try to build a relationship with her.
She's your biological daughter, yet she calls someone else dad. What does that look like?"
Michael didn't respond. He raised his hand to loosen his tie, feeling extremely irritated.
Inside the hospital, after the Johnsons left, Benjamin immediately came to Andrew's side and asked with concern, "Andrew, what's going on with Bianca?"
He was also a psychologist and clearly noticed the child's reaction was off.
Evelyn was also very worried.
Forgetting about the Johnsons—this situation was indeed very strange. Could Bianca's condition have gotten worse?
Andrew shook his head and said, "Not sure yet. I plan to take Bianca to a room first and check carefully."
After saying this, he said to Evelyn, "Ms. Thomas, could you please stay here and keep watch? If anything happens, notify me right away."
"Yes, yes, yes, don't worry. I'll take care of things here!" Evelyn immediately agreed.
Then Andrew looked down at Bianca in his arms and coaxed her gently, saying, "Bianca, let's go check out mommy's room first and see if we can make her comfortable for rest."
Bianca nodded obediently and responded, "Okay."
Then Andrew and Benjamin took Bianca to the room first.
After the door closed, blocking out the outside noise, the room became quiet.
Andrew quickly provided psychological counseling for Bianca while testing her attitude toward the Johnson family.
In the end, he found that Bianca wasn't under any hypnotic influence. She was simply selectively forgetting things that were bad for her.
To put it bluntly, it was still due to her psychological state, causing her to develop an avoidance mentality, subconsciously blocking out people who might hurt her.