My Child and I Married a Billionaire

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: How Dare Someone Cut in Front of Damien Vaughn

Damien Vaughn hung up without a second thought and called a higher authority directly.

’He refused to believe it. With the investment funds the Vaughn Group had promised, someone still dared to cut in line!’

However, when the call went through, the answer was the same.

"President Vaughn, even if you cut our funding, this matter is out of my hands. Please understand. I feel terribly ashamed. I gave you my solemn promise, and now I’ve failed to deliver time and time again. I’m almost too embarrassed to even answer your calls..."

Damien Vaughn understood.

’He wasn’t the only person with influence in the country. Since they were in such a bind, it seemed the person who jumped the queue had a truly powerful background. There was no point in pressuring Mr. King and the others.’

After a moment of contemplation, he quickly reined in his temper.

"Fine. I’ll defer to you on this, but this is the last time. Mr. King, once this is handled, if you try to put me off with any more excuses, the consequences will be about more than just funding." freёwebnovel.com

After hanging up, he called Cecelia Archer over.

"The surgery has to be postponed again. For now, don’t worry about anything else. Just focus on being with Candy and make sure she takes her medicine. I’ll push them to schedule the surgery as soon as possible."

Cecelia Archer’s heart sank.

’She hadn’t expected this to be so difficult. It was being delayed again and again, to the point that even Damien Vaughn’s influence wasn’t enough.’

’If he couldn’t solve it, what hope did she have? What could she do but go along with it?’

"Candy’s medicine is about to run out."

"I’ll have the hospital prepare another batch. Go pick it up tomorrow, just give them Candy’s name."

Damien Vaughn’s order was passed on to the hospital. Soon after, word reached Mrs. Vaughn.

Mrs. Vaughn sneered. "Trying to fight me? You’re still amateurs."

The next day, Cecelia did as Damien Vaughn said and picked up the medicine from the hospital under the Vaughn Group’s name without any issues. But after she got back and gave it to Candy, the girl didn’t react well. She was completely listless, a far cry from her usual lively self.

Though Cecelia had a background in medicine, this wasn’t her specialty. She didn’t understand why this was happening and assumed it was a normal side effect of the medication.

It wasn’t until three days had passed and Candy was spending her days lying listlessly in bed, barely able to wake up, that Cecelia realized something was seriously wrong.

"We’re going to the hospital. Her condition might have worsened. Let’s get her checked out!" ƒreewebɳovel.com

Damien Vaughn immediately arranged for Candy to be hospitalized.

A round of tests revealed that Candy’s red blood cell count had dropped by more than thirty percentage points, reaching a critical level.

The doctors told him they needed to arrange the surgery as soon as possible; otherwise, they couldn’t guarantee what would happen.

Looking at poor Candy and the anxious Cecelia, Damien Vaughn decided to go to Corvane himself to speak with Mr. King face-to-face.

’He had to secure a surgery slot for Candy, no matter what.’

Cecelia was at the hospital taking care of Candy alone. That day, Grandpa called again saying he wanted to see Candy, but she managed to put him off.

"Candy caught a cold, and it’s not getting any better. In fact, she started running a fever today, so I brought her to the hospital. Grandpa, you’re not in the best of health yourself. It’s better if you don’t visit for now, just in case you catch it. I’ll bring her to see you the moment she’s well."

The grandfather had noticed something was off with Candy when he visited the villa the day before, and his voice was full of heartache as he spoke.

"How can you be so careless? You only thought to bring her to the hospital when she’s this sick? Does Damien know? Has he spoken with the doctors? Make sure she gets the best treatment. Don’t let my little Candy suffer."

Cecelia Archer replied, "He knows. He’s already made all the arrangements. Don’t worry, Grandpa."

After the old man finished his call, Mrs. Vaughn rose gracefully to her feet.

"Dad, I have a date with a friend for afternoon tea. If you don’t need anything, I’ll head out for a bit. I’ll be back soon."

The two of them didn’t have much to say to each other at home, so the old man waved his hand dismissively. "Go on, go on."

In the blink of an eye, Mrs. Vaughn arrived at the hospital.

Candy had been given her medicine and was fast asleep. Cecelia sat beside her, engrossed in a book about leukemia.

Mrs. Vaughn strode up to her, snatched the book from her hands, and threw it to the floor.

Cecelia jumped, and a flash of anger surged through her. But when she looked up and saw who it was, she forced it back down.

"Mrs. Vaughn, what are you doing here?"

"This hospital belongs to the Vaughn family. If you can be here, why can’t I?"

Mrs. Vaughn looked down on her, her expression arrogant and condescending.

"What do you think you’re doing here?"

Cecelia politely stood up.

’I’d better not tell her the truth. What if she tells Grandpa? He’d just worry.’

"Candy wasn’t feeling well, so I brought her over for a check-up."

Mrs. Vaughn was clearly skeptical. "Oh, really? What’s wrong with her? What is she sick with?"

"It’s nothing serious. Just a little cold."

"A little cold? A little cold is enough to make Damien drop everything and go to Corvane to beg a specialist from the research institute? Enough to make him throw money at other hospitals for medical bills? Cecelia Archer, so you do realize you should be embarrassed to tell me you’re spending so much of Damien’s money. I see you still have some sense of shame."

Cecelia Archer: "..."

’She already knew everything, so why bother asking? Did she find it amusing?’

"Mrs. Vaughn, you already knew?"

Mrs. Vaughn snorted coldly.

"If I hadn’t looked into Damien’s bank records, I would have never known my son had become this poor."

"He doesn’t go out, he doesn’t socialize, he doesn’t buy luxury goods, and he certainly doesn’t indulge in extravagant food and drink. But in just two short months, he’s blown over fifty million. Cecelia Archer, you’re quite capable, aren’t you."

Cecelia Archer was stunned.

’It was true she’d spent a lot of his money since she met him, but there was no way it was over fifty million.’

"Mrs. Vaughn, what is it you really want to say?"

Mrs. Vaughn flew into a rage, so furious that she slammed her handbag into Cecelia.

"Shameless gold digger! Homewrecker! Do you have any idea that the money in Damien’s account is his own salary? That fifty million was his entire personal savings from all his years of work! The Vaughn Group may have a high market value, but that capital is all tied up! He can’t touch it! His actual liquid assets were all he had! And you—in just two short months, you’ve bled him almost dry, and you have the nerve to ask what I’m doing here? You ask me what I’m doing? I want to kill you!"

"This girl is just some bastard child you had with god-knows-what shameless man! She has nothing to do with Damien, do you think I’m a fool? And you make my Damien run himself ragged for her sake! You have no conscience!"

"I should be the one asking what you think you’re doing! Just a few days ago, didn’t you swear to me that you’d take your bastard child and leave? Why are you still clinging to him? Will you not be satisfied until you’ve scammed every last penny from him?"

Cecelia knew Candy wasn’t Damien Vaughn’s daughter. She already felt deeply apologetic for making him run around so much for Candy’s sake.

She had never intended to take advantage of Damien Vaughn, let alone be a gold digger. And she certainly hadn’t squandered all his savings. Mrs. Vaughn was just looking for an excuse to condemn her!

"Mrs. Vaughn, you claim I’ve scammed over fifty million from Damien. Do you have any proof?"

"It’s true I accepted Damien’s help, but every transaction has been recorded, and I intend to pay him back one day. As for any amount beyond that, I can’t afford to repay it, nor will I take responsibility for it. You have no right to make such baseless accusations against me."