Chapter 14

Moira shook her head, "No, our boss Mr. Jordan caught a cold and asked me to get some cold medicine for him."

"Oh, by the way, do you know how Caroline is doing? Brandon won't let me see her."

"We're not sure either, you should ask Mr. Jordan."

"Mr. Jordan is in a hurry to take his medicine, so I won't chat with you!"

I was inside, listening in surprise. Brandon is clearly on a business trip, so why would he be in a hurry to take medicine?

Besides, wouldn't he buy medicine in the city where he's on a business trip?

I suddenly had a bad feeling, that Brandon might not be on a business trip at all, or he might have already returned.

I exchanged a glance with Simon, and it was clear he understood what I meant.

Meanwhile, Kathy let Moira and the others go, and after they entered the clinic, she opened the door to let us out.

I shared my suspicions with her, and she quickly said, "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry back, or if Brandon gets home and finds you're not there, everything will be exposed!"

We ran to Kathy's car, and she drove me back.

Fortunately, we hadn't wasted much time when we came, and now, arriving at the community gate, only two hours had passed.

After saying goodbye to Simon and Kathy, I ran into the villa.

The villa was quiet at the moment, with only the sound of Shirley snoring.

Looking at her, I remembered the doctor's diagnosis earlier and got very angry.

So I went upstairs to my room, found my long-unused and expired makeup, and smeared it all over Shirley's face, leaving it on for a long time.

Seeing her face starting to swell and turn red, I finally smiled with satisfaction.

Just then, the children started crying simultaneously, so I quickly picked them up and tried to soothe them in the living room.

Brandon walked in to see this scene and was taken aback.

"Why aren't you sleeping today?"

I pretended to be weak and pointed at Shirley, "She somehow fell asleep in the living room and didn't take care of the kids. Their crying woke me up, and I couldn't wake her."

Before I finished speaking, Brandon's face was already filled with anger. He walked over and gave Shirley a hard push.

But she didn't wake up at all, even snoring louder.

So Brandon picked up a glass of water from the coffee table and unceremoniously splashed it on Shirley's face, finally waking her up.

"The kids are crying, and you don't even know? Still sleeping here!"

Shirley finally realized what was happening and quickly apologized, "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night. I'll take care of it now."

Saying that, she took the children from my arms.

The children, who had been crying non-stop, suddenly quieted down when they smelled her.

Shirley looked at me smugly, "Mrs. Jordan, the kids don't recognize you. You should wake me up to take care of them in the future."

Looking at my empty arms, I felt a deep sense of loss.

Brandon came over and took my hand, "Alright, let Shirley take care of it. You're not well, go back to bed and rest."

He led me back to the room, and I finally had a chance to ask him, "Weren't you on a business trip? Why are you back?"

He shook his head, "The flight was delayed, so I didn't go. I'll stay with you today."

I knew he was hinting at something.

In the past, I would have agreed, but now, just thinking about him cheating on me with Shirley made me feel sick. Seeing his face made me want to vomit.

I shook my head, "Taking care of the kids today was exhausting, I want to rest."

He didn't mind and gently nodded, "Alright, Caroline, get some rest. I'll go out."

In front of me, he always played the role of a gentle and good husband.

If I didn't know his true nature, I might have been fooled by him!

The next morning, I went downstairs for breakfast and saw Shirley's face was already swollen.

Brandon looked at her with increasing impatience.

When she saw me, her swollen eyes filled with anger, glaring at me.

I innocently apologized, "I'm sorry, the beauty soup I made for you yesterday might have had too many ingredients. I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Shirley still didn't speak, glaring at me with fierce eyes.

Brandon slammed his bowl down, "Alright, just go to the hospital today, it's not a big deal. Caroline was only trying to help you."

Shirley looked at Brandon with grievance, "What about the kids?"

Brandon frowned, "Caroline and I are both home, what are you worried about?"

She could only look at Brandon with resentment but didn't argue.

After breakfast, Shirley couldn't wait to go to the hospital, wanting her face to heal as soon as possible.

The kids started crying shortly after she left.

I quickly tried to soothe them, but they cried even harder when they saw me, as if they had seen a monster.

I realized something was wrong. I used to think the kids cried because they weren't familiar with me, but now it seemed they were scared of me. Why was that?

Brandon came in to soothe the kids, and I watched while glancing around the room.

I remembered there was a surveillance camera installed in the children's room, so if I could see the footage, I would know what happened.

Sure enough, I saw the camera in the corner, with a red light flashing, indicating it was working.

It seemed I needed to go to Brandon's study again, but this time to check his computer for the surveillance footage.

After Brandon calmed the kids, he told me to go rest.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

I opened it to see Simon dressed as a plumber, standing at the door.

I was surprised and quickly exchanged a glance with him. I nodded subtly and said loudly, "You're the plumber from last time, right?"

Brandon came out, looking at Simon and then at me, his eyes full of suspicion.

"You know each other?"

I nodded, "He came to fix the pipes last time and helped me tighten the loose screws in the bathroom."

Brandon scrutinized Simon, "What are you doing here now?"

Simon spoke with a heavy accent, "Mr. Jordan, I'm from the property management. They said there's a water leak in the community, and I'm checking each house for leaks."

Brandon frowned, "This is supposed to be a high-end community, and there's always a water leak. It's annoying."

Simon quickly apologized, looking humble.

Eventually, Brandon let him in, and Simon went to the bathroom, pretending to check for leaks.