"Are you going to get in my way as well, Ms. Benday?" Benard asked with a frown, looking cool for the first time ever.
Selena quickly signed at him, "No, that's not what I meant…"
"Step aside, " Benard said as he shoved past her and entered Venus's room.
There was a vicious glint in Selena's eyes when she glared at him from behind, but she quickly went back to her usual gentle self and entered Zayn's study room looking sad.
"What's wrong?" Zayn had just finished his medicine and was going through some documents.
Selena shook her head in response but maintained that depressed look on her face.
"Did someone bully you?" Zayn asked again.
"No… Benard wanted to see Venus. I told him she needs to rest, and he wasn't too happy about it. I was wondering if I might be a little too controlling…"
Zayn frowned in displeasure. "That little sh_t sure has gotten a lot bolder… How dare he have that attitude with you?"
"No, he didn't… He's just worried about Venus, that's all. She knocked over a bowl earlier because she refused to take the medicine… Don't go scolding Benard, Zayn! If you do, I won't know how to face him afterward!" Selena signed.
"All right, I won't. I'm sorry you had to put up with all this, " Zayn said while patting her on the head.
"It's fine. I'm just glad you understand."
Selena gave him a gentle look as she reached out to wipe the traces of medicine from his lips. Seeing as he didn't resist her touch, she then gently caressed his face and signed, "You've gotten skinnier…"
Zayn held her hand and said with a smile, "I'm feeling a lot better thanks to your treatment. Honestly, I can't thank you enough!"
"I'm just doing what I should." Selena signed and leaned against his chest.
Zayn didn't show any signs of resistance, but the look in his eyes was as cold as ice.
After entering the room, Benard told the other medical staff to leave before looking at Venus who was curled up in a corner. "What's wrong, Venus?" he asked with a pained expression on his face.
Venus pursed her lips, and her tears rolled down her cheeks. "I want Mommy… Will you take me to see my mommy, Mr. Benard?"
"Are you not afraid of Uncle Dan anymore? I remember you saying you wanted to come back when you were staying with your mommy back then, " Benard asked in a gentle tone.
"Daddy wasn't sick at the time, and Josh was here too! We didn't have so many strange people in the house… Now Josh's gone, and Daddy's sick too! I'm really scared! I miss Mommy…" Venus said while sobbing, and it hurt Benard to see her like this.
"Your daddy will be all better soon, Venus. Josh will be coming home soon too."
"But I miss Mommy! She was feeding me my medicine while I was asleep, and I heard her whisper in my ear ‘Don't be afraid, Venus. Mommy will protect you!'… And then, I got all better after that…"
Benard froze for a moment when he heard that, and he quickly asked, "Are you saying that your mommy went to visit you while you were unconscious?"
Venus nodded and said seriously, "Yeah! She fed me my medicine, and I heard her voice shortly after that! I also heard Mommy talking to Freda about protecting me…"
Venus wasn't as good at describing things like Randy was, but Benard understood what she meant.
So, Carla had already arrived at the hospital and fed Venus the medicine before Selena carried out the treatment… In that case, Venus was able to recover because of Carla's medicine, not Selena's treatment!
Benard then gave Brandy a call and said, "When you brought Mr. Giblo to the hospital after he got poisoned at the Lierger residence, you mentioned something about Ms. Lierger giving him some kind of medicine. Is that right?"
"Yes, Ms. Lierger had escorted Mr. Giblo out of there despite the risk of getting on her brother's bad side. She was holding a bottle when she handed him over to me, " Brandy replied.
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