Hearing Mrs. Jiang speak, Helen Jiang immediately snapped at the butler, "Why are you just standing there? Didn’t you hear what Mom said?"
Cecilia Gu watched, her suspicion growing. Why was Helen Jiang acting so eager to please Mrs. Jiang today? Something felt off, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
For a moment, Helen Jiang reverted to her old self, issuing orders on behalf of Mrs. Jiang: "Mom’s time is precious, don’t waste it!"
She shot a glance at Cecilia Gu, as if daring her to challenge the arrangement. The tension in the room was palpable, especially with the upcoming business alliance between the Grant, Yin, and Mo families hanging in the balance.
Mrs. Jiang, sitting off to the side, didn’t say a word.
Cecilia Gu felt a rush of defensiveness. Why was Mrs. Jiang so quiet? Was she complicit, or just lost in thought?
The butler found the situation strange, but he couldn’t disobey Mrs. Jiang’s orders. He gave Helen Jiang a meaningful look, then quickly went to prepare everything as instructed.
Meanwhile, Angela Ma was nowhere to be seen—most likely sent away on some errand to keep her out of the way.
Mrs. Jiang kept feeling like she’d forgotten something important.
She frowned, glancing around the room, her unease growing with every passing second.
But no matter how hard she tried, Mrs. Jiang just couldn’t remember what it was. The nagging feeling lingered, making her more anxious by the minute.
Helen Jiang directed the butler and maids the entire way, carrying gifts, and led Mrs. Jiang in a grand procession into the Yin Enterprises hospital.
Cecilia Gu watched them approach, her nerves on edge. She wondered if the medicine Helen Jiang had brought was truly safe.
At this moment, Grandma Yin and Mrs. Yin hadn’t arrived yet; only Cecilia Gu and the medical staff were in the hospital.
The silence felt heavy, as if danger was lurking just out of sight.
Charles Yin had come with Cecilia Gu in the morning, but was suddenly called back to Yin Enterprises for urgent business.
With Charles gone, Cecilia felt even more exposed.
Cecilia Gu hadn’t realized she was supposed to be preparing for labor—she was still happily chatting with Xiao Wang and Aunt Zhang, blissfully unaware of the storm brewing around her.