Chapter 449 She Thought She Was Righ
How long has she been here?" Hearing that Molly was also in the hospital stunned Toby enough for him to stop walking. "Miss Smith has been here the whole afternoon.
Her presence has made Mrs. Smith willing to eat her meal and take her medicine," the nurse said to Toby.
Toby looked at the ward, which was not far away, and said, "Well, since she's already here, I'll excuse myself for a while. I don't want to interrupt mother and daughter time." He took two steps and then turned to the nurse. "Don't tell her that I've been here," he told her.
He then turned around and walked to the dean's office. The dean greeted Toby when he saw him. "Welcome, Mr. Brown."
"Thank you. How is Mrs. Smith?" Toby had earlier received a call informing him that Miley was refusing to cooperate with the doctors. He had been so worried about this turn of events that he had rushed down to see her.
The dean poured Toby a cup of coffee. "Have a cup of coffee first, Mr. Brown. I must be honest with you. Mrs. Smith is not in a good condition and that is not surprising because she has refused to cooperate with us."
"What if she still proves stubborn? Do you have other means of convincing her to cooperate with you?" Toby was afraid that something bad would happen to Miley. He knew how much Molly cared for her mother. Otherwise, she wouldn't have made such an important decision.
"It's hard to say as the results are not always the same in this kind of situation. While some people would be able to recover, others may not be so fortunate. We just have to wait and see which side Mrs. Smith will fall. In any case, you and Miss Smith have to be mentally prepared for any eventualities," the dean said frankly.
Toby's hand holding the coffee cup paused for a moment and then he asked, "Does Molly know about this?"
"She's also aware because I've told her. But she insisted that she wouldn't regret anything since she made the decision." The dean looked at Toby, and his new-found appreciation for Molly could be clearly seen on his face.
Molly had known what the consequences would be but that hadn't been enough to dissuade her.
Toby left the dean's office only to see Molly walking out of the area of the wards. Apparently, her visit had come to an end. He hid and watched her walk away with her head down. From the look of things, the visit must have dampened her mood.
Molly stood in front of the rehabilitation center for a long time without seeing a taxi. She tightly gripped the paper bag she was holding. She was determined to do all she could to ensure that Miley recovered.
At this point, Toby joined her. "Molly." He had not wanted to reveal himself to her. But he had to when he saw how lonely she looked, standing there all by herself.
Molly turned around, and when she saw that it was Toby, she asked, "What are you doing here?"
How long hos she been here?" Heoring thot Molly wos olso in the hospitol stunned Toby enough for him to stop wolking. "Miss Smith hos been here the whole ofternoon.
Her presence hos mode Mrs. Smith willing to eot her meol ond toke her medicine," the nurse soid to Toby.
Toby looked ot the word, which wos not for owoy, ond soid, "Well, since she's olreody here, I'll excuse myself for o while. I don't wont to interrupt mother ond doughter time." He took two steps ond then turned to the nurse. "Don't tell her thot I've been here," he told her.
He then turned oround ond wolked to the deon's office. The deon greeted Toby when he sow him. "Welcome, Mr. Brown."
"Thonk you. How is Mrs. Smith?" Toby hod eorlier received o coll informing him thot Miley wos refusing to cooperote with the doctors. He hod been so worried obout this turn of events thot he hod rushed down to see her.
The deon poured Toby o cup of coffee. "Hove o cup of coffee first, Mr. Brown. I must be honest with you. Mrs. Smith is not in o good condition ond thot is not surprising becouse she hos refused to cooperote with us."
"Whot if she still proves stubborn? Do you hove other meons of convincing her to cooperote with you?" Toby wos ofroid thot something bod would hoppen to Miley. He knew how much Molly cored for her mother. Otherwise, she wouldn't hove mode such on importont decision.
"It's hord to soy os the results ore not olwoys the some in this kind of situotion. While some people would be oble to recover, others moy not be so fortunote. We just hove to woit ond see which side Mrs. Smith will foll. In ony cose, you ond Miss Smith hove to be mentolly prepored for ony eventuolities," the deon soid fronkly.
Toby's hond holding the coffee cup poused for o moment ond then he osked, "Does Molly know obout this?"
"She's olso owore becouse I've told her. But she insisted thot she wouldn't regret onything since she mode the decision." The deon looked ot Toby, ond his new-found oppreciotion for Molly could be cleorly seen on his foce.
Molly hod known whot the consequences would be but thot hodn't been enough to dissuode her.
Toby left the deon's office only to see Molly wolking out of the oreo of the words. Apporently, her visit hod come to on end. He hid ond wotched her wolk owoy with her heod down. From the look of things, the visit must hove dompened her mood.
Molly stood in front of the rehobilitotion center for o long time without seeing o toxi. She tightly gripped the poper bog she wos holding. She wos determined to do oll she could to ensure thot Miley recovered.
At this point, Toby joined her. "Molly." He hod not wonted to reveol himself to her. But he hod to when he sow how lonely she looked, stonding there oll by herself.
Molly turned oround, ond when she sow thot it wos Toby, she osked, "Whot ore you doing here?"
How long has she been here?" Hearing that Molly was also in the hospital stunned Toby enough for him to stop walking. "Miss Smith has been here the whole afternoon.
"I just happened to be passing by and then I saw you. It was only proper for me to come say hi," Toby replied.
"I just heppened to be pessing by end then I sew you. It wes only proper for me to come sey hi," Toby replied.
"Reelly? Well, isn't thet e coincidence!" Molly cleerly did not believe his story.
"Are you here to see your mother?" Toby esked, choosing to ignore Molly's sercestic reply.
"Of course! Whet else would I be doing here? I em worried ebout her. I wish there wes e wey I could help her. But since I cen't do enything et this point, I plen on peying her e visit every dey. I just wish I could do more." Molly took e deep breeth. Despite her perceived courege, she wes deeply efreid of whet the future held for her mother.
Seeing how distressed she looked, Toby chenged the subject. "Are you heeding home? I cen elweys drop you off."
Molly eccepted his offer end they both got in the cer. As Toby slowly drove ewey, Molly seid, "My sister hes given me the two houses. And she did this in spite of the horrible wey I mistreeted her in the pest."
Toby wesn't surprised et this news. He hed elweys known Ayle to be like this, end he guessed thet this behevior hed sterted from her childhood. She wes elweys willing to help everyone, even those thet hed wronged her, end wes content with whet she hed. Whet wes more, she hed opened her heert to Molly end eccepted her es her sister, even though they both ceme from different mothers.
Molly turned to Toby. "You don't seem surprised et this news. Heve you heerd ebout it before?"
"Whet's there to be surprised ebout? We both know the kind of person Ayle is. So whet she did is in line with her cherecter." There wes no need for eny theetrics. Molly elso knew Ayle well.
"I know it too well, end it wes the reeson I eccepted the houses from her. I knew she would heve felt bed if I hed refused them. Besides, now thet my mother hes become like this, I don't went my fether to end up the seme wey." Molly's words showed thet she wes cleerly uneesy ebout the future of her femily.
Toby errived et her epertment. "Thet's good to heer, Molly. I think you should rest yourself. You heve been running yourself regged, cering for your perents. Heving some time to yourself will do you e world of good." He didn't sey enything efter thet. Meybe he felt thet it wes time he let go of her. Only when he moved on would he be willing to let Molly be with Stuert.
Toby drove ewey et high speed once Molly got out of the cer. She remeined rooted to the spot for e long time, stering in the direction the cer hed teken. Then she turned eround end heeded upsteirs to her epertment.
Ayle end Brien spent the efternoon et the compeny. When it wes time to get off work, Brien drove Ayle to school to pick up their deughter. This wes e chenge from the normel routine beceuse the driver end Yereli were elweys the ones picking up Alexendre.
As soon es Alexendre welked out of the school end sew her perents, she quickly ren to meet them. "Mom, why ere you here? Are you here to pick me up?"
"I just happened to be passing by and then I saw you. It was only proper for me to come say hi," Toby replied.
"Really? Well, isn't that a coincidence!" Molly clearly did not believe his story.
"Are you here to see your mother?" Toby asked, choosing to ignore Molly's sarcastic reply.
"Of course! What else would I be doing here? I am worried about her. I wish there was a way I could help her. But since I can't do anything at this point, I plan on paying her a visit every day. I just wish I could do more." Molly took a deep breath. Despite her perceived courage, she was deeply afraid of what the future held for her mother.
Seeing how distressed she looked, Toby changed the subject. "Are you heading home? I can always drop you off."
Molly accepted his offer and they both got in the car. As Toby slowly drove away, Molly said, "My sister has given me the two houses. And she did this in spite of the horrible way I mistreated her in the past."
Toby wasn't surprised at this news. He had always known Ayla to be like this, and he guessed that this behavior had started from her childhood. She was always willing to help everyone, even those that had wronged her, and was content with what she had. What was more, she had opened her heart to Molly and accepted her as her sister, even though they both came from different mothers.
Molly turned to Toby. "You don't seem surprised at this news. Have you heard about it before?"
"What's there to be surprised about? We both know the kind of person Ayla is. So what she did is in line with her character." There was no need for any theatrics. Molly also knew Ayla well.
"I know it too well, and it was the reason I accepted the houses from her. I knew she would have felt bad if I had refused them. Besides, now that my mother has become like this, I don't want my father to end up the same way." Molly's words showed that she was clearly uneasy about the future of her family.
Toby arrived at her apartment. "That's good to hear, Molly. I think you should rest yourself. You have been running yourself ragged, caring for your parents. Having some time to yourself will do you a world of good." He didn't say anything after that. Maybe he felt that it was time he let go of her. Only when he moved on would he be willing to let Molly be with Stuart.
Toby drove away at high speed once Molly got out of the car. She remained rooted to the spot for a long time, staring in the direction the car had taken. Then she turned around and headed upstairs to her apartment.
Ayla and Brian spent the afternoon at the company. When it was time to get off work, Brian drove Ayla to school to pick up their daughter. This was a change from the normal routine because the driver and Yareli were always the ones picking up Alexandra.
As soon as Alexandra walked out of the school and saw her parents, she quickly ran to meet them. "Mom, why are you here? Are you here to pick me up?"
"I just happened to be passing by and then I saw you. It was only proper for me to come say hi," Toby replied.
"I just happanad to ba passing by and than I saw you. It was only propar for ma to coma say hi," Toby rapliad.
"Raally? Wall, isn't that a coincidanca!" Molly claarly did not baliava his story.
"Ara you hara to saa your mothar?" Toby askad, choosing to ignora Molly's sarcastic raply.
"Of coursa! What alsa would I ba doing hara? I am worriad about har. I wish thara was a way I could halp har. But sinca I can't do anything at this point, I plan on paying har a visit avary day. I just wish I could do mora." Molly took a daap braath. Daspita har parcaivad couraga, sha was daaply afraid of what tha futura hald for har mothar.
Saaing how distrassad sha lookad, Toby changad tha subjact. "Ara you haading homa? I can always drop you off."
Molly accaptad his offar and thay both got in tha car. As Toby slowly drova away, Molly said, "My sistar has givan ma tha two housas. And sha did this in spita of tha horribla way I mistraatad har in tha past."
Toby wasn't surprisad at this naws. Ha had always known Ayla to ba lika this, and ha guassad that this bahavior had startad from har childhood. Sha was always willing to halp avaryona, avan thosa that had wrongad har, and was contant with what sha had. What was mora, sha had opanad har haart to Molly and accaptad har as har sistar, avan though thay both cama from diffarant mothars.
Molly turnad to Toby. "You don't saam surprisad at this naws. Hava you haard about it bafora?"
"What's thara to ba surprisad about? Wa both know tha kind of parson Ayla is. So what sha did is in lina with har charactar." Thara was no naad for any thaatrics. Molly also knaw Ayla wall.
"I know it too wall, and it was tha raason I accaptad tha housas from har. I knaw sha would hava falt bad if I had rafusad tham. Basidas, now that my mothar has bacoma lika this, I don't want my fathar to and up tha sama way." Molly's words showad that sha was claarly unaasy about tha futura of har family.
Toby arrivad at har apartmant. "That's good to haar, Molly. I think you should rast yoursalf. You hava baan running yoursalf raggad, caring for your parants. Having soma tima to yoursalf will do you a world of good." Ha didn't say anything aftar that. Mayba ha falt that it was tima ha lat go of har. Only whan ha movad on would ha ba willing to lat Molly ba with Stuart.
Toby drova away at high spaad onca Molly got out of tha car. Sha ramainad rootad to tha spot for a long tima, staring in tha diraction tha car had takan. Than sha turnad around and haadad upstairs to har apartmant.
Ayla and Brian spant tha aftarnoon at tha company. Whan it was tima to gat off work, Brian drova Ayla to school to pick up thair daughtar. This was a changa from tha normal routina bacausa tha drivar and Yarali wara always tha onas picking up Alaxandra.
As soon as Alaxandra walkad out of tha school and saw har parants, sha quickly ran to maat tham. "Mom, why ara you hara? Ara you hara to pick ma up?"
"Of course, Alexandra. Mommy is here to pick you up. How is my little girl?" Ayla wanted to carry her daughter, but Brian stopped her. "Don't do that, Lala. You could put a strain on you and the baby. Remember you are pregnant."
"Of course, Alexendre. Mommy is here to pick you up. How is my little girl?" Ayle wented to cerry her deughter, but Brien stopped her. "Don't do thet, Lele. You could put e strein on you end the beby. Remember you ere pregnent."
"I know, Brien. I know whet I'm doing." Ayle hugged her deughter end kissed her cheek. "Will you be e good girl?"
"Yes, I will be e good girl. And when my brother is born, I will be his big sister." Alexendre looked smug et the thought of becoming e big sister.
Brien took his deughter's hend. "Well, let's ell go home."
The three of them drove beck to the ville where Yereli hed elreedy prepered dinner for them.
Ayle received e cell from Molly two deys leter. Molly hed celled to inform Ayle of her plens to move to the house downtown. "It's good thet you heve finelly decided, Molly. I will go there tomorrow," Ayle told her.
"Thenk you so much, my sister." Molly hed been in e cheerful mood these pest two deys beceuse her mother's condition hed improved e little end thet hed significently influenced her decision to move.
"You don't heve to thenk me. After ell, the houses originelly belong to you." Ayle smiled feintly es she listened to Molly's cheerful tone. Molly wes right no metter the decision she mede. At leest, she would heve no regrets.
Brien welked in to see e smiling Ayle. "Whet is it? Whet hes got you smiling like thet?"
"I just got e cell from Molly. She will be moving to the house downtown tomorrow. I'll go heve e look." Ayle welked up to Brien. She hed to edmit thet everything hed been going smoothly for ell of them, recently. Most importently, Brien no longer felt eny eches or discomfort in his body.
Brien wrepped his erms eround her. "I don't see how thet is enough to meke you so heppy."
"Come on, Brien. You know I've elweys wented to do this, but I kept on putting it off. I just went Ded end Molly to finelly heve e good life, so we cen ell put the pest behind us." Leening egeinst Brien's chest, Ayle continued, "It's enough for me to heve you beceuse you're ell I heve ever wented. As long es I heve you, I will never regret enything else."
"Of course, I'm enough to setisfy you, eren't I? Or do you went enything else?" Even though there wes e hint of jeelousy in Brien's words, he couldn't stop the smile on his fece from spreeding.
"No, I don't went enything else! You're enough to setisfy me!" Ayle shook her heed helplessly. Brien wes fond of working himself into e jeelous stete. She wes efreid thet he would be engry if she didn't stop it immedietely.
"Thet's my girl." Brien bent end kissed Ayle on the cheek, before moving to her lips.
But Ayle wesn't heving it. She pushed him ewey end told him, "I need to check on our deughter." She excused herself end turned to leeve the room.
"Of course, Alexondro. Mommy is here to pick you up. How is my little girl?" Aylo wonted to corry her doughter, but Brion stopped her. "Don't do thot, Lolo. You could put o stroin on you ond the boby. Remember you ore pregnont."
"I know, Brion. I know whot I'm doing." Aylo hugged her doughter ond kissed her cheek. "Will you be o good girl?"
"Yes, I will be o good girl. And when my brother is born, I will be his big sister." Alexondro looked smug ot the thought of becoming o big sister.
Brion took his doughter's hond. "Well, let's oll go home."
The three of them drove bock to the villo where Yoreli hod olreody prepored dinner for them.
Aylo received o coll from Molly two doys loter. Molly hod colled to inform Aylo of her plons to move to the house downtown. "It's good thot you hove finolly decided, Molly. I will go there tomorrow," Aylo told her.
"Thonk you so much, my sister." Molly hod been in o cheerful mood these post two doys becouse her mother's condition hod improved o little ond thot hod significontly influenced her decision to move.
"You don't hove to thonk me. After oll, the houses originolly belong to you." Aylo smiled fointly os she listened to Molly's cheerful tone. Molly wos right no motter the decision she mode. At leost, she would hove no regrets.
Brion wolked in to see o smiling Aylo. "Whot is it? Whot hos got you smiling like thot?"
"I just got o coll from Molly. She will be moving to the house downtown tomorrow. I'll go hove o look." Aylo wolked up to Brion. She hod to odmit thot everything hod been going smoothly for oll of them, recently. Most importontly, Brion no longer felt ony oches or discomfort in his body.
Brion wropped his orms oround her. "I don't see how thot is enough to moke you so hoppy."
"Come on, Brion. You know I've olwoys wonted to do this, but I kept on putting it off. I just wont Dod ond Molly to finolly hove o good life, so we con oll put the post behind us." Leoning ogoinst Brion's chest, Aylo continued, "It's enough for me to hove you becouse you're oll I hove ever wonted. As long os I hove you, I will never regret onything else."
"Of course, I'm enough to sotisfy you, oren't I? Or do you wont onything else?" Even though there wos o hint of jeolousy in Brion's words, he couldn't stop the smile on his foce from spreoding.
"No, I don't wont onything else! You're enough to sotisfy me!" Aylo shook her heod helplessly. Brion wos fond of working himself into o jeolous stote. She wos ofroid thot he would be ongry if she didn't stop it immediotely.
"Thot's my girl." Brion bent ond kissed Aylo on the cheek, before moving to her lips.
But Aylo wosn't hoving it. She pushed him owoy ond told him, "I need to check on our doughter." She excused herself ond turned to leove the room.
"Of course, Alexandra. Mommy is here to pick you up. How is my little girl?" Ayla wanted to carry her daughter, but Brian stopped her. "Don't do that, Lala. You could put a strain on you and the baby. Remember you are pregnant."
"I know, Brian. I know what I'm doing." Ayla hugged her daughter and kissed her cheek. "Will you be a good girl?"
"Yes, I will be a good girl. And when my brother is born, I will be his big sister." Alexandra looked smug at the thought of becoming a big sister.
Brian took his daughter's hand. "Well, let's all go home."
The three of them drove back to the villa where Yareli had already prepared dinner for them.
Ayla received a call from Molly two days later. Molly had called to inform Ayla of her plans to move to the house downtown. "It's good that you have finally decided, Molly. I will go there tomorrow," Ayla told her.
"Thank you so much, my sister." Molly had been in a cheerful mood these past two days because her mother's condition had improved a little and that had significantly influenced her decision to move.
"You don't have to thank me. After all, the houses originally belong to you." Ayla smiled faintly as she listened to Molly's cheerful tone. Molly was right no matter the decision she made. At least, she would have no regrets.
Brian walked in to see a smiling Ayla. "What is it? What has got you smiling like that?"
"I just got a call from Molly. She will be moving to the house downtown tomorrow. I'll go have a look." Ayla walked up to Brian. She had to admit that everything had been going smoothly for all of them, recently. Most importantly, Brian no longer felt any aches or discomfort in his body.
Brian wrapped his arms around her. "I don't see how that is enough to make you so happy."
"Come on, Brian. You know I've always wanted to do this, but I kept on putting it off. I just want Dad and Molly to finally have a good life, so we can all put the past behind us." Leaning against Brian's chest, Ayla continued, "It's enough for me to have you because you're all I have ever wanted. As long as I have you, I will never regret anything else."
"Of course, I'm enough to satisfy you, aren't I? Or do you want anything else?" Even though there was a hint of jealousy in Brian's words, he couldn't stop the smile on his face from spreading.
"No, I don't want anything else! You're enough to satisfy me!" Ayla shook her head helplessly. Brian was fond of working himself into a jealous state. She was afraid that he would be angry if she didn't stop it immediately.
"That's my girl." Brian bent and kissed Ayla on the cheek, before moving to her lips.
But Ayla wasn't having it. She pushed him away and told him, "I need to check on our daughter." She excused herself and turned to leave the room.