Under the Heiress' Facade
Chapter 156

That meant a miracle doctor must have cured Gino's illness!

"Yup! My older sister was the one who cured me!" Gino exclaimed confidently.

He then shot Hera a proud look. "She's here to treat your illness today!"

Ever since Hera administered acupuncture to Gino in the school infirmary, he was pleased to replaceout that the bruises on his face had disappeared. Not only that, his rhinitis was also cured once andfor all.

That was why he had absolute faith in Hera's medical skills.

"Your 'older sister,' you say?"

Mildred acted as though she finally noticed Hera for the first time. She continued in a passive-aggressive tone, "Oh? It's rare to see you here today."

This was Hera's first time visiting Mildred at the hospital since the latter got hospitalized. Mildred'sresentment toward Hera had been building up all this time.

That was why she decided to ignore Hera right after Hera stepped into her ward. She merelywanted to act all high and mighty around Hera in order to teach her a lesson.

However, Hera didn't seem to care about Mildred's demeanor. She dragged the only chair in theward to the side and plopped down on it. With one leg crossed over the other, she began playing agame on her phone.

Based on her demeanor, it was clear that Hera didn't mind waiting for the other Everetts to wrap uptheir conversations.

She was a girl of her word. It was due to the promise she had made to Lilith that she decided todrop by the ward. If not, she would never visit a nasty old woman like Mildred in the first place.

Of course, Mildred was pissed off at the sight of Hera's nonchalance.

"What the hell is with that attitude of yours? I knew it! Those who come from the countryside areextremely rude!"

"Mom, don't be like that. Hera came all the way here just to visit you. She's also here to treat yourillness," Lilith hurriedly explained.

"Treat my illness? As if that country bumpkin and her useless remedies can do that! From the way Isee it, she's planning to poison me with those remedies! Tell her to get lost right now! Just the sightof her makes my head throb!" Mildred shrieked angrily.

After that, she glanced at the door. "Where's Giselle? Why hasn't she visited me after so long?"

Gino was quite displeased with Mildred's demeanor toward Hera, so he shot back, "Don't you knowwhat happened, Grandma? Giselle made our family go bankrupt! She has already returned to thecountryside, where she actually belongs!"

"Gino!" Lilith wanted to cut Gino off, but she was too late.

"What did you just say? When did that happen? Why didn't anyone tell me about it?" Mildredexclaimed in shock.

She seemed to have thought of something, for she turned to glare at Lilith with cloudy eyes.

"Lilith, what else have you been hiding from me?"

"Mom, please don't get mad. I was worried that the news might affect your recuperation, so I didn'ttell you anything," Lilith quickly explained.

The Everetts might have filed for bankruptcy, but thankfully, Gideon was still around to save the day.

His business, which was based in another country, was doing quite well. Thanks to that, he wasable to clear most of the Everetts' debts using his profits. James would deal with what was left of thepile.

Gideon was also the one footing Mildred's medical bills. This was the sole reason she could stillstay in the VIP ward. Otherwise, the hospital would've kicked her out a long time ago.

Lilith was worried that news of the Everetts' bankruptcy would affect Mildred's recovery rate, thusher decision to not tell Mildred anything.

As for Mildred, she wasn't one who read the news or paid attention to the news channel on thetelevision. She spent her days strolling around the hospital's courtyard with a fellow patient fromnext door after mealtimes. In fact, her days at the hospital were as relaxing as her days at home.

The moment Mildred heard about the Everetts' bankruptcy, the first thing she thought was that herluxurious life was gone. The emotional damage inflicted on her was even greater than the one shehad sustained when she had received news of Hera cheating in her exams.

Mildred could barely breathe afterward. Her eyes rolled backward before she collapsed back on herbed in a dead faint.

"Mom? Mom!" Alarm washed over Lilith's senses at that moment. She wasted no time in punchingthe emergency call button above the bedframe.

"Grandma?"

Gino shook Mildred as well. Fear began setting in when he realized she wouldn't respond to him.

"Hera, hurry up and take a look at Grandma's condition!"

Hera clicked her tongue, seemingly annoyed by Gino's exclaims. "She'll live."

Then, she put away her phone casually and rose from the chair before walking toward Mildred'sbed. Lilith quickly scooted to the side to make way for her.

Hera pulled out her acupuncture kit from her bag and opened it up so that she could spread itacross the bed. She plucked a needle daintily from the kit, her eyes roaming around Mildred's formas she searched for a proper acupuncture point to target.

"What's going on here?"

A nurse, Eileen Hedgewick, rushed into the ward after noticing the emergency button lighting up inthe nurse's station. The moment Eileen flung the door open, she noticed Hera about to stab Mildredwith a needle.

She exclaimed in shock, "What are you doing to the patient?"