CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 41: SHE NEEDS TO GATHER EVIDENCE OF HIS CHEATING AGAIN

"Hello~" A gentle female voice came from the other end of the phone.

Nathaniel Gallagher listened intently, his eyebrows furrowing tighter as he listened, "What did you say? Can you repeat that?"

"No, this... this can’t be possible, right?"

"Mm-hmm, okay, I understand, I’ll be there soon..."

After the caller spoke briefly for two minutes, the call was disconnected.

Nathaniel Gallagher’s heart was like a rollercoaster, wildly fluctuating. He frowned, his mind blank, lost and confused.

He remained silent for five minutes.

He made a call to his special assistant, "Andy, book me a flight to Vessia as soon as possible, the sooner the better."

"Okay, President Gallagher, I’ll check the fastest flight right away."

Andy quickly checked the flight schedule, "President Gallagher, the earliest flight is at 7 PM tonight."

"Okay, good."

After booking the ticket,

Nathaniel Gallagher sat dazed by the flowerbed, lost in thought.

Always decisive and sharp, he had now lost his ability to make decisions, becoming indecisive.

...

Half an hour later.

He returned dejectedly to the entrance of the hospital room.

Master Thompson looked sullen, "Where did you go?"

Mrs. Gallagher was also worried, "Nathaniel, the nurse is waiting to treat your wound. How come you disappeared?"

"...Has Josephine woken up yet?"

"Not yet."

Nathaniel Gallagher was in turmoil, "I’ll go in to see her."

"She hasn’t woken up yet..."

Without waiting for the nurse to stop him,

Nathaniel Gallagher had already pushed open the hospital room door and walked in with long strides.

Josephine Thompson lay on the hospital bed, wearing an oxygen mask, connected to various medical monitoring devices.

Seeing this familiar scene.

He was overwhelmed by sorrow.

His eyes and nose turned sour, and despite holding back, tears still fell uncontrollably.

"...Honey, I’m sorry. I... truly deserve to die and indeed acted despicably."

"If you’re willing, I’ll make it up to you in other ways."

He held her hand and sat by the bed, looking at her with a heartache.

People’s thoughts can change.

The thoughts he had four years ago and now are certainly different.

Before marriage, he indeed harbored various calculations and defenses, and never intended to go long-term with her.

But after getting married.

He found she truly was a wonderful woman, gentle, kind, optimistic, and innocent. No bad habits, a very typical good family woman.

Moreover, she had her own brilliance, passionately focused on her dreams and career.

The mutual scheming, chaos, fighting between the couple he imagined after marriage never happened.

He had now changed his mind and wanted to be with her long-term.

Unfortunately...

Master Thompson, unable to put his mind at ease, also entered the room, "What do you intend to do with Josephine?"

Nathaniel Gallagher didn’t answer, looking at the time.

It was already half past five, and he should go to the airport.

"Honey, you must take care and wait for me to come back!"

Nathaniel Gallagher bent down to kiss her forehead and then turned to Master Thompson, "Grandfather, I need to go abroad for an urgent matter. Please take good care of Josephine during this time."

The old man, upon hearing this, became furious, "Josephine hasn’t completely escaped danger yet. As her husband, instead of staying with your wife, you are leaving at such a critical moment?"

Nathaniel Gallagher, looking gloomy, helplessly said, "Grandfather, I am truly sorry, but I must leave for a period of time. I just asked the doctor; Josephine is not in any life-threatening condition anymore."

"I will also instruct the doctors and caregivers to take good care of her, ensuring she doesn’t face any accidents."

After saying that, Nathaniel Gallagher frowned, leaving the room without looking back.

The old man, with his chest filled with anger, said furiously, "No matter how urgent it is, can’t it wait?"

"At least wait until Josephine wakes up..."

Nathaniel Gallagher, as if he didn’t hear anything, left the hospital in a hurry.

The old man, seeing this, grew even more furious, "Can you believe him acting like this? Who would be a husband like that? What’s so important that he can ignore the life and death of his wife and just leave her in the hospital?"

Auntie Lena could only comfort him, "Perhaps it is something very important. Just let him be. Even if he’s gone, we can take good care of the Miss."

The old man still felt indignant, "No wonder Josephine wants to divorce him; this is too unreliable."

"Back then, when Josephine wanted to marry him, I wasn’t optimistic about it. Unfortunately, this foolish girl was somehow bewitched by him and insisted on marrying him."

The more the old man spoke, the angrier he became.

Four years ago,

he had, in fact, selected several promising young men for his granddaughter, intending to pick a son-in-law to join their family.

But by an ironic twist of fate, his granddaughter mistook her blind date. The original blind date was late, and she mistook Nathaniel Gallagher as her date.

Nathaniel Gallagher didn’t clarify this mix-up and just went along with it and dated her.

Afterwards, everything progressed naturally.

Auntie Lena: "Master, don’t be angry, the Miss hasn’t woken up yet, we don’t want to disturb her."

The old man: "Alas~ what a misfortune. I had long told Josephine’s fortune; she was destined to experience two households. I had hoped to change that, but it seems unavoidable."

"Perhaps it’s for the best; that Gallagher fellow isn’t a good man anyway."

As they were talking.

Josephine Thompson woke up groggily, "Cough, cough..."

"The Miss is awake."

"Is she?" The old man hurriedly turned to check, "Child, you finally woke up?"

Josephine Thompson painfully lifted her heavy eyelids, feeling terribly parched, "I need water!"

"Quick, go get some water."

"No, we need to ask the doctor if she can drink water. I’ll call the doctor over immediately."

Upon receiving the news, the doctor hurried to the room to check.

The medical equipment showed the various readings gradually stabilizing.

The doctor examined her again and asked a few questions.

"Doctor, is my granddaughter out of danger?"

Doctor: "At the moment, Mrs. Gallagher has passed the critical stage. Nothing serious now, just focus on recuperating properly."

The old man was somewhat relieved upon hearing this, "That’s good, that’s good."

"Josephine, you have a good rest, don’t think about anything else. Grandpa is here, we will get through any difficulty together!"

"..." Josephine Thompson slowly blinked, finally piecing together her fragmented consciousness.

However, her heart still ached now, and thinking about Nathaniel Gallagher made it hurt even more.

She took several deep breaths, trying to distract herself and forcibly blocked out everything about Nathaniel Gallagher.

Seeing his granddaughter’s frail and thin state, the old man felt immense heartache, "You still can’t drink water now, just hold on a little longer."

"After being discharged this time, come home with Grandpa. I’ll personally find an old Chinese doctor to nurse you back to health."

Josephine Thompson, also feeling heartache for her grandfather, tried hard to force a wry smile at him, "...Grandpa, don’t worry about me, I will be okay."

"Mm, Josephine is Grandpa’s most precious and resilient little princess."

"Once you’re well, Grandpa will make your favorite sweet and sour fish every day."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

"Good child, rest well!"

Josephine Thompson silently nodded and closed her eyes again in exhaustion.

...

The next day.

Josephine Thompson’s condition improved significantly.

After all, it was an acute heart attack she had suffered, and once past that phase, there was no longer any cause for concern.

The whole day.

Nathaniel Gallagher never came to the ward, which made her feel even more strange. This wasn’t like him.

"Grandpa, where is Nathaniel Gallagher?"

"..." Elder Thompson’s heart was heavy; he hesitated to speak.

"Why hasn’t he come to the hospital?" Josephine Thompson weakly asked.

Elder Thompson sighed and angrily said, "Don’t mention him anymore, that bastard is probably dead somewhere!"

"..." Josephine’s heart sank, as she looked at her grandpa in bewilderment.

"Josephine, you need to focus on recuperating now, don’t think about anything else."

"In one’s life, there will always be many obstacles. No matter what kind we encounter, we must face them with a smile and strength. These are tests from the heavens. Believe that after the storm comes the rainbow."

Josephine listened and exhaled heavily, "Grandpa, I have to tell you some bad news too."

"Prepare yourself mentally, I’m afraid you might not be able to accept it all at once..."

Elder Thompson listened, looking solemnly at her, "Is it about the divorce?"

"Divorce! Grandpa supports you! That Gallagher is truly not a good person; you can’t live with him anymore."

Josephine shook her head in sorrow, "It’s not that matter, divorce is a minor issue now."

"Ah??" Elder Thompson was shocked.

"Is there something more serious than divorce?"

Josephine’s heart ached again, tears started falling, "...Grandpa, I need to tell you, actually Henny..."

Elder Thompson listened anxiously, "What is it about my great-grandson? Is the Gallagher family trying to fight for his custody?"

"Sigh, if the fight is lost, then don’t fight. After all, he’s still the flesh and blood of The Thompson Family."

The Thompson Family had few members.

Elder Thompson naturally treasured Henry Gallagher his great-grandson.

Josephine hesitated for a few seconds, fearing her aged grandpa would not withstand this cruel truth.

"Grandpa..."

"What’s the matter? What wave hasn’t grandpa experienced?"

"Grandpa, actually Henny is not... not my child." Josephine pondered for a moment before deciding to tell grandpa the truth.

She didn’t want grandpa to be kept in the dark.

Elder Thompson listened, thinking he heard wrong, "What did you say?"

"I said, Henny isn’t my biological child."

"How is that possible?"

Josephine felt despondent and painfully said, "It’s true, he isn’t my child."

"What’s really going on? Then where is your child?"

"...At the time, Nathaniel Gallagher deceived me, during the IVF he used someone else’s egg."

Boom!

Elder Thompson nearly choked hearing this, barely believing his ears.

The next moment.

Elder Thompson indeed couldn’t handle such a huge blow, clutching his chest and gasping heavily.

"Cough cough!"

"Grandpa, Grandpa..." Josephine struggled to sit up from the bed.

Then, she immediately pressed the server bell.

"Thud!"

Elder Thompson stood unsteadily, crouched down to the ground.

"Grandpa, Grandpa."

Nurses and Auntie Lena hurried in quickly.

"What’s happened to Elder Thompson?"

"Grandpa was shocked, quickly call the doctor over."

The doctor rushed in too, hurriedly providing emergency care to Elder Thompson.

"Elder Thompson is having a heart attack, quickly take him to the operating room."

Soon.

Elder Thompson was pushed into the emergency room.

Josephine saw it and felt even more heartbroken.

Only after hesitating for a long time did she decide to tell the truth to grandpa.

But unexpectedly, grandpa still couldn’t endure such a heavy blow.

Had she known, she would have kept it from grandpa.

But...

If she kept this from grandpa, in case anything happened to her, grandpa would definitely let Henry Gallagher inherit all the family property.

But he is not a child of The Thompson Family.

Instead, he is the child of her husband and his mistress.

Therefore, she’d rather donate all the property after her death, than let her enemy’s child benefit.

Auntie Lena appeared worried, "Miss, Elder Thompson’s heart is weak and he’s elderly, you shouldn’t have said too much to him."

"..." Josephine said nothing, just silently shedding tears, constantly praying for grandpa to turn the crisis into safety.

This time.

She must divorce Nathaniel Gallagher as soon as possible and completely cut ties with him.

The first trial did not rule for divorce.

Within six months, the same reason cannot be used to sue.

So she has to come up with a new reason to sue.

He even has a mistress abroad.

She will collect evidence and sue him for bigamy. As long as the evidence is sufficient, the divorce will definitely be granted this time.

"I’m going to make a call."

"Miss, you’re still not fully recovered, let me help you there."

"No need!"

Josephine took the phone to the bathroom, and then called her best friend Jamila Jacobs.

Jamila has a wide network, knowing many people.

Moreover, she knows several private detective friends.

She wanted Jamila to find the most reliable private detective to investigate evidence of Nathaniel Gallagher’s affair in Vessia.

Twenty minutes later.

Josephine finished the call, heavy-heartedly left the bathroom.

Unless an accident happens, she will soon have new evidence!

This time, she must divorce him no matter what.

...

Meanwhile.

Vivian Shaw secretly returned to Audenburg.

She had stayed in The Republic of Arcadia for more than ten days and couldn’t bear the work atmosphere there. Coupled with being blackmailed, she could only return anxiously.

The Pinnacle Residence.

"Buzz buzz."

Hearing the phone vibrate, Vivian was startled, trembling as she picked up the phone to check.

A week ago, a stranger’s number sent her a nude photo.

The photo was taken that evening, of her with a bodyguard in the poolside changing room.

Trembling, she picked it up to look.

That stranger’s number sent her a video again.

"Little slut, does it feel so good? Your voice is so seductive."

"No wonder President Gallagher likes you so much, indeed you’re charming."

In the video.

Her face was blissful, hugging the bodyguard tightly in a daze.

The bodyguard was wild and rude, not only slept with her but filmed it.

"Ah--"

Before finishing the video, Vivian collapsed and threw the phone, completely panicked.

She couldn’t believe the person in the video was herself.

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