Legend of Dragon Son-in-law

Chapter 315 Call Record_1


The Central Hospital was located in the center of Gonzalez City, and despite the traffic congestion, Julius Reed managed to get them to the hospital entrance in less than half an hour with his exquisite driving.

All the way there, Quella Radcliffe was silent, making phone calls to Burl Radcliffe every three minutes.

Strangely, since Burl Radcliffe hung up the call with Quella Radcliffe, both he and Knox Ridge became unresponsive, not answering anyone's calls.

This only made Quella Radcliffe, worried about her mother's health, even more anxious.

After getting out of the car, Quella Radcliffe rushed straight to the ward without even having time to speak to Julius Reed.

Running up the stairs, Quella Radcliffe finally arrived at the ward Burl Radcliffe had mentioned.

"Mom?"

However, the scene that unfolded next left her too surprised to speak.

Burl Radcliffe and Knox Ridge were in the ward, eating fruit and laughing, playing games on their phones.

After seeing Quella Radcliffe arrive, Knox Ridge was startled at first, then immediately collapsed onto the hospital bed, motionless.

"Knox Ridge, you must hold on, our daughter will be here any minute!"

Burl Radcliffe quickly got into character, and tears started to flow.

As he cried, he whispered into Knox Ridge's ear, "Didn't you say it would take over an hour to get here? How come she's here in just half an hour?"

The traffic in Gonzalez City was very congested, especially during the morning and evening rush hours, it was as jammed as a sausage.

They had come early and still took more than forty minutes.

Based on the old couple's estimation, it would take at least an hour for Quella Radcliffe to arrive from the Radcliffe Group.

"How would I know!"

Knox Ridge turned her head away and showed her phone to Burl Radcliffe, "Look at the navigation system, see how red the route is! The whole journey is estimated to be one hour and twenty-three minutes, and that's the fast estimate! Could it be that she didn't start from the Group? Did she come directly from somewhere else?"

"How could that be! The old man called and said that Quella Radcliffe was still at the Radcliffe Group forty minutes ago! Look at the call log!"

Burl Radcliffe blocked Quella Radcliffe's view with his back, showing the call log to Knox Ridge, "Look at the call from the old man, forty minutes ago! It can't be wrong!"

While the two were whispering, Julius Reed also arrived at the door of the ward.

"My mother, she..."

"She has no problems at all. I found the attending physician and asked; your mother is in great health. She insisted on being admitted to the hospital, and when they refused, she threatened to call the police. With no other choice, they rented a hospital bed for them."

Julius Reed looked at the old couple acting and felt quite helpless.

Before coming, he had specifically arranged for Aron Jackson to check on Knox Ridge's condition. With Aron Jackson's capabilities, such a task was effortless.

However, as Julius Reed was in a hurry to drive, he didn't have time to check his phone. It was only after Quella Radcliffe got out of the car that he saw the message from Aron Jackson.

Indeed, everything was a lie.

"Why?"

Quella Radcliffe first took a sigh of relief, but then became somewhat angry, "Why did they lie to me?"

Saying this, she strode to Burl Radcliffe and Knox Ridge's bedside and pulled off the blanket covering Knox Ridge.

"What are you doing!"

Burl Radcliffe did not expect Quella Radcliffe to do this and shouted angrily, "Your mother is sick, and you don't care after coming here, why do you even pull off the blanket?"

He bent down, picked up the blanket, and covered Knox Ridge again.

"Stop pretending! Mom, I am truly disappointed! What's the point in deceiving me like this?"

Quella Radcliffe looked coldly at the pretending Knox Ridge, with tears swirling in her eyes.

She had been so worried the whole way, only to find out it was all a deception.

"Keep your voice down!"

Burl Radcliffe felt somewhat embarrassed; he cleared his throat and with feigned composure said, "Quella, your mother... your mother was indeed feeling a bit unwell, but she was worried about you, hasn't seen you in a long time, and so she told a small lie to see you."

"This is Knox Ridge's report!"

Just at that moment, Julius Reed arrived at the bedside of the two patients with a piece of paper, "Take a look! It's crystal clear right here. Both of you elders are pretty healthy, not a single illness! Could it be psychological? Psychosomatic illnesses need treatment, too!"

"Let me see!"

Burl Radcliffe snatched the report, his face immediately turning ashen.

It was indeed the medical check-up report from when the two visited the hospital. They had hoped to find even a minor problem to deceive Quella Radcliffe into coming, but to their surprise, they were both too healthy, without even a slight issue.

Having no choice, they had to lie about Knox Ridge having a cerebral hemorrhage.

"Why are you here? Didn't Quella divorce you?"

With his lie exposed, Burl Radcliffe immediately became angrier and more embarrassed.

He pointed at Julius Reed, "Get out! The Radcliffe family's matters have nothing to do with you!"

"It may not, but with just one word from me, you'll have to leave this place."

Julius Reed shrugged, clearly not concerned about Zade Radcliffe's attitude.

"Heh! Who do you think you are? Julius Reed, stop pretending here, everyone knows what's what! This is the Central Hospital, if you really had that kind of influence, then losing you as a son-in-law would be no small loss for me!"

Burl Radcliffe was so amused by his own words that he laughed. The Central Hospital was the best in Gonzalez City; even rich businessmen stuffing red envelopes had to be exceedingly respectful when seeing a doctor here.

Claiming to have the authority to have someone kicked out was just a joke, wasn't it?

"Exactly! Stop pretending in front of us. I really did fake being sick, so what? I want to see my own daughter, what's wrong with that?"

Knox Ridge also stopped pretending to be ill, sat up straight in bed, and snorted coldly, "Quella, now that you're divorced, don't get mixed up with us anymore. It's easy to become the subject of gossip!"

Julius Reed's unexpected arrival caught the old couple off guard.

They knew about the divorce but didn't expect the two to still be together.

"You're thinking too much. Quella's friend, named Lance Casey, we're together now. So strictly speaking, we can still be considered friends. When a friend is in trouble, it's not too much to give them a ride, right?"

Julius Reed had a stroke of inspiration and immediately thought of Lance Casey's name. This excuse seemed believable enough to prevent Knox Ridge from suspecting the nature of their relationship.

"Knox Ridge, is it?"

Just then, a doctor arrived with a nurse at the bedside, holding a piece of paper in his hand.

"That's me!"

On the bed, Knox Ridge nodded.

"The hospital is now needing beds for incoming patients, and we don't have enough. There's nothing on your report, so please, you need to leave now."

After the doctor finished speaking, the nurses immediately started to pack up Knox Ridge's belongings.

"Hey! What are you doing? We've paid!"

Knox Ridge wanted to make a scene, but the doctor pulled out his phone, "If you continue this way, I'll call the police for causing a disturbance in the hospital."

"Fine!"

Burl Radcliffe hurriedly helped Knox Ridge get up and put on her shoes, signaling for her not to argue anymore.

"So, do you believe now?"

Julius Reed pointed to the now-empty hospital beds in the room, the corners of his mouth slightly curled upwards.

"Mom! You still haven't told me, why did you lie to me?"

Quella Radcliffe watched the exchange from the side, feeling deeply pained.

"It's simple!"

Julius Reed walked up to the bed, picked up Burl Radcliffe's phone, scrolled through the call log, and handed it to Quella Radcliffe.

"Grandpa?"

Looking at the top record, Quella Radcliffe's frown deepened.

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