How to Destroy a Cheater Without Saying Goodbye novel Chapter 94

The words had barely faded from the air when the door to the hospital room swung open.

The butler entered, his voice composed. "Sir, she's awake."

Eddy instantly released his grip on Jeannette, the icy severity in his eyes softening to something almost sorrowful. Without another word, he strode out of the room.

"Let go of my mother, now!" Jeannette shouted at the bodyguards as Eddy disappeared down the corridor. "Do you even know who I am?"

The men exchanged uneasy glances, recalling Eddy's orders: keep going until Mrs. Parker wakes up. Now that she was conscious, there was no reason to continue—besides, none of them wanted blood on their hands. They released Rhoda without protest and hurried after their employer.

Jeannette collapsed beside her mother, both of them dissolving into desperate sobs.

Rhoda's face was battered and swollen, and she leaned heavily against her daughter, her voice ragged with pain. "Sweetheart…Mr. Simmons knows it was you who pushed Blanche down the stairs. There's clear footage from the building's security cameras."

"To protect you, your father let Blanche accuse him of kidnapping her. He's been arrested."

"What?" Jeannette sank to the floor in shock. No wonder Eddy had looked at her with such coldness—she'd lied to him, and he'd known all along.

"Mom, did you really make Healy hurt Blanche?"

Rhoda nodded, guilt and pride warring in her expression. "Everything I did was for you. I overheard Healy calling Lara, and I just offhandedly told him to give Blanche a shove. Who could have guessed that idiot would actually listen to me—and go after his own mother?"

A twisted smile flickered at the corner of her mouth, equal parts satisfaction and contempt.

"Oh, and the butler said Mrs. Simmons is awake now?"

"Does that mean Healy actually pushed Blanche, and she lost the baby?"

"If she lost the child, that makes our Lara all the more precious," Jeannette said, her spirits lifting.

Loraine had always wanted a grandson, but Jeannette had sensed that Eddy cared far more for his daughter. He was always gentler with Lara than with Healy.

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