CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: GET LOST! DON’T EVER CALL ME MOMMY AGAIN

"..." Josephine Thompson felt a lump in her throat, and the cookie in her mouth suddenly tasted bitter.

"Mommy, I really miss Auntie Vivian. Please, can you ask Daddy to let Auntie Vivian come back?"

Henny shook her arm, acting spoiled, a slyness on his young face that was beyond his years.

"Henny, do you really want Auntie Vivian to be your mommy?"

Henny’s eyes rolled around, "Uh~, can I have two mommies?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Josephine Thompson’s heart skipped a beat.

He does indeed have two mommies.

Perhaps it’s the bond between mother and child that makes him so fond of Vivian Shaw.

His appearance does indeed bear a slight resemblance to Vivian Shaw. His build and demeanor, though, inherited from Nathaniel Gallagher, with long legs, broad shoulders, and an inherent fierceness.

He’s clearly a wolf cub.

"Is it possible? At most, you can be the ’big mommy’, and Auntie Vivian can be my ’little mommy’."

Josephine Thompson shuddered and pushed him away forcefully, "Get out... you get out too!"

Henny staggered, immediately furious, "Wicked witch, what are you doing?"

Josephine Thompson felt desolate, not wanting to look at him another moment, "Get out! I am not your mommy anymore, and you are not my son. Auntie Vivian is your real mommy!"

Henny, hearing this, puffed up in anger, hands on his hips, "Hmph~, it’s fine if you’re not my mommy. I don’t like you at all. If it wasn’t for Daddy telling me to make you happy, I wouldn’t bother coming here, bleh bleh bleh..."

Saying this, he stuck out his tongue and made a face at her with disdain.

Josephine Thompson took a deep breath, the last trace of motherly love turning to ice, "Get out! Don’t call me mommy anymore!"

Finishing, she grabbed the carnations that Henny had just gifted her and threw them at his face.

Henny froze for a few seconds, then started to cry out loudly, "Uh-huh... wah wah wah... bad mommy, you hit my eyes. Daddy, come quick, Mommy hit me, wah wah wah!"

He deliberately howled at the top of his lungs, making a huge commotion.

Nathaniel Gallagher, who was outside tending to a wound, rushed in upon hearing his son’s cries.

"What happened? Why is Henny crying?"

Henny purposely covered his eyes, crying and howling vigorously, "Daddy, my eyes are going blind. Mommy just hit my eyes with flowers."

"Wah wah wah, Mommy even said I can’t call her mommy anymore, said I wasn’t her son, told me to be Auntie Vivian’s son!"

Nathaniel Gallagher frowned and immediately checked his son’s eyes, "Let Daddy take a look quickly."

"Ow ow... It hurts... my eyes are going blind... wah wah wah!"

"Daddy, I don’t want her to be my mommy anymore, can Auntie Vivian be my mommy? This bad woman curses me, hits me, and wants to blind me."

Henny intentionally rubbed his eyes red, paired with tears, making his whole eyes look red and swollen.

Nathaniel Gallagher felt both heartache and fury upon seeing this, "Josephine, how could you lay such a heavy hand on a child? How could you bear it?"

"..." Hearing this, Josephine Thompson felt a chill spread down her spine for no reason.

Though she had thrown flowers at him just now!

How much harm could flowers possibly cause? It was impossible for them to injure him.

Unexpectedly, at such a young age, he already knows how to falsely accuse others.

What will happen when he grows up?

Upon hearing Daddy scolding Mommy, Henny felt secretly pleased, cried even more heartbreakingly, "Daddy, wah wah wah... I can’t see anything, am I going to be blind?"

"It’s okay, it’s okay, Daddy will take you to the hospital right away." Nathaniel Gallagher said, holding Henny with utmost tenderness.

At the same time, he turned back to Josephine Thompson with a sinister gaze, "Josephine, I was really wrong about you. If my child really becomes blind, then... you take responsibility."

Swallowing back harsh words, he stormed out, holding Henny.

He truly couldn’t believe it.

How could her heart be so vicious!

Even if the child wasn’t her biological one, he was still born from her body, how could she bear to lay such a heavy hand on a child?

After Nathaniel Gallagher took Henny away.

Josephine Thompson stood stunned, unable to collect herself for a long while.

She had lived for 24 years.

Today, she was surprisingly ’taught a lesson’ by a child.

Indeed, genetics are a thing that follows the root. The scene of Henny wrongfully accusing her just now was exactly like Mrs. Dixon and Vivian Shaw’s antics.

If she said there’s no blood relation between him and Vivian Shaw, she wouldn’t believe it even if it killed her.

"I have to leave. I can’t just wait for Grandfather to come find me; I have to get out of this wolf’s den."

Josephine Thompson shivered uncontrollably, feeling not an ounce of attachment or reluctance for Nathaniel and Henny Gallagher anymore.

She struggled to get up and went to the dressing room to change clothes.

Previous separation disputes had led her to take all her belongings and a few servants from the Thornton Family with her.

Now in the entire Gallagher Family, there was not a single one of her people. Without help, getting out of here wasn’t going to be easy.

After changing clothes.

She felt her body temperature rise again, body heavy and light-headed.

She took a deep breath and stepped into the bathroom, "Cough cough, someone come."

Two servants heard the call and promptly came to her aid, "Madam, what would you like us to do?"

One servant was a Filipina maid, while the other was a local maid named Faye.

Josephine Thompson glanced at the Filipina maid, "I want to take a bath, go to the garden and pick some fresh rose petals for me."

"Yes, Madam."

After sending the Filipina maid away.

Faye promptly began to fill the luxurious temperature-controlled bathtub, "Madam, let me fill the tub for you first..."

Josephine Thompson grabbed her wrist, slipping her emerald necklace into Faye’s hand, "Faye, please, do me a favor."

"..." Faye was startled out of her wits, unable to accept the necklace.

"Madam, I can’t. Whatever you need, just tell me."

Josephine Thompson was extremely weak, but her face was resolute, "Faye, rest assured and hold onto it. The value of this necklace is enough for you to retire immediately and live a life without worry."

"This this this..." Faye was petrified, the necklace in her hands like a burning coal.

Josephine Thompson looked at her beseechingly, "Faye, all you need to do is make a phone call to my grandfather and tell him about my current situation. It’s that simple."

Faye stuttered, "Madam, I-I-I can’t accept it!"

"If President Gallagher finds out, I might... might not be able to stay in Audenburg with my family."

"Rest assured, if you don’t tell and I don’t tell, he will not find out. Even if he does, this necklace is enough for your entire family to emigrate abroad."

Indeed, the necklace was a national treasure-level emerald jade. Green as glass throughout, with a lustrous translucence.

Sold in the market, it could fetch at least thirty million. For an ordinary family, it would provide financial security for life.

Faye still dared not accept it, "Madam, no way. This is too valuable. Besides, I can’t take the necklace out of the Gallagher Family!"

Being servants.

When off duty, they go through security checks, and there are bodyguards to check their bags, dormitories, etc., anytime. Anyone with suspicious items will have the steward notified to go through all the surveillance during their shift, to ensure no stealing occurred.

Therefore, they cannot take anything from the Gallagher Family.

After all, anything randomly used or placed in the Gallagher Family could potentially be worth more than a person could earn in a lifetime. Even a regular drinking glass could be a few thousand worth of crystal, not to mention other items.

"Please, if you make this call for me, I will surely repay you." Josephine Thompson held her hand tightly, her face filled with pleading.

Faye was restless and frightened, at a loss for what to do.

Although she really wanted the necklace, she didn’t dare to accept it at all.

Lost in thought.

The maid had returned, holding a small basin of rose petals, "Madam, the rose petals are here."

"Oh, good, just leave them there! You can leave now! I’ll bathe myself!"

"Yes!" The two maids exited the bathroom.

In the end, Faye didn’t dare to take the necklace and walked away hesitantly.

Attempted bribery failed.

Josephine Thompson sat dejectedly on the edge of the bathtub, unable to think of any other way to escape.

She looked around.

This place was like a luxurious cage, leaving no room to escape.

"Well, there’s nothing else to do but wait."

Now, she could only wait for her grandfather to notice something was wrong and bring people to rescue her!

However, she still felt incredibly anxious!

She wasn’t sure what Nathaniel Gallagher was truly thinking.

After all, a heartless man.

If he wanted her dead, there were countless ways to make her ’disappear legally.’

Henry Gallagher, although not her biological child.

But in legal terms, he is her biological child and her only heir. And her grandfather is old and doesn’t yet know that Henry Gallagher has no Thornton Family blood.

So, as soon as she dies, Henry Gallagher becomes the sole heir to the Thornton Family’s seventy billion assets.

"Haha~, what a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone. With a simple trick, he can easily swallow the seventy billion assets of the Thornton Family, gaining both wealth and beauty. Truly, Nathaniel Gallagher is a top businessman adept at making money."

"I’m so stupid, always thinking that a sincere heart can be exchanged for another. But in reality, sincerity... is the least valuable thing."

It felt as if countless claws were tearing her heart to pieces, suffocating her with pain. Uncontrollable tears streamed down her face.

Failed relationships and marriages are not scary.

What is frightening is a deceptive marriage trap like hers.

"Splash--"

The water in the bathtub was about to overflow.

Josephine tried to stand up, but just as she did, the world went black, and she immediately lost consciousness.

"Splash!"

She slipped into the bathtub.

The oversized double bathtub was practically a small swimming pool. The moment she fell in, the water engulfed her completely.

After falling in.

She regained consciousness for a brief moment, struggling to get up. But perhaps because of the high fever, her entire body had no strength.

After a few struggles, she completely sank to the bottom of the bathtub.

In the last moment of losing consciousness, her mind suddenly became extremely clear. Why did she suddenly feel so weak?

Could it be that Nathaniel Gallagher had already instructed the doctor to inject her with a slow-acting poison?

But she didn’t have time to ponder further, as she completely drowned into unconsciousness.

...

"Splash--"

"Josephine, Josephine..."

When she regained consciousness again.

She felt a sharp pain in her chest, as if someone was desperately performing CPR on her, while simultaneously administering artificial respiration.

"Cough, cough..." She couldn’t help but spit out a couple of mouthfuls of water.

"She’s awake, she’s awake, Madam is finally awake."

"Thank heaven, Madam is finally awake."

"Quickly, prepare the car."

Chaotic noises from the servants filled her ears.

She felt her body lighten as someone picked her up and carried her outside.

She drowsily raised her head, but couldn’t see the face of the person carrying her clearly. Only by instinct, she felt like it was Nathaniel Gallagher.

But...

If she had unexpectedly died, he should be secretly pleased!

Why did he save her?

...

Twenty minutes later.

Josephine Thompson was swiftly sent to Audenburg University Hospital.

The doctor, already waiting at the door, immediately transferred her onto a stretcher.

At the same time, the nurse placed a medical oxygen mask on her.

Nathaniel Gallagher was in a panic, his face stern, "I don’t care what method you use, you must save my wife. Remember, I forbid any accidents from happening."

"President Gallagher, rest assured, we will do our utmost."

"Not just your utmost, you must succeed in the treatment."

"...Alright."

The doctors dared not delay and quickly pushed Josephine Thompson into the emergency room.

"Honey, you must pull through, you must!" Nathaniel Gallagher muttered, collapsing in a panic by the door of the emergency room, shaking uncontrollably.

If he had returned a few minutes later, Josephine Thompson would have been beyond saving.

He never thought that a bathtub could drown someone.

Once Josephine Thompson is rescued, he plans to have all the bathtubs in the house smashed. Also, all the servants on duty today will be fired.

Half an hour later.

Josephine Thompson was still in the emergency room.

Mrs. Gallagher and Mrs. Dixon arrived promptly at the hospital upon hearing the news.

Mrs. Dixon sneered, stirring trouble along the way, "This is quite a story, the Young Madam nearly drowned in a bathtub. Someone unaware might think she’s playing the sympathy card!"

"Madam, do you think the Young Madam did it on purpose to avoid being held accountable?"

Mrs. Gallagher agreed, "Certainly."

"She hurt Henny’s eyes, afraid that I and Nathaniel would hold her accountable. So, she deliberately put on such a show, hmph, she really is scheming."

Mrs. Dixon sneered even more, cursing viciously, "Exactly, it’s fortunate the Young Master’s eyes are alright, or we wouldn’t have let her off easily."

"She never stays at home and doesn’t take care of the child. Yet, she dares to ask for a divorce from the Young Master, who does she think she is?"

Mrs. Dixon’s indignation grew, eagerly hoping Nathaniel Gallagher and Josephine Thompson would divorce immediately.

The position of matriarch of The Gallagher Family should belong to her daughter.

Her daughter and Young Master Gallagher are a perfect match.

The Dixon family has always lingered in The Gallagher Family, paving the way for the daughter to marry into the family successfully.

Everything was progressing smoothly, her daughter had one foot through The Gallagher Family’s door. But unexpectedly, Josephine Thompson barged in halfway and snatched the opportunity.